Summary
Lauren Kelly is a product development specialist and senior technical program manager with a decade of experience designing and scaling customer-facing platforms, internal tools, and professional services programs. Based in Ithaca, she has led cross-functional, remote teams to drive $5.9M+ ARR outcomes, automate scoping and migration workflows, and implement product-led improvements at companies like Pantheon and Sift. She blends hands-on technical fluency (Drupal, PHP, DevOps practices) with program-level rigor—building reporting systems, Jira governance, and prescriptive onboarding that reduce time-to-value. As a consultant at Unrealist Technologies she now helps startups and enterprises eliminate silos and align people, processes, and infrastructure to accelerate launches. Her background in philosophy and an MS in Computer Information Systems give her a rare mix of systems thinking and user-centered communication that helps translate complex technical trade-offs into operational decisions.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.G.S. Sec Ed English; English Lit; Philosophy, B.G.S. Sec Ed English; English Lit; Philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington
Philosophy Interpretation and Culture, Philosophy Interpretation and Culture at Binghamton University
Master of Science (MS) Computer Information Systems, Master of Science (MS) Computer Information Systems at Boston University Metropolitan College
English