Leading a Digital Transformation focused on helping teams learn a product mindset and modern delivery practices

Providing coaching support for Source Allies teams across multiple clients with a focus on product development, delivery, team dynamics, customer and stakeholder relationships.Consulting for Corteva and Granular in Delivery Lead and Agile Coach role to provide leadership for multiple technical and project teams, specializing in agile coaching and agile project management. Guiding multiple teams in agile delivery practices. Consulted for Adventureland Resort in a Project… Show more Providing coaching support for Source Allies teams across multiple clients with a focus on product development, delivery, team dynamics, customer and stakeholder relationships.Consulting for Corteva and Granular in Delivery Lead and Agile Coach role to provide leadership for multiple technical and project teams, specializing in agile coaching and agile project management. Guiding multiple teams in agile delivery practices. Consulted for Adventureland Resort in a Project Delivery Manager role to plan and deliver features for website redesign including eCommerce solutions for ticket sales and room reservations. Provided team coaching with a focus on delivery execution which includes day-to-day team member interactions, team processes, and continuous improvement. Consulted for John Deere ISG in Scrum Master and Agile Coach role to provide leadership for multiple technical and project teams, specializing in agile coaching and agile project management. Guided multiple teams in agile delivery practices. Coordinated and facilitated team activities for effective software product delivery including backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, testing and development practices, feature breakdown, story mapping, roadmap planning, prioritization, risk management and operational support. Adapted team processes resulting in lower defects, higher throughput, and increased focus on business value.Product Owner role to define product requirements for features targeting a new customer segment. Partnered with internal stakeholders to define and prioritize minimum marketable features and ensure alignment with business strategy. Collaborated daily with development team to ensure software product achieved business goals and customer needs in a timely manner. Released features to market for customer use and feedback. Show less

Leading software development teams for the Non-Qualified business

Leading software development teams for the Life Insurance business with a focus on java, web, imaging, and BPM technologies.Champion of agile practices within the organization.Partnering with the Agile Iowa User Group to expand the groups reach to the Des Moines downtown community.Presented and gained CIO level support for the first enterprise wide hackathon and code jam. Event planning and coordination. Bringing outside perspectives into the organization through IT… Show more Leading software development teams for the Life Insurance business with a focus on java, web, imaging, and BPM technologies.Champion of agile practices within the organization.Partnering with the Agile Iowa User Group to expand the groups reach to the Des Moines downtown community.Presented and gained CIO level support for the first enterprise wide hackathon and code jam. Event planning and coordination. Bringing outside perspectives into the organization through IT speaker series. Member of IT Recruiting Committee to recruit for internships and top talent.2012 Technology Association of Iowa Women of Innovation finalist. Show less

Team Leader for software application development teams in the Individual Life Insurance IT department. - Java and Web development team - Image and Workflow (BPM) development team