Joel Bousley
North Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Business Strategist & Technologist with a proven track record at the Council on Foreign Relations, enhancing project efficiency by 30% through Agile methodologies. Expertise in project management and stakeholder communication drives successful digital transformation initiatives. Focus on implementing process improvements that elevate team performance and client engagement.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Scrum Operations Manager
Council on Foreign Relations
09.2015 - 02.2025
- Managed distributed team of 12, including developers, designers, and quality analysts, utilizing Agile methodologies and conducting daily Scrum ceremonies.
- Enhanced project efficiency by 30% through proactive CI/CD optimization of timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Reduced negative project risks by 75% through effective risk management and contingency planning.
- Architected CMS solution to streamline creation of over 20 websites.
- Coordinated release management, deploying code an average of four times weekly.
- Utilized data to prioritize tasks, achieving a 25% reduction in cycle times.
- Oversaw product lifecycle activities including analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation.
- Implemented process improvements across three teams using Jira, GitHub, and Confluence.
Consultant
Freelance
11.2001 - 11.2022
- Redesigned enterprise-level websites, achieving 20% year-over-year increase in client engagement.
- Directed development of financial communications platform for emails and SMS, supporting clients' digital transformation.
- Managed financial tracking, including budgets and procurement, securing average cost savings of $50,000.
- Mapped dependencies between products and projects, enhancing efficiency in over 150 modifications and upgrades.
- Analyzed client needs to deliver tailored consulting solutions.
- Facilitated workshops to engage stakeholders in project development.
- Collaborated with clients to formulate action plans addressing specific challenges.
- Proposed solutions targeting efficiency, costs, or profit improvements.
Senior Developer & Client Services Manager
Spartan
03.2014 - 07.2015
- Completed project on schedule and within budget as sole developer and project manager, enhancing efficiency by 30%.
- Managed contracts, retaining 90% of clients through effective project planning and strategy execution.
- Directed development and deployment of six digital solutions tailored to client requirements.
- Designed and implemented scalable applications addressing diverse client needs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define comprehensive project scope.
- Documented technical specifications and user guides for ongoing support and training facilitation.
UI/UX Engineer
Allegiant Airlines
12.2012 - 10.2013
- Directed UI/UX development for applications, achieving 45% reduction in turnaround time and design consistency across platforms.
- Developed unified user interface design guide, streamlining development and reducing time for developers by over 55%.
- Implemented process enhancements to boost operational efficiency throughout projects.
- Collaborated with designers on responsive site layouts and themes to improve user experience.
- Documented workflows and processes to maintain site stability and facilitate updates.
- Designed responsive web applications for mobile devices using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery Mobile framework.
Lead Developer/Designer
Station Casinos
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Redesigned UI/UX for 17 websites, resulting in a 20% increase in user engagement.
- Architected single sign-on system, enhancing security and increasing click-through rates by 32%.
- Developed unified user interface design guide, improving consistency and reducing development time by 50%.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and establish timelines.
- Integrated third-party APIs into existing systems to enhance functionality.
- Resolved complex technical issues promptly to minimize project delays.
- Managed team of 9 developers and designers to ensure projects met deadlines efficiently.
Senior Web Developer
Segue Technologies
07.2009 - 01.2011
- Designed and developed UI/UX elements for over 22 websites, converting four commercial sites to responsive layouts in eight months.
- Served as sole front-end developer for bilingual website, enhancing project planning with accurate estimates.
- Created responsive web applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for improved user experience.
- Implemented backend solutions with PHP and MySQL to support dynamic content delivery.
- Optimized website performance through code refactoring and effective asset management.
- Mentored junior developers on coding standards and project workflows for skill development.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation for development processes and system architecture.
- Integrated third-party APIs into websites to enhance functionality and improve user engagement.
Education
Master of Political Management - Electoral Politics
The George Washington University
Washington, DC01-2019
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01-2016
Bachelor of Science - Business IT Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT01-2015
Skills
- Agile methodology and frameworks
- Agile methodologies
- Asana and Trello
- Back-end development
- Budget management
- Business analysis
- Business process re-engineering
- Change management
- Client engagement
- Communication skills
- Conflict resolution
- Confluence and collaboration tools
- Content management
- Continuous improvement
- Continuous integration
- Critical thinking
- CSS
- Data analysis
- Data management
- Decision-making
- Dependency mapping
- Digital transformation
- Drupal
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Front-end development
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Jira and Kanban
- Leadership and team building
- MySQL
- Operational efficiency
- Performance metrics
- Performance evaluations
- Performance reporting
- PHP
- Problem solving
- Procedure development
- Process improvement
- Product development
- Project management
- Quality assurance and analysis
- Release management
- Resource allocation
- Resource coordination
- Requirements analysis
- Risk management
- Scrum ceremonies and practices
- SQL
- Stakeholder communication
- Stakeholder relations and management
- Strategic planning
- System migrations
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Vendor management
- User interface design
- WordPress
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) | 2019
- Project + | CompTIA | 2016
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited
Accomplishments
- Board Member, Nevada Hemophilia Foundation 2019
- Central Committee Member, NVDP 2016 - 2018
- Member Whip, Lions Club International (Lawton, OK) 2004 - 2008
- Army Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, 1/37th F.A., Ft. Lewis, WA 2003
- NCO of the Month, U.S. Army, 1/37th F.A., Ft. Lewis, WA Feb 2003
- Solider of the Month (2), U.S. Army, 1/37th F.A., Ft. Lewis, WA Multiple Dates
- Army Good Conduct Medal, U.S. Army 1999 - 2002
- Army Achievement Medal (3), U.S. Army, 1/37th F.A., Ft. Lewis, WA Multiple Dates
References
References available upon request.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
RemoteImportant To Me
Work from home optionPaid time off4-day work weekCareer advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsSoftware
Jira
Confluence
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
PHP
MySQL
XML
JQuery
Drupal
WordPress
Net
Trello
Interests
Woodworking
Astronomy
Building water-cooled computers
Electronics
Reading
Writing
Poetry
Movies
Affiliations
- Lions Club International
- U.S. Army
- NV Hemophilia Foundation
Quote
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
Chinese proverb
Timeline
Scrum Operations Manager
Council on Foreign Relations
09.2015 - 02.2025
Senior Developer & Client Services Manager
Spartan
03.2014 - 07.2015
UI/UX Engineer
Allegiant Airlines
12.2012 - 10.2013
Lead Developer/Designer
Station Casinos
06.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Web Developer
Segue Technologies
07.2009 - 01.2011
Consultant
Freelance
11.2001 - 11.2022
Master of Political Management - Electoral Politics
The George Washington University
Master of Business Administration - Management and Strategy
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Business IT Management
Western Governors University
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