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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Created project roadmaps to ensure timely release of valuable software, reducing uncertainty and increasing transparency into project progress.Increased the predictability of software project delivery timelines by influencing the team to clearly defineAcceptance Criteria on stories before making estimations, resulting in a 75% increase in accuracy on story point estimations.Led an initiative to implement integration stories early and often throughout the sprint, leading to a 30% decrease in bugs and defects.Collaborated with stakeholders to adjust meeting frequency and purpose to align with best practices, resulting in Increased team productivity and a 20% increase in velocity in subsequent sprints.Streamlined team operations by eliminating low-value, recurring meetings, resulting in saving over 2300 developer hours and ~ $100,000 in operating expenses annuallyOptimized the daily triage meeting for items submitted to a platform infrastructure team, leading to a 30% faster response time and resolution rate for bugs and defects.Collaborated with product owners and developers to refine user stories in the product backlog by breaking them down further, leading to a 50% decrease in average cycle time.Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.Collaborated with cross-functional teams at all levels within the organization to ensure smooth project execution And alignment of goals within an agile release train.Gathered team performance data and metrics, and consolidated it into visual dashboards in Jira to improve transparency of current, past, and future work, and to help track and identify trends over time.Led release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects.

Austin, Texas, United States

Developed a proof of concept java application to ensure file download integrity, resulting in file corruptionincidents decreasing by 90%Managed the migration of large datasets from on-premises storage to Snowflake using DBT for datatransformation, optimizing data transfer processes and ensuring data integrity throughout the transition.Developed a Java application that eliminated manual data entry, resulting in saving 4000+ developer hours and $175,000 anuallyCollaborated with senior developers and cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex software issues.Participated in the full software development lifecycle, from planning and design to testing and deployment.