Professional Resume Template for
Release Manager
Corey J. Mitchell
Seattle, WA
(206) 555-0189
corey.mitchell@email.com
linkedin.com/in/corey-mitchell | github.com/coreymitchell | coreymitchell.dev
Professional Summary
Methodical Release Manager with 6 years of experience coordinating enterprise software deployment lifecycle operations and continuous integration pipelines within cloud-based SaaS environments. Skilled in managing risk registries, cross-functional engineering dependencies, and branch merge strategies to ensure zero-downtime releases. Successfully automated 84% of manual deployment processes, reducing software delivery cycle times by 28% and increasing deployment frequency from monthly to bi-weekly. Proficient with Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Work Experience
Release Manager — Stratus Wave Solutions
Seattle, WA | August 2023 – Present
- Orchestrated 42 production deployments annually for a cloud billing system with 99.99% uptime, coordinating release readiness checks across 5 engineering squads.
- Designed and implemented automated CI/CD gating using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment rollback rates from 14% to less than 2%.
- Facilitated weekly release planning and risk management meetings, resolving 18+ deployment blockers and package dependency conflicts per release cycle.
- Streamlined hotfix deployment procedures by configuring automated Slack alerts for build failures, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 32%.
Release Coordinator — Lumina Software Systems
Bellevue, WA | June 2020 – July 2023
- Managed branch merge strategies and conflict resolution for 3 parallel product lines using Git, coordinating the activities of 35 software developers.
- Reduced staging environment provisioning times by 45% by authoring custom scripting utilities in Bash and Python to orchestrate Docker containers.
- Drafted and maintained 24 comprehensive release notes and deployment runbooks, improving post-release audit compliance ratings by 18%.
- Monitored build compilation and testing pipelines on Jenkins, troubleshooting failures to maintain a 96% success rate on nightly integrations.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2020
Skills
Release management, CI/CD pipeline automation, Branch merge strategies, Risk registry management, Change control, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bash, Python, Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Projects
Zero-Downtime Migration Initiative
Role: Lead Release Manager
Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS
Coordinated the blue-green deployment strategy for migrating 12 core microservices to AWS, completing the cutover 4 days ahead of schedule with zero customer-facing downtime.
Release Pipeline Standardization
Role: Release Coordinator
Tools: GitLab CI, Docker, Jira, Slack API
Standardized build pipelines across 6 development teams, cutting build times by 35% and reducing post-deployment incident tickets by 22%.
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) (2024)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (2021)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Technical mentor for local high school robotics club (2022–Present)
- Availability: 2 weeks notice
Job Market Insights
Market data and opportunities for
Release Manager
Job Market Insights
$98,000
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$146,000
Avg:
$122,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for skilled Release Managers in the United States remains robust, driven by the continuous adoption of DevOps practices and cloud-based SaaS architectures. As organizations shift from manual deployment procedures to automated continuous delivery, professionals who can bridge the gap between engineering teams, quality assurance, and operations are critical. Employment for computer and information systems managers overall is projected to grow by 15% from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
15% growth over 10 years
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