Andre Simones

• Scrum Master for 2 teams utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as AWS, React.js, Node.js,OpenSearch, DocumentDB, Python, and GitHub
• Successfully elevated an underperforming team with a throughput of zero to ranking as the highest performing team in the program, with consistent throughput of 10-15 valuable deliverables per two-week sprint
• Facilitated planning, retrospective, demos and story writing sessions
• Led code review, deployment processes, and implemented improvements to enhance visibility and reporting
• Coached Product Managers in developing and maintaining a product backlog.

• People manager for a high-performing team of Developers, leveraging Azure, .Net, Kubernetes, GitLab, RabbitMQ, and PostgreSQL
• This team built and maintained the technology that integrated with other systems (content, pricing, inventory, etc), aggregates and packages that information for publishing on all the various marketplaces (Amazon, Walmart, etc.)
• Successfully migrated legacy synchronous system to an asynchronous system, enhancing responsiveness and reducing downtime
• Implemented coaching and restructuring initiatives, boosting team throughput from 1-2 to 12 deliverables per 2-week sprint
• Laid off due to company downsizing.

• Spearheaded Agile practices adoption within a cyber security program, ensuring adherence to security and audit requirements
• Developed an enterprise Kanban portfolio planning solution in Jira
• Launched Centers of Excellence for Product Owners and Scrum Masters to support continuous improvement.

One80 Services is a consulting company that specializes in agile coaching, training, and custom software development.

Notable Engagements

Intuit - Software Engineer

• Architected, built, and maintained data management system for ItsDeductible.com. This was accomplished through integrating with eBay to load records from millions of closed eBay auctions daily.
• Technologies used include Linux (RHEL), C++, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL, and Perl.
• Re-engineered the manual data collection process for ItsDeductible resulting in an annual savings of approximately $500,000.

Program Manager/Agile Coach - First National Bank of Omaha

• Initiated and facilitated the Program Manager COE.
• Trained the entire PM team on Agile Program Management.
• Coached Scrum Managers, Development Managers, and Product Owners
• Played the role of Program Manager for the Digital Delivery Program

Director of Product Management/Agile Coach - Hayneedle

• Coached a software development staff of up to 75 members for a retail eCommerce company specializing in home goods.
• Revitalized agile practices and fulfilled request to serve as Interim Director with oversight of Product Management.
• Developed an enterprise, 18-month roadmap and facilitated a two-day, onsite release planning session that provided four development teams with a prioritized product backlog that fed into the enterprise roadmap.

Software Engineer - Hansen-Mueller

• Served as a .Net software developer and manager for a company providing trading and logistics services with use of Azure, C#, JavaScript, jQuery, and MSSQL.
• Managed hiring and evaluation of fellow.Net developers.

Scrum Master - Health Fitness

• Worked as Scrum Master for Rewards Team which aggregated all fitness/wellness data to determine member rewards.
• Spearheaded agile training workshops for all team members and achieved success in drastically increasing the team’s throughput with consistent delivery of up to 15 valuable deliverables per sprint.
  

• Developed and released the first version of Agility Health Radar using Amazon AWS, Ubuntu, Laravel PHP Framework
• Conducted an agile status review for Mutual of Omaha and delivered an improvement plan for three software development teams as well as the program management team
• Provided training courses where students learn real world Agile techniques along with elements of Servant Leadership
• Coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team members and stakeholders on working in an agile environment.

• Sojern is a travel platform advertising partner that integrates with various travel sites to collect and act upon demographic data
• Managed the entire technology division that created the technology that integrated with major airlines and travel platforms to collect demographic data
• Utilized production systems hosted in the cloud to serve up to 3K requests per minute with Akamai as the content delivery network for a farm of 40 production servers
• Managed integration with Delta site upgrade and ensured that boarding pass integration was not compromised
• Directed implementation of USAir mobile boarding pass integration to allow for web-based boarding passes.

• Worked with the PMO to adopt agile practices
• Coached and mentored the IT project management team in Scrum and Lean
• Conducted agile training workshops for the IT leadership teams.

• Working with the CIO, I introduced agile to the organization through a critical data transformation program
• Played the role of Program Manager and Agile Coach
• This program's purpose was to migrate all ETL process to and from partners and other internal systems.