Matthew William Birkhead 650-***-**** Cell adcgeq@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MATRIX

PMO Director – IT Agile PMO Creator, Designer and PMO Operations Expert

Master Agile Coach - Enterprise Agile Infrastructure Transformation, Creation and Training

Agile Transformation Specialist - Corporate Re-design and Transformation Specialist

Senior Program Manager - IT Waterfall and Agile Program Creation, Operation and Management Specialist

Senior Project Manager - IT Software Development and Infrastructure Project Management

Senior Scrum Master - Multiple Scrum and Kanban Teams Spin-Up, Training, Operations and Support

Agile Sr. Program Manager - Creation of Agile Programs Containing Multiple Agile Projects

PMO Director - MIS Financial Investment and Banking Services PMO Creation and Operation

Agile Enterprise Architect - Enterprise Architecture Development and Re-Design

Enterprise Agile Coach – IT Aerospace & Defense Warfare Technology Systems PMO

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

PMO Director for advanced Waterfall, Hybrid, Kanban and Agile-enabled PMOs.

Enterprise Agile Transformation Specialist for all areas of Agile and all roles.

Salesforce, Agile metrics, governance, processes, strategy, documentation, operations, and training services provider.

Master Agile Coach and enterprise Agile management, communication and governance program creator.

Creation specialist for APO (Agile Program Office) to handle multiple, complex Agile projects simultaneously.

Conducted Agile transformations and delivered Agile program and advanced PMO infrastructures for major corporations including Cisco Systems, Wal-mart.com and Blue Shield of California.

Extensive experience in ITIL v3 and Waterfall (PMI) project methodology development and implementation.

Remotely managed multiple engineering teams in India, China, Europe, Chile, Asian Theatre and Australia.

Budgeting and P/L responsibilities over $25 million in departments supervising 65+ global team members.

Excellent negotiation, analysis and risk mitigation skills – developed Cisco Systems’ first Alpha Network.

Developed and managed key relationships with customers, vendors and global partners.

Conducted Agile and Waterfall vision and strategy presentations to senior board members, investors, corporate partners and sponsors.

QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE MATRIX

25 years information technology experience with 19+ years in Sr. Management and Executive Leadership.

Corporate Transformation, Leadership, Strategy, Operations Optimization, Governance

Develop and deliver programs using leading edge methodologies, technology and best-practices

Business processes development and process re-engineering

Developing corporate, divisional and departmental budgets

Presentation experience to clients, executive management, investors and board of directors

Defining and setting departmental measurements

Data analysis, business case development and report writing

Management of technology support services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

5/2012 – PRESENT PRESIDENT / AGILE PMO DIRECTOR / TRANFORMATION EXPERT

Agile Program Office for Various Clients, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Agile PMO Director, Outside Expert, Sr. Project Manager, Program Manager, ScrumMaster, Agile Architect, Portfolio Manager, Agile Analyst and Master Agile Coach for multiple private clients and projects, using Waterfall, Hybrid and Agile methodologies. Clients include: Deloitte Consulting U.S., Rolls Royce Aerospace, McKinsey & Co., U.S. Federal Government (CMS), Visa, Teksystems Global Services, Genomic Health, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Transamerica, Cisco Systems, Kaiser Permanente, Intarcia Therapeutics, TIBCO Loyalty Labs, Agile42, DHAP Digital, UCSF Dean’s Office, The Gap, Artizen Inc., Gourmet Events Hawaii (GEH) and others. Worked directly on the teams in a very hands-on fashion, leading the teams and demonstrating proper processes and methodology for all roles of Agile and Waterfall team operations. These projects included (but are not limited to) software development for web portals and mobile devices, Salesforce projects, security-related projects, infrastructure build-out and upgrade, SaaS, ERP, CRM and Cloud-related projects.

Founder, Designer, Implementer and Director of the Agile PMO for key clients. This is the next generation, most highly advanced Agile PMO in existence. The Agile PMO is capable of using Waterfall, Kanban, Scrum and hybrid methodologies at advanced levels. This state-of-the-art Agile PMO was the primary tool used to effectuate an Agile transformation for the entire corporation.

