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Independent consultant offering services to local businesses around:- Web and application design/development- Web hosting- Agile consulting- Content creation- Search engine marketing- Search engine optimization- Graphic design

Waterloo, WI, US

- Act as a guide for customers to have the most successful experiences and lifestyle- Develop in-depth Trek product and process knowledge- Co-manage product ordering of bikes, products, and accessories for $4m+ dollar store- Growing team mini bus rating from 3 to 5 through improving Net Promoter Score (NPS), customer retention, Great Places to Work rating.

Versailles, OH, US

- Led two teams: one infrastructure team, including Oracle EBS management, and one client services team- Led discovery conversations and implementation around SaaS solutions including Disaster Recovery, Unified Communication, Back-up- Led conversation to lean backlog and MVP to deliver Azure on-prem to cloud migration (two-year running project delivered in.

- Managed 2+ Scrum Masters and Coached 3 or more others around improving their teams, self-growth, and project reporting - staff augmentation and whole Product Team Scrum Masters- Drove standardized templated team reporting across Nexient, covering productivity and quality metrics, roadmap/deliverables, and risk mitigation.- Participated as Operations Lead.

- Built client training program for employees to gain knowledge around Agile Core Fundamentals, Product Ownership, and Scrum Mastery- Built client training program certification tests to qualify client employees as knowledgeable around Agile Core Fundamentals and the Product Owner and Scrum Master roles- Leveraged Azure DevOps for managing product backlog.

Remote Scrum Master for Fortune 500 clients who:- Led engagements to save $4 million dollars building Java-based applications through cross-functional team engagement and product ownership- Coached teams for 50+ Sprints to deliver consistently high Predictability, averaging over 95% Sprint Predictability from start to completion of projects- Supported.

Burr Ridge, IL, US

- Improved various Search Engine Marketing (SEM) results 25 - 50%+ and helped decrease order holds by 20%- Optimized measurable completion of work within Kanban methodology by keeping team accountable to user story format and management of user story statuses- Converted business needs into user stories including Gherkin, Acceptance Criteria, and visual.

- Deployed four applications to over 120 clients- Managed clients across the globe: Europe, the Americas, etc.- Educated and on-boarded clients onto multiple applications: Global Portal, APT NextGen, IAM, and Global Web Template.- Connected IT and clients, supported through the technical deployment process- Navigated organization to speedily deploy.

As a Scrum Master:- Improved team efficiency by 25%+- Facilitated Scrum events: planning, retrospective, review, and daily scrum- Leveraged Azure DevOps for managing product backlog, writing acceptance criteria, estimating, building roadmaps; building dashboards, queries, epics, features, user stories, bugs, spikes- Continually learned how to best serve my.

- Developed auditing applications leveraging WPF, C#, XAML, Gulp, SaSS, and Telerik- Managed India Microsoft Global Development Team- Managed communication with teams across Europe- Transitioned team into Agile-Scrum team- Leveraged Kentico CMS and continued to learn C#- Managed communication between leadership and stakeholders- Collaborated to build the.

Columbus, Ohio, US

- Focused on development of websites user experience, user interface, and front-end stack of HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and PHP- Led management of multiple websites for technical support, site maintenance, and updates- Responsible for rapid prototyping, designing and development of multiple websites custom-built in Wordpress CMS

Maumee, OH, US

- Researched and developed user interfaces and user experience of custom-built websites and mobile applications- Developed custom websites leveraging Magento CMS- Built around W3C standards via JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, XML,Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks- Wrote media queries for responsive web design- Optimized SEO for all six company sites- Launched.

- Created web graphics and implemented into the BGSU website - power point presentations, images, building new image files from scratch, etc.- Executed concise communication and organization skills- Implemented quick turn-around to deliver solutions to clients- Developed using CSS3 and HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript, and PHP.

Sylvania, OH, US

- Created and edited premium modules that helped employee training- Used Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop and Illustrator to create concepts and vision- Strategically bridged the communication, process, skill, or functional gap for clients

- Designed creation and project management- Prepared files for grand format digital printers using materials such as aluminum, die-bond, PVC, coroplast, vinyl, adhesives, etc. - Coordinated projects from start to finish while meeting tight deadlines while satisfying customers

Cleveland, Ohio, US

- Contributed to sales and marketing of University Tees on Bowling Green State University's campus- Promoted and marketed why University Tees is the best solution for customizable apparel and promotional products- Sold more than $30,000 of product working part-time.

Bowling Green, OH, US

- Designed LCD panels, flyers and other marketing materials- Handled multiple projects using time management- Executed design-driven promotional material on deadline-driven projects

- Created advertisements, brochures, logos, logotypes, shirts, as well as practiced branding and marketing at the small-business level- Responsible for company organization and administrative duties- Managed schedules, scheduling meetings with clients, organizing calendars, filing office paperwork, and other administrative tasks

Visual Communication Technology

Graphic Design, Graphic Design