I provided direction and training for the organization’s Agile implementation. I managed the team of Agile Practitioners who work as Scrum Masters/Agile Practitioners to support the Engineering and Product Management organizations, while participating in the engineering leadership group.

I led SaaS, Information Security, and data warehouse development teams as Scrum Master/Agile Practitioner using agile development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, Scrum-ban, etc. I customized agile solutions and analyzed team data to improve processes. I advised Engineering and Product Management in agile best practices and responsibilities. I supported backlog management, requirement gathering, writing user stories, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc. and facilitated process improvements around CI/CD, DevOps, automation, and other environment and department goals.

I was a Senior Producer for an independent game development company. I was responsible for managing retail and downloadable game development projects. I have experience managing teams of developers, artists, designers, and QA on internal and contract video games, shipping 13 original titles, completing 6 title updates, and 6 platform ports, including the downloadable titles A Kingdom for Keflings and its sequel A World of Keflings. I have successfully shipped products for PS VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox 360 (including Kinect), Wii, PS3, Wii U, iOS, Android, Fire OS, PC. I am experienced with all stages of production: concept evaluation, design, prototyping, production, playtesting, QA, release, updates, DLC and other post-launch support.

Operations Management: I joined a fledgling company to provide direction for operations and business procedures, including accounting, budgeting, training, project management, and some marketing and direct sales work.Security Consulting: I provided risk management consultations to healthcare practices and other small businesses, while establishing and maintaining successful customer relationships.

Backstage Library Works provides professional and technical services to libraries. I was responsible for employee management including hiring, disciplinary action, performance evaluation, training, and other management duties. I performed project design and implementation for internal and external clients. I was successful in designing cost-effective business processes and procedures and worked on complex projects with multiple deadline requirements.