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Marie Taylor

Marie Taylor

Pensacola Metropolitan Area,FL

Summary

SAFEe Certified Release Train Engineer and Program Manager with 20+ years of experience leading large-scale technology initiatives and software implementations for global organizations. Successfully orchestrating Agile Release Trains (ART), driving program increments (PI), and delivering business value as a Release Train Engineer at RCG Global Services. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, customer-centric solutions. Experienced in managing complex IT portfolios and promoting a Lean-Agile mindset across global teams. Skilled in coaching teams and Product Owners, facilitating seamless collaboration, and consistently achieving strategic results.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Release Train Engineer

RCG Global Services
05.2021 - Current
  • Lead $32M Agile Release Train for Abeka Academy Homeschool curriculum for 250,000 global users.
  • Coordinated 6 workstreams (70+ team members) across 3 global locations to successfully re-platform ERP systems, replace E-Commerce solutions, and implement new CRM tools.
  • Lead Program Increment (PI) planning and Agile ceremonies including system demos, sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, coach sync, and PO sync.
  • Coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and other team members on Agile tools (VersionOne), Team boards, Agile Quality Practices, Scrum and Kanban, Inspect & Adept events, etc.
  • Established and monitored KPIs, managed ART risks, and fostered continuous improvement.
  • Collaborated with and negotiated with the CTO, CFO, and VP business stakeholders.

Program Executive, Microsoft Business Applications

DXC Technology
11.2007 - 05.2021
  • Led programs to implement software for large clients using Waterfall and Hybrid Agile Methodologies
  • Implemented business central, NAV2018, Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Dynamics 365 Retail Essentials, Offender 360, and AX upgrades for the following clients: Hunting, The Met Museum, Mizar, Sears, Temper Sealy, Schwartz Ready Mix, Thornhill Companies, Heico and Korg.
  • Set up Agile tools (Azure DevOps) and coached teams on proper use.
  • Facilitated training events, Scrum, and other Agile ceremonies
  • Created and produced KPI reports. Analyzed metrics and made recommendations for improvements
  • Managed large infrastructure projects for the following clients: Kaiser Permanente, UBS Bank, Chrysler, Wells Fargo, and Freescale Semiconductor.
  • Provided remediation for troubled projects and resolved customer concerns.

Program Director

Unisys
02.2000 - 10.2007
  • Assistant Client Executive of multiple program streams to support effort to consolidate the State of Texas's 31 data centers into 2 data centers. (TCV $100M)
  • Program Manager supporting server hosting and the operations support of the software applications for California State University Common Management Systems (CMS) suite of Peoplesoft integrated software (TCV $60M)
  • Program Management for retail, banking, and manufacturing clients in Western region.

Skills

  • Agile Leadership: Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile Mindset, Agile Coaching, Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • RTE Responsibilities: PI Planning Facilitation, Manage Dependencies, Risk Management (ROAM & RAID logs), Metrics (Burn Down/Up charts), Release Planning
  • Technical Skills: Azure DevOps (ADO), VersionOne, Microsoft Project Plan (MPP), Mulesoft, Azure Kubernetes
  • Methodologies: SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SDLC, Waterfall

Certification

  • SAFe 6 Release Train Engineer (RTE)
  • SAFe 6 Agilist
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)


Affiliations

  • Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member of the Scrum Alliance

Timeline

Release Train Engineer

RCG Global Services
05.2021 - Current

Program Executive, Microsoft Business Applications

DXC Technology
11.2007 - 05.2021

Program Director

Unisys
02.2000 - 10.2007

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