Agile Trainer and Coach at Davisbase Consulting
Springville, UT 84663
United States
www.davisbase.com
October 2010-Present

Trainer of Scrum teams - from Team Bootcamp classes (3 days) to role specific classes (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Team members) as well as Executive classes in Scrum. All training classes are very hands-on intensive and allow the teams to get experiences in all levels of planning, backlog building, estimating, prioritization and backlog grooming. I have trained over 1400 people from all aspects of the team and business with an average instructor rating of 95%. Coach for Scrum teams - for over 2 years, in addition to training, I have served as a coach to over 20 teams in varying industries, including teams at Charles Schwab, Walmart, Eastman Chemical and SuperValu. All teams have moved from Waterfall to Scrum and have been self-sufficient after helping them get started.

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Agile Project Manager at Speakeasy
Seattle, WA 98107
United States
www.speakeasy.com
September 2008-April 2009

Initially hired to manage the System, Network and VoIP Engineering team elements of a national release of a new VoIP product. Compiled engineering budget requests for national release. Created an Agile Scrum engineering pilot team. Managed engineering releases to live. Substantially increased communication between engineering and all other departments. Transitioned 80% of the engineering groups to four Agile Scrum teams. Coordinated scrum training for the entire department. Played the role of Business Analyst and Scrummaster to build the backlog from scratch with the new teams.

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Scrum Master at Seven Simple Machines
Seattle, WA 98103
United States
www.sevensimplemachines.com
July 2007-September 2008

Responsible for multiple (4-6), concurrent software projects, each with a dedicated development and testing team. All projects targeted improving business processes for our clients, ranging from retirement management systems and HR dashboards to contact management systems (CMS). Served as a business analyst for some clients. Managed all facets of each project from budgeting and scope to user testing and implementation. Transitioned teams and clients from waterfall to Agile Scrum. Participated in a team to define the strategic mission, vision and values of the company. * Led a team in Agile software selection * All teams were self-sufficient at my departure and did not require an outside scrummaster.

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