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West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Responsible for coaching the Agile methodology to two software development teams compromised of both onshore and offshore team members• Facilitate all team meetings including Daily Standups, Review and Retrospective sessions, Sprint Planning, and Refinement and Estimating sessions• Responsible for reporting on team progress to senior management, including creating a bi-weekly Sprint Report• Create and maintain a JIRA-based Dashboard which allows team members, senior management, and Product Owners to see the status of the team’s issues and backlog• Collaborate with fellow Scrum Masters as a member of the Community of Practice

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Responsible for coaching the Agile methodology to two newly-formed software development teams compromised of both onshore and offshore team members; these two teams were eventually combined into one 16-member team• Facilitate all team meetings including Daily Standups, Review and Retrospective sessions, Sprint Planning, and Refinement and Estimating sessions• Responsible for reporting on team progress to senior management, including creating a bi-weekly Sprint Report• Create and maintain a JIRA-based Dashboard which allows team members, senior management, and Product Owners to see the status of the team’s issues and backlog• Collaborate with fellow Scrum Masters as a member of the Community of Practice

Des Moines, Iowa

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Des Moines, Iowa Area

All Things King is Des Moines' favorite three-piece '90s/indie/alt/rock band! The distinctively-crunchy sound of ATK was born from a fabulous dinner of chicken and rice and a few fine bottles of wine on Saturday, November 27th, 2010. It includes Katie Pilcher on bass, Timm Pilcher on guitar, and Dan Pardock on drums.All Things King plays a wide variety of rockin' anthems including selections from Bush, Foo Fighters, The Breeders, Better Than Ezra, Alanis Morrisette, elastica, and many more!www.atkmusic.com

Des Moines, Iowa, United States (Remote)

Des Moines, Iowa Area

As a Project Manager with the Iowa DHS, I began by introducing and coaching the Agile methodology to a newly-formed 12-member software development team. I have facilitated team meetings to monitor project progress and resolve issues, worked with Department Leadership and Team Leads to ensure product, training, and staff budget goals were met and also worked with several vendors to coordinate delivery of product and training of staff.I have also worked hand-in-hand with the Federal Government to manage risks and issues across five development teams, created and secured authorization of major project documentation, and created and maintained several weekly and monthly reports reflecting the teams' progress on major efforts.

Urbandale, Iowa

• Manages and tracks project deliverables to deliver a quality product on time, within scope and on budget• Ensures Agile SDLC processes are followed and required project documentation is completed• Removes impediments for the scrum team• Manages issues, risks, change requests, budget, and timelines• Communicates with key stakeholders• Responsible for Scrum ceremonies including sprint reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives• Supports the project team through the project lifecycle• Responsible for team planning, including HR functions (hiring, coaching, etc.)

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of 12 co-located developers and analysts on a highly-visible Automated Underwriting project• Assist the team in tracking progress against commitments and facilitate the removal of blockers and/or any adjustments needed• Work with business owners to ensure clear communication of deliverables and identification of risks and issues• Schedule and facilitate team meetings such as Daily Standup, Iteration Planning, Retrospective, Iteration Review, and Show and Tell• Coordinate and facilitate the deployment of all releases

West Des Moines, Ia

Acted as liaison between developers and end users/Business Owners in a newly-Agile environment, mainly assisting in the transition and migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. Gathered requirements and provide recommendations for primarily SharePoint-based solutions and provide demonstrations and training on deliverables and products to end users. As ScrumMaster, proactively coordinated the efforts of the Business Solutions Automation Scrum Team, facilitated effective meetings and Scrum ceremonies, partnered with Business Owners and Scrum Team to understand, identify, and document opportunities through testable User Stories, and identified and resolved impediments inhibiting the Scrum Team from meeting Sprint commitments.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Requirement-gathering, documentation, and training on industry-specific applications and systems such as Microsoft CRM and SharePoint.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Split responsibilities between Application Support and Technical Training and Documentation, fundamentally bridging the resources between infrastructure, application development, security, and business users. Tier 2 support and administration of critical IT systems such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, GOOD Mobile Messaging, Active Directory, and others. I provided the leadership, support, and training for end users so they were able to more efficiently and effectively utilize their business tools.

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West Des Moines, Ia

Created training programs for several different industry-specific applications. Provided in-person and remote application training and PC assistance to users. Made routine and emergency office visits to remedy hardware issues.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Provided comprehensive IT support for three Weitz Business Units.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Also, Summer, 1992 - Summer, 1994 and Spring, 2007.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Innovation And Technology Management

European Summer School For Advanced Management

Each year an international consortium of outstanding business schools from around the world organizes a summer school for advanced.

Bachelor’S Degree, K-6 General Music Education, 5-12 Instrumental Music Education

Activities and Societies: Football, KCUI-FM (Alternative Music Director), Symphonic Wind Ensemble, College-Community Orchestra, Jazz.