Christopher Bailey-Smith

About Christopher Bailey-Smith

Chris Bailey-Smith is technology delivery leader focused on the promotion and effective adoption of process methodologies that drive business outcomes and customer value. A passionate, people focused leader who believes in developing talent and optimizing delivery through efficiency, continuous improvement and quality, Chris is focused on enabling a company\'s critical strategies by ensuring it\'s talent has the systems to apply their talent and skills to ensure optimum outcomes and value for the company.Specialties: Coaching, Agile, Product Management, Organizational Change Management, Learning & Development

Experience

1. Sr Manager, Agile & Release Practices

   The Walt Disney Company

   Oct 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Building on the work of the last two years, I have taken on the exciting opportunity of building out our release planning capability in our broader Quality offering, integrating increased focus on release into our agile frameworks and broader integrated quality offering.

Education

• Boston Conservatory at Berklee

  BFA, Musical Theatre

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Public Speaking
• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Hands-on Training
• Content Management
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Confluence
• Jira
• Technical Writing
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Process Improvement
• Visio
• Program Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Training
• Sharepoint
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Software Documentation
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Information Technology
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Consulting
• Team Leadership
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Business Process
• Change Management