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Iantha Lee

Monument,Colorado

Summary

A release train engineer with a history of progressive leadership and project management, including team creation, education and delivering key initiatives. Excellent ability to align teams, drive collaboration and cohesion to complete projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. Demonstrated strengths include process analysis, technical troubleshooting, project leadership and communication skills. Seeking a position on a cutting edge, innovative and collaborative team.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Release Train Engineer

FedEx Corporation
04.2022 - Current

Servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). Ensures the smooth operation of ART events and practices and assist Agile Teams in their success.

  • Stood up new Agile Release Train with combination of FedEx operating companies: Ground, Express and Freight.
  • Delivered key iteratives with ART of 218 people.
  • Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.
  • Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation in Agility and meeting milestones.
  • Coach for leaders, teams and scrum master coaches in Agile practices and mindsets.
  • Communicates with product management, product owners and stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment.
  • Reporting metrics, including, reporting of forecast vs. actuals to leadership.

Engineering Specialist Advisor

FedEx Services
02.2017 - 04.2022
  • Lean XP Agile coach
  • Created and implemented lean XP Ways of Working transformation Freight Services ARTs
  • Successfully transformed two teams from scrum to xp
  • Mentored and coached team members
  • Organized multiple backlogs to support accurate reporting
  • Facilitated Release and Inception planning meetings
  • Developed executive presentations and white papers
  • Coordinated alignment meetings across business and information technology (IT) departments and teams
  • Presented the Freight 2020 business and IT go forward plan to the Sr. L and Executive leadership teams
  • Established Freight 2020 System Team and SAFe Release Management Team (RMT)
  • QDM Coach for Freight 2020 RMT to streamline release processes
  • Coached and mentored Syntel team members on FedEx business process, IT software development life cycles and SAFe
  • Aligned cross functional teams to deliver on committed Program Increment objectives
  • Facilitated alignment and resolution of July 2018 corporate load critical defects
  • Demonstrated emotional intelligence during Freight 2020 Program Increment planning and commitments by aligning stakeholders
  • Cultural and transformation ambassador on Freight 2020 cohort for Science House Sense and Adapt

Sr. Business Applications Analyst

FedEx Services
07.2009 - 02.2017
  • Designed and implemented computer system requirements
  • Defined business goals to determine systems requirements
  • Established specifications and coordinated production with software programmers
  • Provided client support on system operation, troubleshooting and pilot programs
  • Supported system developers by creating system models, diagrams, and charts.
  • Performed requirements elicitation and performed gap analysis through design workshops with business teams
  • Assessed, defined and document scope of projects
  • Resolved or escalated problem tickets to resolve user issues
  • Supported multiple projects at a time
  • Prioritized project work and identified external systems impacts

Programmer/Analyst

FedEx Freight
11.2006 - 06.2008
  • Supported confidential revenue projects
  • Implemented strategic initiatives
  • Debugged and modified software components
  • Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance
  • Managed multiple projects at a time

Sr. Systems Engineer/Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

TeamShare Inc.
09.2004 - 06.2008
  • Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance
  • Worked effectively with design teams to ensure software solutions elevated client side experience
  • Rapidly prototyped new capabilities to confirm feasibility
  • Interfaced with business analysts, developers and technical support to determine the best requirement specifications
  • Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use
    cases to support testing objectives.

Quality Assurance Engineer

MCI
06.1999 - 05.2001
  • Trained test technicians test hardware and software
  • Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives
  • Created requirements documents, best practices, and user interviews
  • Provided technical expertise on computer networks to support IT and operational test teams
  • Developed and ensured adherence to testing standards and best practices

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Physics and Mathematics

University of Northern Colorado
1997

Master of Arts - Physics and Mathematics

University of California
1999

Skills

  • Excellent organization, written and verbal communication skills
  • SAFe 45 certified
  • QDM Coach
  • Driver for team alignment
  • Lead for several Freight 2020 teams
  • Coach and mentor for new team members
  • Agile transformation champion
  • Lean XP Coach
  • Lean practices practitioner
  • Flexible in a changing and challenging work environment
  • Builds and maintains customer relationships
  • Embraces the servant leadership, collaboratively discovering solutions and resolving conflicts
  • Member of Freight 2020 Sense and Adapt Cohort

Accomplishments

  • Graduate of FedEx Professional to Leader (P2L) program 2019
  • Awarded the Information Technology Hall of Fame award for contributions to Ship Date Rationalization - February 2016, Project Force Spot Quote API - November 2016, Freight Direct - December 2019
  • Winner of QDM Cup award for Project Force September 2016
  • Awarded the Rising Star Award for contributions to Mobile Pickup Manager

Affiliations

  • Member of International Institute of Business Analyst
  • Member of the SAFe Community
  • Member of the FedEx SPC Community

Timeline

Release Train Engineer

FedEx Corporation
04.2022 - Current

Engineering Specialist Advisor

FedEx Services
02.2017 - 04.2022

Sr. Business Applications Analyst

FedEx Services
07.2009 - 02.2017

Programmer/Analyst

FedEx Freight
11.2006 - 06.2008

Sr. Systems Engineer/Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

TeamShare Inc.
09.2004 - 06.2008

Quality Assurance Engineer

MCI
06.1999 - 05.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Physics and Mathematics

University of Northern Colorado

Master of Arts - Physics and Mathematics

University of California
Iantha Lee