Synergist/Principal Consultant at SolutionsIQ
Wilmington, Delaware 19707
United States
http://www.solutionsiq.com
August 2012-Present

• Helping clients work through their challenges so that they can achieve the goals set forth by their agenda. • Much of the time, this includes coaching and training with Agile practices from a systems perspective. • It also involves identifying the REAL problems they are trying to solve.

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Volunteer at Agile Alliance
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
United States
http://www.agilealliance.org
November 2007-Present

• Conference Speaker (Agile 2012) • Coaches' Clinic Volunteer (Agile 2012) • Conference Volunteer (Agile 2012) • Conference Submission Reviewer (Agile 2012)

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Volunteer at Scrum Alliance

United States
http://www.scrumalliance.org
October 2007-Present

• Scrum Gathering Conference Chair (SGLVS) • Scrum Gathering CST/CSC Retreat Facilitator (SGBCN) • Coaches' Clinic Volunteer (SGBCN) • Scrum Gathering Volunteer (SGBCN) • Scrum Gathering Submission Reviewer (SGBCN) • Scrum Gathering Speaker (SGATL) • Coaches' ClinicVolunteer (SGATL) • Scrum Gathering Volunteer (SGATL) • Scrum Gathering Submission Reviewer (SGATL) • CSP Application Reviewer (2009-2012)

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President/Principal at Trinacria Consulting LLC
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
United States
http://www.trinacria-consulting.com
October 1986-Present

• Agile Training and Coaching • Conversation Enabler • Transformational Leadership • Strategic Solutions Provider • Continuous Improvement Advocate • Customer Delight Guru

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Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer at Ivar Jacobson International
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
United States

May 2012-August 2012

Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer

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Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer at ING Direct (CapitalOne)
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
United States

March 2012-May 2012

• Assessed current Agile practices • Identified enterprise wide standards and gaps with recommended best practices • Developed and executed remediation and "tune-up" strategy • Raised automated build, deployment, and testing capabilities by implementing TDD, CI, and tighter tool integration • Coached areas external to IT on how to maximize their effectiveness and deliver customer delight through input into the process • Re-booted the Community of Practices model by identifying key objectives and approaches for these vital internal groups • Developed a culture of appreciation built upon existing corporate culture of excellence and innovation • Formulated an implementation plan for existing Software Factory Agile practices within new parent corporation

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Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer at Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
New Carrollton, Maryland
United States
http://www.irs.gov
July 2011-March 2012

• Assessing Enterprise Lifecycle (ELC) methodologies including Waterfall Path and Iterative Development Path (IDP) • Coaching and facilitating Agile adoption initiative • Coaching senior management on leadership Agility, Agile project management, and Agile engineering practices • Member of: Iterative Working Group, Development Working Group, Enterprise Lifecycle Working Group, Iterative Path Cadre, Implementation and Testing Working Group, Agile Tool Working Group • Developing and conducting Scrum Master training, Product Owner training, Kanban training, and other Agile and Scrum training sessions • Coaching ACA project teams through the Iterative Path lifecycle • Coaching the organization through program planning by coordinating and facilitating Business Process Owner meetings • Mentoring and coaching Development and Quality Assurance team members on Agile engineering practices

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Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer at NAVTEQ
Malvern, Pennsylvania
United States

November 2010-July 2011

• Conducting Agile training and learning sessions • Facilitating product vision and strategic roadmap planning meetings • Establishing Communities of Practice for promoting continuous innovation • Coaching and mentoring leaders across the Enterprise on their capabilities and agility • Initiating new technology projects with Scrum • Guiding teams through Product Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospectives, and Daily Scrum meetings • Mentoring Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Scrum Team members, and other project stakeholders • Executing as Scrum Master when necessary; i.e. to ensure success of projects

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Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer at US Postal Service (USPS)
Chantilly, Virginia
United States

July 2010-October 2010

• Assessing current USPS SDLC and Project Lifecycle • Developing implementation plan for USPS Enterprise Agile Implementation • Training and coaching USPS staff • Identifying and prioritizing projects for USPS Enterprise Agile Implementation • Defining USPS Agile engineering practices in support of USPS Agile Project Management framework • Insuring SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle • Active Security Clearance

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Agile Coach / Program Manager at Project Management Institute (PMI)
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
United States
http://www.pmi.org
May 2009-July 2010

• Initiated and planned the Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) credential project • Managed projects within the Enterprise Architecture program; projects which serve all aspects of the business • Assessed and implemented best practices by providing training and mentoring • Built the Project Management Center of Excellence • Mentored and coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Scrum Team members • Evangelized Scrum and QA by conducting seminars and training • Represented the organization to the profession at large; i.e. other project managers and program managers • Reviewed project documentation and providing feedback to other PMs for remediation

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Agile Coach / Program Manager / PMP at Computer Aid Inc (CAI)
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
United States

April 2006-April 2009

• Developing strategic solutions and service offerings for process analysis and improvement • Writing RFPs, contracts, SOWs • Managing project teams across organizations • Ensuring timely execution of deliverables, monitoring progress, analyzing and mitigating risk, contractual compliance • Client relationship development and management • New Business development • Travel: 75%

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