Her Story
About Stefanie
Stefanie Fullbright serves as an Atlassian Architect at Busa Energy, where she has spent the past 12 years specializing in the Atlassian ecosystem after accumulating 15 years in the broader technical field. Her career path began with roles at Comcast and Apple before advancing through an MSP in Austin, culminating in her current focus on Atlassian products used across project management, ticketing, and software development. Fullbright earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater with minors in Computer Science and International Studies from Stephen F. Austin University in 2006, and she holds four certifications in Atlassian software, including the expert designation ACP-120 obtained four years ago. In her role, she designs workflows, architects ticketing systems, manages technical development, and handles UI for help desks while balancing multiple high-level projects through time management and business requirement documents. She maintains active involvement in the Atlassian Champions Community of Houston as well as Black Women in Tech and Women in Tech, drawing motivation from her family as a single mother of three to pursue ambitious goals such as becoming director of Atlassian Services.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Stefanie
01What do you attribute your success to?
My family and children motivate me every day. I want my boys and girl to be proud of me as a single mom. I am ambitious and hope to become director of Atlassian Services while continuously improving my leadership skills.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Keep going forward. Whenever you think you get stuck or something can't be worked out, just keep moving forward because there's always a solution to every problem. Also keep a positive attitude and it will work out.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
It's a great time to be in our industry. It used to be very male dominated but there are so many open leadership positions for women now. You just gotta keep going, work hard, and you will get where you need to get.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Balancing workload and feasibility with multiple high-level tech projects starting at once. It requires time management, creating business requirement documents, and deciding what to do first since all projects connect and teams work together.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Loyalty and commitment. Stay committed to a project and work hard on it. Believe in yourself knowing you can achieve it. Don't be afraid to ask for help on any level, partner with other teams, learn what you can and apply it.
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