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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

- Support organizations in understanding their "why" and system optimizing goal- Coach managers and executives to create an adaptive environment- Coach dev and non-dev teams to understand agility and implement Agile practices- Perform organizational and team assessments- Lead multi-day Agile and Scrum trainings (CSM, CSPO, A-CSM, CAL, PSM)- Support and mentor colleagues- Build community and grow business in new regions

Boulder, Us

Leadership Agility coach & trainer helping Leaders become catalysts for change in leading their organizations.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Set vision for Agile practices across the enterprise- Coached senior Leaders to create an environment of empowerment and transparency- Developed and led Agile and Scrum trainings- Mentored and coached individuals with wide range of backgrounds and experience- Spread agility throughout the organization by coaching non-development teams- Designed and implemented agile assessments- Led group of Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters with 9.1 NPS score- Maintained Agile Practices backlog and served as Product Owner- Hired Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Coached management and leadership to improve their process, communication and collaboration- Developed and led enterprise wide agile, Scrum and product trainings- Coached non-development teams on agile fundamentals- Coached product development teams- Revamped Scrum Master interview and hiring process to be more collaborative and experiential- Organized and facilitated organization wide kaizen events- Helped develop Product Feature Showcase to create organizational transparency- Established data driven continuous improvement- Led team of Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters- Facilitated large scale multi-day events- Responsible for hiring new Scrum Masters- Acted as Uptake's representative to the Illinois Technology Association (ITA)- Worked with People team to enhance performance management process- Played role of Product Owner on several internal initiatives

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Coached leadership team, managers and development teams on agile practices- Launched new initiatives (large multi-team retros, org wide continuous improvement, health checks and training creation/delivery)- Helped teams identify bottlenecks and increase flow- Coached teams toward self organization- Promoted organizational and cultural growth

Rotterdam, N.A., Nl

- Explore city to find non-touristy points of interest for travelers- Write articles and take photographs of local spots for travel blog- Update articles to keep them fresh and relevant

Chicago, Il, Us

- Led Agile adoptions- Observed and coached teams and senior leaders toward increased agility- Created and delivered agile trainings and workshops- Provided one-on-one coaching- Developed and administered agile and Scrum assessments- Designed and facilitated full day team retrospective- Supported teams and organizations to move from a waterfall to agile approach- Delivered multi-day agile and Scrum trainings

Evanston, Il, Us

- Taught multi-day Agile software development courses- Developed and presented course materials and information- Engaged students with hands on exercisesCourses: Agile for Project Management Professionals and Agile Estimating and Planning* Courses are part of the Agile Project Management Certificate track in the School of Professional Studies

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Coached several teams and internal stakeholders on Kanban and flow- Acted as Scrum Master for three teams; ensured team understood Scrum- Removed impediments- Communicated progress to internal stakeholders- Identified and created solutions for process improvements- Raised issues and risks to management- Contributed to Scrum Master COP (community of practice)

Chicago, Il, Us

- Coached client toward agility, focused on benefits of strong collaboration- Coached team on Scrum, user story writing and self organization- Ensured team members had what they needed to be successful- Identified, communicated and mitigated risk- Worked with clients to define requirements- Facilitated client progress meetings- Created project timeline and financial reports for management

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Coached client to understand the benefits of an iterative, feedback driven approach- Coached development teams, focused on Scrum and communication- Managed client expectations by understanding business needs and technical capabilities- Identified process improvements and created unique solutions- Facilitated brainstorming sessions with directors and managers- Uncovered system issues and asked questions to understand root cause- Worked with client stakeholders to gather and define requirements in an iterative environment- Wrote user stories for developers to implement complex, online functionality

Deerfield, Il, Us

- Facilitated project work by gathering requirements and removing impediments- Interacted with offshore developers, graphic designers, copy writers, PM’s and QA- Participated in Scrum events

Deerfield, Il, Us

- Created, edited and developed high profile web pages and emails for public/private audiences, using HTML, CSS, JS, Java and Photoshop.- Diagnosed and resolved issues related to cross-browser compatibility.- Worked to deliver a fully functional product as a Team member

Deerfield, Il, Us

- Collected and analyzed data to build meaningful scheduled and ad-hoc reports- Maintained statistical data for E-Commerce managers, personnel and outside vendors- Analyzed marketing programs to increase sales, site usage, registrations and maximize ROI- Researched social media trends to help build framework for Walgreens Facebook page

- Tracked and analyzed web statistics using Omniture SiteCatalyst- Monitored industry and competitive trends online and offline- Acted as a liaison with IT, clients, sales and operations to implement enhancements- Developed and coordinated member acquisition and retention marketing programs- Responsible for all QA and user testing

- Maintained group of B2B and B2C websites- Entered and updated content, performed QA testing and wrote marketing copy- Created and implemented e-newsletters and online promotions to increase site traffic