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Austin, Tx, Us

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Vice President of Agile Transformations providing services for several Agile transformations at Federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration (VA) Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. FMBT is the largest Government Scaled Agile implementation outside of the Department of Defense.• Program and contract management, guidance, delivery, and business development for all Agile related activities.• Executive leadership, management, and development of the… Show more Vice President of Agile Transformations providing services for several Agile transformations at Federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration (VA) Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. FMBT is the largest Government Scaled Agile implementation outside of the Department of Defense.• Program and contract management, guidance, delivery, and business development for all Agile related activities.• Executive leadership, management, and development of the firm’s staff across multiple contracts and geographical locations• Agile expertise and guidance to all levels of the programs and supported contracts.• Internal support and training for Agile practitioners• Facilitation and support activities for new agile teams and value streams• Administration and support of Agile ALM/EAP tools for the program (Agility/VersionOne/JIRA)• Agile strategy and leadership for a program supporting multiple Agile Release Trains servicing teams across multiple products.• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Training, Coaching and Mentoring• Support for Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Executive Agile Coach providing services for the Veterans Administration (VA) Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. FMBT is the largest Government Scaled Agile implementation outside of the Department of Defense. Activities include:• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Training, Coaching and Mentoring• Agile expertise and guidance to all levels of the program• Internal support and training for Agile practitioners• Facilitation and support… Show more Executive Agile Coach providing services for the Veterans Administration (VA) Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. FMBT is the largest Government Scaled Agile implementation outside of the Department of Defense. Activities include:• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Training, Coaching and Mentoring• Agile expertise and guidance to all levels of the program• Internal support and training for Agile practitioners• Facilitation and support activities for new agile teams and value streams• Administration and support of Agile ALM tools for the program• Create, prepare and deliver a range of FMBT Scaled Agile training from Team through to Leadership level• Agile strategy and leadership for a program supporting Agile teams across the multiple solutions• Company management and business development activities Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Agile Coach and Scrum Master providing support for the Administrative Support Office (ASO) as it transitions all application development to Agile framework and Development/Operations (DevOps).• Agile coach for enterprise agile transformation across multiple projects and associated teams• Provides Agile coaching, mentoring and training in Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Scrumban and Agile• Advises and coaches all levels of the organization from Office Director down to individual level on… Show more • Agile Coach and Scrum Master providing support for the Administrative Support Office (ASO) as it transitions all application development to Agile framework and Development/Operations (DevOps).• Agile coach for enterprise agile transformation across multiple projects and associated teams• Provides Agile coaching, mentoring and training in Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Scrumban and Agile• Advises and coaches all levels of the organization from Office Director down to individual level on Agile best practices• Leading Agile Portfolio management techniques and practices as part of the top to bottom Agile transformation• JIRA System administrator – assisting teams with tool migration, training and familiarization with JIRA and associated add-ons, such as JIRA Portfolio, JIRA Test Management (Adaptavist) and Confluence Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia

Agile Coach and Scrum Master providing support for the Administrative Support Office (ASO) as it transitions all application development to Agile framework leading to the implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and Development/Operations (DevOps) methodologies.The contract falls under the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC), Department of Program Services (DPS) Case Management Systems Office (CMSO). This five-year, single award task order, under the Judiciary… Show more Agile Coach and Scrum Master providing support for the Administrative Support Office (ASO) as it transitions all application development to Agile framework leading to the implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and Development/Operations (DevOps) methodologies.The contract falls under the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC), Department of Program Services (DPS) Case Management Systems Office (CMSO). This five-year, single award task order, under the Judiciary Multiple Award Schedule (JMAS IV) contract, is valued at $115 million if all options are exercised. Show less

Columbia, Maryland

• Agile coaching support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Testing Support Team (MTST), a $70 million contract• Provided Agile Coaching and training for testing and Independent Validation & Verification (IV&V) practices• Coached teams into adoption of agile practices and leveraged tools/frameworks, such as JIRA, HP ALM, test automation, Kanban and Scrum

Rockville, Md

Certified Scrum Professional, Certified Scrum Master & Release Manager on a Federal data warehousing contract (CSTAR) utilizing complex ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process, and intelligent reporting system.Reporting system utilizes SAP Business Intelligence to produce universe based ad-hoc and canned reporting products facilitating FDA's device management and approval systems. Reports are presented to Congress on a quarterly basis.Other technologies include Oracle, HP… Show more Certified Scrum Professional, Certified Scrum Master & Release Manager on a Federal data warehousing contract (CSTAR) utilizing complex ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process, and intelligent reporting system.Reporting system utilizes SAP Business Intelligence to produce universe based ad-hoc and canned reporting products facilitating FDA's device management and approval systems. Reports are presented to Congress on a quarterly basis.Other technologies include Oracle, HP ALM/UFT/QC, SDE JIRA Agile, SQL Developer.Development is carried out utilizing Scrum across three self managing Scrum teams to achieve iterative rapid deployments of customer functionality.Responsible for Daily Stand Up meetings, Product Backlog Refinements and Estimation planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives and Planning Sessions. Also configuration management and deployment process improvements, Epic and Story development and refinement, Product Owner interactions. Show less

