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Leonardo Cuyong III

**********@*****.*** +639********* Metro Manila

Profile

Leo is a multi-certified Agile practitioner with a vast experience in implementing and leading Agile transformation in a large organization.

Experience

Digital Agile Coach / SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) Chevron Holdings, Makati

2018–Present

Responsible for driving the Agile transformation within the Asia Pacific region. In this role, Leo was able to visibly strengthen the region’s Agile fluency. He saved the company

$300,000 USD in training costs by co-authoring and delivering internal Agile (Scrum & Kanban) trainings throughout the region (specifically in Manila, Singapore, Indonesia & Australia). He also established coaching frameworks and maturity models to streamline and sustain the transformation within the region. Part of his role is coaching Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and managers.

As a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultant, Leo acted as a change agent in the overall organizational adoption and transformation. In this capacity, he was able to launch multiple Agile Release Trains & coach the ART to allow them to deliver continuous value in the shortest sustainable lead time. He continuously mentors Release Train Engineers & Scrum Masters throughout the execution of the Program Increment. He continues to guide Product Management in managing the Program Kanban and ensures that the flow of value is following the economic framework. He also coaches the ART during the Program Increment Planning and Inspect and Adapt workshop.

He was able to deliver 200+ trainings in Manila, Singapore & Indonesia combined. As an SPC he was able to train & certify 60 SAFe Practitioners, 30 SAFe Agilists, 25 SAFe Product Owners/Product Managers & 25 SAFe Scrum Masters.

Software Engineering Team Lead

Chevron Holdings inc, Makati

2015-2018

Leo managed the delivery of critical and high-value business solutions for Chevron’s downstream manufacturing organization, including projects, consulting, and operational support for Chevron’s business critical applications. He led a local team of IT professionals to provide IT consulting, development, and support using Scrum as the primary mode of delivering value to the business. In this role Leo was able to start the Agile journey of the downstream business by piloting the first Scrum & DevOps team in the organization. He effectively transitioned his role into a Product Owner. He was also integral in adopting the DevOps culture and operationalized the continuous exploration, continuous integration, continuous testing and continuous delivery pipeline. He also acted as a Project Manager and established a Robotics Process Automation factory line that delivers RPA solutions to the downstream business using UI Path and Scrum as the delivery method. He also led the testing automation project that moved all of the existing manual testing to Selenium thereby effectively integrating this as part of the DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Team Lead-Consumer systems

Chevron Holdings, Makati

2011-2015

Leo led a group of IT professional that supported the IT assets (hardware and software) of the Chevron Retail business in North America. He leveraged Lean processes to optimize the operations and deliver cost efficiencies for the retail organization. Leo was also a major contributor on a self-funded project that delivered $3 million USD annual savings to the organization by optimizing operations using Lean tools and by migrating software development work to Manila.

Support Level 2

Chevron Holdings Inc, Makati

2010-2011

Leo provided level 2 back office system support to the Chevron retail business operations in North America. He was on a short-term expatriate assignment to Chevron head office in San Ramon, California to single-handedly migrate the level 2 support operations to Manila. Support Level 1

Chevron Holdings Inc, Makati

2007-2010

Leo provided level 1 system support to Chevron North America retail business. He was selected to be on a 6-month expatriate assignment to Chevron head office to help establish new support processes, build documentation and acquire training for the new cloud-based back office system that will be rolled out to the retail business. Support Level 1

Chevron Holdings Inc, Makati

2006-2007

Leo provided level 1 system support to Chevron Asia Pacific retail business. Web Developer / Admin

Trend Micro, Quezon city

2005-2006

Leo’s responsibilities were not limited to managing and maintaining the Trend Micro and Cisco Systems OEM services website where he was responsible for its web development and web administration, he was also the technical writer and was in charge of updating the virus definition information in the website. He was assigned as a team building facilitator in the APS Global Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada and was also part of the team that represented Trend Micro in the RSA conference in San Jose, California. Technical Recruiter

Trend Micro, Quezon City

2004-2005

Leo was part of the Human Resources department, responsible for managing the technical phone interviews and testing of candidates.

Education

Trinity University of Asia, Manila Philippines — Bachelor of Science in Psychology, 1997-2002 University of the Philippines IT Training Center - Project Management Skills

Training and Coaching in SAFe, Scrum, Kanban. World Class Facilitation, Conflict Resolution Through Crucial Conversations, Design Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Servant Leadership, Power BI, JIRA Advanced Configuration, Azure DevOps Advanced Configuration.

Certifications

• Scrum Master Accredited Certification 641***********

• Scaled Agile Framework 4 Program Consultant 772*****-****

• Scaled Agile Framework 4 Product Owner/Product Manager 020*****-****

• Scaled Agile Framework 4 DevOps Practitioner 159*****-****

• Scaled Agile Framework 4 Practitioner 363*****-**** References

References will be provided upon request.

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