Members of APLN - Richmond

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Name: Jim York, CST
Firm: FoxHedge LTD
Role/Title: Agile Trainer & Coach
Bus Phone:
Cell Phone: 703.431.2176
Email address: jim.york@mac.com
Interests for APLN: Helping business leaders deliver business results though laser-like focus on their customer's needs and continuous process improvement. Key tools in the toolbox include Lean and Agile principles and practices (Kaizen, Scrum, XP, and so forth).
Notes: Consulting since 1985 with a focus on finance and software development.

Name: Joe Little, MBA, CSM
Firm: Kitty Hawk Consulting, Inc.
Role/Title: Agile Coach, consultant
Bus Phone:
Cell Phone: 917-887-1669
Email address: jhlittle@kittyhawkconsulting.com
Interests for APLN: Spreading agile to enable more firms to increase their delivery of business value. Increasing collaboration with the Business. Thus, education and networking, particularly amongst middle and senior management on the business side.
Notes: In finance for 20+ years. In IT projects for 20+ years. Consultant since 1984 (with one or two relapses). Normally I don't put initials after my name, but in this audience, perhaps they help identify (too?) quickly where I'm coming from.

Name: Linda M Cook, CSM
Firm: Project Cooks, LLC
Role/Title: Agile Coach
Bus Phone: 410-374-6752
Cell Phone: 443-744-9081
Email address: project.cooks@att.net
Interests for APLN: Supporting the growth of the agile community by sharing experiences, creating learning opportunites, furthering the development of business leaders interested in increasing customer satifaction and improving product delivery.
Notes: Diverse background in IT, including finance, research, education, and manufactoring with 20+ years enterprise systems development.

Name: Michael K. Spayd, CPF, CSM
Firm: Cogility Consulting Solutions, LLC
Role/Title: Agile Change Artist
Bus Phone: 720.300.5286
Cell Phone: 720.300.5286
Email address: michael.spayd@gmail.com
Interests for APLN: Using Agile as a platform for organizational transformation; expanding its use into new spheres such as business management, not-for-profits, and personal life organization and prioritization.
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Name: Eric F Palmer, CIPP, CSM
Firm: University of Richmond
Role/Title: Director of Web Services
Bus Phone: 804.287.6591
Cell Phone: 804.405.7404
Email address: eric@ericfpalmer.com or epalmer@richmond.com
Interests for APLN: Increasing Richmond Agile usage, applying agile in higher education environments, teaching teenagers how to leverage agile concepts for team projects.
Notes: I’m crazy maniacal about stimulating creativity and delivering innovation through high performing teamwork. Collaborate, work smarter, work lean, and deliver exceptional value. Work Hard, Play Hard, Live Life to the Fullest…
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APLN Richmond: Past Membership Committee Chair (2007)

Name: Michele Matthews, CSM
Firm: CapitalOne
Role/Title: SCRUM Master, Senior IT Manager
Bus Phone: 804-284-5682
Cell Phone: 804-363-3793
Email address: michele.matthews@capitalone.com
Interests for APLN: Expanding the Agile Community. Helping myself and others provide more value through Agile practices.
Notes: Deep software development expertise using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. 20 years experience developing systems in the finance, telecommunications and scientific domains.

Name: SteveMetsker
Firm: DominionDigital
Role/Title: Managing Consultant
Bus Phone: 804-201-0842
Cell Phone: 804-201-0842
Email address: Steve.Metsker@acm.org
Interests for APLN: I think agile's the way to go, and I particularly like Scrum, though I think I still have a lot to learn about successful project management.
Notes: I'm working for the Navy these days, building a weapons system on a semi-agile project.

Name: Michael Etheridge
Firm: The Computer Solution Company
Role/Title: Practice Manager for Application Development
Bus Phone: 804-794-3491
Cell Phone:
Email address: vtgrady2k@yahoo.com
Interests for APLN: Collaborating to expand and further embrace Agile in the software development arena.
Notes: I have worked primarily with Microsoft Technologies throughout my professional and non-professional career. I have a solid background in OOP and OOAD; my most recent endeavors have been concentrated around SOA and the applicable .NET framework 3.0 technologies. I have worked with various SD methodologies, none of which are more truly aligned to the bone than Agile.

Name: Chris Childress, CSM
Firm: CapTech Ventures
Role/Title: Scrum Master, Senior Consultant
Bus Phone: 804-306-4915
Cell Phone:
Email address: cchildress1@yahoo.com
Interests for APLN: Learning how to introduce Agile techniques into organizations unfamiliar with Agile concepts.
Notes: IT Management Consultant for 8yrs, believe Agile is the right way to go for a variety of projects fitting a certain profile. Very interested in learning more "real world" approaches to getting teams to adopt Agile practices.

Name: Wade Bowman, MS, CSM
Firm: AMA, Inc.
Role/Title: Agile Coach, consultant
Bus Phone: (757) 865-0944
Cell Phone: (804) 405-7835
Email address: jbowman@ama-inc.com
Interests for APLN: Maximizing effectiveness in employment of Agile / Lean approach on projects.
Notes: In IT for 15+ years with focus on analysis and project management. Experience in finance, telecom, transportation, and logistics. Recent CSM

Name: Bill McCrosky, MCS, PMP
Firm: IBM
Role/Title: Solution Architect
Bus Phone: (804) 580-5027
Cell Phone:
Email address: mccrosky@us.ibm.com
Interests for APLN: Agile project management. Agile business intelligence.
Notes: In IT for 30 years with focus on information management. Experience in banking, government, retail, distribution, telecommunications and insurance.

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