About Rachelle Barrette

Rachelle Barrette
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
Albert Einstein
I have a solid technical foundation, with both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. I’m also well-versed in research on user experience and interface design – in fact, that was the focus of my thesis research, which resulted in a published paper (check it out below!). I’ve gained valuable experience as a data analyst, software developer, and product manager!
Work Experience
Associate Product Manager at Fortra, 2023 – Current
– Manage the product backlog, including adding, refining, and re-prioritizing items
– Work closely with the development team to convey the product vision and goals
– Act as a bridge between stakeholders, customers, and the development team
Product & Growth Manager at Critiq, 2021 – 2023
As the first Product Manager in the organization, my responsibilities began by establishing the product organization. Then, shifted to managing and marketing the product. Here are some of my key achievements:
– Established new processes and email sequences that led to a 150% increase in expert on-boarding
– Increased Monthly Active Users by 150% through Growth Hacking and Marketing Initiatives
– Implemented 3 processes to increase efficiency and productivity within the organization
– Managed 8 feature releases
Software Developer at Bestech, 2021
Executed the beta testing project of the SmartModule and SmartCube products at the NORCAT training mine site. This project included:
– Hardware (physical and digital) testing and data collection
– Testing connectivity, reliability, and durability of the system and product underground
– Collecting feedback from mine site workers
– Translating feedback to product requirements for the product backlog
Contributed to the SmartModule and SmartCube web interface, code base and testing rig.
Data Analyst at Up North On Climate, 2017 – 2021
– Defined methodologies and techniques to analyze three datasets (netCDF, one other, Environment Canada)
– Created dashboards for 4 pillar communities
– Generated 15 types of graphics and animations, and many variations of them (per community, per metric, …)
Technologies used: Python, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib
Education
Laurentian University
Bachelor of Computer Science
Specialization in Game Design
Graduated (Honours) in 2019
Undergraduate thesis research focus in Human-Computer Interaction and Adaptive User Interfaces
Laurentian University
Master of Science
Computational Science
Graduated in 2021
Thesis research focus in Human-Computer Interaction, and the role of human error, and cognitive load on the user experience
Certifications
- Google Data Analytics Certificate, Coursera
- Completed March 2022
- Google UX Design Certificate, Coursera
- Completed March 2022
- Product Management Certificate, taught by Manish Sirdeshmukh
- Completed May 2022
- Power BI Data Analyst Associate PL-300
- In progress
- Professional Scrum Product Owner I Certification
- In progress
Peer Reviewed & Published Articles
- Adaptive User Interfaces and the Use of Inference Methods
- Published in Computational Science and Techniques Journal
- Gauging User Tolerance to Interface Modifications Using Gestalt Principles
- Pending Publication