Amber Field

Background

About Amber Field

I am the Author of a new book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. I lead the product and engineering teams at Singlewire Software as our Vice President of Software Development and teach the Computer Science Capstone course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am passionate about lean-agile software development, self-selecting teams, innovation, the environment, and women in technology. I am a Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), SAFe Agilist, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). In the past, I have led the Operations Team at Capital One's Innovation Lab, the Agile Program Management Office at Opower and drove National Geographic's adoption of agile methodologies. Jesse Huth and I co-founded the agile consultancy, O2 Agility. I have also been a Software Engineer, Team Lead, and Project Manager at IBM, leading a global team of the world's top experts in customizing the Rational Tools Suite. At IBM, I was among the first volunteers selected for the prestigious IBM Corporate Service Corps and volunteered with the African Wildlife Foundation for one month in Arusha, Tanzania. I wrote a complete business plan for an eco-lodge in the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area adjacent to Mt. Kilimanjaro, that would both bring jobs that could lift eight native Masaai communities out of poverty and protect an important wildlife migration corridor between Amboseli and Mt. Kilimanjaro National Parks. I enjoy working on agile technology projects that increase environmental sustainability. I blog at amberrfield.com and am currently located in Madison, WI.