Fortune Elkins

Supports 44-member Agile distributed group: Devs, QA, Regression Testers, Test Writers, Tech Leads and Product Owners using Flash, Flex, and video technologies in a desktop and mobile environment. Guides 4 “whole teams” in Agile/Scrum process for a well-known enterprise video/virtual events site with $65 million in revenue.

Agilist

A small project to speed the change to Agile:Paved the transition from waterfall to successful Agile practice in a growing $1 billion-plus e-commerce store for the Stella project Developed Agile training, syllabus & kick-off Served as Scrum Master/Iteration Manager for team of 22, using “whole team” approach with business, development, QA and senior management Took the team from a velocity of 20 to 86 in 3 sprints Facilitated story estimations and task breakdowns with planning poker

Working on Webex Social project: Multi-million dollar enterprise Agile project with multiple teams and Scrum Masters; Worked cross-functionally with Sales executives, Program Managers, senior management, Corporate Communications, Sales Operations teams & Security teams; Scrum of Scrums

Worked on a variety of roles, transitioning organization to Web 2.0 & Agile. Areas of focus included Intranet, Portal, Web Presence, Carbon Market, Prediction Market, Agile Development, Open Source; Participated in change team to bring Agile development to build a carbon market prototype; ITIL Certified and Scrum with Graham King; Participated in large intranet roll out to 30 global offices; Used JIRA to manage Agile workflow & user stories

Mathematics, Philosophy