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Daniel Gullo

Daniel Gullo

Agile Coach, Educator, Management Consultant
Cochranville,PA

Summary

Results-driven Agile Coach and Management Consultant with forward-thinking approach centered on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success building successful teams and managing profitable organizations for over 35 years.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
12
12
Certificates
5
5

Publications

Work History

Agile Coach, Educator, Management Consultant

Apple Brook Consulting® (ABC)
Cochranville, PA
09.1992 - Current

• Over 250 5-star reviews on Google Maps from actual customers

• Built successful, multi-million dollar consulting company delivering training, coaching, and executive consulting services

• Delivered 9 successful Agile transformation engagements in 8 years for Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and US Federal Government clients.

• Trained > 11,000 Certified Scrum Masters (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owners (CSPO) with NPS of 86

Managing Agile Coach II/Practice Lead

TD Bank - America's Most Convenient Bank
Wilmington, DE
11.2019 - 02.2021

• Led Agile Transformation for 1500 person Cyber Security division (Enterprise Protect)

• Ensured compliance and governance in accordance with TD Agile project delivery framework

• Built comprehensive training program for roles-based Agile training

• Built comprehensive assessment and scorecard system from team to sponsor to executive level

• Delivered Certified Product Owner (CSPO) training to internal employees

• Mentored Agile coaches within Enterprise Protect, Digital Transformation, Center of Excellence as well as in other segments and lines of business

• Established Agile coaching community of practice via MS Teams for leveraging practices and knowledge across organization

• Evaluated and championed procurement of Mural virtual collaboration tool for Agile ceremonies during COVID19 and beyond

• Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

Director, Business Transformation and Training

AgileTrailblazers
Media, PA
02.2018 - 09.2018

• Developed and led business transformation division by identifying enterprise needs, formulating solutions, and ensuring value delivery for portfolio of 10 clients

• Coached executives and other leaders on improving business agility of their organizations

• Established and led training department. Designed full scale training program for Agile including engineering and business agility

• Delivered training courses on business and engineering agility

Impact Partner, Mentor

Fresco Capital
Menlo Park, CA
07.2015 - 07.2018

• Coached Pray.com on marketing and product development for website and mobile app

• Provided domain knowledge expertise on Agile product development practices and business transformation

Principal Agile Coach, Trainer, Consultant

SolutionsIQ (now Accenture)
Redmond, WA
08.2012 - 10.2014

• Led Agile transformation initiatives for three enterprise level clients

• Helped clients work through their challenges to maximize value delivery and customer delight

• Coached and trained Agile practices from systems perspective following organizational change management standards

• Developed and provided Agile certification training

• Expanded Agile training practice with continuous innovation

• Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

Principal Agile Coach / Trainer

US Treasury Department
Washington, DC
05.2012 - 08.2012

• Led Agile transformation engagement for Treasury Offset Program (TOP) with >400 people

• Facilitated product vision and strategic roadmap planning meetings

• Established Communities of Practice for promoting continuous innovation

• Coached and mentored leaders across Enterprise on their capabilities and agility

• Guided teams through Product Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospectives, and Daily Scrum meetings

• Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

• Active Security Clearance

Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer

CapitalOne
Wilmington, DE
03.2012 - 04.2012

• Led Agile transformation engagement for >200 people

• Assessed current Agile practices

• Identified enterprise wide standards and gaps with recommended best practices

• Developed and executed remediation and "tune-up" strategy

• Raised automated build, deployment, and testing capabilities by implementing TDD, CI, and tighter tool integration

• Coached areas external to IT on how to maximize their effectiveness and deliver customer delight through input into process

• Re-booted Community of Practices model by identifying key objectives and approaches for these vital internal groups

• Developed culture of appreciation built upon existing corporate culture of excellence and innovation

• Formulated implementation plan for existing Software Factory Agile practices within new parent corporation

Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
New Carrollton, MD
07.2011 - 02.2012

• Led Agile transformation engagement with >1200 people

• Assessed Enterprise Lifecycle (ELC) methodologies including Waterfall Path and Iterative Development Path (IDP)

• Coached and trained >1200 people on Agile practices

• Coached senior management on leadership Agility, Agile project management, and Agile engineering practices

• Committee member: Iterative Working Group, Development Working Group, Enterprise Lifecycle Working Group, Iterative Path Cadre, Implementation and Testing Working Group, Agile Tool Working Group

• Developed Scrum Master training, Product Owner training, Kanban training, and other Agile and Scrum training sessions

• Coached organization through program planning by coordinating and facilitated Business Process Owner meetings

• Mentored and coached Development and Quality Assurance team members on Agile engineering practices

• Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

• Active Security Clearance

Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach / Trainer

NAVTEQ
Malvern, PA
11.2010 - 07.2011

• Led Agile transformation engagement with >200 people

• Conducted Agile training and learning sessions

• Facilitated product vision and strategic roadmap planning meetings

• Established Communities of Practice for promoting continuous innovation

• Coached and mentored leaders across Enterprise on their capabilities and agility

