Saadallah Katerji

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Accomplished software project manager, experienced in Agile methodologies and environments; working with distributed and international teams. Experienced Product Owner and Scrum Master certified in; Agile, Scrum and SAFe. Excellent blend of technical and business acumen with an emphasis on defining functional requirements, project scope and prioritization while optimizing team cohesiveness in an Agile development environment. Hands-on leader continuously striving to improve both personal performance and overall team efficiency on complex technology projects, while utilizing honed stakeholder and customer engagement skills.

Experience

Enterprise Agile Coach/Sr. Agile Program Manager

Curriculum Associates- Billerica, MA May 2019 – Present

Lead the SAFe transformation by co-hosting the SAFe Executive workshop, training everyone. Preparing the launch of the first train (10 teams, 125 persons), Planning and hosting the first Program Increment Planning Event Driving alignment and optimizing delivery across 10 teams. Monitoring and coaching the train, Planning and hosting the Inspect and Adapt session.

Senior Scrum Master & Agile Coach May 2017 – March 2019

Sallie Mae Bank- Newton, MA

Scrum Master for Personal Loan and System Team (DevOps), in a Full SAFe enterprise. Lead the development team in the creation of new Personal Loan product. First year loan originations totaled $457 million, in a closed market. Coached several teams through an enterprise transformation from waterfall to SAFe. Working with UX, UI and Creative teams, on an ad-hoc basis, with Azure DevOps setup, customizing and training.

Director Product Delivery & Product Owner Oct. 2016 - March 2017

MPay- Waltham, MA

Developed product strategy, identified requirements, utilized customer needs and interfaced with internal partners, to release on time and on budget. Worked with the development team to manage and prioritize product backlog to ensure business objects are achieved. Coordinating with internal partners to develop product positioning and sales collateral for support of product launch. Key contact for vendors to facilitate seamless third party integration.

Director Application Development Sept. 2015 - May 2016

Energy Federation Inc- Westborough, MA

Oversaw Enterprise Applications portfolio, ensuring interoperability and responsiveness to business needs. Developed and managed applications to support business enterprise applications; Sage, Magneto & Accellos WMS, Incentive Management, eCommerce/Web services and database applications. Recommended approaches for application architecture, managed vendor relationships, researched IT best practices and participated in development of SOW’s, contracts and managed service level agreements.

Manager Software Development Jan. 2013 - June 2015

Ellucian- Waltham, MA

Implemented Agile practices to manage multiple projects and schedules for ten direct reports, utilizing agile and lean practices to meet project milestones, client deliverables and ship quality software. Instrumental in recruiting and maintaining skilled development staff both onshore and offshore. Worked with Homeland Security, as a vendor to implement regulatory change, in order that customers can remain in compliance.

Senior Project/Product Manager March 2005 - Dec 2012

Ellucian- Waltham, MA

Managed a distributed team of product managers and development staff who were responsible for ensuring the functional maturity of the Matrix product line, within Ellucian products. Educated clients, prospects and stakeholders about product features and benefits, by conducting client presentations, pre/post release review sessions and prospect presentations. Designed, spec’d and implemented the first connector supporting Ellucian’s Unified Digital Campus vision.

Product Manager June 2002 - March 2005

SunGard Higher Education- Pennsylvania

Utilized rapid development methodologies to bring an Advanced Registration product, that was highly configurable and extensible with open API’s to market in 6 months.

Director Product Support/Customer Service Jan. 2001 - June 2002

SCT/Exeter- Cambridge, MA

Analyzed, planned and executed the move to new Issue Tracking system while supervising the activities of seven staff members to ensure software met release targets.

Technical Service Manager Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

Exeter Management Consulting

Education

M.S. Computer Engineering Boston University 1992

B.S. Computer Engineering Boston University 1990

Certifications

Cert. SAFe Scrum Master, Cert. Scrum Product Owner/Scrum Master, Product Owner and SPC, Pragmatic Marketing Certified, Bluepoint “Leadership Essential”

Skills

Software engineering, Enterprise Software, MS technology stack, Jira, Confluence, MS SQL, SaaS, DevOps, Client Server technology, Responsive design, Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Agile Coaching, Management

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