Another word for "optimized" on a resume

Improved

for a general, quantified gain in performance or quality

Accelerated

when the win was making something faster

Refined

for incremental tuning of an existing process or system

Streamlined

when you simplified a workflow to gain efficiency

Enhanced

for improving a feature, experience, or capability

Tuned

for precise technical adjustments to performance

Maximized

for pushing a metric toward its highest achievable level

Increased

when the result was a measurable rise in a metric

Reduced

when the optimization cut cost, time, or waste

Boosted

for a clear lift in a metric tied to your change

Reengineered

for a deep rebuild of how a system or process works

Calibrated

for fine-tuning settings, models, or processes to a target

Upgraded

for moving a system or process to a better version

Sharpened

for tightening focus, targeting, or precision

Modernized

for bringing legacy systems or processes up to date

Fine-tuned

for small, deliberate adjustments that yield gains

Strengthened

for reinforcing performance, security, or reliability

Improved

for the clearest, most ATS-friendly statement of a gain

Right-sized

for matching resources or capacity to actual need

Automated

when the gain came from removing manual steps