Donald Patti Email & Phone Number

Gaithersburg, Md, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

For Cedar Point Consulting, I have provided Agile coaching, training and consulting services to more than 50 different organizations. My strengths are with government, non-profit, educational and financial institutions.My recent Agile work has included:*Assisting a large non-profit organization in learning and adopting Scrum and Kanban across multiple teams.*Training executive leadership and staff at a well-respected non-profit in Agile, Scrum and Kanban.*Aiding a well-respected government organization with a DevSecOps effort that uses Scrum to make incremental improvements to their CI/CD pipeline, improving their security posture.*Coaching a large government program in a successful Agile transformation*Leading successful introduction of Agile at a federal government agency, overseeing their first Agile initiative from contract start through to successful delivery.*Serving as Scrum Master for a cloud migration effort for a prominent federal government agency.*Helping a government agency to better align their product management and product ownership with their enterprise strategy.*Delivering Scrum training to over 250 job-seekers through a regional government job support agency.*Teaching impact mapping to a large financial services organization.In addition to Agile work, I have also leveraged by business and strategic planning skills to:* Author more than two-dozen business plans and strategic plans for several small start-ups.* Aid small businesses in pursuing multimillion-dollar government contracts (50%+ win rate).* Facilitate strategic planning sessions for more than a dozen different organizations using using Lean Strategy and other strategic planning techniques.And, I serve as Managing Principal for the business, overseeing all aspects of business operations. In my early work with Cedar Point consulting, I managed strategic initiatives and projects, often serving as both program/project manager and Scrum Master.

Newtown, Pa, Us

Donald Patti is an Agile Coach and Trainer based in the Washington, DC where he assists organizations in applying Lean and Agile to develop new products and services as well as improve organizational performance. In particular, Don is a proud Scrum advocate who enjoys helping individuals and organizations succeed through Scrum.As a trainer through Grow-Lean LLC, Donald has delivered more than five dozen public and private training sessions in Scrum, SAFe and Agile over the past five years, earning a net promoter score above 90% from his students, who have a 95%+ pass rate on certification exams.Here’s what recent students (names on file) have said about Don and his classes:* "5 stars to Don and Grow-Lean. The training was delivered in a very meaningful way with good examples."* "Don is extremely knowledgeable and a clear expert in agile methodologies. He did a great job of keeping us on track and deep-diving into the more complex topics.” * “Don answered a lot of questions above and beyond course material based on his real world experience.”* "Don is very knowledgeable and patient answering all types of questions. I highly recommend him and his classes."* "Trainer [Don Patti] provided a great opportunity to learn how other workplaces are adopting and implementing Agile."* "The course was a great learning experience. Not only did Don offer points of focus for important topics, but the immersion exercises helped me to really understand how to apply Agile in real-world context."* "He [Don Patti] was very enthusiastic and answered all of our questions. He was helpful for understanding the nuances between the levels."* "Engaging Instructor!"

Washington, Dc, Us

At the AAMC, I led a unit that builds & maintains some of the AAMC's most exciting student facing applications. My team & I have made significant contributions to the organization in Learning, Agile Adoption, Planning & Execution, as described below:Learning• Implemented professional development roadmaps to improve performance & increase job satisfaction.• Played a key role in unit & organizational learning, including:• Agile• Angular/HTML5/LESS• OWASP/Security• Consultative Model• Contracts & Negotiation (w/Legal)• Leadership• Lean FundamentalsAgile Adoption• Co-Speaker – Agile 2014 & Global Scrum Gathering 2014• Earned Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) & SAFe Agilist Certifications• Launched Agile Adoption Initiative that has included:o Training 100% of staff as Certified Scrum Masters (CSM) & 25% as SAFe Agilistso Introducing High-Speed Estimation & Long Term Adaptive Release Planningo Implementing ScrumMaster peer reviews to improve team productivityo Introducing Product Ownership Framework to improve coordination with stakeholderso Modifying project requests for MoSCoW prioritization & product backlogso Introducing story–writing best practiceso Increasing Agile adoption ratio from 50% Agile-Scrum to 100% Agile-ScrumPlanning & Execution• Met all capital & operational goals for most recent fiscal year while remaining 5% under budget.• Applied Gartner TIME Model to identify most appropriate portfolio investments.• Developed product roadmaps for largest & most complex applications in product portfolio.• Aligned staffing plan to meet strategic & operational goals for each fiscal year.• Negotiated QA services agreement that reduced QA costs by 1/3rd while maintaining product quality.• Introduced service level measurement & monitoring to improve support response & make possible formal service level management.• Returned development of key strategic application from outsourced to in-house development.

Concord, California, Us

* Teaching courses in E-Business, Project Management, Business Systems Development, Database Development, Management Information Systems and Web Design/Development for the world's largest university.* Developing lesson plans, instructional materials and formative assessments that align with university-developed teaching goals and learning objectives.* Optimizing courses to take advantage of mixed-mode teaching -- online and on-ground.* Building teaching and facilitation skills through university-provided training in topics like classroom assessment techniques, mixed-mode learning and adult education.

