Chris Myers

Chris Myers

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Practice Lead - Release Train Engineer (RTE), TD Bank, Agile @ Scale

  • Education

    • R.S. McLaughlin C.V.I.

      1998 - 2003
      OSSD Biotechnology
    • St. Lawrence College

      2003 - 2006
      Biotechnology Technologist Biotechnology
  • Experience

    • CIBC

      May 2001 - Mar 2006
      Project Manager
    • Caduceon Environmental Laboratories

      Apr 2006 - Sept 2006
      Senior Chemistry Analyst/Technologist - Kingston

      • Performed tests on water and soil samples• Tests include pH, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Sulphides, Low Level Nitrites, Turbidity, Fluoride, DRP and Colour analysis• Experience using a LIMS information management system

    • University of Toronto

      Sept 2006 - Apr 2008
      Laboratory Technician

      • Genotyped (Using PCR) and maintained mouse colony• Maintained breeding database (Filemaker Pro, Excel)• Basic lab maintenance/orderingo Managed purchasing of lab supplies up to $1 million per month

    • The Hospital for Sick Children

      May 2007 - Dec 2008
      Labratory Technologist

      • Preparation of cell cultures• Basic lab maintenance/orderingo Managed purchasing of lab supplies up to $1 million per month• Performed various molecular biological techniques• Attention to detail in a high stress environment

    • CIBC

      Nov 2009 - Nov 2015
      IT Project Manager

      • Gather project updates and information from teams, summarizing them with impacts to senior management. • Gathering and interpreting input from team members, to create a plan for work package delivery. • Ensuring portions of the project for which the team is responsible meet the requirements of standard policies and procedures;• Analyzing any potential impacts to project schedule and investigating/escalating those which may put project at risk; assessing the impacts of complex changes on the existing applications for any adverse/unexpected impacts and ensuring risks are mitigated/avoided.• Analyzing changes, impacts and recommending actions and /or alternatives, analyze issues and recommends actions.• Estimating work and allocate resources across the work. Show less

    • TD

      Nov 2015 - now

      Manage the Release Train Engineer (RTE) Agile discipline, accountable for community of interest, role excellence, allocation, talent acceleration, support, coaching and mentoring. The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). The RTE's major responsibilities are to facilitate the ART events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value.

      • Agile Practice Lead - Release Train Engineers

        Mar 2022 - now
      • Release Train Engineer (RTE)

        Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
      • Sr. Project Manager - Digital Channels

        Nov 2018 - Sept 2021
      • Senior Project Manager

        Nov 2015 - Nov 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Jul 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Jul 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • PMP

      Project Management Institute
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Dec 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Scrum Master Certified (SMC)

      Scrum.org
      Sept 2017