Scrum Master Product Owner

Ed Lance

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nTierTraining.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Founder/CTO - nTier Training (August 2006 - Present)

An energetic and intensely passionate pioneer of agile practices since the 90s with Skylark Corp. in Japan and a member of the inaugural Scrum class at Microsoft in 2001, I am an agile leader and coach with over 25 years of extensive consulting and programming experience. Since 2005, I have been at the forefront of corporate talent development, actively researching, writing, and advising at an advanced level in Agile and Product Transformation, Business Agility, Agile Practitioner (Scrum Master™ and Product Owner), SAFe, software design, and technical excellence.

Agile Leadership and Coaching: Spearheading the evolution of agile practices, I have coached dozens of teams, influencing, and guiding them towards successful outcomes. I’ve collaborated with diverse clients ranging from small enterprises to mid-sized companies and Fortune 100 organizations.

Educational Impact: Orchestrated the development and delivery of over 60 successful learning programs, educating an estimated 150,000 students on a diverse range of topics, setting the standard for excellence in agile education.

Partnership: nTier Training is a SAFe Gold Partner, Atlassian Partner, and IBM/Apptio Partner

Keane Inc. (December 2004 – August 2006) Senior Trainer

Developed Object-Oriented, J2EE, and related courses, delivering training and consulting in Java/J2EE, XML, OO Principles and Practices, Design Patterns, and Agile Methodologies with a strong emphasis on advanced courses. Actively engaged in "hands-on" coding, crafting training labs, and offering real-time problem-solving support to clients.

Cascade Consulting – Boise, Idaho (January 2003 – December 2004 ) Senior Trainer / Consultant

Sears – Boise Technology Center, Boise Idaho (July 1998 – December 2002) Programmer/Analyst

EDUCATION

Certifications:

•Certified Scrum Master

•Professional Scrum Master I and II

•SAFe SPC (6.0)

•Leading Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

•Agile Product Management (SAFe)

•Training From the Back of the Room

•AI Fundamentals Certificate (MIT)

•Software Profit Streams

•Certified Java Programmer (multiple)

Regis University, Denver, Colorado: 25 Master level credits.

Concordia College, Portland Oregon: Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laud); Business Communications and Management (1992).

COURSES AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

A visionary in course design and development, I have contributed to and often personally delivered a myriad of programs, ranging from Agile Leadership to AI Fundamentals, with the goal of leaving an indelible mark on each participant's journey.

•Agile for Developers (certified)

•Agile Leadership

•Agile Processes

•Agile Transformation

•Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

•Business Agility

•Certified Agile Practitioner

•Communication For Managers

•Design Patterns

•eXtreme Programming

•GIT

•Java (multiple) Fundamentals

•JavaScript

•Jenkins

•Jira

•Kanban

•Leadership Training

•Lean Thinking

•Project to Product

•RDBMS (various)

•Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

•SCRUM

•Selenium

•SOA

•Software Design / OOAD

•Spring

•Spring Boot

•Test Driven Development (TDD)

•UML

•Unix

•Web Programming (multiple)

•Web Services

•XML

•XP

Availability: I’m currently looking for a W2 or contract engagement. Handing off my CTO duties at nTier Training to other team members. Available full time. Travel and/or relocation are not a problem.

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