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• Collaborator: Determine new ways to increase productivity, increase team building, improve communication and iterate on process improvement... Read More
• Collaborator: Determine new ways to increase productivity, increase team building, improve communication and iterate on process improvements through actively working with managers and executives
• Turnaround Expert: Proven track record for turning around troubled and complex projects with a thoughtful and collaborative approach
• Leadership: Built a volunteer community of business leaders and engineers that regularly share their expertise across organizational lines to keep skills growing and improving the collective performance and delivery
• Communication: Able to identify and articulate problem areas to senior managers tactfully and assertively with proposed approaches to keep them connected to their teams, resolve conflict and provide steady and visible improvements
• Innovator and Agent of Change: Initiated a curriculum of lean engineering practices that led to two major enterprise-wide initiatives in 2005 and 2011
• Project "Gold Standard": Established credibility for well-organized and efficient project mgmt that has been adopted by CIO, MapQuest, Search and Applications and Commerce Group teams
• Motivator: Tap into creative ideas that challenge and motivate teams to accomplish their goals; Keep energy high even during stressful times through team building, humor and "fun breaks" such as International Potlucks, Bowling challenges and Nerf Wars
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My passion lies in using Agile methods to help guide teams in the implementation of quality products and deliverables that would stand out as successful examples to other teams and encourage Agile practices at an organizational level. I value honesty and groom productive and professional team members that can bring balance, integrity and support to our customers.
These techniques and guidelines have been implemented into AOL’s processes under my leadership and training. I continue to develop and teach courses where I encourage Agile awareness to Executives, Project Managers, Developers and Business Owners.
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