* Consultant in Information Systems Strategy, Design, Development & Support* Served multiple clients in the healthcare industry in process improvement, strategy and application development projects* Managed multiple projects utilizing Scrum and RUP (Rational Unified Process) development methodology, internally developed and generally accepted project management tools/techniques.* Managed a team selecting, deploying and customizing a retail e-commerce portal for a DC-based telecommunications company.* Managed a team developing the Clinical Trials Reporting Program’s (CTRP) pilot system for processing clinical trial information at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The pilot’s success led to the development of a production application.* Wrote proposals for government and private sector technology contracts in the $500,000+ range.* Led effort to implement an Agile-based methodology at a growing software development company.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

At Autoscribe, I oversaw four departments (Client Services, Product Development, Technology Operations, Quality Assurance), on-shore staff, off-shore staff and contract resources for electronic payments software and financial services company. During my tenure, I:* Reduced the development team’s idle capacity from 30% to below 5% by adjusting team composition to better implement projects, formalizing roles in the software development life cycle.* Improved client service satisfaction ratings for product implementations by 15% by standardizing the processes for delivering new implementations to clients.* Proposed, then drafted plan to launch company’s Professional Services division to meet the more complex business needs of company’s largest clients.* Opened the opportunity for business with large financial institutions by successfully leading the Payments Card Industry (PCI) Certification effort that improved the security of six products and three networks.* Wrote and implemented corporate security policy that reduced company’s network security risk from “Critical” to “Low” while serving as acting Chief Security Officer.* Avoided low-value projects by introducing a cost-benefit analysis for potential projects prior to initiation, combined with periodic reviews to confirm initiatives were meeting objectives. * Lowered average labor costs by 25% by expanding product development efforts overseas while maintaining our commitment to our current employees* Led project teams in six software development projects of varying size while serving as project governance for four others, which updated all of the company's major product lines to improve competitiveness.

As an Independent Consultant, I managed seven IT initiatives of varying size, budget and complexity for State Employees Credit Union, JPMorgan Chase, Daimler NA and Hewlett Packard. During this time, I:* Managed multiple implementations of financial systems for a prominent provider of online banking and financial software, Corillian (Fiserv). Primary clients included JPMorgan Chase (125,000 regional users) and State Employees Credit Union (450,000 users).* Led a 70-person technology team for a $150 million regulatory/compliance effort (EPA07) on behalf of a large automotive manufacturer, completing work 2 months early and within a $2.1 million budget.* Developed business continuity (BCP) plans and long-term architecture roadmaps for three global systems serving 250,000 users on behalf of Hewlett Packard.* Consistently delivered million dollar projects on time and within budget while overseeing twelve to seventy project team members.* Led teams of architects, developers and implementation specialists in integration of technologies like J2EE, ASP.NET, SQL Server, DB2, IMS, CICS, Solaris/Unix, Cognos, COBOL, Crystal Reports, EDI, ASP, IIS, SAN, SharePoint, HP/Intel, VMWare and related technologies.

• Co-founded an east coast consulting firm focused on providing Internet-based solutions to the legal, financial services, government and telecommunications industries.• Guided company to triple-digit growth rates and 30% profit margins through four of five years in business. Doubled sales in 2000 and 2003. • Provided consulting services in IBM, Lotus and Microsoft technologies to law firms; financial services firms; transportation/logistics; government; and, telecommunications firms.• Top clients were JP Morgan Chase, Export Import Bank of the US, TNT Logistics, Cowan Systems, The Energy Authority, SJRWMD, PRSI and YMCA.• Provide IT strategy, IT planning, and systems architecture advice to top technical and non-technical management.• Designed systems and managed project teams that have developed large-scale corporate intranets/extranets, workflow applications, financial information, inventory mgmt, e-commerce, e-collaboration, helpdesk and pervasive/mobile computing systems.

San Jose, California, Us

• Organized, trained and supervised team of four that successfully converted and trained 1500 users for electronic mail system, traveling to over 16 cities in four months throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Pacific.• Served a variety of clients including Bell Atlantic, Marriott Corporation, The National Academies and the Hearst Corporation. • Achieved 100% client satisfaction rating during projects.• Worked with web technologies including Lotus Domino, Microsoft IIS, dynamic HTML, Javascript, SQL Server, DB2 and Active Server Pages

• Led a department of eight people focused on systems support, systems development and client information support services• Participated in corporate long range planning by authoring the IT strategic plan and representing Information Technology at the annual executive retreat.• Led Enterprise-wide Information System Development Project through system design, development, deployment, and support phases.• Managed the development of inventory tracking system for use by archivists (warehouse) and couriers (delivery). System, which covered ½ square mile warehouse, used both wireless and batch-based scanning technologies from Handheld Products and Symbol, tracking deliveries from shelves to client and back.• Selected and led deployment of four new Intel servers, thirty desktop computers, forty batch-based barcode scanners, five wireless barcode scanners and a complete wireless scanning system.• Completed key project at one-fifth of cost estimated by Big 5 consulting company.

Santa Barbara, California, Us

Mba, Information Systems And Entrepreneurship

Ba, Public Service - Political Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Managerial Economics

High School Diploma (With Honors)