Project Manager
CurrentCurrently manage the development team (developers, system administrators, database administrators) for all Sustainment activities on the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Services (AcS) Project for the VA. Scrum Master for the AcS Sustainment Team – conduct all Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective. Collaborate with VA stakeholders to groom and prioritize the backlog of work items. Work with internal teams to remediate security vulnerabilities on AcS systems and resolve Tier III support tickets for client applications. Oversee Section 508 testing and ensure development products are Section 508 compliant for end users. Work with the VA 508 Team on audits and defect resolution efforts.Managed the Repositories Program Administrative Data Repository (ADR) Health Data Repository (HDR) Development, Maintenance, and Sustainment contract, a $20M+ VA T4 program, comprised of two key Oracle Databases and applications that provide data services to VA clients. Led and directed Agile Scrum teams in all phases of software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering, analysis, development, SQA, Load & Performance Testing, configuration management, to production deployment. Successfully delivered over 50 enhancement, maintenance, and infrastructure releases to production on-time and within scope at the Austin Information Technology Center (AITC) for the ADR and HDR projects. Managed successful transition of ADR and HDR projects from VA’s Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) to Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP), VA’s new agile IT development methodology, in 2016. Played a key role in expanding the client base and increasing program funding by 37% (over $5M) with additional development tasks over a three-year period.