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Agile team, management & transformation coach, trainer, speaker and facilitator.

Redmond, Wa, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Stand up new teamsCoach teams and individuals on best practices, self-organization and innovating techniquesSuggest process changes to improve team dynamics and efficienciesCoach organization on the benefits of Agile frameworks and mindset

Brighton, Ma, Us

• Facilitate SCRUM and Kanban events (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospective, backlog grooming, scrum of scrums, coordination meetings and report out sessions).• Coach team members.• Manage scrum framework.• Assist in identification and removal of impediments.• Protect team from distractions.• Foster culture of self-organization and team empowerment.• Assist product owner in backlog prioritization.• Map Kanban work process flow.• Provide guidance to teams on details like work in process (WIP) limits & definition of done.• Integrate 3rd party vendors into agile team processes.• Integrate offshore team members into team culture and processes.• Act as practice leader by coaching and advising colleagues across 4 different divisions of the company.• Participate in Agile Transition Team to help evangelize the culture of Agile throughout all levels of the company.• Speak at company events like summer outing (150 people), Pub 101 (200 people) providing an overview of Agile Software Development philosophies, benefits and challenges.• Teach classes for all divisions of the company on topics such as user story writing, story point sizing, meeting facilitation practices and encouraging self-organization by coaching against directive behavior.

• Oversaw development of company's enterprise level SaaS e-commerce, Web Content Management, CRM and Email Marketing software.• Managed professional web design and software development staff both on-site as well as offshore (Ukraine, India and Australia).• Implemented Agile / SCRUM development methodologies.• Facilitated communication between company stakeholders, investors and development teams.• Acted as product advocate to internal resources.• Created a comprehensive customer on boarding program.• Established and implemented departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members as necessary.• Determined staffing requirements, and interviewed, hired and trained new employees.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Managed and mentored a team of 19 web developers.• Set department and web development best practices.• Coordinated efforts with project managers to ensure proper resource allocation based on project requirements.• Worked with executive management to ensure company goals coincided with internal resource capabilities.• Set department and individual goals for each team member. Created plan to successfully attain goals.

Bachelor, Communications

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