KaiRise

In my role as a Partner at KaiRise, I spearheaded the development of the industry's first on-demand ICAgile accredited course, transforming the way agile training is delivered. By prioritizing flexibility and speed, I successfully increased course enrollment and client satisfaction, making agile training more accessible than ever before.

Partner

Accenture

Working across all Federal accounts and capabilities at AFS’ San Antonio location, promote awareness and adoption of Lean-Agile values, principles, processes and technical practices. Consult with clients and account teams on effective patterns for transformation and high-quality delivery. Provide thought leadership to enable accounts to grow their Lean-Agile practice. Provide sales and BD support at the account, sector and portfolio level. 

Primary focus falls into four key areas:

Delivery Support - Jumpstart new Agile projects by helping client teams understand Agile, onboard key roles, execute Sprint Zero. Work closely with project leadership to assess organizational impediments, measure flow and develop strategies for continuously improving. 

Thought Leadership - Collaborate with the AFS Agile Institute, Accenture LLP,  and the industry as a whole to promote local adoption of our corporate capabilities, and industry best practices. 

Education - Provide classroom training to project teams and clients in our ICAgile accredited courses and the Scaled Agile (SAFe) curriculum. 

Sales Enablement - Play an active role in supporting business development and proposal efforts for Agile opportunities across all accounts.

Agile Consultant

Compassion International

As a servant-leader, coach the global solutions engineering teams (currently 11 agile teams) to manage the life cycle of critical corporate-wide and customer-specific technology based products primarily using Lean and Agile SDLC practices – Scrum, KanBan, XP, ScrumBan, SAFe.  

Continuously develop a work environment promoting continual improvement and learning, free from fear of failure, while supporting mistakes that encourage continual learning.  Employ a Lean leadership style focusing on developing team members’ skills. 
Serve as an Agile Coach and transformation agent as the ministry transforms to a new way of thinking, applying Lean Agile principles to all levels of work.  Create teams that are jointly responsible for success, solving problems together in ways that develop people’s capabilities and increases their engagement and commitment, focusing on respect for people.

Develop and implement global strategy for application software design and development. Ensure staffing and development in function to provide technical and strategic expertise in the creation of global inter-related system design for existing architecture or new deployments.  Direct the development of specifications and requirements to integrate global applications.  Serve as catalyst and expert leader, driving the development and implementation of new standards in software development.

Provide strategic direction in gathering requirements and development specifications to design and integrate into applications.  Direct application software design and development services and technical leadership for existing architecture or new deployments. Create an environment that attracts and develops skilled professional staff engaged in coding, testing, implementing, and maintaining large software applications.

Sr. Director - Solutions Engineering

Direct technology delivery focused on enterprise services (Service Oriented Architecture and the Enterprise Service Bus)  enterprise information management (the Enterprise Data Warehouse) and enterprise database management (MSSQL DBMS).
Direct enterprise information management solutions, division staff and resources. 
Direct solutions delivery, process and policy assurance, budgeting and financial management, resource planning, management reporting and the attainment of cross-organizational objectives and service levels. Collaborate with IT management teams, key decision-makers and global stakeholders to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective, strategically - aligned enterprise data management solutions for all aspects of the global organization.
As Strategic Business Partner, and Agile Coach, participate in the development and execution of strategies to drive agile adoption throughout the organization. Examples include defining an Agile maturity model, establishing best practices, teaching Agile related classes and guiding the Managing Directors, Product Managers and project leads in the establishment of Agile practices.

Director - Enterprise Technology, SBP

Douglas County

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Elections office in a medium-sized County, providing direct supervision, coordination, and technical guidance to staff, maintaining a high level of morale, ensuring service excellence and increasing team productivity. Supported advanced technical needs of office staff, as well as Directors and Elected Officials both inside and outside of Douglas County, including hardware/software support, project management, business analysis, and vendor relations.   Utilized sophisticated technology skills to streamline processes and reduce overhead by implementing methodologies to improve support, manage customer expectations, and build strong cross-agency relationships. Recognized leader in the State by the Colorado Department of State (CDOS) with regards to voting systems technology and statewide voter registration database management.

