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Irvine, California, Us

Lead the strategic vision for the Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering a culture of excellence.Ensure alignment of all projects with Lead Loom's strategic objectives, fostering a cohesive and unified approach to achieving organizational goals, resulting in enhanced project success rates.Design and implement robust evaluation frameworks to measure project performance, identify strengths, and highlight areas for improvement, resulting in a 10% increase in project quality.Implement comprehensive risk management plans, proactively identifying potential issues and developing contingency strategies to mitigate risks, ensuring project continuity and achieving zero downtime during critical phases.Managed cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive efforts and successful execution of methodologies across all organizational levels, boosting project success rates by 25%.Introduced and integrated testing practices that significantly improve product quality and development throughput while fostering a culture of excellence in software engineering.Oversee the development and execution of change management strategies, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to ongoing operations.Conducted comprehensive training workshops for product owners, empowering them with critical skills for effective product managment.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Spearheaded the development of comprehensive project roadmaps, outlining key milestones, resource allocation, and risk management strategies to ensure timely and on-budget project delivery.Oversaw the creation and management of budgets for multiple projects, ensuring financial accountability and optimal use of resources to drive project success and organizational growth.Partnered with senior leadership to ensure all programs aligned with the company’s strategic objectives, fostering a cohesive and unified approach to achieving organizational goals.Designed and implemented robust evaluation frameworks to measure project performance, identify strengths, and highlight areas for improvement, enabling data-driven decision-making.Facilitated regular stakeholder meetings, providing transparent updates on project progress, addressing concerns, and incorporating feedback to ensure stakeholder satisfaction and project alignment.Cultivated a high-performing project management team, providing mentorship, training, and professional development opportunities to enhance skills, foster innovation, and drive project excellence.

San Francisco, California, Us

Orchestrated PI planning, Scrum of Scrums, and innovation sessions, ensuring cohesive team efforts and successful execution of Agile methodologies across all levels of the organization.Developed and presented comprehensive portfolio updates to C-level executives and stakeholders, aligning strategic goals with agile frameworks to drive overall business agility.Mentored and coached cross-functional teams in Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and enabling teams to meet and exceed organizational objectives.Created and prioritized epic backlogs as part of lean portfolio management, ensuring teams were prepared for efficient feature intake and successful project delivery.Implemented advanced predictive analytics dashboards, risk management, audit, compliance, and regulatory reporting, supporting data-driven decision-making processes.Pioneered the adoption of a company-wide Scrum maturity assessment tool, leading to enhanced Agile practices and improved team performance metrics.

Des Moines, Ia, Us

Managed five scrum teams of 8 personnel comprised of Engineers, SDETs, data scientists and engineers: Activities include:Leading the scrum teams in using Agile methodology and scrum practicesHelping the product owner and development teams to achieve customer satisfactionLeading the development teams in self-organizationRemoving impediments and coaching the scrum teams on removing impedimentsHelping the development teams to identify and fill in blanks in the Agile frameworkResolve conflicts and issues that occurHelp the teams achieve higher levels of scrum maturitySupporting the product owners and provide education where needed

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Commerce, Ca, Us

Long Beach, Ca, Us

Englewood, Co, Us

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

Master'S Degree, International Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology