Program Manager Technical

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KWAME WARRICK-JOHNSON

Sr Technical Program Manager

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Sr Technical Program Manager with extensive expertise in software design and agile frameworks, effectively leading cross- functional teams to deliver high-impact banking applications. With over 13 years of experience, proficient in Python, Agile, and Cloud Computing, driving continuous improvement and release management through innovative strategies. Committed to fostering a culture of creativity and efficiency, empowering teams to achieve exceptional project outcomes. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Mar 2021 - Present

Booz Allen Hamilton Washington DC

TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

Morgan Stanley Baltimore, MD

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.

• Protect development team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog project timeline.

• Increased Scrum Team efficiency by bringing the team velocity down by 20%.

• Led 2 Cross-functional teams to deliver multiple valuable banking application products.

• Acted as a facilitator for the Product Owner and the team both.

• Removed impediments that were obstructing the team from achieving sprint goals, helped the team remain creative and productive, while making sure its successes are visible to the Product Owner.

• Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders.

• Lean thinking amongst off-shore and onshore teams.

• Kanban and SAFE

• Specialized in Conflict Management

SOFTWARE ENGINEER Jun 2015 - Mar 2019

FAME of Delaware Inc Wilmington, DE

• Building complex Java 12 Full stack financial applications with SpringBoot and MySQL.

• Attended meeting with cross-functional teams to coordinate projects (Cloud, Cybersecurity, API gateway etc.).

• JIRA business tool, Created user stories.

• IntelliJ IDE, code review, code coverage of 80%.

• Completion on time user stories at the end of every Sprint. Guide agile teams in sprint planning, boosting efficiency and focus. Master in stakeholder management and consistency in conflict resolution. Led cross-functional teams delivering key banking applications. Facilitated communication between Product Owner and team. Resolved obstacles to achieve sprint goals, enhancing creativity and productivity. Orchestrated cross-functional collaborations, fostering a shared vision that led to the successful launch of multiple banking applications.

Analyzed team dynamics and removed impediments, resulting in marked gains in scrum efficiency and overall project outcomes.

Educated team members on agile frameworks, nurturing a culture of continuous improvement and empowering teams to reach their potential.

Implemented strategies to protect the development team from distractions, ensuring focused efforts on backlog priorities and enhancing productivity.

Data migration utilizing AWS S3 and EC2 instances. Mutual authentication solutions using OpenShift and service mesh PEGA front end support

Databricks, Splunk, and Palantir experience

• Attended Agile meetings, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Review, and Daily Scrum. COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING ENGINEER May 2012 - Jun 2015 CAD Tech / STV Group Newark, DE

• Designed and implemented a unified management cost and inventory valuation system.

• Successfully delivered the system within the allotted timeframe and with all functional specifications.

• Worked collaboratively with over 200 engineers on $300 Million VMware and Revit to design an airport.

• Improved Rendering Process by 25% by using coding skills in selenium and python.

• Agile and Scrum environment.

EDUCATION

B.S IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION IN APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES

Aug 2008 - May 2012

University of Delaware Newark, DE

SKILLS

Java (Experienced), Python (Experienced), SQL (Experienced), Scrum (Expert), Jira (Experienced), Agile, Waterfall, Project Management, SDLC (Expert), Kanban, Confluence, SAFe (Expert), AWS (Experienced), Cloud Computing (Experienced), CI/CD (Expert), SpringBoot, MySQL, Product Management (Expert), Release Management (Expert), Data Governance (Skillful), System Design (Skillful), Data Migration, Team Dynamics, Lean Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Facilitation, Impediment Removal.

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