Corporate transformation expert specializing in all areas of corporate operations, strategy, leadership, communications, training and governance. Created corporate governance program including all documentation, team and executive training, best-practices and continual service improvement (CSI). This included a corporate re-design and transformation of resource allocation, software development, QA operations, as well as project and program management.

Master Agile Coach who conducted corporate-wide training for the entire staff on operational best-practices related to corporate operations, Waterfall, Agile and hybrid methodologies. Training also included Agile management tools, corporate and PMO governance, engineering operations, Scrum, Kanban, XP, PP and TDD. Created risk-management framework (RMF) and tools for risk identification, documentation and resolution.

Created PMO Governance Frameworks (PMOGF) for effective management and operations of both Waterfall and Agile portfolios. Expert-level documentation creation for key Agile enterprise artifacts, both standard artifacts and advanced artifacts. Implemented Agile Management Tool, named Rally, and provided tool and best-practice training to all levels of the corporation. Designed and implemented Agile PMO metrics suite.

MASTER AGILE COACH (MAC)

Autodesk, San Rafael, CA

Master Agile Coach consultant for the Autodesk Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). Agile transformation specialist for the entire global enterprise. Created the Autodesk Corporate Agile Certification (ACAC) program for all personnel, multiple team types and at various maturity levels. Conducted agile management training for upper and senior management at the corporate level. Training program included training in Agile governance, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Delivery and Agile Unified Process (AUP). Conducted agile tool education and training on the corporate agile management tool, named Rally, for all teams and management levels.

Conducted Scrum, Kanban and Salesforce team coaching, training and operational support for multiple Scrum and Kanban teams. Coaching included one-on-one Scrum and Kanban training sessions for all team members as well as team-level training for teams and their development managers. Training included presentation-based sessions as well as real-world Scrum and Kanban operational training on current projects being run by Autodesk.

Agile enterprise documentation specialist for the creation of Agile Advanced Artifacts. Conducted training in the use of an Agile Global Artifact Repository (AGAR) for the centralization and sharing of key advanced artifacts. Advanced artifacts include specialized Agile tools designed specifically for an organization’s Agile management and team needs. Advanced artifacts include training decks, Agile metric suites, Agile team best-practice descriptions and operational checklist workbooks.

Created Autodesk corporate team assessment and classification tools for the analysis, assessment and classification of all Kanban, Scrum and other agile team types for Autodesk senior management. Assessment and analysis tools include team operational profiles, development and implementation of agile team designation and classification systems and operational review tools for team training and on-going support. Developed Autodesk corporate Agile policies, metric suites and relevant operational protocols for the tracking of team growth and transformation.

SR. AGILE PROGRAM MANAGER / AGILE COACH

Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA

Agile Coach, Salesforce Program Manager and Senior ScrumMaster for the Engineering Licensing Office (ELO) Software Standardization Initiative (SSI). This program track was run using an advanced composite Agile methodology designed by the Coach specifically for this program, the only track in the program to do so. Created comprehensive Agile and Rally training for the ELO program team. Provided Agile training and mentoring for Senior Management and Leadership teams for the Cisco transformation process from Waterfall to Agile.

Created the Cisco ELO Agile governance process for the implementation of Agile best-practices and the driving of global adoption of Agile best-practices on an Enterprise-level. Created the Agile Program Composite Operational Methodology, an advanced Agile methodology for use by all teams on the ELO track. The methodology included the Agile Audit Program, Agile metrics system and the tools and techniques needed for the successful implementation of Agile across multiple global groups simultaneously.

Conducted an Agile-enablement program of the Cisco PMO system, beginning with the BNSO-PMO, a program to develop Agile capabilities and governance within the entire PMO system at Cisco. This includes a specialized PMO Rally demo and Agile PMO Operations Training Program for PMO managers, team members and extended stakeholders. Rally and Agile coaching was provided to ensure consistency and excellence in tool usage and capabilities.

