Dwight Kingdon

Experience

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  Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2010

  - Managed a system portfolio including Customer Relationship Management (CRM), the corporate website, the enterprise portal/intranet, and all systems related to the Winn-Dixie customer loyalty card. Managed 20+ direct reports and contractors utilizing Agile project/team leadership. Improved operational stability of my system portfolio to near 100% uptime.- Successfully transitioned my portfolio to Agile frameworks and mindset, was Scrum Master for numerous projects/products, and led Scrum Of Scrums for multiple related/integrated projects.- Led large scale projects that positively impacted both the top and bottom lines including the Fuelperks program that has increased sales by over $34 million per year, an associate discount program that saved Winn-Dixie associates over $8 million per year, a customer data cleansing/house-holding project that improved customer data accuracy/validity by over 25%, and a project to migrate the company intranet to a new enterprise portal for associates and vendors.- Acted as interim manager of corporate legal and compliance systems for 2 years when a Director left the company, and led the implementation of new large scale COTS applications for CRM, email marketing, and the customer call center. Show less - Initiated and implemented process improvements that allowed for a 300% increase in the number of marketing promotions that could be developed simultaneously. Created and led a team of Operations and Training associates that dramatically improved field training results during marketing launches.- Managed all electronic marketing project initiatives and promotions for Winn-Dixie stores. Responsibilities included project management of 20+ IT and non-IT resources, and acting as liaison between the IT department and Marketing, Merchandising and Store Operations departments. Show less

  • IT Manager, Marketing & Corporate Systems

    Sept 2005 - Sept 2010

  • Sr. Project Manager

    Mar 2004 - Sept 2005
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  Allstate

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2013

  Agile Coach / Consultant

  - Led successful Agile transformation for the company (Technology, Operations, Marketing, Legal & Compliance departments), and developed/implemented the first Agile SDLC at Allstate Insurance.- Agile Coach and Scrum Master for mission-critical technology and business development projects. Coached Scrum Masters and Project Managers, and led most of the company’s major initiatives and highest profile projects. Projects included the sale/transfer of administration for an underperforming portion of the Allstate business, mobile web/app technology (iOS, Android), new insurance product development, web presence, new back office and customer-facing software development, and software upgrades. Facilitated 2-year IT Strategic Big-Room Planning session and SWOT analysis.- Initially hired to manage a six-month high profile technology project, and successfully completed the core project in less than three months by implementing and utilizing the Agile framework. Was then awarded additional mission-critical projects to lead simultaneously – all of which completed on schedule and with a high degree of customer satisfaction. Show less

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  Mindtree

  Oct 2013 - Feb 2021

  - Led key client Agile assessments and Agile transformations. Coached client executives, management, Agile teams, and internal Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to ensure successful Agile transformation, sustainability, and high quality product delivery. Agile transformation successes included American Express Global Systems, Empowered (division of Aflac), and Allstate Insurance Dealer Services division. Enterprise Agile assessments included Southwest Airlines, Academy Sports + Outdoors, GE Healthcare, Avis Budget Group, and Equifax. Several of these initiatives became Mindtree case studies demonstrating our successful Agile transformations.- Called upon regularly to troubleshoot key accounts and resolve critical Agile product/project challenges.- Served as lead Agile advisor to the Mindtree Gainesville Delivery Center leadership. Educated and coached General Manager and leadership team on Agile culture and processes to improve delivery center outcomes.- Provided Agile thought leadership as demonstrated by publication of 50+ Agile articles (Dr. Dobbs Journal, SD Times magazine, Agile Alliance, DZone.com, Mindtree.com) with over 350K views, and speaking engagements within the Agile industry, clients, and internally.- Designed and created “Agile Bootcamp” continuing education series of training and bi-monthly blogs delivered to all Mindtree associates worldwide to increase Agile knowledge and expertise. Show less - Established and led an Agile Coach Pool program for a global, Fortune-100 financial services company, consisting of 12 Agile Coaches, that took the organization from isolated Agile success to consistently high-performing teams across a division of 1,500 IT professionals. Also provided Agile coaching (onsite and remote work), software capitalization consulting, and thought leadership to numerous business units within the company in North America, India, and the UK.- Successfully turned around a failing Agile project with our flagship client. Over a period of nine months, mentored a new, inexperienced Scrum Master, and coached client executives and client/internal team members. Outcome was a high-performing team, a greatly improved Mindtree-client relationship, and one of Mindtree’s most successful Scrum Masters.- Conceived idea and acted as Product Owner for Mindtree’s Agile maturity assessment tool (AGE). Show less

  • Enterprise Agile Coach / Program Director

    Feb 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Principal Consultant - Agile Coach

    Oct 2013 - Feb 2017
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  EviCore healthcare

  Feb 2021 - now

  - Lead a team of Agile Coaches and Agile enablers who partner with our portfolios on continual process and mindset improvement.- Developed PI Planning training and education content, and successfully led the organization through transformation to a 10-week PI Planning and delivery model.- Established and led the Transformation Working Group to lead numerous evolutionary initiatives to grow the organizations Agile and scaled maturity.- Led a team through several Governance initiatives to establish governance guardrails for organizational financial and project reporting. Show less

  • Agile Coaching Senior Manager

    May 2023 - now

  • Enterprise Agile Coach/Agile Coaching Manager - Integration & Transformation

    Sept 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Agile Talent Manager

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2021