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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Candidate's Name , Ph.D., PSM Dedicated to Driving Transformative ChangeBronx, NY Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLEQualifications for:Agile Enterprise CoachHighly Accomplished IT Leader who expertly directs project, program, and process initiatives to deliver results that align with a company s mission, vision, and values, and who offers 15+ years experience in software development with a proven specialization in Oracle relational database and Human Computer Interaction.Influential Self-Starter who coaches Agile teams across business and technology sectors, and who demonstrates expertise in spearheading multiple large-scale Agile transformation programs with a solid understanding of the impact of Agile framework in maximizing business value and efficiency.Visionary Professional who champions profitable relationships with such high-profile clients as Morgan Stanley; JP Morgan; Standard & Poor s (S&P); Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; Credit Suisse; Blackstone Securities; and MBIA, and who has taught thousands of employees about organizational change and cybersecurity threats and financial regulatory rules.Top Performer who thrives in rapidly evolving, high-pressure scenarios to apply and / or improve principles, methods, and tools that optimize success, and who facilitates short- and long-term, cost-reducing, and process-boosting strategies with a continued focus as a big picture thinker.Professional ExperienceOpen Systems, Inc. New York, NYCigna HealthCareEnterprise Agile Coach Oct 2022 PresentTransformed teams project management mindset to Agile by implementing hands-on training and workshops to enable expedited Agile delivery. Conducted over a hundred Agile principles, techniques and Lean based trainings/workshops on the Team, Program and Portfolio levels.Used metrics, interviews, and observations to identify areas for improvement for twenty-five agile teams. Prepared and presented agile coaching plans to leadership to improve predictability, and value delivery to customers. Coached new teams on how to perform key Agile ceremonies (e.g., planning sessions, retrospectives, Daily Stand-Ups (Scrum Call), Sprint Review, Agile artifact use). Conducted evaluation and assessments of agile teams and release trains using Cigna Agile Maturity model with goal of highlighting and surfacing areas for improvement and growth. Enabled delivery teams to adopt agile to efficiently perform development activities. Trained Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Executives to guide them on the principles and mechanics of Lean and Agile methods to achieve optimal team and organizational effectiveness. Collaborated with other coaches to build an organization-wide knowledge base of Cigna-specific agile practices based on SAFe and delivered customized training to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Teams. Developed Dependency Management plans including implementation of roadmap to identify, address and reduce inter-team dependencies to optimize flow. Supported Product Owners in their efforts to manage and achieve healthy backlogs and guide the team how properly manage priorities and scope of work.Mitchell Martin, Inc. New York, NYBlackstone Financial CorporationSenior Agile Coach Oct 2021 Jun 2022Capitalized on the opportunity to influence the Blackstone transformation from a project management-based approach to an Agile approach within a geographically dispersed BXTI group. Taught Product Owners the art of establishing, operating, and maintaining a healthy product backlog.Coached immature teams on how to perform key Agile ceremonies (e.g., planning sessions, retrospectives, Daily Stand-Ups (Scrum Call), Sprint Review, Agile artifact use). Involved in creating an Agile Release Train (ART) management system for multi-workstreams teams. Identified and resolved team-centric obstacles. Expertly transformed 50 teams to Agile Scrum frameworks. Promoted a continuous learning environment assisting teams to inspect & adapt. Assisted teams to embrace Agile core values, adopt Agile principles and implemented Agile practices. Trained Scrum Masters to facilitate Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning and Sprint Retrospectives. Reduced existing structural procedure inefficiencies for an enhanced Agile experience. Supported Product Owners in their efforts to manage and achieve healthy backlogs and guide the team how properly manage priorities and scope of work. Trained, coached, and mentored Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, Project Managers, regarding the Agile framework.Aptask New York, NYMorgan Stanley Securities CorporationAgile Coach (Cybersecurity) Sept 2018 July 2021Led Morgan Stanley s transformation from a traditional project management approach to an Agile approach in a geographically dispersed elite Cybersecurity Fusion Group. Served as one of five (5) Center of Excellence (COE) members tasked with implementing Agile throughout the Group.
Supported Product Owner with prioritizing infrastructure backlog items, along with influencing team member engagement in retrospective meetings to facilitate improvements. Led firsthand coaching of teams on planning sessions, daily stand-ups, and use of Agile artifacts (e.g., backlogs). Personally trained, coached, and mentored Fleets of over 100 Scrum Masters and Product Owners. Successfully led weekly Lean coffee workshops for 500+ workers on average. Engaged with Agile teams to coach them on a journey of adoption over three (3) months. Emphasized a shift in the work-related focus of 1,000+ department engineers, as well as the success of Cybersecurity group transformation to implement an Agile transformational approach to 4,000+ companywide Agile teams. Served as member of Agile Center of Excellence (COE) tasked with recommending testing and establishing organizational practices and Agile principles. Enabled teams to realize mission and deliver on KPIs or escalate potential blockers (e.g., resource constraints, skill gaps) that inhibit team-centric work excellence.OLDER POSITIONSCoach/Scrum Master STOCKKINGS, NY, NY 2015 2018Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master VERIZON, ASHBURN, VA 2014 2015Senior Oracle Analyst/Scrum Master JP MORGAN, WILMINGTON, DE 2013 2014Senior Oracle Consultant HORIZON BLUECROSS NEWARK, NJ 2013 2014Senior Oracle Consultant CIGNA HEALTHCARE, HARTFORD, CT 2012 2013
Senior Oracle Consultant/Scrum Master MBIA Financial, White Plains, NY 2011 2012Oracle Software Engineer SAIC, Orlando, FL 2009 2011Data Analyst S&P Security Corporation, New York, NY 1999 2001Compliance Analyst DLJ & Jenrette Security, New York, NY 1997 1999Technical SummaryDatabases: Oracle 7x / 9 / 9i / 10g / 11g / 12c Microsoft SQL Server 13 PostgreSQL 9.5Database Tools: SQL*Plus SQL*Net Microsoft Query OBIEE 11g TOAD 9.7 SQL Navigator 7.3 SQL Developer 17.3.1 PL / SQL Developer 11Applications: Oracle 11i / R12 Applications AWS SharePoint Quality Center (HP) TFS Microsoft Project 2013 Siebel Jira 6.1.7 Confluence| Financial |Technical SpecificationsEducation & Professional DevelopmentPh.D., Information Technology (Emphasis in Online Education) Capella UniversityPost-Masters Certification, Adult Education Capella UniversityM.S., Management Information Systems (Masters) Strayer UniversityB.S., Finance Manhattan CollegeB.S., Computer Information Systems Manhattan CollegeA.A., Business Administration Monroe CollegeProfessional Scrum Master (PSM 1) Certified Agile Coach SAFe 6.0 SPC Certification | Oracle Report Developer CertificationOracle PL / SQL Developer Programmer CertificationOracle Developer / Programmer (Oracle Reports 9i) Certification |