Implemented and managed complete life cycle testing via SCRUM of all mobile platforms and software associated with Roadnet Transportation Suite platform. Test environment efficiencies increased through virtualization, test tools and improved testing plans and processes. Worked on multiple mobile platforms including Java, Brew, Windows Mobile and Android across multiple device platforms to ensure adherence to strict algorithmic rules, quality tracking and communications availability to host… Show more Implemented and managed complete life cycle testing via SCRUM of all mobile platforms and software associated with Roadnet Transportation Suite platform. Test environment efficiencies increased through virtualization, test tools and improved testing plans and processes. Worked on multiple mobile platforms including Java, Brew, Windows Mobile and Android across multiple device platforms to ensure adherence to strict algorithmic rules, quality tracking and communications availability to host servers, minimizing interruption to customer deliverables.Worked directly with Marketing, Sales, Product Development and Customer Support to design and implement new software solutions to provide increased customer efficiency, productivity and savings, including mobile applications, custom web interfaces, specific algorithm solutions and other logistics tracking software. Show less

Delivered test, integration and Quality Assurance services in independent contractor role as Lead Tester for prototype logistics / equipment tracking software application. Created and reviewed test plans, procedures and workflow, sourced equipment, and leveraged Taguchi testing methodologies and QA theories while conducting User Acceptance and Factory Acceptance Testing (UAT and FAT) along with both manual and automated forms of usability, functional, process, load, session, security and… Show more Delivered test, integration and Quality Assurance services in independent contractor role as Lead Tester for prototype logistics / equipment tracking software application. Created and reviewed test plans, procedures and workflow, sourced equipment, and leveraged Taguchi testing methodologies and QA theories while conducting User Acceptance and Factory Acceptance Testing (UAT and FAT) along with both manual and automated forms of usability, functional, process, load, session, security and integration testing. Managed broad range of project communications to drive on-time delivery of documentation, software approval and related key items, and ensured all processes were in line with ISO 9001 standards. Key Achievements:Single-handedly designed, constructed, operated and maintained full test suite consisting of up to 50 computer terminals and radio / communication devices.Created, executed and reported on complex test plan within 3-month timeframe, consistently meeting deadlines and exceeding company and client standards.Played integral role in developing faster defect reporting process that improved test procedures, processes and execution times.Built API interfacing tool that allowed users to modify Windows service status and settings. Show less

Facilitated testing of cockpit displays and control systems for sophisticated military jet aircraft; participated in tiger team meetings with multinational engineering force to determine design implementations and test / integration methods, performed requirements analysis and production based on ADA 95 and pseudo logic codes, UML and state charts, and designed documents for compilation into testable and verifiable criteria. Delivered systems and process training to junior associates, and… Show more Facilitated testing of cockpit displays and control systems for sophisticated military jet aircraft; participated in tiger team meetings with multinational engineering force to determine design implementations and test / integration methods, performed requirements analysis and production based on ADA 95 and pseudo logic codes, UML and state charts, and designed documents for compilation into testable and verifiable criteria. Delivered systems and process training to junior associates, and conducted documentation reviews with peers and senior management. Key Achievements:Improved engineering process by implementing migration to DOORs requirements management tool set from legacy software and practices, allowing for best capture of change management and traceability.Guided specification of test requirement format, language and concept approach; worked effectively with Test Team Lead to reach a common ground on use, creation and review / control of new test deliverables.Created documentation that streamlined development and change control of test plans and schedules, enabling faster flight readiness acceptance prior to test flights. Show less

Conducted full range of test / integration engineering for hardware and software incorporated into multimillion-dollar defense warning system. Served as Regression Tester on software applications and provided subject matter expertise on telecommunications and military operations. Key Achievements:Implemented test creation tool that captured repeatable / re-usable test steps and auto populated test scripts, significantly reducing test creation time. Leveraged prior military experience… Show more Conducted full range of test / integration engineering for hardware and software incorporated into multimillion-dollar defense warning system. Served as Regression Tester on software applications and provided subject matter expertise on telecommunications and military operations. Key Achievements:Implemented test creation tool that captured repeatable / re-usable test steps and auto populated test scripts, significantly reducing test creation time. Leveraged prior military experience and knowledge of cutting-edge telecommunications to quickly master system and ensure rapid root identification and resolution of critical bugs. Show less

Advanced through several leadership roles with responsibility for training and supervising teams of up to 30 personnel in multi-national intelligence collection and analysis assignments across the globe. Utilized state-of-the-art devices to perform interception, interpretation, recording and reporting of data from all major electronic and human sources while adhering to national and international intelligence gathering rules. Conducted user acceptance testing of new technologies. Developed and… Show more Advanced through several leadership roles with responsibility for training and supervising teams of up to 30 personnel in multi-national intelligence collection and analysis assignments across the globe. Utilized state-of-the-art devices to perform interception, interpretation, recording and reporting of data from all major electronic and human sources while adhering to national and international intelligence gathering rules. Conducted user acceptance testing of new technologies. Developed and presented high-level briefings and reports to senior and government officials. Key Achievements:Completed projects to improve intelligence products during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Show less

Miltary Intelligence, Telecommunications Exploitation, A+

Activities and Societies: Radar Theory & Operation High Frequency (HF) and Above High Frequency (AHF) Computer-aided Search Techniques.

A-Level, Biology, Art, General Studies

Advanced coursework in Biology, General Studies and Art & Design Secondary Education General Certificates NEWQUAY TRETHERRAS SIXTH FORM.