Meredith Bakken, CSM, CSPO

Meredith Bakken, CSM, CSPO, has over 10 years of experience in project and program management. Meredith began their career in 2007 as a Retail Sales Associate at Learning Express Toys. In 2009, they took on an Intern role at DePaul University's School for New Learning and then an Administrative Assistant role. In 2011, they became an Intern at Local Offer Network / Dealradar.com as a Daily Deal Site Analyst. From 2012 to 2015, they worked at Conversant, Inc. as a Quality Assurance Analyst and then a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst. From 2015 to 2019, they worked at Yes Marketing as an Email Manager II and Production Traffic Coordinator. From 2019 to 2021, they worked at NCC Group as an Associate Project Manager, Project Manager, and Project Resourcing Manager. Currently, they are a Senior Project Manager at Certus Cybersecurity and a Security Program Manager at Latacora.

Meredith Bakken holds a Bachelor's degree in Interactive Media from DePaul University, which they obtained between 2008 and 2012. Meredith also attended Barrington High School between 2004 and 2008. In 2021, Meredith Bakken obtained two additional certifications - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - from the Scrum Alliance.