“Be a light in an often dark world” - This daily philosophy, combined with a passion for creating holistic viewpoints of opportunities from many voices, a laser focus on continual improvement of systems, and exceptional analytical abilities and soft skills, has resulted in my being asked to drive program, product, and project management in every role I have held over the last 25+ years. My background in agile practices, strategic planning, process design, platform implementation, integrations development, organizational change management, and training program development results in my often being called a “game changer” by clients and employees. I thrive on actively engaging professional teams, leaders, and stakeholders to discover powerful options for transforming business needs into high-quality products, programs, and services.SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:Dynamic Program, Product, & Implementation Manager recognized for the ability to develop pipeline concepts into vision-focused results, capture the heart of business problems, build solid business cases through opportunity analysis, guide executives on strategic prioritization based on critical insights, & inspire buy-in from stakeholders by painting a clear picture of what is possible.Highly skilled Project Management Professional (PMP) & Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) with a proven record of success in implementing & continually improving upon agile processes. DA: “Toolbox” approach that incorporates Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, & add'l methodologies to address continuous improvement needs for organizations/teams.Skilled in driving a passion for user centric design & incorporating consistent user input to deliver intuitive, simple, & appealing features that delight customers.Known for smooth spearheading of complex initiatives; asking timely questions that challenge Leaders, Product Owners, & Teams to take solutions in unique directions; modernizing existing platforms; & bridging the gap between diverse internal & external customer needs & technical capabilities to produce value-driven, high-impact program/product roadmaps.Proactive in building impactful partnerships across diverse business & technical teams, connecting beautifully with individuals across the organization - from seasoned executives to new hires.Master trainer/organizational change manager - impact analyses, coaching leaders on championing change, designing vision-aligned change & communication plans, monitoring & mitigating risks, scaling up successful experiments, & creating training programs/resources.