Manager, Project Management Office

• Feb 2023 - Present

Senior Agile Project Manager

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2023

• Lead multiple Agile teams in the delivery of application projects, platform initatives, migrations, integrations, and enhancements using Agile’s Scrum or Kanban methodologies• Effectively facilitate all Agile ceremonies and meetings• Create, maintain, and analyze project and initiative metrics• Helped established, drive adoption and co-lead companywide initiative intake process• Coordinate across departments and teams, delivering successful security and performance improvement initiatives• Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Work with product managers to ensure priorities are incorporated into planning and stakeholders have an informed understanding of status and commitments.• Develop, organize, and teach agile concepts to the organization• Educate and coach teams on LendingTree and Industry best practices• Produce weekly status reports and disseminate information including completion projections and key milestones to stakeholders and executives• Rapidly assess need, identify/resolve blockers and effectively communicate to team and stakeholders.• Perform risk, scope, and issue management for projects. Identify and lead corrective actions• Mentor new project managers• Jira administration, managing requests and troubleshooting issues• Co-created and co-lead the Diversity and Inclusion group acting as an advocate for employees to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of the business• Successfully partnered with HR to push for DEI changes including implementing executive score cards, gathering and analysis of DEI data, increased focus on hiring, promotion, and retention.• Changing our culture through awareness, education, and celebration. Establishing MLK day of service. Participation in the Pride Festival. Informative webinars with topics on Veterans in the workplace, Autism, English as a second language, and Ally 101 Show less

Business Consultant

• Feb 1995 - Present

• Designed and created marketing and branding material • Created presentations, spreadsheets and documents • Conducted research and performed analysis • Designed and created marketing and branding material • Created presentations, spreadsheets and documents • Conducted research and performed analysis

Project Manager / Iteration Manager / Scrum Master

• Oct 2003 - Jan 2017

Managed complex web applications driving Agile methodologies for continuous improvement. Responsible for all aspects of SDLC. Managed all aspects of financial tracking, communication, issues, risk, test and change management. Supported clients from Finance IT, CIO, Accounting, Business Controls and Internal Audit. Led the implementation of DevOps across multiple global teams. Supported compliance of ITCS104 and SOX. Reviewed resumes, conducted interviews and tracked on/off boarding activities. Coordinated and provided support for the accounting quarter close. Coordinated across domain teams to plan and implement middleware / infrastructure changes. Show less

IT Specialist / Application Programmer

• Jun 1996 - Oct 2003

Continuously increased my experience serving as a developer, tester, technical lead and team lead. Led the team through the design, coding and testing of new enhancements and fixes for multiple Lotus Notes/Domino, MQ, VM and MVS applications. Processed data and monthly reports. Provided DBA support which included the creation and maintenance of tables, queries, DDLs, data feeds and security. Responsible for resolving critical customer, data and production issues.