Senior Product Manager

Senior System Analyst

Reformed PMP turned Agile delivery expert | Helping you earn more 💵 | Agile certification pays - get yours today at your own pace. KaiRise.com

Instructor-led agile training is one of the worst ways to up-skill your workforce. There are 3 gigantic problems with old-school, instructor led training.

🚫 It pulls workers away from their daily jobs to take training
🚫 It takes forever to schedule, coordinate and run
🚫 It doesn’t scale

◾️What I do

I'm a partner at KaiRise, with three decades of experience helping enterprises implement agility. We've cracked the code on how to train your staff in a way that actually generates results.

◾️How We Help?

I’ve distilled what I’ve learned into the fastest most effective way to earn the ICAgile Certified Professional Certification. We created the world’s first on-demand ICAgile accredited course.

It’s used at enterprises around the world to transform the learning experience, while stretching budget dollars and…

👉Is Available 24/7
👉Is Trusted & Certified 
👉Has Bite-sized learning for seamless integration into daily tasks
👉Has zero death by powerpoint or forgetting everything you’ve just learned
👉Will certify your workforce in half the time of regular training

◾️Expected Results

✅ 40% reduction in training costs
✅ 30% increase in the volume of certifications issued
✅ 50% reduction in the time to complete training
✅ 72 Net Promoter Score (excellent)

◾️Don't just take my word for it

“Absolutely loved the content, format, and instruction style of this course. The self-pacing was great for my learning style. Would recommend it to practically anyone!”
Stella Griffith - Sr. Business Analyst at Fidelity Investments

“Great Course and Engaging Style. From the bite-sized learning modules to the reinforcement through quizzes and interactive activities, this course is a great intro to the world of Agile.”
Ian Santo Domingo - Principal & Managing Director at Vault Consulting

“I am a Certified ScrumMaster, but I truly believe this course has set me up for broader organizational success. I can't say enough great things about Agile Foundations!”
Lindsey Parker - Strategic Projects Coordinator at Fellowship of Christian Athletes

And many more at www.KaiRise.com

◾️My Background

With three decades of hands-on experience, completed 16 agile certifications, and having trained thousands, I've garnered over 10,000 followers and earned recognition as a top voice in the Agile Community by LinkedIn. My journey has taken me through diverse landscapes, from startups and nonprofits to global corporations and government agencies.

◾️Contact

Ready to change your enterprise training experience? Send me a LinkedIn DM and let's explore if we're a fit. 

💻www.KaiRise.com

Mike Lyons

Self Employed

I was hospitalized for COVID-19 from January to February 2023. My daughter born in Texas was taken to Alaska. I have been in recovery and legally searching every avenue for the last year to get her back to Texas with her family of 9 years. I have been extremely successful as a self-taught lawyer in 2 states judicialsystems since Juy 2023. Certified clecial documents can be provided

Pro Se Lawyer fighting for my 8 year old daughter

Wabtec Corporation

As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer/Architect/Manager, I led successful migrations of on-premises infrastructure to the cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IAC)/(PAC) and best practices. Following Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) principles, I ensured the project was completed on time, within budget, and met all business requirements. My responsibilities included defining the project's scope and requirements, participating in the Agile project plan, selecting the right tools and technologies, architecting the infrastructure, developing and testing the infrastructure code using TDD, deploying the infrastructure using automated CI/CD principles, monitoring and optimizing the infrastructure, and documenting the project.
•	Defined the project's scope and requirements, developed an Agile project plan, and selected the right tools and technologies to ensure project success.
•	Used Agile and BDD principles to create a detailed architecture plan, developed and tested infrastructure code using TDD, and optimized the infrastructure for high performance.
•	Documented the project and regularly communicated changes and updates to stakeholders, ensuring a successful project delivery meeting all business requirements.

