Valarie Eilers Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

Program Lead - RTE (Release Train Engineer) - Infrastructure TeamI play a crucial role as a Program Lead - RTE within the Infrastructure team, spearheading Agile transformation efforts and driving the rollout of product management initiatives. My focus revolves around orchestrating planning meetings, providing expert DevOps support, and offering comprehensive coaching to ensure the smooth operation and progression of our infrastructure projects. Serving as the linchpin between stakeholders, I foster collaboration and ensure the successful execution of Agile-driven infrastructure initiatives.Key Responsibilities:- Agile Planning and Facilitation: Lead Agile planning meetings, aligning infrastructure initiatives with Agile principles, prioritizing tasks, and emphasizing value delivery within an Agile framework.- DevOps Coach & Training Support: Offer guidance in implementing and optimizing DevOps practices within Agile contexts, collaborating with teams to streamline processes and integrate automation.- Coaching and Mentoring: Provide mentorship to team members, promoting an Agile culture of continuous improvement, skill growth, and Agile best practices adoption.- Collaboration and Communication: Act as a central point of contact for cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project goals, timelines, and dependencies.- Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Drive initiatives to enhance Agile processes, tools, and methodologies within the infrastructure domain, identifying optimization opportunities and implementing relevant changes.

I have been dedicated to bringing the principles of agility, leadership mindset, training, and coaching to a diverse range of clients, including VShred Health and Fitness as an Agile Coach and Duke Energy as an Agilist and Coach. My experience extends to projects such as "Energy of the Future," focusing on sustainable energy solutions, and Nuclear Product Development. My mission is to promote and educate on the agility mindset, which I firmly believe is the cornerstone for nurturing leaders and teams, ultimately creating a safe and thriving workplace environment. My diverse client portfolio spans various industries, including Software Development, Hospitality Travel, Gaming, Health Wellness & Fitness, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, AI Learning, Pharmaceutical, and Financial (Bank). I am passionate about helping these industries unlock their full potential through agility and innovation.Clients/ Industries: Digital Transformation Hospitality Travel | Gaming | Health Wellness & Fitness | Renewable Energy | Nuclear Energy | AI Learning | Pharmaceutical | Financial (Bank)

Cleveland, Oh, Us

-Drive Agile adoption and transformation throughout the organization by formulating and executing coaching strategies.-Foster self-organization within teams while facilitating discussions and resolving conflicts effectively.-Evaluate the organization's Agile maturity, leveraging data for a coaching strategy that enhances enterprise agility across both business and technology teams.-Cultivate Agile mindsets at all levels, encouraging everyone to embrace a "change ambassador" perspective.-Provide coaching and mentorship to facilitate team development through the application of Agile principles, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban practices.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

About Duke Energy:Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, providing electricity to millions of customers across several states. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions to power the lives of our customers. At Duke Energy, we are constantly striving to innovate and improve our operations to meet the evolving energy needs of our communities.As an Agilist for the "Energy of the Future" program at Duke Energy, I was at the heart of our mission to shape the future of energy by integrating solar power and electric vehicles into our offerings. My role on the discovery team, was crucial in orchestrating Agile practices and methodologies to ensure the successful execution of this innovative and forward-thinking initiative.Key Responsibilities:Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with program stakeholders, product owners, and leadership to ensure alignment of Agile initiatives with the strategic goals of the "Energy of the Future" program.Agile Frameworks: Implement and adapt Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or others as suitable to optimize the delivery of solar and EV energy solutions.Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identify opportunities for optimization, and work closely with teams to implement necessary changes.Metrics and Performance: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the success and impact of Agile practices within the program, providing regular reports and insights to inform decision-making.Stakeholder Engagement: Actively engage with stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure a clear understanding of Agile processes and their contributions to the "Energy of the Future" program.Innovation: Encourage and support innovative thinking and the exploration of emerging technologies in the solar and EV energy sectors.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Instilled continuous improvement culture within the various product teams and business functions.• Drove AGILE program at all levels, promoted anyone and everyone to embracing #change agent mindset.• Partnered with change management lead and Agile coaching community to develop appropriate on-boarding materials for teams new to speed to market and Agile methodologies.• Coached cross-functional Scrum teams, guiding through transformation by facilitating customary and customized training sessions (user story workshops, Agile boosters).• Led Agile activities to achieve successful transition to, and adoption of, Agile principles enterprise wide.• Supported constituent partners by identifying challenging change management activities and processes, and effectively cultivating safe environment for learning and personal/team transformation.• Developed collaborative and cooperative working relationships with multiple organizations including building awareness and generating desire for speed to market transformation, Agile, and continuous delivery processes.• Led Agile focused teams development, and delivery of amazing Agile products while encouraging continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. • Ensured learning and improvement regarding shared key learnings within teams as well as across different parts of organization.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Collaborated with business, product managers, program/project managers, and engineering teams.• Established overall strategy and processes for technology platforms for business/development teams.• Engaged stakeholders to distill strategy into tangible requirements and product roadmaps for software/hardware.• Performed research into industry trends, requirements, and approaches to help ensure product strategies.• Supported and educated product team(s), especially with respect to priorities, grooming, and product backlog.• Educated R&D teams about proper processes and approaches to take when developing solutions within Agile(CAM).• Participated in development and implementation projects in role of Scrum master/business solutions support.• Developed network of experts throughout organization, industry, and suppliers.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Acted as single point of contact for research and development related to all mobile product development throughout multiple locations including Cedar Falls, Las Vegas, Austin, Chicago, Vancouver, Canada, and Tel Aviv, Israel.• Managed pre-release and post-release development support and focus UX/customer experience.• Worked closely with business intelligence to make decisions regarding areas of product usage and loyalty.• Produced all shared tools, game libraries, shared art, and shared code for all of mobile/social interactive.• Managed initial and ongoing development of detailed written games and technical specifications.• Researched new product and new market opportunities, helping to foster continued growth and strategy.• Reviewed all games with quality and consistency in mind and provided optimization/feedback.• Mentored, inspired, evaluated, resolved conflicts, recognition, and maintained high energy.• Created and maintained product/project schedules, milestones, benchmarks, and release expectations.• Led regular planning sessions with team members; identified future enhanced features and optimizations.• Developed strong working relationships with principal business stakeholders and acquired intimate knowledge of products, growth strategies, and competitive positioning.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Served as single point of contact for all stakeholders for status related to all mobile product development.• Managed and delivered all mobile design, development, and deployment activities across all properties.• Planned and organized all mobile application development for both iOS and Android.• Led development for all locations based/geo-fencing/pervasive Wi-Fi integration for iOS and Android.• Partnered with vendors for mobile and social integration (Mass Relevance, Gigya, nGage Labs, Open Table).• Delegated all development tasks and assigned specific roles/responsibilities among development team(s).• Created workflow and detailed artifacts including, budget planning, and capacity planning.• Led development for all high level and mid-level project plans for design and development activities.• Tested for all mobile apps, managed, and created all test plans, test cases, and defect logs (JIRA).Identified and tracked project tasks, milestones, due dates, inter-dependencies, and resource requirements.• Acted as Scrum master for daily stand up session with development teams.• Removed barriers, resolved cross-product issues, and involved appropriate product resources (e.g. Technical Lead, SAs, programmers) in order to meet project deadline.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Acted as single point of contact for research and development related to all mobile product development throughout multiple locations including Cedar Falls, Las Vegas, Austin, Chicago, • Vancouver, Canada, and Tel Aviv, Israel.• Managed pre-release and post-release development support and focus UX/customer experience.• Worked closely with business intelligence to make decisions regarding areas of product usage and loyalty.• Produced all shared tools, game libraries, shared art, and shared code for all of mobile/social interactive.• Managed initial and ongoing development of detailed written games and technical specifications.• Researched new product and new market opportunities, helping to foster continued growth and strategy.• Reviewed all games with quality and consistency in mind and provided optimization/feedback.• Mentored, inspired, evaluated, resolved conflicts, recognition, and maintained high energy.• Created and maintained product/project schedules, milestones, benchmarks, and release expectations.• Led regular planning sessions with team members; identified future enhanced features and optimizations.• Developed strong working relationships with principal business stakeholders and acquired intimate knowledge of products, growth strategies, and competitive positioning.

