Julya van Berkel
About
Julya van Berkel about her biography: In 2002 I had my first experience with Agile when I found myself a project-lead in a project that used eXtreme Programming. I was introduced to DSDM and experienced a slim version of RUP.
After leaving the company I worked for (a year later) I returned to non-Agile ways only to be introduced to Scrum a little later. I was allowed to certify myself and have been using scrum ever since, accumulating knowledge and routine in scrum and have been either acting as scrum master or scrum coach in my daily work. After switching to another company in 2007, Sogeti, I have been more and more involved in the Agile community, promoting it and advocating it to the company and outside to clients. In 2008 I managed to certify myself as Practitioner and developed a company training for my colleagues, preparing them in case they find themselves in a scrum team. In may 2010 I have been certified me as Agile Professional, meaning I am proficient in Agile as it is. (still keeping scrum in my heart as the most popular Agile framework to use). In recent years I have been working mainly as Agile coach and consultant. I have advised large companies in how to introduce Agile and Scrum and have been teaching Scrum to many clients and colleagues. March 2012 I have been certified as Agile Master at the Agile Consortium in the Netherlands, a certification to proof that I am versed in all Agile and can introduce it on many levels.
For the past few years I have been active as Agile and Scrum coach for several companies through Sogeti. The experience and expertise I have shown has lead to my appointment as Agile Expertise Manager at Sogeti in 2015.
After leaving Sogeti I helped my new employer Cegeka and their clients as Agile and Scrum coach and trainer until I decided to go freelance. Currently I help my own clients with their organizational improvements and Agile and/or Scrum implementations.
Experience and services
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Career history
- 2017-09-01 - present - Cegeka (Senior Agile Coach)
- 2017-08-01 - present - Freelance
- 2009-08-01 - 2009-12-31 - ICS (through Sogeti) (Scrum coach)
- 2011-09-20 - 2012-03-31 - Ministry of EL&I (through Sogeti) (Scrum Master / Coach)
- 2012-10-18 - 2013-06-28 - Ministry of Economic Affairs (through Sogeti) (Scrum Master / Coach)
- 2013-05-01 - 2013-08-31 - Eneco (Scrum Coach)
- 2014-04-01 - 2014-07-31 - Sogeti Cloud department (Scrum Coach)
- 2014-07-28 - 2016-07-31 - Nederlandse Spoorwegen (through Sogeti) (Senior Scrum Master)
- 2015-06-01 - 2016-08-31 - DSW (through Sogeti) (Scrum Coach)
- 2007-02-01 - 2016-08-31 - Sogeti (Scrum Coach)