Ray Luoma

Background

About Ray Luoma

Technology leader with extensive experience delivering software solutions (10 years each in software products, technology consulting, and Big 4 internal IT), while continuing to learn and grow. I bring a calm, analytical, and collaborative approach to solving complex challenges, clearly articulating options and recommendations for achievable solutions. Product Owner / Product Manager: •Established effective product backlog creation and management •Led the estimating, scoping, and planning of releases •Reviewed and guided creation of Epics, Features & User Stories •Regularized release planning and delivery, personally leading PI Planning •Working with business stakeholders, influenced and guided the vision and roadmap •Managed key delivery events, including product/solution demos Transformation: •Led the successful implementation of SAFe Agile •Regularized release planning and delivery, leading effective PI Planning •Established a cadence of quarterly feature releases, plus monthly configuration updates Engineering: •Led the deployment of performance-related applications to Deloitte firms around the world – users in more than 120 countries, including multiple languages •Managed globally dispersed and diverse teams - 40+ engineering, QA, and business analysis personnel (full-time, contract and vendors);$4 million annual budget •Guided engineering teams through development and testing (including performance and scalability testing) •Led the successful redesign and relaunch of performance applications; launch of a mobile application; release of published APIs; development of internal tools to support operations, taxonomy management, test data creation, and RPA •Ensured compliance with application and data security standards, quality standards, and data privacy standards Collaboration with Business: •Built relationships of trust and influence with key executives and stakeholders •Built close collaboration and effective communication with business stakeholders, from visioning, through strategic and release planning, to solution delivery and operations Operations Management: •Led operations for the performance applications, including production issue triage and root cause analysis •Led the migration of performance application infrastructure from on-prem to Azure cloud (PAAS) Corporate Volunteerism: •Led a long-term high school mentoring program in the Princeton office •Team Captain for a Deloitte cycling team in New Jersey, raising funds for Multiple Sclerosis •Organized and ran cycling events in the Princeton office