Christopher Mitchell

Project Manager @10XTS

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As the Project Manager at 10XTS, I was tasked with overseeing the successful execution of various projects. My role included planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. I was also responsible for setting project goals and objectives, maintaining project quality control, and representing the company's interests. Current projects include the development of advanced blockchain technology solutions and the implementation of a new data management system. My leadership and management skills have been crucial in ensuring the successful completion of these projects.

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Network Power<100 people

Roles

🧑‍🔬66%

Engineer

✔️33%

🐦33%

Design

Geos

🇺🇸66%

United States

🇮🇱33%

Israel

Work Background

KY YMCA Youth AssociationMember Board Of Directors

Sep. 2021Frankfort, KY

10XTSProject Manager / Client Success Liaison

Sep. 2021 - Feb. 2023

Red Hawk TechnologiesProject Manager / Product Owner

Jun. 2018 - Apr. 2021Newport, Kentucky

DAV (Disabled American Veterans)Release Manager

Jul. 2017 - Nov. 2017Cold Spring, KYWorking for a non-profit as Release Manager, I worked closely with the Results Manager and Executive Office ensuring the prompt delivery of secure, available, and cost-effective information technology services for more than 1 million veterans. I managed release processes and prioritization of enhancements and defects. Also, I conducted requirements analysis, system analysis, development/implementation support for core functional business requirements. I defined requirements and communicated with product owners; coordinated release deployments, developed, managed product backlog, and assisted the cross-functional teams. Additionally, through my expertise in Agile methodologies, I ensured 100% security in managing the movement of releases through the build, test, and production environments. Utilizing Change Management facilitated the release and deployment process and interface and also boosted the quick delivery of Veteran services. Selected Accomplishments: • Depended on to manage a major server migration project worth $300,000 outside of IT. • Led an Information Technology team of 12 while the leadership team was at the National Convention within a month of start; monitored all performance and progress. • Improved operations by creating a questionnaire to assist in onboarding new clients and employees wishing to discover shareable skills within the workplace.

Anthem, Inc.Scrum Master

Jun. 2017 - Jul. 2018Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesI liaised with around 12 stakeholders as Scrum Master for Anthem and have created high-level design artifacts. Additionally, I applied technical proficiency throughout the different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Closely leading and mentoring a seven-member team was my focus. I leveraged my skills in business analysis, product/project management, and internal/external communication ensuring the team met our goals. Additionally, my creativity, flexibility, and the desire to continuously change and improve software development processes helped the team accomplish high-quality projects. I was equally instrumental in successfully delivering solutions despite an aggressive schedule. Selected Accomplishments: • Coached senior leadership team to abandon micromanagement and instead empower teams using objective key results (OKRs) and work within Agile guidelines during weekly Retrospective-style meetings. • Promoted strategic thought leadership to team leads through clear communications and consistency; mentored members in preparation for SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).

Red Hawk TechnologiesConsulting Agile Coach / Project Manager

Dec. 2016 - May. 2017Newport, KYImproved the overall product offerings to customers working in a 6-member Agile team to develop system/product designs based on user requirements. • Supported all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. • Mentored the Agile team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge; communicated effectively (internally and externally) working within the team. Selected Accomplishments: • Integrated HipChat to provide quick updates on daily task completion.

Cohesion | Technology ServicesAgile Coach / Project Manager / Frontend Developer

Apr. 2015 - Nov. 2018Cincinnati, OHI delivered valuable insights, supporting management in improving processes, and ensuring systems align with business needs and priorities. Proficient in agile practices and working in service-oriented environments, I aided in optimizing team performance and building strong leaders. My mentorship and leadership skills enabled me to work with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role. I was hands-on in managing projects and their outcomes, rather than passively collecting and reporting metrics. Conducting assessments and recognizing each team member’s strengths and areas of improvement helped develop a high-performing team. Selected Accomplishments: -Migrated a multi-page user experience into a single page app which improved customer experience engagement by 10%. -Developed and maintained PHP applications using Laravel framework, resulting in 50% reduction in page load time and implemented VueJS for front-end development resulting in a 30% improvement in user experience. -Leveraged MVC design pattern to organize Angular controllers, custom directives, factories and views and the search functionality for more than 5 internal Application using Angular and ReactJS. -Updated and redesigned company website, improved efficiency by over 20% and saved $350K per year, adding clean and responsive VueJS frontend on a Django back end.

LexisNexisSoftware Engineer

Apr. 2015 - Sep. 2016Dayton, Ohio AreaInterested in jew technologies like modern JavaScript Frameworks and Blockchain area. Assist ten (10) business and technical development teams via educating, mentoring, and developing the Agile process and implementing Agile within their corporate software environment. I was Scrum Master for each team, and performed accountabilities and responsibilities per each team. Provide instruction and training to software development teams in Agile software and business principles, including assisting in sprint planning and retrospectives. Create Product Backlogs for various product owners internally and externally, maintaining a refined Backlog, and ensuring cross-team coordination. Provided each team metrics respective of Sprint Burndown, Velocity, Capacity, Feature and Story Forecasting, and cost per Sprint. Selected Accomplishments: -Full Stack (Node JS, Angular JS, Mongo, Elastic Search) development. -Interested in Blockchain technology and Became an enthusiast with it. -Research, implement and integrate 3rd parties’ solutions (PassportJS for facebook\google… login, Paypal, EasyPost ...). -High availability cluster deployment (Docker, Kubernetes). -Follow up meetings and gather requirements from customers. -Constructed a sprint planning chart to better track development teams’ remaining hours with each sprint. -Added a running financial chart for development teams to show capacity for each sprint and fiscal quarter.