• Led project management for HGTV and DIY mobile product development projects and all mobile API for Foodnetwork.com, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, and Adobe CQ migration.• Oversaw all project charters and processes for interdepartmental road-mapping and mobile/API projects.• Experienced with broad, matrix-ed IT staff management, including management of consultants and vendors.• Demonstrated knowledge of mobile landscape, including trends, platforms, app submission process etc.• Facilitated prompt and appropriate resolution to project issues, dependencies, and risks.• Partnered with product and business owners to estimate technical requirements.• Acted as Scrum master for daily stand up session with development teams.• Handled changes in business requirements and set priorities across multiple projects.• Leveraged instrumental business and negotiation skills to work with clients and business analysts to determine features project team will deliver given constraints of staff, time, and quality.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Project Manager, Interactive/Web Design & Development• Lead project manager for Internet-Operations department• Manage all Web design & development projects, including timelines, budgets, and projectplans• Responsible for tracking & reporting of 250+ projects.• Facilitate prompt and appropriate resolution to project issues and risks• Manage all application creative for social media including Facebook, Twitter, Eprize,Context Optional, Wildfire, Site-Side-Online Promotions & Buddy Media• Monitor quality assurance for projects requiring tagging & tracking within Omiture/Dart• Administer, plan & manage $15MM budget• Oversee proposal submission process for interdepartmental web projects• Evaluate projects, including content, assets & wire-framing, prior to design & developmentsubmission• Manage all internal & external online vendor communications and contracting• Hire & manage consultants for design and development projects

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Assisted creative & web development teams in various departments through out the company• Assisted vendors requesting samples• Developed and presented branding solutions to board of directors for approvals• Ensured estimates & project scope were within budget• Created department floor plans for new and existing product lines• Evaluated success of various product campaigns• Coordinated interdepartmental projects• Handled external and customer events• Interacted with 30 store managers to ensure collateral and POS material creative wasappropriate and relevent• Oversaw product development of 150• Analyzed seasonal product sales results• Researched new vendors & developed relationships with 35+ existing vendors• Facilitated weekly marketing meetings to review current projects and marketing campaigns

Cce-, Certificate: Life Design (Coaching Essentials)

Vocational Coach Program, Workplace Coach

Scrum Developer Certified (Sdc™), Scrum Team Member Study

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Boot Camp, Agile

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, Lean Process Improvements

Scrumstudy Agile Master Certified (Samc™), Aglie Master Studies

Spoc- Scrum Product Owner Certificate, Agile / Product Owner / Software Development

Smc- Scrum Master Certificate, Agile / Software Development

Agile/ Agile Infustion

Pmi- Prep Pmp, Project Management

Bachelors Of Science (Equivalent), Graphic Communications

Bachelors Of Science (Equivalent), Art/ Communications

Lean Ux And Agile, Agile Ux

Excellence In Leadership, Excellence In Leadership

Education record

Icagile Icp- Acc, Organizational Behavior Studies

Icp-Ahr, Human Resources Development