Project Manager Continuous Improvement

MARY MOLLOY-RIOS

Boulder, CO 720-***-****

****.****@*******.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-molloy-rios-8a750927/

Experienced leader adept in enterprise coaching and Agile scaling with a track record in implementing innovative solutions for enhanced organizational impact and team efficiency. Expert in training teams towards continuous improvement using performance-boosting metrics.

Work Experience

Enterprise Coach / Release Train Engineer Mar 2020 - Nov 2024

Maxar Technology Westminster

●Evaluated performance of 20 Product Owners and Coaches, providing feedback that improved individual metrics and boosted team engagement.

●Worked with senior leaders to establish a training program that improved teamwork across 15 teams, boosting communication and reducing product delivery times by two weeks on average.

●Led SAFe certification trainings and launched multiple Agile Release Trains of over 100 team members and stakeholders each ART to plan, organize and deliver products iteratively.

●Created and managed CI/CD Kanban boards for process management and risk tracking.

●Defined and established collaborative teams as part of Agile Release Trains to include DevOps at a solution level for overseeing environment and tool support.

●Planned and facilitated over 15 successful PI Planning events with metric transparency.

●Built hybrid Agile process and methodology implementation and support across multiple programs improving delivery schedules.

●Initiated Communities of Practice for multiple disciplines to build collaboration and shared learning.

●Led Atlassian Jira and Confluence training and upgrades as a Jira administrator.

Technical Project Manager IV / Team Coach-Scrum Master Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

Premier Global Services PGi Denver

●Managed and creatively resolved complex issues in projects from inception to deployment.

●Provided 1:1 support for individual and team conflict and facilitated retrospectives frequently adding action items for conflict resolution reducing delivery time by 25%.

●Supported and educated teams and leaders on Agile practices using Scrum and Kanban methodologies. Created on-demand internal training increasing velocity by 50%.

●Provided training on Agile practices and tools to boost effectiveness and team moral.

Project Manager / Scrum Master Dec 2018 - Sep 2019

Elevations Credit Union Boulder

●Led transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies increasing collaboration and velocity.

●Boosted revenue and customer satisfaction by successfully implementing new applications. Enhanced ROI through successful onboarding of a scrum team and vendor collaboration for an online Mortgage application increasing customer loan applications by 50% within first quarter of implementation.

●Created weekly progress reports demonstrating consistent increased team velocity for stakeholders. Facilitated retrospectives for teams to highlight successes and creating action items when velocity or moral was predicted to drop.

IT Business Systems Analyst / Technical Project Manager May 2013 - Dec 2018

Elevations Credit Union Boulder

●Managed and delivered various products using SDLC and Agile methodologies. Responsible for support of Cards on the Spot system providing customers with immediate turnaround of new credit and debit cards at all location leading to higher customer satisfaction.

●Effectively managed new application onboarding and support, enhancing development with analytics. Led procurement process to onboard new vendors for accounting, reporting, mortgage and software process management.

●Instrumental in the organization's Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognition.

IT Senior Technical Analyst / SW Engineer / Contractor Mar 1996 - Dec 2012

Fidelity Information San Diego

Worked directly with stakeholders to collect requirements, design, develop, test and implement new applications in the financial domain. Supported and maintained existing applications as lead analyst.

Community Volunteer

IT Coordinator / Film Maker Liaison Mar 2005 - Present

Boulder International Film Fest

Communications Manager May 2001 - Present

Telluride MountainFilm Fest

Education

Northern Illinois University

Bachelor of Science Engineering

Certifications

SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC 6.0)

Release Train Engineer (RTE 6.0)

SAFe Agilist 6.0

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Certified Product Owner (CPO)

ITIL 4 Foundations

PMP Certification through PMI (in Process)

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