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Iola, Ks, Us

Iola, Ks, Us

● Managed a team of individuals who were passionate about agile methodologies. Together, we worked on developing effective solutions for agile ways of working, implementing operational processes, and closely monitoring the adoption and effectiveness of these practices within the community.● Developing a plan for agile transformation with a strategic approach.Responsible for overseeing strategic planning and providing consulting services to improve agile practices within the… Show more ● Managed a team of individuals who were passionate about agile methodologies. Together, we worked on developing effective solutions for agile ways of working, implementing operational processes, and closely monitoring the adoption and effectiveness of these practices within the community.● Developing a plan for agile transformation with a strategic approach.Responsible for overseeing strategic planning and providing consulting services to improve agile practices within the organization.● Regarded as a highly knowledgeable professional in scaled agile execution, adept at delivering clear and friendly communication through various channels to effectively influence and lead.● Conducted a variety of trainings, workshops, coaching sessions, and group coaching for mid-senior level management and teams, both virtually and in-person.● Supported the implementation of Lean-Agile principles, practices, and scaled patterns across the entire portfolio, ensuring that they were applied appropriately and effectively.● Development of a community of coaches, shared valuable insights and experiences with fellow coaches to enhance their skills and develop their coaching abilities, serving as a mentor and role model within the coaching community.● Dedicated to ongoing education and collaboration, staying up-to-date on emerging industry trends, and finding relevant examples and studies to enhance organizational knowledge. Show less

● Collaborated with key stakeholders such as the Director of Quality, Site Leadership Team, Engineering, and COO to successfully implement the company's strategic objectives, over five independent applications.● Ensured the organization's quality management system met the requirements of customer, internal, and third-party audits, such as SQF and IMS.● Overseeing the monitoring, measurement, and review of internal processes, with a particular emphasis on those that affect the quality of… Show more ● Collaborated with key stakeholders such as the Director of Quality, Site Leadership Team, Engineering, and COO to successfully implement the company's strategic objectives, over five independent applications.● Ensured the organization's quality management system met the requirements of customer, internal, and third-party audits, such as SQF and IMS.● Overseeing the monitoring, measurement, and review of internal processes, with a particular emphasis on those that affect the quality of the organization's products.● Implemented various strategies to improve performance and meet goals within the Quality Control (QC) organization.● Conducted annual management review meetings to evaluate the effectiveness and compliance of the quality management system.● Ensured the accuracy and integrity of quality-related documents by maintaining the Document Control Program.● Efficient Training Program Management Ensured that all personnel received thorough training in quality standards and procedures.● Efficiently oversaw the internal audit program, diligently conducting regular audits to proactively identify and resolve any potential quality issues.● Managed a team of QA inspectors to ensure product quality and adherence to organizational standards.● Efficiently managed customer complaints by conducting thorough investigations and promptly addressing them to ensure customer satisfaction. Show less

United States

● Successfully trained new Scrum Masters and Product Owners for certification. ● Collaborated closely with team members at all levels to ensure their understanding of Agile principles and effective communication of Agile concepts.● Provided guidance and support to new Product Owners (PO) in adopting agile methods. Ensured that the team's priority needs were addressed, including maintaining a healthy backlog and fostering effective communication with business stakeholders. ● Provided… Show more ● Successfully trained new Scrum Masters and Product Owners for certification. ● Collaborated closely with team members at all levels to ensure their understanding of Agile principles and effective communication of Agile concepts.● Provided guidance and support to new Product Owners (PO) in adopting agile methods. Ensured that the team's priority needs were addressed, including maintaining a healthy backlog and fostering effective communication with business stakeholders. ● Provided guidance to Scrum Masters (SM) on developing their soft skills and effectively implementing the Agile framework, resulting in improved predictability for the team. ● As an experienced professional, I successfully managed multiple teams to gather recommendations for Program Increments (PIs) when key roles were vacant. Continued to assist teams in refining features into actionable stories. Collaborated with leadership to determine team capabilities and deliverables.● Organized and oversaw all quarterly PI Planning events, including Inspect and Adapt, Confidence Vote, and PI reviews.● Evaluated resumes and conducted interviews with SM Candidates to assess their understanding of Agile methodologies and their ability to collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders. After conducting a thorough analysis of each candidate's abilities and areas for improvement, I will provide my recommendations to the leadership. Show less

