Brian Warden Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nationwide

People driven lean/agile consulting and training rooted in fundamentals, designed for real-lifeCentene Corporation – St Louis, MO - January 2023 to PresentSub-Contractor with Sketch Development Services-Enterprise Agile Coaching-Leading multi-coach effort across several areas and approximately 80 teams across multiple Agile Release Trains-Establish, train and coaching across multiple agile and DevOps frameworks – SAFe, Scrum, KanbanPax8 - May 2022 - January 2023-Lead Enterprise Agile Coach supporting all aspects of agile transformation Robert Half - January 2022 - April 2022Sub Contractor with Agile Infusion-Lead Coach for Infrastructure Shared Services OrgChevron – Feb 2021 – December 2021Sub-contractor with cPrimeLead coach for Health, Safety and EnvironmentRoche - May 2020 to Oct 2020Sub-Contractor with HyperDrive Agile-Agile coaching in a scientific environment with a focus on creating better outcomes fasterExxonMobil - Oct 2018 to April 2020Sub-Contractor with HyperDrive Agile-Enterprise agile coaching: Launching new SAFe release train and building advanced agile practicesCentene Corporation – St Louis, MO - Jan 2018 to Oct 2018Sub-Contractor with Sketch Development Services-Enterprise Agile Coaching

Nationwide

On-site and remote agile coaching and training for 20+ organizations, from start-up’s to major established organizations – Highlighted engagements:Major National Bank - Pittsburgh, PA - July 2016-Product Implementation and Agile CoachingMajor Telecommunications Organization – Broomfield, CO - Aug 2016-Agile and Lean Kanban implementation for a Marketing group (non-technical)Major Medical Supply Organization - Kalamazoo, MI - Sept-Dec 2016-Enterprise Agile Coach for Corporate SAP Implementation-Agile Consulting, Training and Coaching-Transformation from waterfall to agile practices - scrum, kanban and SAFeMidsize National Bank - Minneapolis, MN - Jan 2017 to Current-Enterprise Agile Coach-Transformation from waterfall to agile practices - scrum-Agile Consulting, Training and CoachingMajor Retail Organization - Minneapolis, MN - Jan 2017 - Current-Enterprise Agile Coach-SAFe Implementation-Transformation from waterfall to agile practices - scrum and SAFe-Agile Consulting, Training and Coaching

Highlands Ranch, Co

Responsible for our corporate agile transformation across all offices in multiple locations (300 people in IT, 3,000 total)•Developed a talented internal coaching team to replace the need for external consulting for coaching and training across executives, managers and teams•Identified and introduced areas of improvement for teams through coaching or modeling behavior ultimately allowing 22 teams to successfully transition from waterfall methods to scrum and kanban teams in only 12 months•Trained over 400 associates in Agile fundamentals over nine months and then developed and facilitated custom training tools and methods to connect fundamentals to real-life scenarios and to address specific challenges.•Demonstrated tremendous tangible success and delivery of value through enterprise metrics and reporting•Devised and delivered multiple team evaluation and measurement methods to ensure continuous improvement•Developed and adapted alternative leadership development using innovative ways to transition traditional managers to become agile leaders by embracing empowerment and providing tools and support for associates•Transformed meetings across the organization to ensure desired results through expert facilitation•Key contributor to RFP responses to highlight the customer benefits of agile teams and to develop mutually beneficial contracting•Strengthened our corporate culture to become hyper focused on our customers and our associates resulting in extremely positive feedback from clients and very low employee turnover rates•Successfully implemented agile principles and practices in operations areas dramatically increasing productivity and associate satisfaction•Overall orchestration and development of corporate communication to clearly connect our agile transformation to the significant increase in productivity, quality and culture improvements

Agile pilot coaching and justification - Large program level oversight and leadership – PMO direction•Spearheaded agile framework pilot project efforts ultimately building the case for a corporate agile transformation •Overall program management for multiple projects using waterfall and agile frameworks with a focus on delivering customer value while encouraging a fun and positive work environment•Leadership development across IT managers and project managers with an emphasis on celebrating success balanced with correcting and learning from mistakes•IT ownership across all software development for multiple program level implementations including managing budget, hiring, resource allocations and overall accountability for results•General oversight and relationship management with the Dept of Education significantly contributing to consistent top rankings in performance management allocation statistics•Significant contributor in sales and RFP responses to demonstrate team capabilities and benefits of agile processes•Exceptional successful results through program level management for several $10M+ corporate level initiatives often with as many as 20 project teams•Overall accountable owner for the largest loan transfer and system conversion in the history of the US student loan program•Headed the IT component for a multi-year effort to implement all systems and processes required to service student loans for the Department of Education

Aurora, Co

•Developed team of 14 project managers and provided coaching and mentoring

Aurora, Co

•Consistently delivered results and developed great teams through dozens of successful project implementations

Boulder, Co

•Created end to end CRM and Accounting solutions streamlining complex and challenging processes

•Leveraged personal interactions with veterinarians to create technology solutions that limited administrative burden

•Slashed overhead expense in the financial accounting department through innovative technology solutions

•Transformed a pilot concept into a fully operational production plant through process and procedural methods

•Flight deck troubleshooter and two time recipient of Southwest Asia medals for service on the USS Nimitz

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Leadership

Ba, Business Administration