Lamar Athill

🚀 AWS-Certified Product Owner | DevOps-Savvy | 7+ Years Driving Agile Innovation

I’m a results-driven Product Owner with 7 years of experience leading Agile teams, defining strategic roadmaps, and delivering impactful digital and cloud-based products across utilities, telecom, and technology consulting.

🔧 Certified AWS Solutions Architect with hands-on experience in:

Automating full-stack deployments using Jenkins, GitHub, and AWS CloudFormation

Integrating scalable services like EC2, Lambda, CloudFront, DynamoDB, and Amplify

Building modern CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows

Whether it’s translating business needs into backlog-ready stories, guiding cross-functional teams through sprints, or architecting cloud infrastructure, I bring both business acumen and technical fluency to every engagement.

Recent win: 🚀 Deployed a fully automated WordPress pipeline using Jenkins + AWS — integrating GitHub for version control, solving merge conflicts, and delivering production-ready builds through an orchestrated cloud-native stack.

Let’s connect if you're looking for a product leader who can speak the language of developers, deliver value to stakeholders, and build cloud-first solutions that scale.

Professional Experience

National Grid

Product Owner

Product Manager Brooklyn, NY | May 2022 – Present

• Spearheaded digital product feature design for a multi-million dollar transformation program in gas and electric operations
• Translated complex product strategy into epics, user stories, and technical documentation
• Collaborated across engineering, UX, and business teams to ensure optimal product delivery
• Prioritized MVP releases, backlog grooming, and sprint ceremonies to accelerate team velocity
• Enabled enterprise-wide analytics by integrating a scalable data platform

AT&T

Product Owner / Project Manager Bedminster, NJ

July 2019 – May 2021

• Managed product roadmap execution for high-impact enterprise tools
• Facilitated agile ceremonies and backlog prioritization across technical and non technical teams
• Championed customer-first development by aligning product enhancements to direct user feedback
• Improved delivery timelines by 25% through agile iteration and real-time stakeholder feedback and training on system upgrades aligned with production needs

Completed AWS Solutions Architect course with hands on training in cloud computing solutions