● Managed Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to promote efficient collaboration and timely delivery.● Provided guidance and support to cross-functional teams, helping them adopt Agile principles and Scrum practices for enhanced team dynamics and improved performance.● Efficiently addressed obstacles that affected the team's productivity, guaranteeing a seamless and uninterrupted workflow.● Managed and improved team… Show more ● Managed Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to promote efficient collaboration and timely delivery.● Provided guidance and support to cross-functional teams, helping them adopt Agile principles and Scrum practices for enhanced team dynamics and improved performance.● Efficiently addressed obstacles that affected the team's productivity, guaranteeing a seamless and uninterrupted workflow.● Managed and improved team performance metrics to drive operational efficiency through process enhancements.● Worked closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritize backlog items, clarify requirements, and ensure alignment with business objectives.● Implemented Agile best practices and tools to improve productivity and transparency across the organization.● Facilitated resolution of conflicts within the team, promoting a harmonious and cooperative work atmosphere.● Provided regular updates to stakeholders and management regarding team progress, velocity, and other important performance indicators.● Facilitated Agile transformation initiatives through the delivery of training sessions and workshops focused on Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework.● Maintained strict adherence to Scrum processes and meticulously documented all project activities and outcomes. Show less

Kansas City, Kansas

Worked with large, geographically dispersed corporations and small, locally based non-profits to develop effective Agile strategies for their respective organizations. Advised clients on the out-of-the-box best practices for implementing an Agile product life cycle within their organization. Through iterations, I would help the organization to refine and modify the selected Agile framework to facilitate adoption of Agile practices. Mentored leadership in identifying and aligning around the… Show more Worked with large, geographically dispersed corporations and small, locally based non-profits to develop effective Agile strategies for their respective organizations. Advised clients on the out-of-the-box best practices for implementing an Agile product life cycle within their organization. Through iterations, I would help the organization to refine and modify the selected Agile framework to facilitate adoption of Agile practices. Mentored leadership in identifying and aligning around the organization's fundamental values and addressing the cost and risk associated with market delays. Key Achievement:● Drove change in Agile methodology by using both Agile and people management to resolve conflicts and steer the organization through any resistance to change and into a culture of high performance.● Used data gathered from anonymous surveys and Jira metrics generated by the team, provided guidance for tools and techniques to be utilized during subsequent iterations to improve team metrics.● Leveraged organization’s aggregated data, demonstrating progress in Agile adoption and transparency in identifying organizational impediments to the teams that need to be addressed.● Mentored delivery teams on Scrum and Kanban frameworks.● Provided regular feedback on Agile teams and practitioners, while providing leadership and coaching as needed.● Engineered and modified organizational/business process to improve velocity, support end-user experience and reduce overhead costs.● Prepared detailed project work plans, project status reports and executive level dashboards for reporting. for front-facing applications that support and expand Accessibility, Analytics, Chat, CRM, LMS and AI systems across an enterprise.● Coached software product delivery teams to deliver business incremental value using Agile / XP techniques, engineering practices (like TDD, Aggressive Refactoring and Continuous Integration) and Jira suite for iteration/release management. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri Area

