Stephen Styrbicki
Maple Grove,MN
Summary
Former engineering professional and manager that transitioned to Agile and Product coaching. Seeking to transform teams to deliver the highest priority outcomes. Expert in Agile methodologies, mentoring and facilitation. Promoter of Product mindset, using discovery techniques to inform the direction and priority of product initiatives.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Agile Coach
Target
03.2019 - Current
- Immersive team training on Agile frameworks, mindset and Product
- Led several teams throughout the Target organization on Agility, Mindset and Product.
- Mentored several organization's on Product, Discovery, Chartering, Release planning, team alignment. Including; Marketing, Stores, Digital, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Finance, Owned Brands, Loyalty, Target Incubator, Procurement & Sourcing, and Future of Work
- Co-Led our yearly Target Incubator program (along with the Guest Experience Center) to deliver on executive strategic challenges to solve our company’s most longstanding challenges.
- Developed custom offerings: Storytelling in Business, Storytelling with Data, Effective Business Writing, Customer Interviews, and Problem Solving
- Certified instructor for our Leading Product (accredited through ICAgile)
Lead Agile Coach
Medica Health Plans
02.2017 - 02.2019
- Led our Agile Transformation throughout the Information Technology Org
- Created and facilitated a 6-week immersive course that promoted: Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- Assisted with large corporate efforts and our SAFe rollout across all IT teams
- Built Medica IT University curriculum, marketing and instructor training on CI/CD, Unit Testing, TDD
- VersionOne administrator (quarterly installation, best practices, team setup, configuration)
- Mentored Scrum Masters and Product Owners on Agility
Manager, Software Engineering
Medica Health Plans
10.2004 - 02.2017
- Supervised 15 engineers: Java, .Net, Systems Analysts and Architects
- Maintained Best Practices around software development, DevOps: CI/DC, Unit Testing)
- Acted as the Lead Scrum Master overseeing 4 teams, administering our products through VersionOne software.
- Oversaw the rollout of several major initiatives, including Medica.com and Intranet redesign, Laserfiche migration, Data Center relocation.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
Engineering Lead
UHG, United Health Group
05.2001 - 10.2004
- UHG embedded contract team working on Medica Health Plans systems and applications
- Mentored junior developers, developed coding standards
- Administer SCM (Clearcase Administration)
- Developed our Broker Tracking System (Java/Swing application)
- Developed and maintained legacy PowerBuilder systems
- Code Reviews, Implemented Waterfall SDLC.
- Development Tools: Java, Oracle, PowerBuilder, .Net, C#.
Engineer
Nims Associates
01.2001 - 04.2001
- 7 on-call support of critical batch applications
- Development Tools: PowerBuilder, C#, Oracle PL/SQL
Engineer
ADP
07.1999 - 06.2000
- Project lead on the “Report Net” application: designed to track company earnings from month to month
- Heavy use of batch processing, stored procedures, functions and methods
- Duties: requirements gathering, mentoring, programming, demo’s to the business, deployments
- Developed Using: PowerBuilder 6.5, Erwin ERX, Oracle 8.4
Engineer
Staywell
05.1998 - 05.1999
- Built “Sales & Marketing” application to import and process medical research files: compile and reformat the data, export data into letters, labels for customers
- Duties include gathering requirements, reverse engineering, migrate database from Sybase to Informix, mail merge, mentoring, documentation, development, testing, and deployment
- Developed using: PowerBuilder, Sybase, Informix, InfoMaker, MS Word
Engineer
National Semiconductor
08.1997 - 04.1998
- Built National Semiconductor’s “Product Change Notification” application: this application tracked the entire organization's products.
- Duties include gathering requirements, data modeling (Sybase Sys 11), code reviews, mentoring, documentation, development, testing, and deployment
- Developed Using: PowerBuilder, PFC, Erwin, Sybase 11, MS Word 8.0
Engineer
CSAA-AAA
08.1996 - 06.1997
- Developed the “Sales Automation” application, allowing field sales reps to offer real-time quotes for new and existing customers for auto-insurance.
- Duties include gathering requirements, code reviews, mentoring, documentation, development, testing, and deployment.
- Developed using: PowerBuilder, PFC, Sybase 10, MS Word 6.0
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History And Philosophy
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI05.1990
Advanced Certified Scrum Master – -
Scrum Master Certification -
ICAgile Certified Professional: Agile Product Ownership -
Skills
- Agile Frameworks
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean
- Public Speaking
- Training Initiatives
- Course Creation
- Presentation Skills
- Backlog Management
- Agile Principles
- Team Engagement
- Writing Stories
Accomplishments
Transitioned Medica's entire Information Technology Org to an Agile Framework. All IT teams were trained with extensive 6-week immersion courses and adopted a uniform sprint schedule to deliver products in sync.
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master - March 7th, 2013
- Advanced Scrum Master Certification - June 1st, 2018
- ICAgile Certified Professional: ICP-APO (Agile Product Ownership)
Timeline
Lead Agile Coach
Target
03.2019 - Current
Lead Agile Coach
Medica Health Plans
02.2017 - 02.2019
Manager, Software Engineering
Medica Health Plans
10.2004 - 02.2017
Engineering Lead
UHG, United Health Group
05.2001 - 10.2004
Engineer
Nims Associates
01.2001 - 04.2001
Engineer
ADP
07.1999 - 06.2000
Engineer
Staywell
05.1998 - 05.1999
Engineer
National Semiconductor
08.1997 - 04.1998
Engineer
CSAA-AAA
08.1996 - 06.1997
Bachelor of Arts - History And Philosophy
University of Wisconsin
Advanced Certified Scrum Master – -
Scrum Master Certification -
ICAgile Certified Professional: Agile Product Ownership -
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