Scrum Master, Agile project manager, and all around agilist
Resume:
Nate B. McNamara
Portland, Oregon
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www.linkedin.com/in/Nate-McNamara
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
● IT professional with over 20-years of expertise in leading domestic and international Agile teams, specializing in Agile transformations and the successful delivery of multiple concurrent smaller efforts to multi-year, multi-million-dollar enterprise initiatives
● Focused on coaching & leading development teams through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
● Led development across web, mobile, and artificial intelligence applications across extremely complex multi-tier architectures and political landscapes
● Ability to persuade, build consensus, and guide a diverse group of business/technical team members while focusing on building lasting partnerships
SKILLSET AND TECHNICAL EXPOSURE
● Agile Transformation ● Scrum/Kanban/XP ● Mobile/Digital App Development
● Agile Coaching ● SAFe ● Product & Technology Roadmaps
● Budget Administration
● Cloud (AWS/Azure)
● Waterfall
● PMI/PMBOK/PMO
● Jira & Confluence
● Rally & Version 1
● ROI/NPV/Benefit Realization
● eBusiness/Marketing
● Continuous Integration/Delivery
WORK HISTORY
Sr. Project Manager/Business Analyst Jan 2024 - May 2024 Core10 (Contract/1099) – Portland, OR
● Took control of a large bank modernization initiative, successfully transitioning it from red to green status within one month by strategically restructuring the team, implementing an Agile framework, and defining critical path in collaboration with the client
● Worked closely with key stakeholders and the product owner to develop a 6-week rolling project backlog, enabling regular priority discovery, roadmap synchronization, and effective tracking of critical-path items for a successful go-live
● Monitored project progress through metrics and reporting tools, presenting comprehensive project status updates to senior leadership on a bi-weekly basis
Sr. Scrum Master/Business Analyst 2022 – 2023
Embel Assist (Contract/1099) – Portland, OR
● Collaborated with senior leadership to initiate and kick off a complex 3-year Salesforce marketing initiative, resulting in streamlined business processes and reduced technical debt
● Facilitated quarterly SAFe workshops involving business, IT, and senior leadership to align scope, improve clarity, and vet interdependencies within the program
● Strategized with project teams and senior leadership to implement an optimal Agile framework and toolset, ensuring project agility, compliance, and on-time delivery Director of Professional Services 2022 – 2022
Everpeak Partners - Portland, OR
● Led the transformation of the Portfolio Delivery Office from waterfall to Agile practices, resulting in a 25% reduction in project delivery time
● Trained, guided, and mentored a team of 12 consultants on complex Salesforce projects through the SDLC
● Oversaw the project pipeline, expanded the consulting team, and prioritized client relationship development to drive business growth
Engagement Delivery Lead 2018 – 2019
Corsource Technology Group (Contract) – Portland, OR
● Provided Agile leadership & coaching for 2 nimble international teams through all phases of Software Development Life Cycle and Scrum ceremonies
● Collaborated with senior leadership to develop product & technology roadmaps and epic-level deliverables
● Transformed epic stories into a full product backlog and then to scalable production code that strived for CI/CD, minimal bugs, low technical debt, and speed-to-market Project Manager IV 2016 – 2017
The Standard – Portland, OR
● Trained and coached 2 large teams that were new to Agile and Lean practices
● Developed large, multi-phase Agile projects ($3M+) that followed 2-week Scrum sprint cycles
● Monitored the development progress through each sprint using Agile metrics to ensure the project was within scope and budget, as well as reported through a steering committee with C-level leadership EPIC Program Lead 2014 – 2014
Kaiser Permanente (6-month contract) – Portland, OR
● Led a cross-functional team that delivered a critical component of a $2 billion EPIC Tapestry program
● Utilized Agile methods with the team while delivering a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), resulting in the project going from a red to green status within two months Sr. Scrum Master/Coach 2007 – 2013
Cambia Health Solutions – Portland, OR
● Managed 3 high-velocity Agile teams using Scrum, XP, and Kanban to build new features and monitor production support for 4 large healthcare portals
● Received CEO/C-level accolades for an extremely complex 2-year-long Agile Salesforce project that retooled the entire individual sales process
● An early adopter of Agile practices which led to starting an Agile working group to help drive Agile adoption, with senior leadership’s support, from a grassroots framework to a full-blown organizational standard Sr. Project Manager 2001 – 2007
Cambia Health Solutions – Portland, OR
● Guided a team of up to 30 employees that implemented the ability for any provider/medical facility across the nation to send healthcare claims through Transaction Management/EDI
● Led a team that developed the online Washington State standard health questionnaire and was 1st to market
● Collaborated with three Sr. Project Managers to complete 4 major projects: Closed Cambia Seattle office, data center migration, mainframe/server farm relocation, and staff move of ~800 employees EDUCATION
Rally University - Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Portland State University
● Bachelor of Science in Public Health
● Advanced Project Management Certification
● Agile Project Management Certification
● Iterative Software Development Certification
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