● Fostered strong collaboration between development teams and customers, to achievecontinuous development for deliverable projects.● Implemented tailored Agile Program for remotes teams across the USA. and Team level.● Promoted DevOps adoption for Release on Demand. As a part of Inspect & Adopt, streamlinedMicroservices development and CI/CD process streamlining.● Responsible for educating new practitioners, PO’s, teams and leadership using a modified Agilemodel.●… Show more ● Fostered strong collaboration between development teams and customers, to achievecontinuous development for deliverable projects.● Implemented tailored Agile Program for remotes teams across the USA. and Team level.● Promoted DevOps adoption for Release on Demand. As a part of Inspect & Adopt, streamlinedMicroservices development and CI/CD process streamlining.● Responsible for educating new practitioners, PO’s, teams and leadership using a modified Agilemodel.● Work directly with the Transformation lead on recruiting both internal and external team members.● Educate and reinforce scrum, kanban, and XP methodology and agile framework to teams and keystakeholders● Executes sprint meetings to effectively track project progress and determine areas of interventionneeded to ensure roadblocks are removed.● Tracked and managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, task breakdown anddetermined areas of intervention needed to ensure roadblocks are removed.● Successfully transformed the project management performance of three teams with 23employees in different cities by providing continuous training and agile coaching to streamlinekey processes.● Lead Scrum of Scrum with video conferencing across North America. Show less

● Coaching teams in the Mobile Application development & DevOps.● Work directly with the Agile Delivery leads focusing on areas of improvement and maturity for theteams. Launched leadership team to focus on their improvement backlog. Launch product teams,educate on MVP and outcomes● Use various assets to measure Agile maturity, work with directors create valuable metrics that willinfluence change and outcomes● Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to… Show more ● Coaching teams in the Mobile Application development & DevOps.● Work directly with the Agile Delivery leads focusing on areas of improvement and maturity for theteams. Launched leadership team to focus on their improvement backlog. Launch product teams,educate on MVP and outcomes● Use various assets to measure Agile maturity, work with directors create valuable metrics that willinfluence change and outcomes● Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to scope commitment.● Facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and softwaredemonstrations.● Facilitate training, assist with organizational backlog prioritization, conduct workshops for storywriting, backlog refinement, estimation, XP engineering.● Fostered tight international team collaboration by using Google Hangout to host meetingsbringing together developers and customers from North America, Europe, and Asia. Show less

Lawton

In my initial role with the company I was a software developer and was later entrusted with managing the entire department including revamping SDLC and employee performance management processes.

Remote

Develop the design, preparation, production and editing for video. Identify and troubleshooting file format issues with Adobe, Shake, and other third party software (Mel). Created special effects for "Teddy Bears at the Park" for 2008 toy convention. Worked with Tiny Totem to develop "Solarian Cup". Created accident simulations for legal review.

Kansas

Designed the local, logical and physical topology for the Fort Riley Rapid Deployment Initiative site. Issued RDI items to Soldiers deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Conducted weekly physical inventory’s valued in excess of $6 million. Authored the Fort Riley site SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) on the RDI logistics database(SQL). Maintained the local database and trained contractors on operations of database.

Oklahoma

Spearheaded the installation of several software and operating systems Managed all software utilities, assembly/disassembly of microcomputers, data communications, local area networks (LANs), and tactical LANs Provided effective solutions to several problems and oversaw the structured design techniques, database system design and development, error recovery, and data security Handled the Defense Message System as well as carried out computer configuration, operation, and… Show more Spearheaded the installation of several software and operating systems Managed all software utilities, assembly/disassembly of microcomputers, data communications, local area networks (LANs), and tactical LANs Provided effective solutions to several problems and oversaw the structured design techniques, database system design and development, error recovery, and data security Handled the Defense Message System as well as carried out computer configuration, operation, and maintenance Handled the configuration of network and troubleshooting of technical issues; constructed, edited, and tested computer simulation scenarios Displayed adeptness in rendering customer and network administration services, such as passwords, electronic mail accounts, security, and troubleshooting Guaranteed active participation in the Yama Sakura, a joint U.S./Japan military exercise, successfully receiving a 2 Star Generals Coin and an award for resolving errors in the database Assumed full responsibility in maintaining the Army's Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) in the field Received an Eagle Scout award and numerous military non-combat recognitions Show less

Masters, Information Systems, 3.56

Field of study included Systems Development Life Cycle, proper project planning and information/software systems architectures, effective.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Animation

Created seamless integration of computer-generated elements with live-action video footage. Used com positing and integration techniques.

Associate Of Science, Computer Animation