I am a Certified Scrum Master and Professional with experience helping organizations small and large to adopt and fine-tune their Scrum practices in software development, BI, R&D, and marketing projects. My varied roles as a product owner, Scrum Master, and in-the-trenches as a researcher, computational linguist, and QA tester have enabled me to examine Scrum and its benefits from many angles.

I bring unique perspectives from my background in linguistics and intercultural communications to our understanding of Scrum and development of team dynamics. Beyond Scrum, my experiences as a sailing coach/instructor inform my approach to sharing specialized skills and knowledge.

My goals as a Scrum Master are to build inspired and productive teams and to spread understanding and commitment to Agile principles throughout the organization. I enjoy the challenge of spreading the values and benefits of Scrum beyond the confines of development, fitting Scrum best practices to the diverse needs and requirements of various products, projects, and teams across organizations.

I am currently serving as Product Owner or Scrum Master on various product initiatives in Razorfish Search and Business Intelligence.

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