Delane Roberts

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Mr. Roberts is a Senior Project and Program Manager, Coach, trainer, and practitioner. He has lead portfolio-wide business transformation initiatives, developed and delivered custom project management and program management training, developed and delivered Agile Coach training, and conducted SAFe Agile training classes. Additionally, he had lead major programs and projects for both Fortune 500 clients and governmental entities.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification, Project Management Institute

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management Institute

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Project Management Institute

ITIL Foundation

EXPERIENCE

Deloitte, Jan 2019 to Present Program Manager, Coach, Trainer

DevOps Transformation Lead, State of Michigan, September 2019 to Present

Managed a team assessing DevOps practices for a large State agency. Managed teams in developing and administering a DevOps maturity assessment survey and interviews, and developing an assessment report and transformation roadmap.

Project Coach, State of New Mexico, Feb 2019 to June 2019

Coached multiple teams in agile practices, developed and delivered custom workshops for product owners. Coached and facilitated agile ceremonies.

Agile Consultant, Trainer, Feb 2019 to Present.

Develop and provide training, conduct assessments, provide DevOps guidance, and assist Deloitte technical teams converting to Agile development methods.

PMP Certification Bootcamp Instructor, August 2019 to Present

Conducted PMP certifications bootcamps for Deloitte consultants. Helped learners prepare for PMP exam.

TCS, New York, New York, Jan. 2017 to Present, Agile Coach, Agile Trainer

Business Transformation Lead, Ernst and Young, Cleveland OH, Jan. 2017 to Mar. 2018.

Lead the Global Markets division in a transformation to Lean-Agile methodology. Coached 8 programs and 16 Lean-Agile teams. Developed and executed an organizational transformation plan. Launched several Agile Release Trains, conducted training in SAFe 4.5 for both business executives and technical teams in Lean-Agile methodology, and helped the Global Markets division achieve high levels of Lean-Agile adoption, business satisfaction, and team competency. Developed and presented a comprehensive Agile Coach training program for development of internal Agile coaches.

Consultant, Trainer, Jan 2017 to Present.

Develop and provide training, conduct assessments, provide DevOps guidance, and assist TCS technical teams converting to Agile development methods.

CSRA, Fairfax, VA, 2013 to 2017. (CSRA is now a part of General Dynamics), Agile Coach, Program Manager

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Mar. 2015 to Jan. 2017:

Program Manager. Mr. Roberts coached a program for the FDA to implement Agile methodology on a program to upgrade their documentation administration system. Designed and implemented the program methodology based on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), CSRA’s proprietary Agile for Gov. methodology, and Kanban. Served as Agile Coach for the two teams implementing the program. Coached and mentored SRA project manager in his role managing an Agile project. Coached and mentored teams in Agile methodology, coached FDA managers in their roles as Agile Product Managers supporting the effort, and implemented Agile metrics to report and control program progress.

Defense Health Agency, Sep. 2013 to Mar. 2015:

Senor Program Manager, Mr. Roberts managed a scientific research program to develop a prototype optimal vision-care system for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Veteran’s Administration (VA). Program was conducted using Agile methodology.

Alta Vista Management Consulting, Carson City NV, 2001 to 2013. Principal Consultant

IBM: Program Manager, Jan. 2012 to Jun. 2013

Mr. Roberts was engaged by IBM to conduct an Agile coaching engagement at WalMart. Developed a balanced scorecard for measuring adaption of Agile practices, and worked with four Scrum teams to mentor, monitor, and track each team’s progress in applying Agile practices. Measured each team’s improvement and reported progress to IBM and WalMart management. Provided individual coaching to Scrum Masters and Product Owners.

Apple: Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Project Manager, September 2011 to August 2012

Mr. Roberts coached, mentored, and trained a project team implementing a data warehouse using Hadoop (an open source framework for distributed storage). He implemented Agile methodology for the team, and served as Agile Coach and Scrum Master, training and mentoring the team members while facilitating the team’s efforts.

Blue Shield of California: Scrum Master

Yahoo!: Senior Program Manager

California Prison Health Care Services: Senior Program Manager

State Compensation Insurance Fund (State of California): Senior Program Manager

Co-Founder and CTO, Xintex, San Francisco, CA, 1999 to 2001

As a Co-Founder and CTO for Xintex. a telecommunication software developer, Mr. Roberts developed new business, staffed and built the engineering department, led product development efforts, wrote proposals and RFP responses, and managed consulting engagements. He managed relationships with all Xintex customers; including marketing, staffing and overseeing implementation and integration efforts. He managed projects using Extreme Programming methodology.

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.0), Scaled Agile Academy

Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance

EDUCATION

University of Redlands, Business Administration

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