Joseph Bernal

About

I'm a Technical Program Manager who brings structure to complexity and turns ambitious ideas into shipped reality.

I specialize in leading cross-functional teams through large-scale technical initiatives—from infrastructure migrations to platform modernizations. I believe great programs are built on meeting people where they are—whether that's developers, architects, or business stakeholders—and relentless execution.

This is where my professional work comes together—past programs, current projects, and what I'm building in 2025.

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What I Do

How I create impact

📋 Program Management

Leading complex technical initiatives from inception to delivery. Roadmap planning, stakeholder alignment, risk mitigation, and execution.

🤝 Cross-Functional Leadership

Coordinating engineering, product, design, and business teams to ship ambitious projects on time and within scope.

⚙️ Process Design

Building frameworks that help teams move faster without breaking things. Sprint planning, delivery metrics, operational excellence.

💻 Technical Strategy

System architecture, infrastructure decisions, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), technical trade-off analysis, and security implementation.

📊 Data-Driven Decision Making

Defining metrics that matter, building dashboards, measuring impact, and using data to drive continuous improvement.

Certifications

🎓 CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management ☁️ Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Work

What I've shipped and what I'm building

Recent Programs

Casino Voucher Marketing Platform

Product roadmap owner for casino voucher marketing platform managing ~1M active vouchers across 6 cruise brands. Coordinated stakeholder alignment across engineering, compliance, and business teams to drive targeted customer acquisition for high-value gaming clientele.

Multi-Brand Stakeholder Management 1M+ Users

Security Program Implementation

Established proactive security program using Snyk and Orca security scanning. Reduced high-severity vulnerabilities from 100-300+ (typical across organization) to 9, with 8 caught pre-production. Recognized by enterprise security leadership as best-in-class implementation.

Security Snyk/Orca Zero Production Risk

Cloud Platform Migration

Led cloud migration of financial modeling platform to AWS and Azure as Technical Team Lead. Architected secure environments, coordinated enterprise-wide adoption, and improved Azure security posture from critical risk to industry best practice in 6 months.

AWS/Azure Platform Migration 6 Months

Current Projects

Q2-Q3 2025

Work Trends Intelligence Platform

Data analytics platform for tracking and forecasting workforce trends, organizational health indicators, and industry patterns. Combines multiple data sources to provide actionable insights for strategic planning.

Data Analytics 3-4 Months In Progress