David Updike, CSM

Current

Agile Coach at ViaRun, Inc., (Dallas, Texas)
Agile Coach and Trainer at Southwest Airlines (Dallas, Texas)
Vice President at U5 Designs, LLC

Past

Independent Agile/Lean Consultant at Independent in Dallas, Texas
Agile Coach (Sr. Consultant) at Valtech Technologies (Dallas, Texas)
Software Development Manager and Technical Lead at Sabre Holdings Corp.

3 more...

Education

State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Recommended

3 people have recommended David

Connections

273 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

My Website

David Updike, CSM’s Summary

After over 20 years in Information Technology as a Developer, Architect, Project Management and Software Development Manager in industries such as Travel, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Payroll, and many others, I took the lessons learned on innumerable full life cycle development projects and am now applying them to Project Management using Agile processes and practices such as Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP), Kanban and Lean helping IT teams and organizations realize true success.

I have been a certified ScrumMaster since 2006.

Experience:
.. Agile Coach
.. Agile Mentor
.. Agile Trainer
.. Agile Project Manager / ScrumMaster
.. Architect
.. Developer
.. Software Development/Delivery Manager (Web/Internet, POS / e-Commerce)

I advise IT teams and organizations on the benefits of transitioning to Agile, Scrum, XP, Kanban and Lean development processes and practices and why this makes sense even in a down economy. I have built my career & reputation on my commitment to delivering on customers highest expectations with outstanding quality while dealing with the frustrations & stress that go along with creative software development endevours.

David C. Updike, CSM
Highland Village, Texas 75077
972-567-2384 (Cell)
972-567-2384 (Office)
email: davidupdike@gmail.com

David Updike, CSM’s Specialties:

Agile Project Management using Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Lean and Kanban, Agile Training (Strategic Planning, Release Planning, Iteration Planning, Iteration Demos and Retrospectives, Metrics, Quality, etc.), Managing Web development (Point-of-Sale, Retail, e-Commerce), Managing global teams. Presentation Skills.

David Updike, CSM’s Education

State University of New York at Oswego

Bachelors , Computer Science , 1980 — 1982
State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

AAS , Data Processing , 1978 — 1980

Additional Information

David Updike, CSM’s Websites:

My Website

David Updike, CSM’s Interests:

.. Agile Development processes and practices .. Agile Coaching .. Agile Mentoring .. Agile Project Management / ScrumMaster .. Agile Training .. Continuous Process Improvement .. Continual Learning .. Client Relationship Management .. Vendor Relationship Management .. Multi-national Team Development .. Web/Internet & e-Commerce Management

David Updike, CSM’s Groups:

.. Agile Alliance
.. Scrum Alliance
.. APLN – Dallas,Texas Chapter
.. Southlake Focus Group
.. LinkedIn – Agile
.. LinkedIn – Agile Coaching
.. LinkedIn – Agile DFW
.. LinkedIn – Agile Project Management
.. LinkedIn – Agile Project Managers
.. LinkedIn – Agile Thinkers
.. LinkedIn – Agilistas
.. LinkedIn – Certified ScrumMasters
.. LinkedIn – DFW IT Professionals
.. LinkedIn – DFW Scrum
.. LinkedIn – eXtreme Programming (XP)
.. LinkedIn – Innovate the Future
.. LinkedIn – Lean Agile Software Development Community
.. LinkedIn – PM Toolbox
.. LinkedIn – Rally Agile Software Development Community
.. LinkedIn – Scrum Alliance, Inc.