SUMMARY

• 27+ years of experience in SDLC, Agile and Waterfall or a hybrid approach, 10+ years of which as an IT Director, Leading Design and Develppment of Executive Informations Systems (EIS), Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision Support Systems (DSS), and Business Intelligence Systems, requiring Big Data.
• Developing Strategic Roadmaps, Release Plans; and Business Plans, closely working with Business Leaders;
• 20,000+ hrs Experience as Program/Senior Project Manager of multi - million dollar programs/projects;
• Expert in Transforming organizations from Traditional, Plan Driven/Waterfall methodologies to Agile;
• Extensive experience in defining Epics, Features, and User Stories, and their associated requirements, such as Definition of Done, and User Acceptance Criteria, in systematic and full coordination with the Customers and End users.
• Expert qualification is prioritization of Epics, Features and User Stories, in order to provide most needed completed features inn shortest time, improving time to market, and rach best ROI.
• Expert level qualifications in Backlog Grooming and fine tuning requirements.
• Extensive facilitation skills in encouters with the Execustive management, middle Management, Stakeholders, Customers and End Users.
• Extensive knowledge and practices of Scaled Agile, SAFe, Scrum@Scale (directly being trained by Jeff Sutherland; LeSS, and DAD (Disciplined Agile Delivery) and their applicability for enterprise level Agile;
• Expert in Determining Best fit Delivery Methodology Programs/Projects, in order to maximize ROI;
• Providing Specific Agile Transformation Roadmaps, and Plans of Action, tailored to the needs, requirements, and demands of the organization, at all levels;
• Coaching all levels of organizational workforce (Executive management, Middle Management, IT Resources, End User Community, Stakeholders, Agile teams, etc.), through workshops, training modules/sessions;
• Real time Agile Coaching through involvement in actual routines and ceremonies ( PI Planning, Iteration Planning and Demos, Review Sessions, Retrospective Sessions, Daily Standup, Backlog Refinement Processes); Coaching and promoting Agile Best Practices;
• Agile Maturity Assessments done at the start point, as “Base Maturity Assessment”, then repeated every 3 to 6 months, in order indentify progress level, qualitatively and quantitatively, and provide overall Agile Maturity trends, through Annual Curves and Matrices;
• Active participant of related international and domestic IT and Agile Conferences;
• More than 27 years of experience working within a host of industries, Oil and Gas, Financial (Banking and Credit/Debit Cards), Global Retail, Construction, Architectural and Engineering, Medical and Health, International Staffing Services, and more;
• Project Management Methodologies (PMI/Waterfall and Agile methodologies); Project Management Tools, MS Project, TFS, JIRA Agile Lifecycle Mgmt, Visio, SharePoint, MS PPM;
• Invaluable experience in Business Intelligence, Knowledge Mining, and Machine Learning, working with Dr. Ryszard Michalski, one of the pioneers of Machine Learning. Participating in development of a Visual Rule Based Machine Learning, called VINLEN within LUCITE Project for NIS, National Institute of Science,;
• Contributor to Agile sections of IIBA BABOK; Presenter of BA Agile Best Practices at Chapter;
• Facilitator at Agile Alliance Agile Jam; Facilitator at Agile Open Space in SoCal;
• Project Planning, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Milestones, Estimating, Scheduling, Progress Control, Status Reporting, Project Organization, Resource Allocation; Leading Complex and Concurrent Projects;
• Organizational Reengineering, Workflow/Process Optimization and Reengineering;

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Large Scale Agile, SAFe, Scrum@Scale
• SCRUM, KANBAN, FDD, BDD, XP
• IT Program/Senior Project Management
• Senior Scrum Master
• Senior Product Owner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Agile Product Owner, Agile Coach

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Product Owner of high priority multi-million dollar Programs and Senior Projects.
• Agile and Transformation Coach, Promotion and Implementation of SAFe, and Agile Product Lifecycle Manager: Coaching IT and other workforce on Agile, in the process of transitioning from Waterfall/Plan driven methodology to Agile;
• Coordination of Agile Enhancement efforts with the Headquareters;
• Agile Maturity Effort: Leading Agile Maturity efforts aiming at standardizing and promoting agile processes, creating uniformity and elevating the level of understanding and practices;
• Coaching, Training, and implementing Agile, SAFe and Scrum and KANBAN processes, Providing Training Workshops for Business Units;
• Setting up knowledge enhancement sessions about Agile for Executive and Middle Management, Project Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts, and Business Customers;

