Douglas Roberts

My professional journey began after graduating from Southern Illinois University when I joined the U.S. Department of Defense as a cartographer, helping to design guidance systems for cruise missiles (this position required a Top Secret SCI clearance). But I wanted to apply my Geology degree, so I joined the US Geological Survey and 'went West', spending several years mapping minerals deposits on federal lands in Wyoming and Montana. After achieving my Masters in Science in Geophysics from Texas A&M University, I entered the technology chapter of my career and haven't looked back. I spent the first portion of this chapter coding and configuring/implementing software programs for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and leveraged this experience to start guiding and managing software development teams. In early 2007, I 'drank the KoolAide' and learned how the Agile philosophy is transforming software engineering. I have worked with several companies since then to apply Agile principles to focus on delivering customer value frequently, working in such diverse verticals as healthcare IT, retail, agriculture, analytics, and now in marketing for a world-leading chemical manufacturer. 

Technology Specialties: Mobile applications, retail kiosks/vending machines, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Automated Vehicle Location (AVL), Location Based Services (LBS), Remote Sensing/Image Processing, Computer Aided Design and Drawing (CADD), electronic document management systems/ knowledge management systems, asset management, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

Software Development Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, XP, Kanban, Waterfall