Initiated and guided changes that reduced software defect rate 63% and project costs 47% through implementation of agile development processes
Mentored major European e-commerce vendor in move from traditional to agile development processes
Oversaw and guided the use of three month agile development project to build a customer retention system, which paid for itself in less than one week
Achieved 25:1 reduction in defects per developer hour through implementation of agile development methods
Led on-shore / off-shore team of 130+ testers and managers, to launch dozens of new ecommerce sites and hundreds of enhancements to existing sites for over 70 top international retailers
Drove 30% reduction in QA hours relative to development hours over two years ($6mm+ annual savings)
Experienced master black belt
Coached Customer Relationship Management consolidation project, resulting in $12 million annual revenue increase, and $5 million annual expense reduction