Software Engineering Manager
Led 2 Software Engineering teams with 4-6 members each during period of accelerated company growth in which revenue expanded 7x.Empowered Software Engineering teams to truly become Agile by introducing enhanced ceremonies and practices resulting in an increase to software delivery rate of 15% to 20%.Advised executive team during implementation of additional processes for Product and Quality Assurance teams resulting in a further increase to software delivery rate of 15% to 20%.Planned strategic cross-functional project schedule for 8-10 projects per quarter in a rapidly evolving priority environment with 100% of plans delivered on time.Supported teams in completion of planned projects by actively removing roadblocks, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and participating in engineering processes resulting in 85% to 90% quarterly software delivery rate.Coached 10 direct reports on career development through collaborative creation of quarterly professional goals with weekly 1:1 progress update.Hired 3 additional engineers by coordinating and participating in initial and technical interviews for prospective engineers; coordinated proposed salaries with Human Resources.Collaborated with Finance Department to evaluate engineering activities over the last three years; enabled company to retroactively secure R&D tax credit resulting in tax savings of ~$120,000.