Senior GitOps/DevOps Cloud Architect

Wells Fargo

Fulfilled a critical role in leading the migration of the company’s legacy infrastructure to cloud architecture, working with management to identify and prioritize the transition of specific systems.  Scope of work includes meeting with operations and planning stakeholders, team building, coding and deployment activities, and the training of new developers to build skills in Terraform and multi-cloud strategies. Regarded as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure as Code software tool.
•	Leveraged the use of Terraform to develop, test, and document Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure services, partnering with multiple teams to deploy these services across environments.
•	Successfully deployed seven databases across four GCP services within Terraform and Command Line Interface within a span of six months.  This enabled application teams to automate the creation of databases using Terraform pipelines.
•	Works with the GKE and AKS systems to oversee deployment, availability, and security.

Senior Multi-Cloud DevOps Engineer 

Accenture Federal Services

Worked with D.O.D, US Treasury, and D.O.E for projects lifting from legacy to cloud for FedRamp services. Reviewed and practiced TDD, BDD, and DDD between Networking expert teams, Security Teams and stakeholders to comprise requirements. Worked with all teams to fulfill deliverables including assigned projectys/task in the sprint.

Multi Cloud Architect

Database deployment lead. Pega application lead from an AWS IaaS perspective.

Cloud and Database Architect

Virtualization Specialist

System Administrator

•	Constructed entirely automated daily performance management reports utilized to increase performance 10%.
•	Implemented Test Driven Design and object-oriented design concepts into applications and tools to consistently meet Scrum deadlines and product releases.
•	Articulately documented technical and user workflow process for easy maintenance of the system.
•	Created automated tools for employees and management to increase employee moral and increase business savings 
•	Actively assisted in problem-solving of technical issues of other projects legacy systems.

Data Analyst

VP Racing Fuels

•	Part-time consulting services provided to the client
•	Became an advanced user of Netsuite CRM software
•	Assisted with technical issues within office and warehouse environment
•	Promoted high-performing work team environment.
•	Consulted on supply chain procurement and technical issues

Supply Chain Analyst

EMERALD FUNDING MANAGEMENT LTD

•	Specialist of delinquent accounts collections decreasing the total count of accounts in the query.
•	emphasized customer/merchant relationship
•	Advanced Microsoft office knowledge for efficiency
•	Excellent communication and soft skills required to meet with management to clients

Customer Account Specialist

Chimera Transportation

•	Implemented quality best practices Increased revenue from 23% second year of operation.
•	Evaluated current product climate to allocate resources to specific equipment requirements.
•	Recruited and managed employee performance and implemented hand- on training to reduce equipment maintenance and ensure on-time delivery of customer products.
•	Developed growth strategies based on monthly and quarterly financial reports.
•	Actively sought data to increase quality and revenue.
•	The Investment strategy of the company was to umbrella alternative financial strategies.

Owner Operator

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

Answering calls, accommodating customers and staff in daily functions. Excellent computer knowledge. Handling volume of customers independently and accurately. Relaying all messages to appropriate departments and scheduling accordingly.

Front Desk Receptionist

Mr. Perries

Smaller operation with growth opportunity of knowledge of the industry on a smaller scale. Skills customer excellence, time management, logistics, cost projection, quality control.

Supervisor

Being a single mother in the world of tech, I have had an amazing journey. In 2023, my ability to be everything to my daughter and career halted. Being hospitalized, watching my daughter’s world change, and the later legal battle, have changed me in many spectrums of priorities. Most importantly, it has solidified my commitment to being a strong independent, self-sustaining woman. 
My purpose is now 3-fold. My daughter being proud of the future I am contributing to. Collaboration and learning from anyone I interact with. Being proud of myself at the end of the day no matter how difficult the world is. 
I love tech. DevOps is the “Literal” pipeline for teams. App teams, Networking, Security, IAM, Vaulting, Hardware. My love is knowing tech and communicating how every piece can and will work together. The thing I feel this world needs today.

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