• Initiated new technology projects with Scrum

• Guided teams through Product Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospectives, and Daily Scrum meetings

• Mentored Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Scrum Team members, and other project stakeholders

• Executed as Scrum Master when necessary; i.e. to ensure success of projects

Enterprise Agile Consultant / Coach

US Postal Service (USPS)
Washington, DC
07.2010 - 11.2010

• Led Agile transformation assessment engagement for five national data centers

• Assessed current USPS SDLC and Project Lifecycle

• Developed implementation plan for USPS Enterprise Agile Implementation

• Trained and coached >150 USPS staff

• Identified and prioritized projects for USPS Enterprise Agile Implementation

• Defined USPS Agile engineering practices in support of USPS Agile Project Management framework

• Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

• Active Security Clearance

Agile Coach / Program Manager

Project Management Institute
Newtown Square, PA
05.2009 - 07.2010
  • • Led Agile transformation for >150 people in Information Technology department at the Global Operations Center
  • • Initiated and led Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) credential project
  • • Managed projects within Enterprise Architecture program; projects which serve all aspects of business
  • • Assessed and implemented best practices by providing training and mentoring
  • • Built Project Management Center of Excellence
  • • Mentored and coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Scrum Team members
  • • Evangelized Scrum and QA by conducting seminars and training
  • • Represented organization to profession at large; i.e. other project managers and program managers
  • • Reviewed project documentation and providing feedback to other PMs for remediation
  • • Insured SOX and other regulatory compliance throughout Agile project lifecycle

Practice Manager - Agile / QA

Computer Aid, Incorporated (CAI)
Wilmington, DE
04.2006 - 04.2009

• Managed $20 Million P&L for Quality Assurance practice

• Developed and led Agile Coaching and Training practice

• Delivered Agile coaching and training services to clients for business transformation and business agility

• Developing strategic Quality Assurance solutions and service offerings for process analysis and improvement

• Writing RFPs, contracts, SOWs

• Managing project teams across organizations

• Ensuring timely execution of deliverables, monitoring progress, analyzing and mitigating risk, contractual compliance

• Client relationship development and management

• New Business development

• Travel: 75%

Petty Officer Third Class

US Navy
Orlando, FL
01.1991 - 12.1991

Electrician's Mate, Nuclear Power (EMN)

• Lead and managed teams of 5-15 people in accomplishing various project work

• Operate and control generators, switchboards, control equipment, and electrical equipment associated with reactor plants

• Operate and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on power and lighting circuits, electrical fixtures, motors, generators, voltage and frequency regulators, controllers, distribution switchboards, and other electrical equipment

• Test for short circuits, grounds or other casualties; and repair and/or rebuild electrical equipment, including solid state circuitry elements

• Active security clearance

Education

Doctor of Philosophy – PhD - Organizational Development And Change

Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, CA
12.2019 - Current

Master of Arts - Organizational Development And Change

Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara
09.2017 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Arts – BA - Pre-Law (Criminal Justice)

