Derien Stephens, PMP

Derien Stephens, PMP has over 7 years of professional experience in the technology industry. In 2022, they began working as a Product Owner for TestFit Inc. Prior to that, they were a Technical Product Manager for Nextbite from 2021. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Full-Stack Software Developer for JATO Dynamics Ltd, where they wrote, tested, and maintained working software according to functional and business requirements, collaborated with development teams, business, and leadership to develop user story requirements and acceptance criteria, and developed software documentation via Jira/Confluence to record development tasks and knowledge sharing documents. From 2015 to 2019, they were a Product Manager for WhooSaid? LLC, where they conducted market and customer research to determine MVP features, requirements, and timelines, led UI/UX team to develop effective prototypes and MVP, and monitored and controlled product costs and ensured alignment with budget constraints. Additionally, they were a Software Developer I for United Shore from 2019 to 2021, where they developed short & long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation as part of RISK team, initiated, monitored, and controlled new software projects from inception to closing, and revised, modularized, and updated legacy code bases to modern development standards. Lastly, they were a S.T.E.A.M. Instructor for AccelerateKID® from 2016 to 2019, where they served as S.T.E.A.M. instructor.

Derien Stephens, PMP has a background in education and certifications. In 2018, they attended Grand Circus and studied Computer Software Engineering. From 2013 to 2014, they attended Austin Peay State University and studied Business/Corporate Communications. In September 2020, they obtained a Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification from Microsoft. In August 2021, they obtained a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.