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Vernon Carter

@vernoncarter

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Certified Agile leader driving scalable software delivery, lean processes, and AI-enabled productivity.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role where I can scale Agile practices, align delivery to business outcomes, mentor teams, and use AI-driven tools to improve transparency and delivery velocity.

I am a certified Agile leader with 10+ years driving complex software delivery across distributed teams, specializing in SAFe, Scrum, and Agile transformation. I have led global Release Trains, coached hundreds of practitioners, implemented continuous delivery pipelines, and delivered large-scale platforms serving 100k+ users while improving efficiency and on-time delivery.

I excel at aligning technology initiatives with business goals, establishing transparent roadmaps and dashboards, and leveraging AI tools to boost productivity and reporting. My track record includes reducing cycle time, standardizing Agile reporting, and partnering with executives and vendors to replace legacy systems and deliver measurable program outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Project Manager / Scrum Master

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Nexterus

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Led a globally dispersed team to replace a 30-year legacy Transportation Management System by implementing Scrum, managing the rolling roadmap, prioritizing backlog, and creating executive dashboards for real-time tracking.

Scrum Backlog Management Roadmapping Jira Dashboards

Senior Scrum Master

SolidLogix

Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 (5 months)

Implemented Scrum for a government-funded software project, established baseline KPIs (cycle time, lead time, burndown), coached the Product Owner, and managed risks and dependencies to improve deployment reliability.

Scrum KPIs Risk Management Stakeholder Management Jira

Agile Coach

Think Consulting

Feb 2023 - Oct 2023 (8 months)

Led an organization-wide Agile transformation, delivered SAFe training to 100+ professionals, facilitated ART readiness and PI planning, and reduced cycle time by 10% while increasing stakeholder alignment.

SAFe Training PI Planning Continuous Delivery Change Management Metrics

Senior Scrum Master

Techne

Nov 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Served as lead Scrum Master for digital transformation clients, standardized JIRA dashboards and Agile reporting, facilitated all sprint ceremonies, and improved on-time delivery by 20%.

Scrum Jira Backlog Management Reporting

Release Train Engineer

Pearson Online & Blended Learning

Mar 2017 - Nov 2021 (4 years 8 months)

Served as RTE for 10 global Agile teams, enabled delivery of a K-12 platform serving 100k+ students, led 15+ PI planning events, trained 100+ staff in SAFe, and managed Azure DevOps CI/CD configuration.

SAFe PI Planning Azure DevOps CI CD Training Program Management

Technical Project Manager

Thrv

Jan 2016 - Jan 2019 (3 years)

Advised the CEO on Agile adoption for a startup, decomposed requirements into deliverables, and guided the team through Agile practices to enable early product delivery.

Technical Project Management Requirements Decomposition Roadmapping Jira Coaching

Scrum Master

Under Armour

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 (11 months)

Spearheaded Agile adoption to support expansion of the global ecommerce platform through sprint facilitation, backlog management, and cross-functional coordination.

Scrum Backlog Management Cross Functional Collaboration Jira

Scrum Master

Connections Education

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Supported Agile teams for a nationally used K-12 platform by facilitating ceremonies, managing backlog, and improving delivery practices between 2014 and 2016.

Scrum Backlog Management Jira