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Have had many different hats: Manager, Scrum Master, Software Engineer, Business / System Analyst, Release Manager, Product Management ProfessionalFocused on making something successful and I take on different roles because things need to get done. I have found the Engineering Manager role suits me best it is a place where I can use my talents in the service of othersHistory in software development, QA testing, release planning, and software delivery within industries including, Telecommunications, Government, Natural Gas Transmission, Healthcare IT and ManufacturingI care about transparency, reducing software development costs, improving software quality, and achieving greater throughput because that is how you survive and thrive I love experimentation, discovering underlying needs, and seeing the delight in peoples eyes when providing simple creative solutions What I Bring: • A management style characterized by candor, genuine caring, and respect for each individual on the team.• A passion for (and proven experience) developing and growing the individuals and teams.• A solid working knowledge of software technologies, tools, and best practices.• Experience successfully managing teams in an Agile environment• A focus on the technology architecture: facilitating discussions, decision-making and helping to prioritize the technology roadmap.• The ability to persist in the face of challenges, while inspiring your team to do the same.• A willingness to genuinely listen to dissenting perspectives balanced with the confidence to make a judgment calls when needed• Experience with an agile project management software (e.g. Jira, and Azure Devops Project)

Mischief Managed... State of Colorado Unemployment System - Data has moved off the legacy systems and is now live in the next phase operational support. We made a difference to people struggling and needing help during Covid Pandemic. $60 million transformational project we started in 2017 rejoined the data team to help finish what we started. An amazing journey we all grew and learned so much.The top things I am proud of:• Helped teams generate and sustain a spirit of continuous improvement by encouraging the contribution of useful observations and actions, identifying patterns, and visualizing improvements over time.• Created team cultures focused around, Google’s 5 dynamics: Psychological safety, Dependability, Structure, and Clarity, Meaning, Impact, and also having teams that are fun to be around. • Managed the delivery of 4 value streams, Data Conversion, Reporting, Interfaces, and refactoring of the Unemployment System Web Portal. • Managed the Azure DevOps Boards and developed operational dashboards and metrics that provided clarity around the project status allowing senior leadership to see trends and make timely decisions.• Loved creating, engaging others, and sharing new posters that supported fun retrospectives

Duranc is a company specializing in cloud Video Surveillance and Business Analytics with a primary focus on small to individual independent businesses • Product Feature Competitive Analysis• Currently working on the technical design review and gathering information to perform a product design sprint.

Nutrien is the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, Nutrien plays a critical role in Feeding the Future by helping growers to increase food production in a sustainable manner.

Served as Technical Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developer on Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment (CDLE) Modernization Project.Developed small tactical team focused on building tools and migrating data from CICS VSAM Data files to 3NF data model.Implemented Jira Project ReportingJava / Mulesoft / Oracle / CICS VSAMDeveloped Java LDAP Reports ApplicationCreated Agile organization - provided coaching , conducted all ceremonies and promoted ScrumDeveloped Technical Requirements, How-to's, Balsamiq Design & Mockups, and Camtasia Presentations.

Axis 8.0 Care Transformation Project – Population Health Management • Agile Transformation - Lead a team in Scrum of Scrums consisting of 6 Development Teams, 3 Product Owners, and 2 offshore Scrum Masters. Overall teams composed of 51 individuals across 6 geographic locations.• Responsible for supporting and guiding corporate Agile Transformation project initiative, during a period of rapid team growth through forming, storming, and norming and was able to help deliver 2200 hours of scope in a 3 week sprint.• Tracked and developed metrics used to measured teams delivery using Jira, also supported team as Jira project admin • Supported and fostered scrum-of-scrums distributed team delivery model – building autonomous feature teams, while still promoting cross team collaboration and shared understanding. • Conducted / Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and resolved roadblocks – ran experiments and drove process improvements via root cause analysis