Senior Member of Cisco Council of Coaches – an Agile Leadership position to ensure communication and alignment of all Agile Coaches within Cisco globally. Conducted Agile Forensic Project Management on projects that had moved into a failed state to restore health and operational integrity. Created Agile technical and operational project documents for the Cisco ELO Agile Program.

AGILE COACH / AGILE SR. PROGRAM MANAGER

Wal-Mart Global Associate Communications (GAC), San Bruno, CA

Agile Coach and Senior ScrumMaster for the GAC Wal-Mart One (WM1) Program. Provided Agile training, Coaching and best-practices for the newly created Agile team for the Global Authentication project. Provided Agile training and mentoring for management team for the WM1 Program transition from Waterfall to Agile

Conducted Agile Program Implementation for Wal-Mart One Program. Designed and implemented the Wal-Mart Agile implementation. The Agile implementation included the Audit Program as well as the tools and techniques needed for the successful implementation of Agile across multiple groups simultaneously

Implemented Rally tool for the Agile management of the program, including Kanban modules. Conducted Rally Program roll-out plan, Rally demo and Rally training for Core team members and extended stakeholders. Rally and Agile coaching was provided to ensure consistency and excellence in tool usage and capabilities.

Conducted Agile project management to directly deliver required deliverables and solutions. Created Agile technical and operational project documents for the WM1 program. Conducted forensic project management on projects that had moved into a failed state to restore health and operational integrity.

SCRUM MASTER / PMO PROJECT MANAGER

Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, CA

Scrum Master and Senior Project Manager for the e-Presentment electronic document delivery project. Conducted Scrum mastering, coaching and mentoring activities for the Blue Shield e-business AGILE teams. Implementation of AGILE methodologies and best-practices for software development and infrastructure build-out.

Scheduling and running of key AGILE ceremonies including Retrospectives, Sprint Planning sessions and Sprint Product Demos. Created user and management training program for the use of the AGILE project management tool MINGLE. Drafted key AGILE project control documents including AGILE Release plan, Retrospective documents, Burn-up and Burn-Down charts.

Conducted continual executive reporting sessions for the AGILE program for Senior Management. Provided Senior Project Management services for Blue Shield e-Business PMO including weekly status report generation, risk log creation and executive presentations. Provided Release Planning and assistance for software release train for Blue Shield overall release.

AGILE Coach and architect of e-business PMO AGILE software development methodology and training program to enhance and complement the existing modified Waterfall project management and software development methodology. Provided architectural design services for Blue Shield e-business PMO portfolio reorganization and optimization. Collaborated with Product Management to provide strategic direction and improved operational processes.

E-COMMERCE PMO PROJECT MANAGER / SCRUM MASTER

Wal-Mart Global E-Commerce, Brisbane, CA

E-Commerce Senior Program Manager for the PMO for Wal-Mart Global E-Commerce Division (WGEC). E-commerce program management with a focus on software development, training, infrastructure projects and PMO service operations. Directly managed multiple global offshore development and QA teams including China, India, etc. Vendor relationship management and coordination for the technical operation of global projects.

Developed PMO operational processes and implemented ITIL CSI (Continual Service Improvement) in conjunction with CMMI constellations. Remedy System used for network operations and QA bug tracking. Conducted Microsoft One-Note training for PMO Project Managers, which was used for offshore team project documentation requirements. Created PMIS (Project Management Information System) for PMO departmental and corporate use.

SharePoint 2007 portal development for PMO project management and information distribution. Use of ITIL service operations framework. Used Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques including the creation of project metrics for project performance measurements and analysis. Conducted presentations for Senior Management regarding PMO project portfolio performance.

