Derek Gesin, Spc, Sasm Email & Phone Number

Experienced Senior Digital Transformation Leader with over 15 years of experience driving organizational change through digital innovation and process optimization. Proficient in implementing new technologies, managing digital transformation initiatives, and aligning business processes with strategic objectives. Expert in Agile methodologies, business process re-engineering, and stakeholder management. Led the implementation of AI-based solutions, significantly improving business processes and resource allocation.

Listed skills include Training, Customer Service, E Learning, Employee Training, and 45 others.

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  Vice President Of Operations, Senior Program Manager, And Agile Coach/Scrum Master

  Stratera Technologies

  Dec 2018 - Present - Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  Managed Agile processes for multiple product and business teams, including a cross-functional team of researchers, analysts, and developers with building the Logistics Process Management System (LPMS) for the Transportable Temporary Housing Unit program of FEMA, the Infrastructure Team for Stratera that develops and implements internal systems in the organization, and the development team for the Position and Budget Tracking tool for NOAA. Coaching multiple programs at various levels of Agile maturity to ensure alignment andsynchronization across the entire organization, alignment on business strategy and robust flow of delivered customer valueFostering a culture focused on organizational agility, value delivery and continues improvementFacilitating the sprint planning, standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives process to manage implementation and continuously improve Scrum and Kanban TeamsDeveloping and delivering SAFe, Agile, and role‐based training for executives, program leaders, and teams across the organizationDeveloping Agile playbooks, guides, and training materials on conducting Agile events, Program Increment Planning, Strategic Planning, and other Agile practices to ensure effective governanceConducting problem-solving workshops to perform root cause analysis (e.g., 5 Why’s, etc.) and identify opportunities for improvement to promote a continuous improvement culture within team.Managing team backlog in Jira and reporting on key product and team metrics, including lead time, flow metrics, and customer satisfaction metrics.Designing and implementing the Stratera Integrated Management System (IMS) to increase quality, information security, and customer service throughout company and worked with executive team to implement throughout company. Oversaw the CMMI appraisal and ISO certification processes for the IMS, which has been appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Development and certified to align with ISO 9001:2015, 20000, 27001.