• Led a distributed scrum team of on-shore and off-shore developers, developing an enterprise web payer portal application used by providers to submit EDI Eligibility, Claims, Provider Lookup and Referrals. Conducted all ceremonies, tracked team velocity, and focused on reducing technical debt and continual improvement. • Drove product improvement strategy which increased developer throughput, reduced costs, and improved quality. Fundamental redesigns of coding practices, re-prioritization of software artifacts and developing new deployment configuration tools resulting in 54% reduction to coding effort, less defects and significantly more reliable production deployments.• Managed software product backlog planning / scheduling for 9 core enterprise server applications. Included conducting customer-focused backlog grooming meetings, resource allocation, and tracking / communicating / deploying deliverables. Achieved 40% – 55% backlog reduction through active cleanup of pending product backlog items and process improvements.• Developed innovative Agile Kanban data tool which provided transparency to SDLC management; a blended tracking solution from data extracts, programmatically loaded and manipulated in Excel; a multi-tabbed release schedule-based on product specific backlog items and scheduled release dates; o Solution expansion to 23 products thereby improving the quality of entire service delivery organization affecting over 100 individuals.• Designed and developed Continuous Integration packaging and deployment tool that supported software turnovers to QA test servers. Tool simplified and improved the quality of QA software deployments and removed the necessity of scheduling / engaging production engineering deployment resources.

Product Description: Enterprise Bill of Material System (PDMS) Internal application used to manages the product maintenance and change process for several Trane Manufacturing Facilities. Project Lead / System Architect / Key Developer / Application SupportCustomized PTC - Optegra PDMS product to meet Trane PDMS needsDeveloped ActiveX (DLL's, Controls, and Servers), COM/DCOM Components using Visual BasicDeveloped Backend Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers and Packages for Oracle RDBMSDeveloped Perl Scripts in a UNIX EnvironmentImplemented Microsoft RDO, ADO database connectivityProvided system and user support and troubleshootingManaged deployment of the application and develop all Wise installation scriptsCreated Online help using RoboHelp **Tech: PTC Optegra, Microsoft Visual Basic, Wise Installer, Oracle PL/SQL, Perl, Unix, RoboHelp

Program: Engineering TechnologyInstructed students in the following subject matter:Digital Circuit Analysis & DesignMicroprocessors & Programming LogicComputer Organization and ArchitectureOperating Systems Design**Tech: Intel 8085 microprocessor, Assembler, Simulator

Performed project coordination, analysis & design and support for Unitary Product Building Automation integrationSupported product controls testingProduct Description: Tracer Summit - Building Automation System Building Supervisory Control System that manages building HVAC equipment. The system is comprised of a Building Control Unit and an OS/2 based PC interface that provides access to control settings, equipment status and configuration.Lead Developer - Integrated Clarksville Products (Intellipak, Voyager, and Chiller) using OS/2 Windows API, C, and Visual C++Developed technical documentation for field user manuals**Tech: OS/2 Windows API, C, and Visual C++Product Description: Chiller TCI InterfaceComponent of a modular distributed controls interface that provided an embedded controller for a new Chiller productExtended existing embedded system software to support new product offeringDeveloped all packet definitions, technical specifications, and test planProvided technical and application support**Tech: C, Motorola 68HC11 Microcontroller

Instructed students in AC/DC Circuits Analysis & Design

Involved in all aspects of supporting the natural gas measurement engineer role at the corporate level.Developed User Interfaces for Bristol Babcock Gas Flow CalculatorsEvaluated and approved meter station designsEvaluated, tested, and commissioned new equipmentPerformed testing and troubleshooting Tenneco’s Distributed Process Network (SCADA)Developed Tenneco's Measurement and Control StandardsProvided training and regional field support*** Tech: ACCOL, Autocad, C

1st Arctic Calvary - OH-58 Helicopter Maintenance, AH-1H (Cobra) Attack Helicopter Crew Chief, OH-58 Phase TeamAchieved rank of sergeant in 30 monthsPerformed as team leader on phase maintenance aircraftAchieved 90 percent scheduled turnout rate of in-phase aircraftManaged records and maintenance schedule of OH-58, AH-1H, and UH­-1H aircraft