Daniel Siques

• Facilitated Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
• Collaborated with Product Owners to define user stories and prioritize backlogs.
• Coached teams in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Led workshops on Agile principles and best practices.
• Assisted teams in identifying blockers or impediments that were preventing them from achieving their goals.
• Monitored team performance metrics such as velocity, throughput, cycle time.
• Advised teams on how to optimize their workflow using techniques like pair programming, continuous integration, and test-driven development.
• Communicated sprint objectives clearly to ensure everyone was aligned with the goal.
• Encouraged collaboration between developers and other stakeholders by facilitating open communication channels.
• Suggested improvements based on feedback gathered from team retrospectives.
• Provided coaching sessions for individual contributors on topics related to product delivery processes.
• Supported teams in resolving conflicts or disputes that arose during sprints or planning meetings.
• Ensured adherence to company policies while working within an agile framework.

* As a Sr Business Analyst, in the role of an Applications Programmer III working on the TOMIS Team at the Office of Foreign Missions Agency inside the Department of State, I’ve helped lead development in the area of Agile Scrum Development. These phases include a full spectrum of IT support services such as WEB-based applications development in .Net, MVC, Oracle and Windows environment.

*Run daily Standup's to identify Sprint related PBIs/User Stories and or Bugs (work in progress and work completion)

* Work closely with Stake holders to solicit/refine and document requirements as the project work changes and priorities are identified and met. This involves working with the TOMIS Team to decompose requirements, elicit requirements using interviews, discovery sessions, document analysis, business process descriptions and ultimately creating documentation that supports these new developments. Such as ConOps, SRS, and Test Plans.

* While on this contract I’ve engaged in multiple initiatives simultaneously, worked independent with users to define concepts with direction from management, written technical documentation to support new development and practiced all aspects of the Agile Scrum Methodology following standards set in the current marketplace within Software Development. To include writing User Stories, Screen Design mock-ups, decomposing High-Level information into details and translating requirements within Microsoft Teams Foundation Server (TFS). Understanding and learning Azure DevOps, and system functionality (TOMIS/eGov) while taking on more of a Senior BA role managing new and growing project areas within TOMIS and eGov.

• Mentored newly hired employees, prepared for project tasks and trained on unfamiliar systems.
• Reviewed project documentation and made important changes to match updates to project scope.
• Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
• Implemented and tested enhancement feature requests to improve product functionality and extend performance.
• Oversaw each project's technical requirements and completed every milestone on time.
• Performed regression and performance tests for updated systems.
• Drafted design objectives and system design documents.

• Prepare and present feasibility plans on current software products with efforts to consolidate usage and necessary termination
• Analyze 3rd party software functionality and capabilities by vendor for potential elimination while taking vendor and price into consideration
• Ensure software is at current maintenance and release levels for audit compliance
• Correspondence and oversight of DMDC end to end migration and software upgrades
• Attend Agency Specific Outreach events for vendor match-making sessions to establish rapport at multiple levels of client/agency organization to identify, build and sustain long-term profitable relationship addresses client needs based on NAICS code specific capabilities
• Develop strategies to win new potential opportunities within (Federal Gov, State, Local and Public Sector) and teaming arrangements with Large Primes while maintaining existing clients to increase customer interest in services provided
• Perform detailed requirement analysis, documenting processes and provide technical and management proposal input when applicable
• (RFP's/RFI's) understanding systems and necessary software upgrades and termination
• Provide concise, understandable and efficient written and verbal reports and presentations
• Pursue and collaborate with other businesses to establish mutually beneficial partnership arrangements.

• Leading and assisting the integration and implementation of docuPAD service solution into the Sales Process of day to day dealership operations while maintaining internal applications/software and all development related to proper document signatures and procedures according to state law and regulations in reference to E-contracting
• Analyzing business and system requirements while staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems
• Scan and identify necessary documents and client information
• Coordinating workflow with the document analyst manager to ensure organizational needs are met in a timely fashion
• Resolve everyday issues by researching documentation; troubleshooting hardware, software and guiding clients and TEAM members through corrective steps within solution expectancies
• Perform detailed requirement analysis, documenting processes and allowed user acceptance testing
• Perform daily follow-up/callbacks to employees and customers to ensure that all issues were resolved or escalated
• Assist with the managing of all IT related inquires and or issues through email/phone calls
• 90% CSI index with over 80k monthly F&I generated revenue.

• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) development/integration projects from estimation & team forming, to contract award through completion
• Utilizing Service Auto Pilot to ensure contract/client information was securely captured and passed along through development stages/projects while managing numerous teams of approx
• 18 or more contractors and or employees
• Manage day to day operations, invoicing and distribution
• Provide internal IT support as needed for various office computers/printers and new hire installs
• Manage all invoicing and distribution (Email and CRM)
• Assisted with new software implementation available to clients through company website and CRM desking tool
• Assisted with the managing of all IT related inquires and or issues through email/phone calls.

• Plan, execute, and sustain strategic business operations analysis and opportunities according to company mission and policy
• Manage and maintain all company data and marketing sources
• Customize contract proposals based on necessary drawings/estimates presented to clients
• Maintain relationships with specific company identified vendors/nurseries while tracking project costs and revenue
• Create new and efficient work techniques for teams to utilize in the field for faster response and completion of projects and new proposals
• Keep all clients up to date with service contracts and renewals.