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Des Moines, IA

Urbandale, Iowa, United States

• Owned and managed Infrastructure as a product.
• Led and managed six planning increments annually for a large and complex embedded infrastructure systems team consisting of 5 key delivery teams and over 100 members.
• Developed, planned, mitigated risks, and executed cross-functional delivery and release plans spanning external and internal teams leveraging Agile methodology.
• Achieved approximately 25% increase in effectiveness, alignment, and reliability of delivery of controller operating systems, UDS, machine data capture, and network solutions.
• Facilitated stakeholder conversations and drove action based on dependencies, risks, and priorities improving overall predictability and satisfaction of internal and external teams.
• Led the on-time delivery of new Ethernet product including switch and repeater hardware components and supporting software solutions that were aligned with factory schedule needs. Developed and executed a.

Urbandale, IA

• Led and managed an embedded software team of 10 delivering telematics solutions. Indirectly led 15 offshore resources.
• Set expectations and continually evolved software delivery processes while leading and levering Agile methodology for teams using C++, DevOps, and Python.
• Owned and managed the telematics product to drive cross functional strategic initiatives for the global organization.
• Planned, prioritized, and mitigated risks for high-quality releases to be delivered in three software increments per year.
• Executed innovatively by leveraging software solutions to broad, complex, cross functional issues.
• Delivered two new telematics devices in in quick succession by leveraging a common codebase to ensure efficiency, consistency, and support across both new and legacy devices.

Johnston, IA

• Led a software engineering team of 7, including employees and contractors, to develop machine data capabilities.
• Managed and owned the machine data capabilities product.
• Defined and executed on the product roadmap for machine data through collaboration with product management, design teams, and other cross-functional teams using Agile methodology.
• Improved software development processes, enhancing velocity, predictability, responsiveness, and quality.
• Executed innovatively to mitigate risks and adapt to cross functional team needs.
• Led cross functional teams as a SAFe release train engineer (RTE).

Johnston, IA

• Directed a complex, large, and diverse team of 4 managers, 34 employees, 35 contract resources, and 69 statement of work resources, overseeing software delivery and releases for digital services strategy.
• Rapidly expanded the engineering team by over 400% through augmenting staff, outsourcing, and recruiting top-tier engineers, providing coaching and positioning to ensure their success.
• Built high-performing teams and fostered innovative thinking, ensuring quality, scalability, and reliability in all projects.
• Implemented best practices in cloud technology, DevOps methodologies, and user experience design.
• Pioneered the use of user experience practices to enhance and streamline customer interactions, resulting in more intuitive and effective user experiences.
• Provided technical guidance and facilitated the execution of application development projects using SQL, C#, Java, AngularJS, and AWS..

• Provided technical direction and leadership for several teams using PowerBuilder, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, and Java.
• Managed project work, developed external and internal websites, developed technical architecture, and mentored team members.
• Found innovative technical solutions to complex needs.
• Created and maintained application database design and performance.

Des Moines, IA

• Analyzed, developed, supported, and maintained existing COBOL programs supporting group insurance.
• Led project management sessions, facilitated database modeling, and maintained resulting DB2 database health.
• Created and supported Client/Server (PowerBuilder) applications supporting group insurance.
• Accomplished LOMA and HIAA certifications.

Mba, Masters Of Business Administration, 3.935

Coursework: Statistics, Quantitative Analysis, Marketing Policies, Management, Accounting, Strategy

Bachelor Of Science, Business/Mis, 3.61

Activities and Societies: Graduation with Distinction, Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key Honor Societies