 Provide guidance in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe and lead Agile delivery teams consisting of a mix of organization and contractor/vendor staffs (offshore development teams). Lead project teams as well as develop, maintain, and grow client relationships.  Collaborate with team on conflict resolution and team building and empower the teams to be self-organized. Manage software platforms that are responsible for offering cross-business transformative shared services.  Facilitate ART events and processes and assisted the team in delivering value. Work with Product Owners, Tech Leads, and other stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment. Establish and communicate calendars for iterations and program increments. Support the Product Manager when necessary.Selected Highlights:o Improved the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery pipeline.o Was key in implementing SAFe for the Channel. Was the release train engineer to the teams on the ART with 50 team members on the Train, modeling agile mindset, demonstrating ceremonies and practices where necessary, and supporting the health of the teams.o Facilitated program increment (PI) planning, PI planning readiness, Scrum of Scrums, system demos, system demo readiness, and other relevant ART-level syncs; assisted with PO sync meetings.

 Assigned to several teams in the rewrite for claims system on web for the backend portion. Managed each project’s scope and timeline. Facilitated sprint sessions (Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Review/Demos…) removed impediments/obstacles to help ensure execution of deliverables Coach and mentor agile team members on agile standards and best practices for multiple Scrum Teams.  Coordinated across other agile teams for complex projects and creating cross functional teams. Coached team members in Agile frameworks. Leveraged coaching, facilitation, and conflict resolution to serve teams effectively. Empowered the teams to be self-organized. Helped the team to continuously improve their process by observing and providing regular feedback.  Worked closely with the Product Owner and the Development Team in backlog management and continuous delivery of features. Helped negotiate feature trade-offs with the stakeholders.  Built relationship with Product owner and other stakeholders to facilitate team's interaction with them.  Used JIRA for managing Scrum artifacts and metrics.Selected Highlights:o Applied expertise in scaling frameworks to optimize team performance. Successfully drove Agile and Lean frameworks, resulting in an increase in product efficiency.o Ensured deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each Sprint. Removed organizational impediments and cleared roadblocks to enable teams to reach their goals.o Collaborated with stakeholders at various levels, building strong relationships that resulted in an increase in the project success rate

 With a new Agile Team for a new start-up B2B computer business, guided/coached and facilitated scrum process to team.  Gathered user and business requirements with the Product Owner through interviews, requirement workshops. Analyzed and assisted in prioritizing user and business requirements with the Product Owner and Development Team and writing user stories using INVEST in the Product backlog. Collaborated with a team to define team capacity and velocity as well as team building and self-organization. Monitored burn-down charts and communicated sprint progress to stakeholders and SMEs. Worked with product owners to manage backlogs and new requests. Used JIRA tool for managing Scrum artifacts and team performance.Selected Highlight: Facilitated Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Review/Demos, remove impediments/obstacles.

LMC provides restoration, maintenance, and customization parts. On site and on contract for Long Motor Corporation, facilitated Scrum framework – Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Review/Demos, removed impediments/obstacles to ensure adherence to Agile principles. Guided the product owner on user stories and how to write in JIRA for Business needs. Led all backend coding activities for the company website. Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.Selected Highlights:o Ensured on time and under budget delivery and completion of multiple projects for ERP system.o Collaborated with Product Owners to define and prioritize product backlogs, improving backlog accuracy.o Coordinated with development teams to remove impediments and ensure timely delivery, resulting in a 15% reduction in sprint delays.o Conducted regular retrospectives to drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of learning.*Prior to 2013, worked in various other, on-site, contract consulting assignments for ten years with Xirius Business Solutions.