Scrum Master and architect of PMO Agile Software Development Methodology and training program to enhance and complement the existing modified Waterfall project management and software development methodology. Provided architectural design services for WGEC PMO portfolio reorganization and optimization. Provided Product Management with strategic direction and improved operational processes.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Information Technology: Management of information systems, cloud, computer and network operations, network platform architect, e-commerce systems, programming & software engineering, design & development, data security, project management, telecommunications, IVR systems, business intelligence & predictive analysis systems, CRM

Sr. Management: Agile PMO Director, Senior Project Manager, Sr. Program Manager, Portfolio Manager, Supervisor

Finance: cost control, budgets, reports, analysis, forecasting, planning, equity/debt management, cash flow management, investment

Human Resources: recruiting, training & supervision, evaluation, selection, orientation, compensation, wage & rate analysis, work schedule, recreation, employee discipline, outplacement, outsourcing

Administration: project management, systems & procedures, project documentation, facility openings, real estate site selections, office equipment and supplies, purchasing & distribution

Operations: organizational planning, business process engineering, project management, scheduling, delivery, materials management, purchasing, inventory control, materials handling, methods & standards

Sales/Marketing/Promotion: market research & analysis, product & brand management, business development, new product development, pricing, planning, merchandising, marketing administration

Corporate Communications: intellectual property development, patents, incorporation, public relations, corporate identity, shareholder relations, corporate publications

Engineering R&D: product design & re-engineering, prototype development, testing/manufacturing, engineering liaison, product & structural engineering, test procedures

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Project Management Methodologies/Tools: SAFe 4, CA Agile Central, Jira Greenhopper, Jira Agile, Mingle, VersionOne, Agile DevOps, CA Clarity Agile, MS Project Server 2007 & 2010, SOA, Cognos, CPM, Agile, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Salesforce, TQM, Six Sigma, ITIL, ISACA, RAD, SDLC, RUP, UML, Waterfall, CRM, ERP, EDI, Earned Value Management, Big Data, Cloud, CMMI, Project Web Access (PWA), Clarity, Remedy, Confluence.

Operating Systems/Software: XP, SAP, WebLogic, Documentum, Windows Adv. Server, Win XP Adv., NT, Solaris, Red Hat Linux, UNIX, AIX, Mac OS, Oracle, SQL, Sybase, AIX, WebSphere, Apache, Microsoft ISA Server, IIS, Odetics, WebLogic, ASP, Java, Microsoft SharePoint, Security & Encryption, Visio, Remedy, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce

Network / Hardware: DELL, SUN, Compaq, HP, Linux, Network Appliance, Veritas, .NET, IBM, Cisco Routers, Cisco PIX, Lucent, Checkpoint, telephony protocols, telecommunications systems, Frame Relay, VPN, VOIP, PBX, IVR, ACD, ICM, CTI

SPEAKING EVENTS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Deloitte U.S. Consulting Summit – Washington, D.C. 2019

Scrum Alliance Global Scrum Gathering - Austin, TX 2018

Agile Transformation Speech – Honolulu, Hawaii 2015

Gateway Analytics Network - Westin Hotel, San Francisco Bay Area 2014

Agile Transformation Speech – San Francisco, CA Development Conference 2013

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND ADVANCED TRAINING

University of Phoenix, – San Jose, CA & Honolulu, HI – Bachelors of Science, E-Business - BSEB

Project Management Institute – Agile Certified Practitioner – PMI-ACP Certification #1587219

Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional - PMP Certification #1420210

Scrum@Scale – Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner – CS@SP Certification #48365

Scrum Alliance – Agile Certified Enterprise Coach – CEC Certification #52362116

Scrum Alliance – Agile Certified Team Coach – CTC Certification #75349123

Scrum Alliance – Agile Certified Scrum Professional – CSP Certification #147315

Scrum Alliance – Agile Certified Scrum Master – CSM Certification #147315

Scrum Alliance – Agile Certified Scrum Product Owner – CSPO Certification #147315

Large-Scale Scrum – Certified Le$$ Practitioner – CLP Certification # 69427

IT Information Library - ITIL v3 Certified 2012 Certification #920915

SAFe - Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe SPC4 Certified 2017 #269813

SAFe - Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe SA Certified 2015 #492645

ASQ – Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – CSSBB Training Completed 2012

ISACA – Certified Governance Enterprise IT - CGEIT Training Completed June 6, 2013

Project Management Institute – Current Member #1019763

Scaled Agile Inc. – Current Member

Scrum Alliance – Current Member

Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network – Current Member

OUTSTANDING REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL INTEREST

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