Industry Coach specializing in Agile and Lean effective and efficient solutions that deliver Quality to IT and Software Engineering teams.

• Design for Six Sigma projects• Software supplier quality assessments and coaching around ISO 25119• Root Cause Analysis, 3 Legged 5 Why, Quality Plan Level design and execution• Embedded Software Development Process Council• Lead the determination of quality metrics and the automation efforts• Leader of Enterprise wide Communities of Practice around Agile Quality Initiatives• Oversite for all location specific Employee Talent Reviews and coached the featured employees… Show more • Design for Six Sigma projects• Software supplier quality assessments and coaching around ISO 25119• Root Cause Analysis, 3 Legged 5 Why, Quality Plan Level design and execution• Embedded Software Development Process Council• Lead the determination of quality metrics and the automation efforts• Leader of Enterprise wide Communities of Practice around Agile Quality Initiatives• Oversite for all location specific Employee Talent Reviews and coached the featured employees on how and what to present to tell their story to leaders. Show less

• Manager of Managers leading an International Team of 175+ Agile DevOps members including Software Project Managers, Software Development teams and Software Quality Assurance including Verification and Test.• +$20M budget for USA, Germany and India based resources and needs.• Coordinated hiring and represented Deere as first line screener for recruiters on LinkedIn of software resources for US based Deere organizations. Managed job posting board at SWE and NSBE. Recruiting, screening… Show more • Manager of Managers leading an International Team of 175+ Agile DevOps members including Software Project Managers, Software Development teams and Software Quality Assurance including Verification and Test.• +$20M budget for USA, Germany and India based resources and needs.• Coordinated hiring and represented Deere as first line screener for recruiters on LinkedIn of software resources for US based Deere organizations. Managed job posting board at SWE and NSBE. Recruiting, screening and interviewing at on site conferences including SWE and SHPE, both in the USA and in India.• Inaugural recipient of the Deere Diversity and Inclusion Award that is given to one person in each of four regions of the world. Show less

• Co-authored Deere Executive Global IT Quality Strategy for Agile adoption in a 8,500 person organization.• Introduced Lean System Management (LSM) to a 900 employee, $400M operations organization. Presented LSM at international conference forums including Pink16, Pink17 and Fusion16. Featured in “Support World” and was included in “Industrialized Service Integration,” as an example of an industry success story.• NeuroScience Certified Coach.• Executive Coach for implementation… Show more • Co-authored Deere Executive Global IT Quality Strategy for Agile adoption in a 8,500 person organization.• Introduced Lean System Management (LSM) to a 900 employee, $400M operations organization. Presented LSM at international conference forums including Pink16, Pink17 and Fusion16. Featured in “Support World” and was included in “Industrialized Service Integration,” as an example of an industry success story.• NeuroScience Certified Coach.• Executive Coach for implementation of Agile framework across Global IT. Show less

• Agile Coach for Deere Sprayer and Combines software development teams. Sprayer program went to start of production with the highest quality ever delivered. At Combines the teams were recognized for bringing the number of defects in machines already with customers down from over 900 to less than 10 while delivering the next model year at the highest quality ever measured at start of production.• Certified Scrum Master and led scrum of scrum activities for both product lines.… Show more • Agile Coach for Deere Sprayer and Combines software development teams. Sprayer program went to start of production with the highest quality ever delivered. At Combines the teams were recognized for bringing the number of defects in machines already with customers down from over 900 to less than 10 while delivering the next model year at the highest quality ever measured at start of production.• Certified Scrum Master and led scrum of scrum activities for both product lines. • Product Owner Lead for all Product Owners creating backlogs for software teams at Combine.• Completed Women Unlimited LEAD training and was awarded their Networking Award. Show less

