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Dayton, Ohio, Us

Agile Transformation and Coaching: Draw on my extensive technology background and blend it with project/program management and Organizational Change Management (OCM) knowledge to guide agile transformations for global clients. Focus on leadership alignment, cultural readiness, and sustainable agility, supporting scale-up of agile practices for organizations like McDonald’s and IEEE.Mentor Scrum Masters, foster Communities of Practice (CoPs), and provide strategic advisory services to align business and IT goals.Thought Leadership: Explored the intersection of agile and OCM in transformation initiatives through articles such as The Intersection of Agile and Change Management. Authored content and presented strategies that positioned Centric as a thought leader in agile and organizational change management. Consider adding links to your published articles/blogs in the Featured section of your LinkedIn profile rather than in the Experience section for better visibility and presentation.Practice Development: Partnered with internal stakeholders to explore strategies for aligning organizational culture with agile transformations. While progress was made, this initiative is ongoing and represents an area for future focus.Centric Leadership Program (CLP): Serve on the subcommittee for Centric’s NextCen leadership development program, contributing to program direction and mentoring emerging leaders. Delivered customized OCM training to NextGen candidates and new hires, enhancing curriculum quality and improving their readiness for client engagements. Conduct interviews for NextCen candidates, ensuring alignment with Centric’s values and leadership goals.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Servant leader to innovative and globally distributed internal network infrastructure development team in a SAFe environment. Supported individual team members, product owner, and senior management. Coached other scrum masters. Advocated Agile principles, e.g. self-organization and scrum processes and ceremonies, using skilled communications and tools like Jira. Identified and used data to assess team's performance and lead improvement activities. Removed impediments and motivated the team, promoted changes to ensure quality, timeliness and positive engagement. Facilitated and built trust and assisted in internal and external communications. Interacted with external parties at all levels. Facilitated cross team efforts as needed, e.g. architecture and applications assessments and planning.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Studied and integrated critical and creative processes to demonstrate lifelong leadership development. Applied research to decision-making processes within the context of diverse systems. Conducted research as a foundation for executive strategies and actions – Dissertation: “A Framework for Changing Organizational Culture for Agile Transformations”. Graduated Oct 21, 2019

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Led Agile transformation for IT and business organization (approx. 4,000-person organization). Developed, promoted, and executed the Agile organizational change strategy. Coordinated a "Verizon Enterprise Solutions Agile Journey" strategy, created workshops, developed and delivered training, coached executives, teams, and individual performers. Reported to Director and Senior Executives. Received recognition in this effort.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

As an IT Project Manager; directed complex IT projects through diverse development lifecycle phases and functional teams across the organization. Reviewed sponsor requests, coordinated strategic reviews, gathered cost assessments, facilitated, business requirements, led project planning, risk planning, monitored and reported progress of all key project work streams, deliverables and outcomes. Projects included cloud, ITSM, and application platform migration projects.As a Project/Program Management Consultant; provided process improvement stewardship and issues resolution for corporate initiatives in product and release delivery. Established and maintained IT Best Practices, Compliance and business processes. As an IT Training Coordinator; led IT training plan effort for IT organization covering Technical, Leadership & Management, Project Management & Delivery, and Compliance. Initiated and led the creation of web based Supplemental training tracking capability.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Promoted and supported a Scrum Pilot in the Verizon Enterprise Solutions' first effort to test agility implementation. Focused at team level development and coordination of Scrum training. Managed tool evaluation. Proposed strategies, initiated, maintained, and tracked Scrum Pilot teams. Reported to Director and worked across IT teams and executives. Received accolades for performance.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Under the CIO office, led process improvement stewardship and issues resolution for corporate initiatives with focus on improving product and release delivery. Initiated and maintained relationships with business sponsors, stakeholders and technical development staff. Improved individuals' project management skills through focused training and communication programs. Established, drove and maintained communication management surrounding IT Best Practices and business processes. Managed Information Notices, news updates and the IT Governance website. Designed, developed and oversaw training for tools and processes. Founder and Chair of “PM Connections” a project management centered forum for 150+ internal project managers with the goal of maturing, and empowering PM capabilities in support of the company’s strategic objectives.

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Set up PMO and Center of Excellence (CoE) for the IT Finance organization. Contributed to the company's radical simplification goal in 2004 by supporting the Legal Entity Consolidation project. Earned performance accolades from executive leader for key role developing reporting function of process improvements. Reported to Director.

Houston, Texas, Us

Worked as a Systems Engineer in analysis, design and testing for AT&T client. Was asked by client director to step into a project manager role for the organization's first management information system. Planned and implemented PMOs and EPMOs as well as enterprise process solutions. Notable projects and achievements:EDS Bank of America Account - Enhanced communication and delivered process improvements to one of EDS’ largest accounts by engineering enterprise business process design services, providing definition, design, and developing enterprise- down to granular-level descriptions.Supported overall development, establishment, and integration of operational cross-account process team.Nextel - Managed $6M portal contract by directing all program phases for group of 40 resources included time and financial management, issue and risk management, project planning coordination, and client status reporting. Developed, implemented, and communicated organizational design based upon business vision from conception through detailed design of roles and responsibilities, organizational structure, and staffing levels. EDS Business Process Innovation Services Organization - Managed resource utilization and planning with focus on balancing organization’s profit and long-term client opportunities for group of 100 consultants.Task Force Web/Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) - Deputy Program Manager for $9M Navy Department task order to implement pilot version of enterprise portal; project completed on time, within budget, and to customer’s satisfaction. Advised on project management strategy and methodology and oversaw PMO. Led junior consultants on project management engagements and supervised team lead for internal logistics support.

Doctor, Management In Organizational Leadership

Masters Of Science, Technology Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media And Cultural Studies