Derek Fields

About Derek Fields

Outstanding Scrum Master and Agile Coach with experience leading software teams in Commercial Software Development and Agile Project Management. Atlassian-Certified Expert Jira System Administration and Agile Management using Jira. Certified in DevOps training. Rare blend of technical and business experience that leads to software and technology leadership that solves real-world problems for customers within real-world constraints. Consistently delivers quality solutions that are on-time, within budget and exceed customer expectations. Outstanding coach and mentor to high-performing software development teams. Experienced in Customer-oriented pre-sales engagements leading to competitive wins.

Experience

1. Atlassian Project Manager

   Rightstar

   Jul 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Lead Project Manager for the Atlassian consulting practice. Responsible for managing all projects to deploy, configure, and consult with Atlassian projects. Products covered are: Jira Software, Jira Service Desk, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Portfolio for Jira, Insight, Tempo Planner, Tempo Timesheets and dozens of plugins. Earned Jira Administrator and Agile Development in Jira Software accreditations (see badges on LinkedIn)Managed 8 consultants, 50 projects, with a value of $10M. Projects ranged from 1-week to 6-months.

Education

• Rutgers University

  M.A., Political Science

  1981 — 1982

• Grinnell College

  B.A., Political Science

  1977 — 1981

Skills

• Pre-Sales
• Jira
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Program Management
• Wireless Technologies
• Team Leadership
• Open Source Software
• Team Management
• Solution Architecture
• Devops
• Strategy
• Jira Administration
• Wireless
• Leadership
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Professional Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Integration
• Bid Process Management
• Rfp
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Proposal Writing
• Process Improvement
• Telecommunications