Profile: Bob Schatz

Bob Schatz is the owner and Senior Consultant of Agile Infusion, LLC (www.agileinfusion.com ). He has been a leader in the agile community and has helped many companies in their transition to agile development methods. Prior to this, Bob Schatz served as VP of Development for Primavera Systems, Inc. where he was responsible for leading the team that develops Primavera's software solutions for Enterprise Project, Resource, and Portfolio Management. This is where he worked with Ken Schwaber and Bob Martin to create a true agile success story in the transition to using Scrum and XP. Before joining Primavera, Bob spent seven years at Liquent, Inc., managing the development of publishing software targeted for the pharmaceutical market, and 12 years at GE Aerospace/Lockheed Martin, where he held various management positions for large-scale development projects for US government agencies and the Department of Defense. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Temple University and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bob is a leader in successfully implementing agile development techniques, such as Scrum and XP, and driving culture changes in organizations. He and his team have been featured in a number of industry articles. Bob often speaks at industry events talking about the benefits and challenges of bringing agile techniques into an organization.