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Arlington, Tx, Us

Paris, Fr

• Lead Quality Control and Change Management: Oversee and enhance quality control processes, change management initiatives, and training programs across a global network of over 100 optical labs, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals.• Strategic Project Management: Spearhead the development and execution of comprehensive testing plans, including Core Validation, Non-Regression, Unit Acceptance, Mass, and End-to-End testing, ensuring successful implementation through all project phases.• Training Program Design: Develop and implement dynamic training programs tailored to the technical and soft skills needs of the optical lab network, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.• Team Leadership: Manage a diverse team of up to 15 contractors, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Encourage innovation and efficiency in processes and practices.• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to align testing and training initiatives with the company’s broader strategic objectives, driving operational excellence and resource optimization.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Agile Transformation Leadership: Lead the adoption of Agile methodologies across various teams, driving continuous improvement and innovation.• Coaching and Mentoring: Provide coaching and mentoring to teams in Agile practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean, ensuring high-performing delivery teams.• Quality Advocacy: Advocate for quality and timeliness in project deliverables, ensuring that teams meet their objectives and deliver value to customers.• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging teams to identify and implement process enhancements.• Agile Training: Develop and deliver training programs for leadership, Agile roles, and core Lean-Agile principles to build Agile capabilities within the organization.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Project Recovery Leadership: Joined a project that was off to a rocky start, with teams struggling due to a lack of cohesive tracking of EPICs and Features, leading to constant conflict and no way to measure progress or effectiveness.• Transformation Leadership: Demonstrated strong leadership by guiding multiple diverse functional teams on the same project through the successful integration of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, significantly improving collaboration, efficiency, and project delivery outcomes.• CI/CD Integration: Coordinated the integration of CI/CD pipelines, achieving seamless delivery of features and bug fixes while maintaining high-quality standards.• Training Development: Led the increase in Agile adoption by developing and delivering comprehensive training programs, resulting in a 25% boost in team performance.• Strategic Alignment: Manage the company's OKR program, aligning objectives and key results across multiple departments to ensure strategic goals are met.• Risk Management: Instituted a systematic approach to identify and mitigate risks, enhancing the team's ability to proactively address potential issues and maintain project momentum.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Cloud Initiatives: Championed Azure Cloud initiatives and established the Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE), driving organizational Agile transformation and demonstrating leadership in complex cloud projects.• Framework Adoption: Spearheaded the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), leading to a 30% improvement in project delivery times and demonstrating capacity to guide large-scale framework implementations.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Agile Training: Delivered Agile training sessions, resulting in a 30% increase in project delivery speed, highlighting skills in fostering Agile adoption and improving team performance.• Project Management: Utilized Azure DevOps and Planview to enhance project management, transparency, and accountability, showcasing proficiency in modern project management tools.• Continuous Improvement: Facilitated bi-weekly retrospectives, focusing on continuous improvement and team performance, with a commitment to driving ongoing enhancements.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Agile Implementation: Led the implementation of Agile supply chain management solutions, consistently meeting project deadlines and reinforcing the role of an effective change agent.• Collaboration: Collaborated closely with engineering teams to define technical requirements and prioritize feature backlogs, demonstrating the ability to guide cross-functional teams towards shared goals.

Mclean, Va, Us

• QA Protocols: Established comprehensive software quality assurance protocols, ensuring acceptance criteria were met across all testing environments, showcasing leadership in maintaining high standards.• Automation: Designed and implemented automated test frameworks using Selenium and Jenkins, reducing test cycle times by 40%, demonstrating innovative approaches to improving efficiency.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Process Automation: Implemented advanced process automation tools, reducing manual tasks by 50% and improving operational efficiency, highlighting the ability to drive process improvements.• Risk Management: Instituted risk management guidelines, resulting in a 70% reduction in process deviations, showcasing the ability to proactively manage and mitigate risks.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Operations Management: Managed daily operations of the check processing department, leading a team of 20 professionals, demonstrating leadership and operational management skills.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Took the lead in recruiting and overseeing the training of all new bank employees, ensuring a skilled and knowledgeable workforce.• Introduced an annual performance appraisal system for all department staff, promoting professional development and growth.• Maintained strict adherence to federal and state compliance guidelines for retail banking, ensuring the highest level of regulatory integrity.• Conducted research that played a pivotal role in devising an adjustment review process, effectively preventing negative customer feedback, and enhancing overall service quality.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Conducted comprehensive research on banking guidelines and statutory requirements, ensuring up-to-date knowledge of new laws and their applications.• Formulated release and project plans, effectively managing stakeholder expectations and project timelines.• Attained rigorous compliance standards and delivered precise executive-level reporting, contributing to informed decision-making.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Information Technology - Data Management/Project Management

Diploma, General Studies