• Accountable for Enterprise wide Agile Embedded Software Development Process and collaborated with other global embedded leaders to sustain one system within Deere.• Determined the tools needs by role and managed the licensing warehouse needed for all embedded employees to have the tools they needed. This inventory and planning tool allowed leaders to forecast budgets accurately.• Delivered world-wide Requirements Management training to systems and software engineers with a Contractor… Show more • Accountable for Enterprise wide Agile Embedded Software Development Process and collaborated with other global embedded leaders to sustain one system within Deere.• Determined the tools needs by role and managed the licensing warehouse needed for all embedded employees to have the tools they needed. This inventory and planning tool allowed leaders to forecast budgets accurately.• Delivered world-wide Requirements Management training to systems and software engineers with a Contractor who had developed the materials for NASA. This was a 3- day session delivered at a different site every week for one year and set the foundation for great reviews with a focus on a process where defects were found where they were introduced into the products. Show less

• Implemented and led TME standards internet team.• Managed “People Systems Database” project.• Designed, led development team, tested, trained, and implemented division wide web based front end for all employee information spread across several backend platforms.• Guided information owners through creating security and division wide access through web interface, group web master, lead intern manager / recruiter. • Taught “Effective Listening,” “Web Information Design” and… Show more • Implemented and led TME standards internet team.• Managed “People Systems Database” project.• Designed, led development team, tested, trained, and implemented division wide web based front end for all employee information spread across several backend platforms.• Guided information owners through creating security and division wide access through web interface, group web master, lead intern manager / recruiter. • Taught “Effective Listening,” “Web Information Design” and “Project Management” classes at the corporate level. Show less

Information Manager, Materials• Created and led WIDJET (Web Information Design Joint Engineering Team) team for worldwide Materials organization, including e-business/e-commerce group. • Cataloged and documented all Materials information and worked with owners to link to division web site.Technical Group Leader, Materials• Scheduled and oversaw the transfer of support from the development organization to the technical production support team. • Manager of the technical… Show more Information Manager, Materials• Created and led WIDJET (Web Information Design Joint Engineering Team) team for worldwide Materials organization, including e-business/e-commerce group. • Cataloged and documented all Materials information and worked with owners to link to division web site.Technical Group Leader, Materials• Scheduled and oversaw the transfer of support from the development organization to the technical production support team. • Manager of the technical staff at second level support. Show less

• Database analyst/manager. • Responsible for the seamless 7x24 performance of the database platforms on which the integrated F12 Automation products were based. These responsibilities included becoming expert in the workings of the database products and the operating systems on which they resided; planning/integration testing/installation of version upgrades; managing the performance of the DB infrastructure in the production environment; ensuring the integrity of the DB’s through… Show more • Database analyst/manager. • Responsible for the seamless 7x24 performance of the database platforms on which the integrated F12 Automation products were based. These responsibilities included becoming expert in the workings of the database products and the operating systems on which they resided; planning/integration testing/installation of version upgrades; managing the performance of the DB infrastructure in the production environment; ensuring the integrity of the DB’s through routine DB maintenance, analysis, and performance tuning; participating in Virtual Factory improvement/Plan Of Record development teams; developing/maintaining checklist procedures for the Automation Support Center; and delivery of training to ensure appropriate off-shift coverage. Each of these responsibilities must be affected through application/execution of the Automation Change Control Board process to minimize risk of inducing factory downtime or degraded performance. Show less

• Supported the T7 factory and the different functional groups within MSPD. Responsible for definition and analysis of factory and business problems, and subsequent recommendation of appropriate IS solutions. • Provided implementation planning, consulting, and training on recommended tools, systems, and services. • Coordinated Site Information Technology’s MSPD support and supervised three temporary employees.

• Consulted with other Computer Integrated Manufacturing personnel or customers, managing advances in the technologies or platforms, and troubleshooting the most difficult problems. • Area of expertise, databases, included one of the most key applications, WorkStream. • Key contributor to the reliability of the WorkStream Database, participating in several improvement teams. • Supervised contractors.• Also responsible for providing short term application programming support… Show more • Consulted with other Computer Integrated Manufacturing personnel or customers, managing advances in the technologies or platforms, and troubleshooting the most difficult problems. • Area of expertise, databases, included one of the most key applications, WorkStream. • Key contributor to the reliability of the WorkStream Database, participating in several improvement teams. • Supervised contractors.• Also responsible for providing short term application programming support, setting software standards, defining software development methods, and maintaining programming tools. Show less