Amy Lightholder
Education
Mills College
B A, Computer Science (major), Biology (former major) 2002-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Merrit College
, Software Development 2001-01-01 - 2002-01-01
Mills College
, Biology 1989-01-01 - 1992-01-01Work Experience
www.Agile4.Life
Current
www.Agile4.Life
Bridge Foundry
Current
Bridge Foundry
Consensus, a Target company
2015-01-01 - 2015-10-01
Consensus, a Target company
Gap
2012-10-01 - 2013-08-01
Gap
Autodesk
2012-04-01 - 2012-08-01
Autodesk
Globant
2011-05-01 - 2012-03-01
Globant
Agile Open California (North)
2008-06-01 - 2011-03-01
Agile Open California (North)
Cord Blood Registry
2010-12-01 - 2011-01-01
Cord Blood Registry
Luminous Group
2007-02-01 - 2009-10-01
Luminous Group
Spokentranslation, Inc,
2003-10-01 - 2007-02-01
Spokentranslation, Inc,
Skills
Summary
I am an Agile coach and teacher with 13 years of experience in the field. I work exclusively with individuals and small teams. As a coach, I help people use Agile’s iterative process to pursue goals under conditions of uncertainty and change. I leverage my (extensive) experience of unblocking engineers (every morning) to serve as a “personal Scrum Master” who identifies obstacles and helps people move past them. As a mentor I am devoted to Agile as an empirical, cyclical, and collaborative discipline. I specialize in focus on these essentials and my clients are either leveraging the advantages this provides in a non-technical field or already familiar with Agile and interested in deepening/refining their mastery of this technique. My approach is direct, practical, and action-oriented. As a teacher, I offer classes and tutoring in Agile topics such as use of a KanBan board, building a Lean Canvas, and general overview of Agile methodologies and practice. I am located in San Francisco. RECRUITERS: I am NOT a professional software engineer. Thank you.
