Kelly Lein Email & Phone Number

Cayucos, CA, US

Leading a group of teams to build a Mobile Platform at the VA.

- Lead the full cycle development and deployment of user-centric products for the VA flagship mobile app.- Define and measures KPIs to evaluate the impact of what is delivered.- Manage agile ceremonies like backlog refinement, sprint planning, and team retrospectives to support the iterative design and delivery of new products.- Design and lead workshops.

- Serve as Product leader for group of 4 agile development teams within the VA Benefits space - Guide the product roadmaps and strategy for teams building APIs to help Veterans access the benefits they have earned - Organize resources to ensure teams are set up to support their problems spaces for the long term - Build and maintain relationships with.

- Work directly with Veterans, VSOs, and other end users to determine how best to improve the process of appealing their benefits decisions.- Lead team of developers to create an API that allows digital submission of benefit decision appeals.- Leverage the Ad Hoc Product Practice to ensure we are solving the right problems in the right ways for Veterans

Denver, CO

- Work with key internal stakeholders to determine priority for SAFe Agile System Team- Define success criteria and value provided by DevOps initiatives - Work with globally distributed team and help ensure cohesive teamwork

Denver, CO

- Work with Product Managers and stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of the feature requests for the product- Break down the feature requests into implementable pieces- Work with development teams to implement the feature requests in the best way possible to solve the problem(s)- Act as Scrum Master of Solution Team to ensure Features are delivered.

Chicago, IL

- Ensure the success of the Release for my Release Train of 9 development teams- Facilitate communication between all development teams and ensure all risks and dependencies are mitigated- Communicate the status and health of the Release to stakeholders throughout development

Chicago, IL

- Work directly with clients to better understand their pain points and needs- Research industry best practices to ensure we build innovative solutions- Work with the development teams daily to ensure product quality and client satisfaction

Chicago, IL

- Acted as the Agile shepherd for my teams focusing on iOS and Android development- Removed impediments to meeting commitments- Ran Agile ceremonies

Chicago, IL

- Took a leadership role in both the iOS and Android application teams- Worked with team to architect and implement complex SDK product along with white label application- Took ownership of mobile platform products throughout lifecycle

- Determined best practices and policies of entire Flex/Flash department- Involved in all stages of project life cycles including analysis and design through development testing- Integrated User Interfaces with multiple back-end technologies

- Lead development team during e-Learning course creation- Programmed e-Learning courses in Flash, JavaScript, XHTML and OpenLaszlo- Mastered integration of SCORM and AICC standards into e-Learning course modules- Applied theories of Instructional Design to e-Learning course development

Hoffman Estates, IL

- Learned about Animation and Video Game industries- Learned about Motion Capture process

Ma, Digital Media

Ios/Objective C

2-day Objective-C training focusing on the basic of Objective C. Learned fundamentals of iOS programming.

Intermediate Ios Bootcamp, Ios/Objective C

Intense 5 day iOS Bootcamp class where we delved deeper into developing with iOS.

Open Laszlo Studios

5 day training class offered by Open Laszlo Studios Learned complex concepts and methods of developing rich internet applications

Open Laszlo Studios

2 day training class provided by Open Laszlo Studios Learned basics of LZX development

Bfa, Art/Design - Time Arts