V. Lee Henson

Current

Principal Agile Methodoligist at VersionOne
Owner / Director at AgileDad

Past

Sr. Program Manager CSP at The Generations Network (Ancestry.Com)
Sr. Program Manager CSM at Spillman Technologies
Program Manager / Sr. Trainer at Apogen Technologies

Program Manager / Technical Trainer at 1-800 Contacts
Program Manager / Sr. Technical Trainer at Ilumin Corporation
Technical Trainer / Consultant at eBay

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Education

Almeda University
University of Utah
Loyola University New Orleans

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V. Lee Henson’s Summary

Lee Henson's experience spans a broad array of technical software production roles and responsibilities. Lee has worked hands on as a GUI web developer, quality assurance analyst, automated test engineer, senior product manager, senior project manager, ScrumMaster, agile coach, consultant, and ADDIE training professional. He has worked with hundreds of teams to assist them in successful implementation of thousands of projects. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies, Government sector projects, small and large software production facilities, and multiple successful large scale e-commerce implementations.

His unique blend of recent real-world experience combined with the ability to drive home highly technical concepts in an easy to understand digestable manner make him an amazing resource to get any team at any level best focused on project related initiatives. His personal approach and ability to inspect and adapt to any situation during training sessions has helped inspire teams to be successful at any level. Lee believes that team focus begins with the general understanding of each role and the responsibilities associated with each. Many teams fail to embrace scrum and agile principles in general due to a simple lack of understanding of what they really entail. In many cases, the ScrumMaster holds the keys to successful product and project releases. It is their duty to empower the team and provide them with what they need to be successful.

Lee remains very active in the ScrumAlliance and is the founder of AgileUtah. He is also authoring a book to help people in every role see the benefits of working in an agile environment that is scheduled to be published in 2009.

V. Lee Henson’s Specialties:

Scrum, Agile Methodology, Agile Coaching, Program Management, Agile Training, Project Planning, Project Management, Consulting, Agile Tool Training

V. Lee Henson’s Experience

Principal Agile Methodoligist

VersionOne

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Provide agile & product training and consulting on the VersionOne Enterprise Application. Provide insight to the organization with regard to product direction and manage relationships with enterprise level customers.
Owner / Director

AgileDad

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

AgileDad - Providing Professional Coaching & Training in agile methodologies to companies of any size or capacity. The network of AgileDad trainers/coaches have over 20 years combined experience in hands-on project managemet and have successfully assisted nearly one thousand teams complete many thousands of projects! When choosing a coach to assist you in your agile implementation, make certain you consider the level of hands on experience the team has had prior to giving your team the advice they are seeking. There simply is no replacement for real world experience. Go with the team you can trust, choose smart, choose AgileDad.
Sr. Program Manager CSP

The Generations Network (Ancestry.Com)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 2 months)

I am currently working as the Senior Program Manager over the Commerce Business Unit. I am also managing an enterprise company-wide rollout of Agile Development and Integration software tools. I work as a coach with multiple teams and as a mentor to all other prject, product, and program managers.

I am a Certified Scrum Master Practicing and a published author on Agile Methodologies and practices.
Sr. Program Manager CSM

Spillman Technologies

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 3 months)

Certified Scrum Master / Program Manager over seven Scrum development teams which included representatives from:

Development
Quality Assurance
Documentation
Support & Installation
Architecture
Training & Research

Responsible for ensuring all teams meet goals which they commit to during the iteration. Assisted in ensuring that the division maintained a focus on Agile development principles and produced high quality software in short, ready to deliver increments.

Report directly to the Vice President over Product Development. Organize and facilitate meetings and training as needed to assist each team in reaching their end goal. Coach and mentor for each scrum team. Remove and or resolve all impediments as to move forward with work progress.
Program Manager / Sr. Trainer

Apogen Technologies

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

November 2003 — July 2005 (1 year 9 months)

*** Contract for this job with the Louisiana State Police expired in July 2005 ***

Managed Law Enforcement related projects using Agile (Scrum) Methodology. Developed all curriculum and performed classroom & web based training on technical applications for Federal, State, Local, and Military law enforcement using the ADDIE training methodology. Built and maintained statewide training intranet site containing web based training materials as well as online documentation.
Program Manager / Technical Trainer

1-800 Contacts

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CTAC; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2001 — November 2003 (2 years 7 months)

Consulted Upper Management to obtain requirements for software / web-based applications. Coordinated with programmers and explained all of the requirements. Tested the application to see that it met all of the requirements as instructed. Trained each end-user on correct use of the application. Produced documentation / handbooks for each application company-wide. Maintained company Intranet. Introduced Agile (Scrum) Methods to the company.
Program Manager / Sr. Technical Trainer

Ilumin Corporation

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 8 months)

Senior Technical Instructor and Curriculum Developer for many educational courses pertaining to the Digital Handshake Product. Facilitated training both off and onsite for many large and small companies. Developed and tested course and lab manuals used for classroom and online instruction. Managed Support team of inbound call center representatives.
Technical Trainer / Consultant

eBay

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ebay; Internet industry)

February 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Responsible for Training and Development of new team members. Co-Chair of task force designed to work as a liaison between employees and upper management to assist in overcoming obstacles that may be preventing them from doing an effective job. Handled regular and escalated cases with customer service or technical issues. I was responsible for the daily monitoring of high profile charity auctions including, Rosie O’ Donnell, Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, Tonight Show, Today Show, MTV, ESPN, and others. (Customer Support Investigations / Training Specialist / Auction Monitor)