SUMMARY

• Certified, creative, results - oriented leader with a notable IT background specializing in project management, Agile methodologies, program management and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Decisive manager with proven leadership, management and communication skills. Actively recognizes challenged areas, then strategically plans and implements solutions for long-term productivity and cost-savings. Successful coach and instructor of SAFe and PMBOK.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office Suite
• MS Visio
• MS Project Professional
• MS Project Server
• MS Project Portfolio Server
• Atlassian JIRA
• CA Technologies Rally
• Atlassian Confluence
• Business Process Management (BPM)
• Vendor Management
• Process and Program Risk Management
• Essential SAFe
• Portfolio SAFe
• Large Scale and Full SAFe
• Cost & Schedule Management
• Portfolio Management
• Risk Management
• Resource Management
• Change Management
• SAFe Program Management
• Project/Program Management Office (PMO)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Release Train Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Focus - advocate and educator of Agile (Scrum and Kanban frameworks) and SAFe across the release train's teams and other stakeholders in the organization; optimize PI Planning readiness and PI effectiveness by collaborating with Product Owners, Product Managers and teams to develop and enhance backlogs, conduct regular prioritization reviews and synch meetings
• Facilitate strategic planning discussions with Product Managers and Executives, and actively manage strategic roadmap for cloud transformation; facilitate risk and release management synchronization across all or the ART's Agile teams, key stakeholders and support teams across the organization; facilitate synchronization meetings including as Pre-PI Planning, Post-PI Planning and Scrum of Scrum meetings; work with Program Managers,
• Leaders and Executives to drive ongoing development of strategy, decisions, and execution alignment; drive visibility and transparency of dates, milestones, and dependencies during the PI Planning Event and throughout the PI execution; drive effective collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate teams with competing priorities.

Agile Portfolio and Program Manager

CONFIDENTIAL

Responsibilities:

• Focus - used Agile portfolio techniques to manage IT portfolio for key financial systems supporting the securitization functions at Confidential ; managed budget and cost allocations for all assets; met with executive stakeholders monthly to conduct portfolio reviews, including budget tracking, risk management and progress on the Agile transformation for the portfolio’s development teams.
• Focus - managed Agile teams engaged in building the strategic re-platforming of Confidential ’s securitization functions; ensured adherence to Scrum principles or Kanban principles for the testing teams; collaborated with executive management team to ensure goals, objectives and schedules were met across the testing program; coordinated and leveraged resources across program to ensure efficiencies; managed costs and integrated schedule for overall program.
• Successfully drove Agile transformation for the Desktop Underwriter platform, Confidential ’s premier customer-facing system
• Successfully implemented SAFe for the Desktop Underwriter platform, creating an Agile Release Train containing 12 Agile teams and 1 System Team
• Tools - Atlassian’s JIRA and Confluence, CA Technologies’ Rally, Microsoft Project and Project Server, DOORS, ALM, HP’s Enterprise Portfolio Project Management

Independent Trainer

Confidential, Aldie, VA

Responsibilities:

• Developed course content for Introduction to Project Management for beginning and junior-level project managers
• Developed and actively manage content for PMP Certification Bootcamp
• Delivered PMP Certification Prep course for US Army personnel stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
• Tools - Scaled Agile Framework SA, SP, PMPO, SSM courseware, Microsoft Project 2007 - 2013, Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), SharePoint 2007, Microsoft Office

Senior Program Manager

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• Implemented basic process changes within the project team to increase efficiencies across the project’s team members
• Tools - HP Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Java, Microsoft Project 2007, Microsoft Office, Documentum, SharePoint 2007

Senior BPM Process Program Lead

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented an online documentation repository for process artifacts for Confidential
• Managed RFP processes and vendor engagements (business and IT) for Audi
• Enhanced IT&S Project Delivery Model to incorporate requirements for process documentation and review
• Developed a data management strategy for the Audi Brand in the US
• Designed and implemented a vendor evaluation tool for the company
• Tools - IBM BPM 8.1, HP Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Java, WebSphere, Microsoft Project 2007, Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Office, Documentum, SharePoint 2010, TIBCO Product Information Manager (PIM)

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Rochester Hills, MI

Responsibilities:

• Developed a cost-benefit analysis model projecting cost and process savings resulting from the system (approx $1.2 million annually for both Volkswagen Group of America brands)
• Implemented Essbase solution for managing the company’s product pricing models and pricing history
• Tools – HP Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Java, WebSphere, Microsoft Project 2007, Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Office, Documentum