Kevin Dehaven Email & Phone Number

Severn, MD, US

Atlanta, GA, US

Mclean, VA, US

• Coached three remote engineering teams through the Software Delivery Life Cycle, by teaching Agile principles and leveraging Scrum and Kanban frameworks in a full stack cloud environment. Introduced practices resulting.
• Coordinated tower-level vulnerability management for 23 applications, guiding teams through identifying and resolving architectural and cyber risks. Empowered teams to reach our target-state of vulnerability.
• Spearheaded the program-level Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement process, an audit event that ensures the architectural and cyber integrity of 40+ applications. Guided teams and their Tech Leads through process.
• Executed Release Train Engineer (RTE) level duties, helping to coordinate and facilitate program-level events including: PI planning sessions, monthly review meetings, Scrum of Scrums (S2), and “Being Well Managed”.
• Identified dependencies and coordinated with cross-functional teams to develop a shared workflow; leveraged collaboration with process owners to remove impediments and blockers.
• Commited to fostering team growth, development, and positive morale. Hosted team “happy-hours” to celebrate successes and encourage interpersonal connections in our remote environment.

Mclean, VA, US

• Transformed two remote engineering teams into stabilized, high-performing, and self-organizing pods by teaching Agile values and practices. Team health and Agile maturity scores increased from 3.0 to 4.5 (out of 5)
• Cultivated a collaborative environment with Product and Tech partners, ensuring cohesiveness by offering conflict resolution and hosting morale boosting events.
• Protected the developers from interruptions and distractions, by serving as a liaison to external teams and stakeholders.
• Partnered with Product and Tech leaders to develop objectives and key results (OKRs), managed and prioritized the backlog, maintained backlog health for a continuous workflow, and leveraged sprint metrics to optimize.
• Facilitated frequent development releases of small, testable increments; adjusted based on direct customer and stakeholder feedback. Encouraged continuous improvement through a cycle of testing, releasing, deploying.
• Served as a Jira/Jira Align Program Lead; coached fellow Scrum Masters best practices for keeping data clean and leveraging Tableau reporting to improve delivery methods.

Mclean, VA, US

• Developed team members and coached behaviors that maximized team success.
• Created and fostered customer relationships; uncovering needs and providing solutions while growing Capital One’s Book of Business.
• Drove the Northern Maryland Market New-Hire Experience; conducted interviews, coordinated with management to determine job-fit quality, and trained new associates.
• Produced and managed monthly schedules for 15 employees across 3 branches.

• Led teams of Software Developers executing daily campaign efforts.
• Implemented Scrum practices to maximize workflow; including creating tasks, organizing development work into Sprints, holding daily stand-ups to check progress, and conducting Sprint Reviews to assess completed efforts
• Mentored associates in the art of Lead Generation & PPC Campaign Management.
• Managed advertising accounts for Automotive Dealer and Student Loan Lender clients.
• Executed market research to develop creative strategies for these clients.
• Optimized PPC accounts on Google Adwords through constant development.

St Louis, MO, US

• Coordinated daily operations of cafes generating between $4.1 million to $4.7 million in annual sales.
• Managed a staff of 70+. Trained new employees and coached tenured employees.
• Designated the role of Recruitment Specialist; responsible for identifying new employee candidates, reviewing qualifications, and conducting interviews.
• Additionally selected for the role of Food Quality Specialist; responsibilities included monitoring cost trends and creating techniques to decrease Food Cost loss and increase profitability.

US

• Directed daily operations of locations generating between $4.2 million to $5.6 million in annual sales.
• Managed a staff of 50+. Oversaw hiring, staffing, scheduling, labor budgeting and sales generation.
• Created marketing strategies to generate sales growth and increase guest count to exceed company goals.
• Independently headed the GiveBack Program initiative; a fundraiser for local nonprofit organizations. o Generated over $75K in GiveBack Revenue for the 2012 fiscal year

Bachelor'S Of Science (Bs), Business Administration, Management And Operations

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