Agile Coach, Systems Analyst Resume Fort Worth, Texas - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Technical Project Manager with an engineering background and extensive Systems Integration consulting experience emphasizing portal technologies delivered in an Agile fashion and managed according to SCRUM methodology.
Drawing upon core values of efficiency and precision, employs a practical, results - focused approach that ensures project deadlines are met and scope maintained.
Utilizes strong communication skills to build client trust through requirements gathering, solution architecture, and presentation of deliverables.

SKILLS:

Self-starter with strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
Ability to perform, lead, and manage all aspects of the project life cycle
Agile experience both in a mature SCRUM Agile team and in establishing it as a new methodology in an existing organization
Extensive experience with the IBM software portfolio, especially within the WebSphere, Lotus, and Rational brands
Programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, C#/.NET, CSS, Dojo, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JSP, Perl, Python, SQL, XML, XPath, and XSL
Development tools such as Eclipse IDE, NI LabView, SQL Server Management Studio, Team Foundation Server, and Visual Studio .NET
Delivery management tools such as HP Quality Center, iRise, JIRA, MS Project, and Redline
Testing tools such as JMeter and Selenium
Cloud environments such as AWS and Demandware
Virtualization environments such as the VMware ESX family of products
Issue Management, Risk Mitigation, Sprint and Release Planning, and Status Reporting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Agile Coach, Systems Analyst, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

Performed technical and systems analysis for a 5-year, $100M+ program
Established onboarding processes for customer-facing teams
Managed team performance using performance metrics and SLA-based response times
Achieved a significant reduction in defects in a modernization project by restructuring the struggling team supporting a strategic initiative, establishing a new project methodology, and reestablishing a working relationship with the LOB
Managed TFS-based source control planning and multi-location, multi-team integration
Performed Project Management responsibilities for the largest project within the program
Project Planning
Requirements clarification and progressive elaboration of scope
Task Monitoring and status tracking through Kanban
Status and Progress Reporting
Stakeholder Expectation Management
Developer Productivity and Process Optimization
Teamwork and Team Integration workshops
Documentation and Process Guidelines
Responsible for the delivery of 3 teams within the project

Confidential

Project Manager, Texas

Responsibilities:

Presales and delivery management for mobile and Web development
Built project team by acquiring external resources
Planned and coordinated project work across a small, globally-distributed team
Worked closely with offshore resources during their local standard working hours

Confidential

Technology Architect, Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities:

WebSphere Portal Architect in the Advanced Systems & Technology practice’s Digital Solutions Group
Served as the Portal Design Lead on a mortgage-related project for a global financial institution utilizing Agile methodology
Portal Architecture Lead for multi-year government project to replace legacy mainframe system with portal-based solution
Led separate nationwide initiatives for (1) internal practice recruitment, and (2) asset creation of a Portal Roadshow
Tiger Team Specialist Resident Expert overseeing creation of SAM (Software Asset Management) Baselining solution
AO (Application Outsourcing) Technical Lead for project to bring new customer’s existing website infrastructure in-house

Confidential

Consultant, Austin, Texas

Responsibilities:

Lead 6 full life cycle projects; 1 in a foreign country as lead developer over large team from 4 companies
Architected Portal solutions, WCM sites, and Information Architecture
Designed a Proof of Concept and developed the deliverable, resulting in a sale to a new client

Confidential

Embedded Firmware Engineer, Intern, Austin, Texas

Responsibilities:

Created use case documents and system capability documentation for distribution to clients
Developed core code and sample players for the Confidential Digital Audio Player Software Development Kit