Macy'sSenior Project Manager/ Agile Coach
Nov. 2015 - Jun. 2019Greater Atlanta AreaSenior Project Manager/ Scrum Master /Agile Coach Macy’s Tech John’s Creek GA Oct 2015 – Present
Developed and managed project schedules, statuses, resources, deliverable's, issues, dependencies, financials and team efficiency throughout the project with input from senior management, stakeholders, business sponsors, and scrum teams
Responsible for leading all project related activities on multiple key enterprise level initiatives from project inception through production release
Established communication and handover process improvements between development and operation teams resulting in better production stability
One founding members of the Macy’s agile coaching organization responsible for driving the company-wide Agile transformation
Coached senior management, application managers, and scrum teams on continuous process improve-ment and alignment to Agile methodologies
Conducted monthly Agile training classes including general scrum , inception, story writing, and Jira
Developed a suite of training materials including training PowerPoints and Agile ceremony best practice one pagers utilized throughout the organization
Established multiple Communities of Practice to share common issues, successes and best practices in driving the Agile transformation
Promoted from Project Manager to Senior Project Manager/Agile Coach within my first year
Recognized by senior leaders for my leadership and ability to drive process improvements, received several Macy’s Star and Bright Spot awards
Scope control
Stakeholder communication
Building trust and team motivation
Product Management
Proficient Communicator
Project discovery and planning
Team Leadership
Confident decision maker
Strategic planning
Agile/Scrum Coaching and Training
Risk Management
Change Management