Dee Patton

Background

About Dee Patton

Recent graduate from the College of Life Sciences at Texas A&M focusing on sustainability and efficient resource management. My current position combines the scientific knowledge I gained at Texas A&M with my previous experience managing technology in the financial services industry. Before I returned to school, I had a long career as a senior technology executive managing complex projects and large teams. Expertise with Scrum and other Agile development frameworks as well as waterfall and ITIL; Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner. My time as a technology manager gave me experience in all aspects of the technology management lifecycle: strategic planning, operational management, business requirements, systems design, systems implementation, quality assurance, budgeting, cost control, training, and documentation. My goal is to apply these skills in the energy efficient construction space. Improving lives with better surroundings, lowering energy and water use, and eliminating waste.* Led the in the successful move to the cloud and provided leadership for rapid cloud adoption: negotiated contracts, evaluated vendors, developed use cases, and managed implementation efforts.* Implemented IT governance and budgetary processes, producing multi-million dollar cost savings, reducing wasteful overhead, and providing greater transparency.