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Ensure successful and high-quality delivery of software products in an Agile SAFe environment! Use project management skills, release train engineer (RTE) skills and scrum master skills to manage large or cross-functional initiatives in the product and engineering organization. Work closely with QA, Product, DevOps, Architecture, Engineering and Executive Stakeholders to report metrics and status information as well as directly impact the team’s ability to meet the initiative or program increment (PI) goals.

Release Train Engineer – Atlanta, GA - Remote (August, 2021- March, 2024)Coach and Servant Leader for eight teams on the Agile Release Train, as well as 4 Kanban teams. Foster the adaptation of the SAFe Agile methodology and continuous improvement. Communicate closely with the Scrum Masters and Product Managers/Owners. Encourage growth of the team members. Ensure all teams adhere to event schedules. Plan and facilitate Inspect and Adapt and Product Increment Planning sessions for 200 participants. Work with Scrum Masters to identify, report and resolve impediments. Monitor and report the health of the ART, PI Objectives and Product Backlog and make recommendations to leadership. Ensure that the train is delivering the expected value. Senior Technology Leadership Professional – Atlanta, GA - Remote (August, 2020-Present) Technical product owner of two critical applications. Develop and maintain application roadmaps and TLM schedules. Coordinate with multiple distributed agile teams; clear blockers and make decisions, as necessary. Guide and motivate team members for success and work with them to analyze and solve problems. Provide guidance and set direction on priorities. Work with business, product leaders and project managers to drive multiple in-flight projects and associated release schedules. Respond to regulatory reporting requirements. Ensure company standards are met. Ensure the success deployment activities.• Tools/Technology: Clarity, Teams, Service Now, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Miro

Contract technology solutions Project/Program Management engagement services for local and globally based organizations. Provide project planning and oversight services for Information Technology organizations.Current Assignment: Program Manager and PMO support for SAP S/4 HANA international implementation. Oversight, budget management and reporting for 3 projects under the program.Previous Assignment: Manage distributed teams and coordinate efforts to build a stable Cyber Security and Assurance organization. Worked with Server, Desktop and Architecture teams to ensure compliance and best fit. Participated in the process of defining a strategic road map for CS&A. Organized a program and coordinated the planning and execution of projects within the program, to include resource and budget planning as well as project methodology selection (waterfall or Agile). Participate in or run stand-up meetings and retrospectives. Projects include implementing Data Loss Prevention tools on network appliances and endpoints, implementing ZScaler, moving project management tools and sites from on-premise landscapes to cloud based landscapes and cloud proxy setup, the application development and configuration of the Archer GRC tool and GDPR processes.

Managed the day-to-day activities of in-flight IT projects supporting global internal and external customers including implementation of new hardware, enterprise server and software upgrades, and maintenance activities. Tools/Technology: Clarity, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Oracle Financials• Enabled IT transformation initiative by traveling to four sites to inform and train remote IT teams, using videos and PowerPoint presentations to communicate the IT strategic goals and objectives.• Data Center moves/consolidation planning and completion, including hardware and application relocations during two moves, preventing or decreasing down time during moves.• Assembled and led a 12-member project team that accomplished the infrastructure purchase and build, and migration of 6,000 individual and group mail accounts from Lotus Notes to Outlook. Engaged and coordinated vendor resources to move to a mail platform that would better support emerging technologies and a growing number of mail accounts.• Led teams that implemented hardware and software upgrades for Oracle, Ariba Buyer, Hyperion and Tandem.• Multiple digital platform maintenance, development and enhancement projects affecting B2B and B2C eCommerce/money transfer services. Types of projects included promotions, bug fixes and other new functionality. Coordinated with the development teams to ensure that code standards were met.• Restructured and re-implemented the enterprise intranet. Updated code and a new GUI front end provided a more robust user experience and increased the level of timely communication.• Selected and implemented Plateau performance management system. Worked with the HR/TalentManagement team to gather requirements and submit RFPs. The new solution enabled employees to identify and engage in training programs and to create and manage performance objectives.• Planned implementation of Workday integrations.

Managed the day-to-day activities of in-flight IT projects supporting global internal and external customers including implementation of new hardware, enterprise server and software upgrades, and maintenance activities. Ensured that all SDLC guidelines were followed, all documentation was produced with appropriate timing and status and issues were communicated across the project team and stakeholders. Worked with both functional and technical teams to ensure implementation was well planned, and change control guidelines were followed.

Managed the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) support function, with emphasis on ensuring that overall reliability and performance of the system was maintained and needs/issues for 500 users were resolved. Reviewed all work/enhancement requests. Determined feasibility and initiated as projects accordingly. Coordinated the daily activities of three direct reports. Acted as a technical developer in instances of project overflow. Wrote code for complex reports.Supported the de-centralized HR systems of all FDC business units, including all software development and implementation. Maintained the Corporate HR combined database for 100K employees. Ensured timely and accurate pay processing for 1,300 exempt and non-exempt employees including HR data entry and maintenance, benefit premium calculation and deduction, shift differential and premium pay, PTO pay and balance tracking and attendance tracking. Recruited, trained and coordinated daily activities of ten direct reports.