California State University
Fullerton
09.1988 - 01.1996

Diploma - Programming, Physics, Math

Laguna Hills High School
Laguna Hills
09.1984 - 06.1988

Skills

Change Management

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Accomplishments

• 09-2009 to 02-2012 - Scrum Alliance Committee - CSP Application Reviewer (2009-2012)
• 09-2011 to 12-2011 - Scrum Gathering Atlanta (SGATL) - Submission Reviewer
• 12-2011 to 03-2012 - Agile 2012 - Conference Submission Reviewer
• 04-2012 to 07-2012 - Scrum Gathering Barcelona (SGBCN) - Submission Reviewer
• 05-2012 to 05-2012 - Scrum Gathering Atlanta (SGATL) - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 05-2012 to 05-2012 - Scrum Gathering Atlanta (SGATL) - Conference Volunteer
• 05-2012 to 05-2012 - What's Done Is Done: A discussion of what "Done" means different perspectives. - Scrum Gathering Atlanta (SGATL) - Session Speaker
• 08-2012 to 08-2012 - Agile 2012 - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 08-2012 to 08-2012 - Agile 2012 - Conference Volunteer
• 08-2012 to 08-2012 - What's Done Is Done: A discussion of what "Done" means different perspectives. - Agile 2012 - Session Speaker
• 09-2012 to 09-2012 - Scrum Gathering Barcelona (SGBCN) - CST/CSC Retreat Facilitator
• 10-2012 to 10-2012 - Scrum Gathering Barcelona (SGBCN) - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 10-2012 to 10-2012 - Scrum Gathering Barcelona (SGBCN) - Scrum Gathering Volunteer
• 12-2012 to 03-2013 - Agile 2013 - Conference Submission Reviewer
• 05-2013 to 05-2013 - Scrum Gathering Las Vegas (SGLAS) - Conference Chair
• 05-2013 to 08-2013 - Scrum Gathering Paris (SGCDG) - Submission Reviewer
• 06-2013 to 06-2013 - What's Done Is Done: A discussion of what "Done" means different perspectives. - Scrum Gathering Beijing (RSGC) - Keynote Speaker
• 07-2013 to 07-2013 - The Secret Pyramid of Agile - Scrum Gathering Shanghai (RSGC) - Keynote Speaker
• 09-2013 to 12-2013 - Scrum Gathering New Orleans (SGNOLA) - Submission Reviewer
• 09-2013 to 09-2013 - Scrum Gathering Paris (SGCDG) - Coaches' Clinic Facilitator
• 09-2013 to 09-2013 - The Secret Pyramid of Agile - Scrum Gathering Paris (SGCDG) - Session Speaker
• 11-2013 to 03-2015 - Scrum Alliance Committee - Provisional Trainer Approval Committee (PTAC)
• 11-2013 to 02-2015 - Scrum Alliance Committee - Trainer Approval Committee (TAC)
• 12-2013 to 03-2014 - Agile 2014 - Conference Submission Reviewer
• 01-2014 to present - Scrum Alliance Committee - Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) Review Committee
• 03-2014 to 03-2014 - So, you want to be an Agile Coach? - DFW Scrum - Keynote Speaker
• 05-2014 to 05-2014 - Scrum Gathering New Orleans (SGNOLA) - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 07-2014 to 07-2014 - Wanted: Agile Coach, ScrumMaster, Janitor, Whatever! - Scrum Gathering India (RSGI) - Keynote Speaker
• 07-2014 to 07-2014 - Scrum Gathering India (RSGI) - Coaches' Clinic Facilitator
• 07-2014 to 08-2014 - Agile 2014 - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 07-2014 to 07-2014 - Raising Agility: Brining Up The Next Generation of Agile Thought Leaders - Agile 2014 - Session Speaker
• 08-2014 to 08-2014 - Wanted: Agile Coach, ScrumMaster, Janitor, Whatever! - Scrum Gathering Rio (RSGR) - Keynote Speaker
• 09-2014 to 09-2014 - Scrum Gathering Rio (RSGR) - Coaches' Clinic Facilitator
• 09-2014 to 09-2014 - Scrum Gathering Berlin (SGBER) - Open Space Facilitator
• 10-2014 to 10-2014 - Scrum Coaching Retreat, Raleigh (SCRR) - Conference Chair
• 11-2014 to 11-2014 - A Portrait of the Agilist as a Young Project Manager - Give Thanks For Scrum - Keynote Speaker
• 01-2015 to 01-2015 - A Portrait of the Agilist as a Young Project Manager - PHXSUG South - Keynote Speaker
• 05-2015 to 05-2015 - Scrum Gathering Phoenix (SGPHX) - Conference Chair
• 07-2012 to 09-2015 - Scrum Alliance Committee - Global Scrum Coaching Retreat Planning Committee
• 07-2015 to 07-2015 - Pigs in Zen: When Your Agile Transformation Team *IS* The Primary Barrier To Agile Adoption - Agile Philly - Keynote Speaker
• 09-2015 to 09-2015 - When your Agile Transformation Team *IS* The Problem… - Scrum Gathering Shanghai (SGCDG) - Session Speaker
• 09-2015 to 09-2015 - Scrum Gathering Shanghai (SGCDG) - Open Space Facilitator
• 04-2017 to 04-2017 - Scrum Gathering San Diego (SGSAN) - Coaches' Clinic Volunteer
• 10-2017 to 11-2017 - Scrum Gathering Dublin (SGDUB) - Coaches' Clinic Facilitator
• 05-2019 to 05-2019 - Scrum Gathering Austin (SGAUS) - Coaches and Trainers Retreat
• 10-2019 to 10-2019 - Dave's Not Here! A discussion of the past, present, and future of distributed teams. - Agile Philly - Keynote Speaker
• 10-2019 to 10-2019 - Agile Stalwarts Panel - Agile Philly - Keynote Speaker

Certification

Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC)

Affiliations

• Project Management Institute

• Agile Delaware - Founder/advisor

• Rotary International

Publications

  • Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners - ISBN-10: 0134191706 - http://www.realworldagility.com
  • 97 Things Every Scrum Practitioner Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts - ISBN-10: 1492073849
  • Agile Coaching: Wisdom from Practitioners - ISBN-10: ‎1973723778
  • The Definitive ScrumMaster® Workbook
  • The Definitive Scrum Product Owner® Workbook
  • AgileNEXT! podcast - http://www.agilenext.tv

Publications

• Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners - ISBN-10: 0134191706 - http://www.realworldagility.com

• 97 Things Every Scrum Practitioner Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts - ISBN-10: 1492073849

• Agile Coaching: Wisdom from Practitioners - ISBN-10: ‎1973723778

• The Definitive ScrumMaster® Workbook

• The Definitive Scrum Product Owner® Workbook

• AgileNEXT! podcast - http://www.agilenext.tv

• The Agile Portal - http://www.agileportal.com

Daniel GulloAgile Coach, Educator, Management Consultant