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Head of Technology
Covered Insurance-Digital Insurance MarketplaceHead of Technology
Oct. 2022 - Jun. 2024As Head of Technology, I run the Product and Engineering Group (PEG) overseeing Product Strategy, Product Management, Architecture, and Software Delivery for our embedded insurance solutions. - Reduced product delivery lead time from months to days - Established secure and quality coding standards - Established clear roles, responsibilities, career ladders, and support for all staff - Manage budget for all of software, product, and IT - Established and maintained no new defects policy for all production code
Co-Founder
OnBelayCo-Founder
Mar. 2018Edinboro, PA
Visiting Coach
Industrial Logic, Inc.Visiting Coach
Dec. 2017 - Sep. 2022United StatesWorking with the excellent folks at Industrial Logic to help bring an improved software approach to their clients and customers. Worked with major automotive manufacturer. 2017 - 2019: Coached teams and departments on agile software development. Quickly spun up new teams and wrote entirely new software to help solve an exigent need. 2020 - Present: Started a new role excellence group in the Agile Office focused on software development. Re-vitalized communities of practice to increase engagement and impact. Worked across the organization to shape a more comprehensive and informative set of metrics for assessing organizational agility. Launched numerous learning campaigns and programs for software engineers.
Program Chair
Agile AllianceProgram Chair
Aug. 2016 - Aug. 2017United StatesOversaw the Technical program, consisting of multiple tracks including the Audacious Salon. Recruited a team of Track Chairs who in turn recruited a team of reviewers and coaches. Worked with other Program members to finalize venue details, put together the entire program, and run the largest Agile Conference in Northern America.
Visiting Scientist
PraxisFlowVisiting Scientist
Mar. 2016 - Dec. 2017United StatesWorking with the excellent people at PraxisFlow. Helping organizations transition to an agile and DevOps approach. Worked with a Fortune 100 client to introduce DevOps across a major division. Worked with IT to implement tools and pipelines. Worked with compliance to update SLDC processes. Coached leadership and teams on the transition.
Founder and CEO
CTO2Founder and CEO
Jul. 2015 - Mar. 2018Chicago, IllinoisWorking with companies on their Organizational Agility. We use systems thinking, and organizational psychology to transform your entire organization; not just your tech team. Agile philosophies, methodologies and tools are applied across the entire organization to support the ultimate success of the business.
Global Director of Engineering Culture
GrouponGlobal Director of Engineering Culture
Jan. 2014 - Aug. 2015Palo Alto, CAEngineering Standards, Culture, Education, and Engagement. Responsible for cultivating a culture of excellence and collaboration through teamwork, empathy, and mutual respect. Develop an on-boarding, in-boarding, and continuing education curriculum. Principle engineers reported into my org. Ultimately, I see this role as bolstering the social graph of Groupon Engineering. My job, more than anything else, is to strengthen the bonds between our people, our teams, and our offices; to effect a cohesive, committed, and exuberant team of software engineers dedicated to excellence.
Agile and Executive Coach
SelfAgile and Executive Coach
Jan. 2013Provide agile, lean, and executive coaching to organizations with a focus on creating high-functioning, highly collaborative environments.
Director of Engineering
GrouponDirector of Engineering
Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2014Greater Chicago AreaDeliver business value with an agile approach and a focus on craftsmanship. Project management, leadership, mentoring, career development. Mentor department managers, work with HR on improvement of policy/procedure, responsible for all aspects of Groupon personalization; user interactions, success metrics, data analysis.
Senior Consultant
ThoughtWorksSenior Consultant
Jul. 2009 - May. 2010Team Lead for the rewrite of a major airlines web site. Agile coaching and consulting.
Partner, Director of Studio
LeanDogPartner, Director of Studio
Mar. 2009 - Oct. 2012Cleveland/Akron, Ohio AreaAgile Delivery, Training, and Coaching. Launched leanDog Studio services with responsibility for all studio personnel and process. Involved in all staffing decisions. Mentored members of the studio. Ran a highly collaborative and transparent organization. Grew studio to several million in revenue over a period of two years.

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