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EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESenior Agile Coach and Project Manager with experience in Agile transformations of large organizations via coaching and training. Skilled in multiple development paradigms, Agile frameworks, and a wide range of tools. Committed to driving organizational excellence through Agile principles and Kaizen.Education & CertificationsMBA, Management, Loyola University, Baltimore, MDAgile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP)Scaled Agile Framework 6.0 (SAFe) certificationSkillsAgile Scrum Kanban Jira Product Ownership Software Development ScrumMaster SAFe Value Stream Mapping Training Thought Leadership Rally DevOps SQL JQL DevOps Excel ServiceNow ConfluenceEmployment HistoryTEKSystems, Inc. November 2021 to September 2023Enterprise Agile Coach: Providing coaching and training to financial application teams at Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FreddieMac)Coached RTEs on using SAFe for AWS platform expansionLed effort to overhaul FreddieMac Agile playbook and Agile OnboardingUpgraded training program, adding 7 new classes for teams and individualsAPEX Systems, Inc. April 2021 to November 2021Enterprise Agile Coach: As a member of Grant Thornton team, providing coaching and training to US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in their Agile Delivery OfficeProvided Agile leadership to Agile Dojo (intensive coaching workshop)Created new elements for training program, including a Product Ownership classServing as Coach/Scrum Master on 4 agile delivery teamsMiracle Systems, Inc. June 2019 to April 2021Agile Coach: Providing coaching and training to US Agency for International Development (USAID).Improved delivery cadence for multiple teams by focusing on achievable sprintsDeveloped training and visualization techniques to see the power of AgileServed as ScrumMaster on 2 development projectsScience Applications International Corp. (SAIC) August 2018 to June 2019Enterprise Agile Coach: Provided coaching and training at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).Played leadership role on strategic planning team for Agile adoption strategyWorked with senior managers to craft practices that would enable Agile in a large, hierarchical organizationDeveloped specific training to help career Federal employees understand their roles in an Agile environmentThe George Washington University August 2017 to August 2018Enterprise Agile Coach/Trainer: As an enterprise coach, worked with their existing PMO office to identify opportunities for Agile adoption in a primarily COTS-centered IT shop.Instituted an Agile Training program (6 distinct classes)Converted 3 projects to Kanban to improve delivery cadenceProvided a comprehensive strategy for Agile adoptionGlobal Technology Management August 2012 to June 2017Project Manager/Agile Trainer: As a contractor at DHS Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), provided coaching within the USCIS Agile transformation. Accomplishments include:Managed/Coached the implementation of a Section 508 test automation toolDirected a value stream mapping effort to reduce firewall change request cycle time by 45%Led a project to reduce Helpdesk tickets by 25%Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) August 1999 to August 2012Project Manager (2008-2012): Under 2 successive contracts, supported USCIS and ICE in the areas of Software Testing, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, and Release Management.Managed a team of 35 Configuration Management engineers, QA Analysts, and Functional Testers that delivered 300+ releases over a 5 year spanResponsibilities included staffing, financial management, customer management, all deliverables, and reportingContributed to numerous successful contract proposalsReferences Available Upon Request |
