Doak Holman

Background

About Doak Holman

Experienced in Portfolio, Program & Project Management. • Proficient in managing new product development, customer funded efforts and computer software development programs. • Experienced in RFI & RFP creation and management. • Proficient in 3rd party vendor selection processes and implementation of the desired solution. • Experienced in contract development and vendor management. • Extensive success in organizing and leading large globally distributed teams. • Experienced in 3 industries-Technology, Telecommunications and Health Care. • Prior member of the Project Management Board of Advisors, University of Wisconsin–School of Business. • Experienced in Product Life Cycle Management / methodology. Accomplished Scrum Master & Delivery Manager. • Experienced in consulting, mentoring, coaching and instruction of Project Management principles and Agile principles and methodologies. • Conducted coaching and training in the use of Agile & Scrum. • Assisted the University of Wisconsin – School of Business Project Management group in the development of a class on Agile and Scrum. • Experienced Delivery Manager in building and managing release plans / engineering schedules. • Have managed centralized and globally distributed Scrum and Scrum of Scrum teams. Leadership Skills & Stakeholder Management • Significant success in rebuilding functional teams so that they are aligned to the overall strategic objectives. • Customer focused and demonstrated success in critical thinking. • Thrive on collaborating in a team environment to solve difficult customer needs. • Prefer working in a fast-paced industry/organization. • Exercise collaborative management style, encouraging individuals to set and achieve optimum levels of quality, performance, and team success. • Recognized for effective organizational and team management skills. • Proven success in development and management of a Project Management Office. Tools • Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence & MS Project • Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Lean, PMBOK, Six Sigma, and Waterfall • Aged programming experience in Cobol, Assembler, Pascal, Fortran, Paradox, dBase, C, & Oracle. Education • Metropolitan State University-St Paul, Minnesota. BA-Management Information Systems-1989 Credentials & Continuing Education • PMP certification from the Project Management Institute-Jan 2006 • Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the University of Wisconsin-School of Business-Feb 2004 • Six Sigma Yellow Belt-Jan 2015 • Certified SCRUM Product Owner (CSPO)-Mar 2009 • Certified SCRUM Master (CSM)-Oct 2008