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Exton, PA, US

Wayne, PA, US

Denver, Colorado, US

• Led projects and managed teams of software engineers and quality assurance analysts to develop SaaS customer experience applications based on agile and the scum process to deliver business value.
• Scrum Master for multiple teams consisting of 5-10 onshore and offshore software developers and 2-3 quality assurance analysts in Jira.
• Removed impediments for the team during development and testing and monitored the team’s performance to increase performance.
• Fostered collaborative teamwork and developed plans and work efforts based on business needs from product owners, product managers, and team leads.
• Mentored the teams on the agile manifesto values and principles and coached the teams to create a flexible work environment.
• Conducted backlog refinement, sprint planning meetings, team retrospectives, daily stand ups, and system demos.

West Chester, PA, US

• Produced software requirements by conducting business and technical analysis that leads to the development and implementation of SaaS software solutions for tax business services.
• Scrum Master for multiple teams consisting of 3-8 software developers and 2-3 quality assurance analysts using Microsoft Azure Boards in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Conducted backlog refinement meetings, iteration planning meetings, team retrospectives, daily stand ups, and system demos.
• Configured and managed Microsoft Azure Boards backlog and sprint boards.
• Acted as the servant-leader and mentored software developers and QA analysts in the agile process.
• Worked with business owners, product owners and product managers to prioritize work and plan efforts.

West Chester, PA, US

West Chester, PA, US

US

• Successfully led the computer system replacement project for the Baltimore County Housing Office of Housing (BCOH) cross-functional team of executives, administration and staff.
• Generated user stories and data flow diagrams in support of the replacement project.
• Analyzed customer and financial data for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
• Developed the database migration process requirements and validated the data during the migration from the legacy system to the vendor database.
• Formulated, developed and documented data governance and data integrity rules.
• Facilitated the adherence to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US

• Guided the Information Technology Department operations and system development for the collection and delivery of news, information, and advertising through internal and external Websites and print products.
• Led a staff of system and network administrators, application developers, project managers, business analysts along with computer hardware and software vendors.
• Managed in-house Website system and development of Internet applications.
• Analyzed Website usage and traffic for advertisers to increase sales.
• Project Manager to replace the in-house developed Website system with a SaaS provider to reduce costs.
• Project Manager for an eCommerce web-to-print, dynamic publishing and cross-media marketing system for customers to order print and digital products online to increase sales.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, US

• Manage business and IT projects for state and commercial clients by leading teams of IT professionals.
• Developed an Internet Strategy for the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Health Statistics and Research, for the development of an Interactive Data Dissemination System that allows the public to.
• Completed Business Process Re-engineering projects for Fedex Ground and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to streamline and modernize business and information technology processes.
• Developed Business Continuity Plans for the Pennsylvania Lottery and State Employee Retirement System (SERS) that enable Commonwealth agencies to plan for business disruptions and disasters.

Masters, Business Administration

B.S., Electronics Engineering Technology

B.S., Biology