Mike B. Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, IA, US

Des Moines Metropolitan Area

As the Technical Project Manager, I oversaw IT-managed projects from conception to completion within budget and scheduling constraints. My responsibilities included planning project timelines, utilizing standard tools for project management, defining scope and deliverables, communicating progress to stakeholders, collaborating across teams, managing.

United States

As the Scrum Master/Delivery Lead for Wellmark's first agile product team, I facilitated agile ceremonies (daily stand-up, backlog refinement, demos, retrospectives, planning) and managed dependencies/impediments, ensuring teams met delivery expectations and stayed accountable. Our product vision was to help providers and members reduce the total cost of.

United States

Responsible for managing a group working across all levels of the organization to increase Agile acumen, develop and enhance intellectual property, and standardize and implement processes and best practices to ensure successful adoption of Agile principles, values and techniques. Collaborated and guided teams to drive the adoption and optimization of Agile.

United States

As a Scrum Master, I managed Scaled Agile portfolios, aligning them with organizational goals. Specifically, I created real-time risk solutions for the Annuity Risk product, aiding traders in managing various annuities. I facilitated cross-functional scrum processes for projects, non-projects, and maintenance tasks, ensuring teams adhered to Agile.

United States

As an Agile Coach for GVL's Veterinary Platform, I led teams in developing an intelligent online regulatory compliance system for animal health management, improving compliance accuracy, and reducing administrative time. I played a key role in fostering leadership, team development, and Scrum processes across all products and four scrum teams. My efforts.

United States

As a Product Owner for the Healthcare Platform, I spearheaded the development of a solution that enabled HIPAA data sharing between the EPIC system at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) and the UICA Blackbaud system. This achievement significantly improved communication with potential donors and fundraisers, enhancing their ability to.

United States

As a Scrum Master, I successfully developed service themes and epics, ensuring the integrity of services across all ACT educational assessment products. I engaged stakeholders to identify cross-functional product features and assess their impact on current processes, operations, and platforms. By bundling service backlog items into implementable.

United States

Partnered with EGS colleagues around the globe to gain an understanding of their business needs, identified and built solutions which met those needs.Supported executive leadership by organizing the departmental tools and data conventions.Worked in a virtual environment across multi-functional global team members.Developed, designed and implemented EGS.

United States

In my role as a Scrum Master in the Wells Fargo home mortgage industry, I excelled as a liaison between client areas and technical teams, resolving complex business problems with automated solutions. I provided cost-effective technical assistance, facilitated training, and recommended process improvements that led to significant return on investment. My.

United States

As a Product Owner, I successfully managed the vision, definition, build, and launch of new products for both domestic and global markets in the user verification industry. I introduced and implemented Agile methodology best practices, ensuring a fast and successful release schedule. I defined and managed critical paths, obtaining buy-in from key.

United States

As a Project Manager for Safari Books Online, I collaborated on strategic business objectives and operational decisions, leading cross-functional global teams to meet executive business roadmap milestones. I also served as an Agile Scrum Master, managing team members to ensure fast release date commitments were met. I maintained product development.

United States

Monitored pricing, online products and marketing on 3rd party and competitor sites.Identified best practices in e-commerce industry and held to strict government and industry standards.Leveraged site functionality to highlight relevant products that aligned with goals to maximize conversionBuilt, executed and maintained the company development roadmap for.

United States

Managed $500K annual professional services budgetAdministered $3M annual software development budgetMaintained product development schedules working with cross-departmental producers, business systems architects, lead software engineers and executive level management teams.Leveraged site functionality to highlight relevant products that align with goals.

United States

New York Department of Education Assessment products: Nyseslat & NycellConnecticut State Educational Assessment productsLead cross-functional teams for the development of educational assessment testing forUtilized RUP and Waterfall methodology for the successful management of custom built state educational assessment publications consisting of 5 common.

Monterey, CA

New York State Education Department Assessment products (NCLB and NY Regents)Project Managed and lead 2 major customized contract projects in a matrixes environment while maintaining a 30% margin for the program.Forecasted, planned and justified expenses for a budget over $6m.Responded to state government request for proposals (RFP), which resulted in.

Project managed the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) was a standardized test to assess the academic skills of students in public schools. The results of the TAAS were used to measure school and district performance, identify areas for improvement, and inform educational policies and practices. I successfully led this high profile major customized.

I was a Secondary High School English Teacher who taught journalism, American literature, and grammar. Skilled in designing engaging lessons that promote student growth and achievement while fostering a positive learning environment. I also coached swimming and freshman football teams, developing effective training programs, and promoting teamwork and.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Advance Studies In Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Education

Activities and Societies: Swimming Theater UNI Young Life Cedar FallsAcademic Peer Advisor Summer Orientation Staff