Confidential, BAKERSFIELD, CA

Product Owner, Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Member of Confidential ’s global (international) Agile Council (Agile Center of Excellence), Guiding all domestic and International business units on their Agile experiences, and agile product life cycle manament for 3 years;
• This “Council”/”COE” also served, as an enterprise PMO for agile programs and projects, across global Confidential for all business units, Scrum and KANBAN, FDD, ATDD and TDD Practitioners;
• The “Council”/”COE” would set up the “guidelines”, based on industry best practices and global business unit experiences, and communicate them with all global business units, along with sharing effective experiences and activities of each business unit with all, through communications, global online presentations, and demonstrations;
• While very active in all functions of the “Council”, also delivered several industry state of the art global presentations;
• Agile and Scrum Maturity Effort: Leading Agile and Scrum Maturity efforts aiming at enhancing Agile/Scrum practices, standardizing Agile/Scrum processes throughout the enterprise, creating uniformity and elevating the level of understanding and practices, globally;
• Coaching, and implementing Agile/Scrum processes, Providing Training Workshops for the Business Units. Setting up knowledge enhancement sessions about Agile/Scrum for Project Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts (including BA Role in Agile environment), and Team members;
• Scaled Agile Feasibility Assessment and partial adaptive implementation: Assessment and feasibility study of SAFe implementation, PI Planning, within the reasonable time, cost, and quality characteristics; and with inclusion or partial inclusion of levels of SAFe, Portfolio Level, Program Level, and Team Level; Value Stream Level was only touched upon;
• System Thinking, building incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles, Visualize and limit work-in-progress, unlocking the motivation of knowledge workers, and Decentralization of decision making, were more emphasized;
• IT Project Manager for Thermal DSC project with multi-million dollar budget;
• Scrum Master for i-DOT (Integrated Diatomite Operations Tool), a high priority and mission critical sensitive operations integrated software system;
• Facilitating Project Managers/Scrum Masters Planning and Oversight Meetings and guiding them follow action items via monthly sprints: This organizational set up worked as the business unit’s PMO, as it oversaw all programs and projects across the business unit;
• Helped Solution Delivery Supervisor (Product Owner) in developing and maintaining the Product Backlog for PM/Scrum Master Team (or PMO) Action Items and Product and Sprint Backlogs, facilitating scrum stand ups;
• This set up was also introduced, in order to coaching all Project Managers on Agile and Scrum processes;
• Business Analysis Organizational Capability (BAOC): Co-leader for BAOC project, which was carried out in three phases of Assessment and Enhancement of BA Organizational Capability; Implementation of Recommendations/Enhancements; and Look back;
• This project held one of the highest priorities throughout the Business Unit;
• Facilitating Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings and helping in sprint Pre-Planning and Backlog Refinement process and meetings;
• Helping Product Owner and Business Analysts for drafting the user stories and requirements, Product Backlogs, Release Planning and Road maps, UAT determinations;
• Providing Status Reports, Burn down Charts, progress reports, scorecards, project team velocity, and following up to remove the impediments, and facilitating all Scrum/Agile work in a very collaborative environment;
• Designing and Enhancing Metrics and Progress Tools, Reports and Scorecards, Scrum and Agile Maturity Reports for internal use, Stakeholders, End Users and other respective Business Units;
• Working as On-Boarding coach for new resources, during a 30, 60, 90 day On-Boarding;

Confidential, GLENDALE, CA

Agile Coach, Agile Program Manager, Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Leading the company efforts in IT management, and development of strategic IT roadmap, in compliance with the strategic business needs and objectives;
• Leading IT projects in traditional PMI method or as Agile Project Manager;
• Product Owner of multiple projects, leading development of web sites and web based and desktop systems following PMI or Agile methodologies; prepared and presented the Project executive reports and Presentations;
• Scrum Master for Agile driven projects, facilitated ceremonies, provided leadership in setting up the Roadmap for Releases, provided assistance in optimizing the product and sprint backlogs, priorities, approving or helping the approval of releases for several projects;
• Product Owner for Agile driven projects, gathering the requirements, writing the user stories, setting up and updating the product Backlog, and sprint/iteration backlogs;
• Leading the company project efforts for enhancing Targeted Marketing and Business Intelligence in regards to Business Development and Operations, by incorporating Data Mining that has doubled its major client base, by utilizing Analysis of large market data sets and creating Reports, creating BI dashboards, Market Trends, Scorecards, and Performance Metrics;
• Lead in Reprographic Order and Billing and order tracking System Project: Provided a fast track Project Management along with Business Analysis for the E-Commerce project providing Reprographic and A&E Support Services to customers;
• The system included supply and order process, management and order tracking systems, customer billing, backend administration and access definition modules, online statistics and metrics analysis;
• Retail Supply Chain, Oder and Billing Tracking and Order Refinement for DEXXXON via Confidential ;
• Workflow Optimization: Optimized company workflow resulting in higher work quality and efficiency using technology enhancement, database development/integration and the use of multi-layered reporting systems;

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiated the “Center” as an advanced Information Management, Business Intelligence, and Project Management Office;
• Designed an innovative proprietary ERP, MIS, DSS, BI, and Project Management Systems, provided their Business Systems Analysis, Gap/Impact Analysis, and led their Development throughout the whole Lifecycle;
• The ERP, MIS, and Project Management Systems were Modular, using an integrated databases, multi-level reporting, covering all departments;
• Lead for the development of MIS and Operations software systems of constructed Hospitals;
• Lead for the development of Modular systems for various departments, including A&E, Budgeting, Supply/Logistics, Contracting, Purchasing, Accounting, and HR Departments, plus Eight Construction Management Departments;
• Enhanced Decision Making by providing Analytical and Business Intelligence Reports for the CEO and the Board of Directors;
• This required Evaluation and Analysis of major activities of all Confidential departments, 500 contractors and about 100 A&E firms, leading to quantifying their progress and identifying their strengths and weaknesses;
• Provided Macro Project Management on Physical and Financial construction progress of more than 1000 projects, including 120 Hospitals, and their software systems;
• Leading the corporate wide technology efforts, as the head of Informatics Committee;
• Managed Internal Training for Technology Courses for all management levels and the key staff;
• Directed Confidential ’s participation and Presentation in annual International Expositions;
• Special Officer in generating funds for projects via bonds resulting in 50% budget increase;