ValvolineProject Manager / Software Developer

Feb. 2014 - Apr. 2015Cincinnati, OhioI was expected to improve system production on the gallon production line whilst at the same time leading 3 Project teams. To ensure I meet expectations, I reviewed metrics, and adjusted control limits to aid the manufacturing line similarly, when required. I was also depended on to facilitate various projects amounting to ~$25 million to boost the manufacturing plant’s organization and machine maintenance. Our system storage space increased by 15%, all partial pallets were organized by the production line and were easier to access. This was a result of closely monitoring and organizing a team to complete the automation of upright racks in the storage area and performed the release within one shift of "downtime". Selected Accomplishments: -Worked with modern Javascript front-end frameworks like ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, and Django for over 5 marketing, advertising, and e-commerce websites, platforms, and applications, which included managing all aspects of prototyping, wireframing, debugging, and coding activities. -Constructed authentication systems with Rails stack from the ground up and Completed Rails stack, including admin feature, log in/log out, and signup at first for 3 projects. -Coordinated with stakeholders, technical teams, and the product management organization to improve user satisfaction, which generated a 15% increase in mobile app downloads. -Achieved company global record for Valvoline – case production of 17,851 in one 10-hr shift.

Total Quality LogisticsFull-stack Developer

Oct. 2012 - Feb. 2014Cincinnati, OhioWhile working in Total Quality Logistics, the second-largest freight brokerage firm in the USA, I was credited with improving a Top-10 customer, simplifying truck routes, and reducing delivery times with my technical experience. Within 3 months, I boosted customer satisfaction rating by 17% and increased business by 25%. I demonstrated exemplary planning and prioritizing skills in directing activities to meet deadlines whilst reporting the status of multiple priorities and deadlines to management and key stakeholders. -Increase web traffic 120% by improving innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborating with the User Experience(UX) team. -Experienced Contentful CMS. -Involved in the design and development of the application using Python 3. 3, HTML5, CSS3, Ajax, JSON, and JQuery that delivered and enabled subsequent company success and 24% sales growth. -Extensively utilized Django technologies, including forms, templates, and form for communication with databases in different forms while using interceptors, validators, actions using Django 1. 7 frameworks. -Used relational databases and NoSQL databases to streamline data for developing practical applications. -Launched unit and load testing for the critical progressive web application that helped to improve the system's stability and scalability by 34% by identifying critical performance issues during its development. -Configured the fully automated CI/CD lifecycle for the high-volume external web application, successfully resulting in a 5x reduction of average deployment time for the entire project.

FreelanceSoftware Engineer II

May. 2012 - Sep. 2013Cold Spring, KYI influenced decision-making processes requiring changes to standards and technology (i.e. tools, design patterns, conventions). Served and participated actively as a team member and assisted in developing and maintaining web-based application programs. I assessed and analyzed technical requirements, created formal specifications including UML forms (flowcharts, class diagrams, detailed design requirements, implement code, unit testing, and document programs conforming to DAV programming standards).

DAV (Disabled American Veterans)Software Engineer I

Dec. 2009 - May. 2012I provided ongoing customer support and maintenance of applications in the production environment. I supported the team in delivering code that meets specifications, with little to no operational support, and required minimal support during the development phase from more experienced and senior engineers.

FreelanceApplication Support Analyst

Mar. 2008 - Dec. 2009I was hired to ensure that all applications run seamlessly, and all client inquiries are promptly addressed. As a National Service Desk Support (level 1 and 2) for an in-house case management system, I accomplished ASP, VB.net, and Oracle code updates. In addition, I created and managed 3 highly-technical Business Objects Crystal Reports per quarter.

GallsBusiness Analyst / Web Developer

Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2012Lexington, KentuckyStarted to work as a web developer and grow my professional career as a software engineer in a high level. Improved the company’s processes and systems by streamlining the functional design of their website; used C++, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I initiated an online functionality allowing agencies to customize Gall’s online site to their preferences and is still being used today. I led a 5-member Customer Satisfaction Strategy team discussing, creating, and implementing a strategy for resolving past disputes. I also supported the company in assisting with customer orders and smaller work tickets internally. Management also chose me to travel with the Sales Management team to clients in Austin, TX to support and complete vendor selection contracts. Selected Accomplishments: -Started to work as a web developer and grow my professional career as a full-stack developer at a high level. -Working knowledge of front end search engine optimization for 7+ projects. -Used client side scripting languages such as AngularJS, JavaScript, JQuery and CSS and maintained 8+ systems and applications. -Developed 5+ well structured, modular and clean JavaScript, Expert knowledge and proven background in JavaScript and/or Node.js. -Expertise working as part of a team developing and delivering web-scale applications. -Worked well in a fast paced and Agile development environment and drove continuous improvements with Strong knowledge of design patterns, algorithms and data structures and Familiar with source control systems such as git.