ABOUT ME

Driven by strategic insight and a passion for solving complex challenges, I've honed my craft as a product manager, project leader, and Agile coach. My approach consistently inspires change and delivers measurable results—from slashing delivery times by 60% to increasing executive engagement by 200%. I’m dedicated to empowering IT and business teams to excel on their Agile transformation journeys.

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Professional Experience

Over a Decade of Leading Transformative Change Yielding Measurable Results

  • 2017 - 2024
  • 2016
  • 2012 - 2015
  • 2007 - 2011
2017 - 2024
0 yrs

Lead Agile Coach

Led Agile transformation across 3 departments after its initial rollout. Provided coaching and mentoring to foster the adoption of Agile principles and mindsets, resulting in a 60% decrease in delivery time.

  • Spearheaded alignment of product and IT teams by implementing OKR development and management workshops, achieving shared objectives and improving value delivery predictability by 85%.


  • Developed and executed a targeted change strategy for executive leadership using open forum facilitation and tailored coaching, resulting in a 200% increase in engagement.


  • Championed a cross-functional collaboration initiative through communities of practice, yielding a 15% rise in cross-team knowledge sharing.


  • Established a feedback process to refine coaching methods by creating an automated system to gather evaluations from sessions, workshops, and training, achieving a 4.6/5 satisfaction rating.
2016
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Director, Market Research

Managed a team of research analysts generating actionable insights that informed enterprise, product, digital, and marketing strategies for USAA's Life & Medical Insurance divisions.

  • Orchestrated Agile training initiatives in the research department by streamlining processes and assembling cross-functional teams, boosting workflow efficiency and employee satisfaction by 22%.

  • Influenced UX-focused digital transformation by integrating iterative design, rigorous user testing, and agile methodologies, boosting customer satisfaction 10% and usability 33%.
2012 - 2015
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Agile Coach/ Portfolio Manager Lead

Steered Digital Agile transformation as one of a core team of four, guiding 4 ARTs and 35 cross-functional teams. Managed a budget of $93M+ to modernize digital platforms, and enhance customer experience

  • Implemented an agile prioritization framework in an emerging environment, boosting transparency and funding by 60% while cutting volatility by 20%.

  • Enhanced stakeholder communication by designing and implementing a robust, multi-channel strategy, delivering a 31% reduction in delivery time.
2007 - 2011
0 yrs

Senior Product Manager

Directed product strategy for a $10B liquidity portfolio by conducting market research, competitor analysis, and gathering customer insights to drive investments, development, and go-to-market plans.

  • Orchestrated cross-functional teams and collaborated with user experience designers to enhance the digital experience, spurring a 20% increase in user engagement.

  • Increased profit margins by 11% through optimizing pricing strategies to ensure competitiveness and drive revenue growth.

Formal Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Organizational Design & Marketing Management

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Marketing

Professional Certificationas

Certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant

Scaled Agile Inc.

Certified SAFe® 6 Release Train Engineer

Scaled Agile Inc.

Certified Enterprise Agile Coach

ICAgile

Certified Enterprise Agile Coach

ICAgile


Certified Change Management Professional

Association of Change Management Professionals

Certified Product Manager

International Association of Product Marketing & Management

Certified Project Manager

International Association of Product Management

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

CSSC


SAFe® 6 Ready to Train Verification

Scaled Agile Inc.

Validated & Ready to Train Theses Certification Courses

  • Leading SAFe (6.0)
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (6.0)
  • Lean Portfolio Management (6.0)
  • SAFe Release Train Engineer (6.0)
  • SAFe Scrum Master (6.0)
  • SAFe for Teams (6.0)
  • SAFe DevOps (6.0)
  • Achieving Responsible AI with SAFe
  • Agile Marketing with SAFe
  • Agile HR Explorer (AHRE)

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