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Transformed a dysfunctional development department into a high functioning Agile group, delivering consistent outcomes of high business value.Converted and trained a team of 7 Business Analysts into effective Product Owners with healthy backlogs and integrated them into development teams.Tained and mentored a non-development, Risk Management team in Agile methodology using Scrum processes. This included training and supporting two new Scrum Masters.Implemented a Kanban team in the IT department to improve communication and organizational collaboration.Grew the number of functional Agile teams in the business by 150%.Implemented and maintained Atlassian tools in the organization as the administrator. These products included Jira, Jira Service Desk and Trello.Developed and published team metrics which ensured team health and improved business forecasting accuracy.Established and mentored a business team, coordinating all production level releases preventing unplanned system outages.Strengthened Agile understanding and culture in the organization by holding regular trainings that included Agile teams, stakeholders, and senior managers.

Re-established Agile/Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.Established effective communication and collaboration with international development teams and stakeholders from the USA, Sweden and Costa Rica.Established a repository for process and product documentation for the development and customer support teams.Coached the team in developing an effective onboarding process for team members reducing the onboarding time by 50%.Co-managed a healthy backlog with the Product Owners.

Led an Agile/Scrum team in delivering four major project releases and dozens of minor releases over my tenure.Ensured accurate metrics were published to establish team health.Removed impediments for the team and helped maintain great relationships with other functional groups.Actively participated in a Scrum of Scrums to coordinate business activities among teams.Established effective QA tools and processes in an organization that had no prior formal testing.Automated manual test cases using QTP(ALM) at 70%

Created test plans and test cases based on business requirements and specification.Used Mercury Quality Center to manage the Defect Lifecycle and the traceability of stringent FDA guidelines.Managed the integration of strong HIPAA requirements into the application.Was recognized with the highest internal GE award for outstanding leadership in leading and managing an application testing team of 13 testers through a critical release of the product. (8/2007)Managed a business-critical Health and Safety program for the GE site of 200+ people in addition to my normal duties; which included recruiting, training and managing a team of approximately 20 people to fulfill GE/OSHA required tasks surrounding the health and safety of the GE facility earning a 91% audit score for the implemented program.

Created test plans and test cases based on business requirements and specification.Used Mercury Quality Center to manage the Defect Lifecycle and the traceability of stringent FDA guidelines.Managed the integration of strong HIPAA requirements into the application.Was recognized with the highest internal GE award for outstanding leadership in leading and managing an application testing team of 13 testers through a critical release of the product. (8/2007)Managed a business-critical Health and Safety program for the GE site of 200+ people in addition to my normal duties; which included recruiting, training and managing a team of approximately 20 people to fulfill GE/OSHA required tasks surrounding the health and safety of the GE facility earning a 91% audit score for the implemented program.