As a Agilist, helping teams launch a new mobile and online banking product. Working with Scrum Masters and Product Management, UX and Dev teams to help mature Agile practices and using Scrum framework effectively.

I co-founded a consulting company in Chicago, focusing on Digital Transformation, AI Productivity optimization, Agile, DevOps maturity, Program Management, and Portfolio Management. My role involved leading strategic initiatives, driving client success through innovative solutions, and achieving significant growth in client satisfaction and revenue. • Developed expertise in cutting-edge technologies and methodologies• Implemented tailored consulting services for client success• Led initiatives to drive revenue growth and client satisfaction

Worked with 5 different business units/groups and 80+ teams over 5+ years to mature agility and portfolio management in the organization. Helped deliver measurable results across portfolios by accelerating time to market (by 2x-5x) and reduced costs (up to 35%) with increase in quality.• As Enterprise Program Manager, was accountable for end-to-end delivery of multiple delivery portfolios and release trains from 40-150 team members.• Coached 40+ teams over a period of 5+ years and helped mature Agile and DevOps practices including test automation and helping set up CI/CD pipelines across multiple divisions.• Used portfolio and team maturity assessment frameworks to understand current state of the organization and create roadmaps for enterprise transformations for multiple business units.• Helped business units achieve greater ROI and higher business agility using Lean, XP, Agile and DevOps principles and practices coupled with modern technology platforms and architectures. • Coached leaders and teams across various domains – Web applications, SaaS and PaaS platforms, Network and Operations support, big data, analytics, capital markets, investment management, Claims Processing, Production Support. • Matured organizational Agile practices and built shared knowledge via Communities of Practice/Centers of Excellence. Helped build a culture of innovation, learning and retrospection.

Enterprise Agile Coach helping with crafting and implementation of a roadmap for digital transformation. Activated and trained 10 new Scrum and Kanban teams and organized Agile trainings and boot camps for business and IT leadership. Helped build a culture of innovation, learning and retrospection.

Reporting to the CTO, responsible for global IT portfolio of $57M, managed team of 110+. Key responsibilities included heading the Global PMO and planning, resourcing and vendor management for entire global IT portfolio. Selected as Agile Transformation champion for the organization, realized annual savings of $8M+ through a combination of test automation, minimizing handoffs, defect reduction and negotiations with vendors.

Responsible for 7 programs spread across different B2B lines of business. Driving transformations across multiple business units in Allstate. Responsible for IT governance, roadmaps and budget planning for brokerage division of Allstate.

Coached and led team of 7 PMs for 3 global programs and Agile Release trains to deliver map data products for automobiles, mobile phones and web applications. Drove process improvement and established best practices in program and portfolio management.

Led roadmap and capacity planning for business unit with $100M budget and 900+ people. Managed a total of 15 program managers and Scrum Masters. Internal Lean Six Sigma and Agile consultant for multiple business units helping lead transformations of the organization in various roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Portfolio lead)

Various roles of increasing responsibility from software engineer to senior software engineer to project lead. Multiple application and embedded system platforms and programming with Java, C++, C.