Category: INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY

        AS         INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER       Summary    SUMMARY Skilled IT professional with 7 years of proven success in developing and leading cross-functional
technical teams to execute and deliver major technology initiatives using the Agile methodology and
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Well-versed in managing projects with co-located and off-site teams.
Expertise in gathering and translating requirements, leading scrum teams, and release management,
including owning the release management lifecycle for multiple applications across different
environments.      Skills          Agile methodology  Project management  SAFe Program Increment (PI) Planning  Scrum / Kanban / Scrumban  Aptitude for resolving challenging problems  Client relations  Team building  Release management  Scrum master / Business analyst  Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, Trello)  Public Trust Clearance Level 4  Agile  Approach      Budget  Business analyst  Concept  Client  Client relations  Features  Functional  Team building  Managing  Meetings  Procurement  Project Management  Project plans  Real-time  Risk-assessment  SCADA  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition  Fluent in Spanish  Upgrade            Experience      Company Name    |    City  ,   State      INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER    03/2019   -   Current       Support Design-Build Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Upgrade
Project using project management expertise.  Identify and implement technology tools to facilitate resource planning for multiple
projects, identify interdivisional dependencies, encourage real-time team
collaboration, and develop streamlined workflows to expedite project submittal
reviews.  Introduced the concept of SAFe to lead planning event to prioritize fiscal year
acquisition and procurement needs based on project criticality and available
internal resources.  Developed annual planning process to support capital improvement planning
activities such as project identification and prioritization.         Company Name    |    City  ,   State      AGILE PROJECT MANAGER    10/2014   -   03/2019       Led transition of risk-assessment tools from downloadable software to web-based
platform, including EPA's Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool, Climate Resilience
Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT), and the Workshop Planner for Climate
Change and Extreme Events Adaptation tool.  Developed project plans and cost estimates with well-defined milestones in
collaboration with project team and subcontractors for each contract period of
performance.  Tracked project level-of-effort and budget expenditures to enable the team to
deliver work products while managing changes to scope, schedule, and budget.  Provided cost projections using labor rates to manage specific project tasks from
project inception to completion.  Tracked resource availability and allocate staff according to client priorities for the
project goals and timeline.  Managed communication of project status, including risks, within the project team
and external to the project team.  Gathered and communicated performance metrics and develop performance
reports.  Identified and managed project risks, defined opportunities for improvement, and
worked with the project team and senior leaders to establish corrective actions.  Worked with team members to participate in the quarterly SAFe PI planning events
to develop realistic work plans and release timelines for client-prioritized
workstreams.         Company Name    |    City  ,   State      RELEASE MANAGER    10/2014   -   03/2019       Negotiated, planned, and managed all release activities identifying risks and
corresponding solutions to maintain the release schedule.  Established deployment needs and ensured compatible architecture and
configuration of final deliverable.  Facilitated production readiness reviews and release retrospective meetings with
the project team.  Served as the primary point of contact with IT partners in deployment planning
activities using a Scrumban (Agile and Kanban) approach.  Identified ways to optimize platform capabilities and maximize efficiencies.  Identified issues and performed root-cause analysis.  Ensured all changes met readiness criteria prior to deployment.  Worked with developers to resolve deployment issues and system outages.  Tracked release metrics to identify process improvements.  Conducted functional configuration audits and physical configuration audits to
meet CMMI standards.         Company Name    |    City  ,   State      BUSINESS ANALYST / SCRUM MASTER    10/2014   -   03/2019       Facilitated requirements meetings and grooming sessions with the development
team and the client to identify desired features and functionality.  Facilitated daily scrums, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and sprint planning
with the project team.  Captured and translated requirements to the development team via Jira,
Confluence, and during daily scrums.  Tested the application across desired platforms in the development, staging, and
production environments to ensure proper implementation of requirements.         Education and Training        Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 4 Agilist certification        2019          Project Management Professional (PMP)      2018          American University   |     State      Master of Arts   in   International Affairs    2011          American University   |     State      Master of Arts   in   Natural Resources    2011          Clemson University   |   City  ,   State      Bachelor of Arts   in   Biological Sciences    2008          Languages    Fluent in Spanish