Joanna Nelson

Joanna Nelson is a skilled and passionate individual experienced in building and enhancing collaboration and productivity tools for internal teams on a large scale. She is committed to fostering innovation, maintaining a growth mindset, and driving efficiency in all her endeavors.

With a background in Atlassian Jira and Confluence development and administration, Joanna has significant Agile (SCRUM) experience, particularly in managing the software development lifecycle within enterprise settings.

Joanna is adept at combining her technical expertise with a solid understanding of business needs, enabling effective cross-functional team collaboration and showcasing strong leadership abilities. Her technical skills extend to Atlassian REST API, Python, Groovy, Selenium WebDriver, and other tools that seamlessly integrate with Atlassian products.

Having graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, Joanna Nelson has a strong educational foundation that complements her professional experiences.

Joanna has held key roles in various organizations, including serving as an Atlassian Product Manager at Twitter, Senior Jira Developer and Administrator at Airbnb, Atlassian Product Analyst (Atlassian Consultant) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Research Assistant at Agile QA Tester at Westat, Research Assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center (PMDC), and Undergraduate Research Assistant at VCU Social Neuroscience Lab.