Daniel Gracey

About Daniel Gracey

Daniel Gracey is currently working as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft overseeing strategic network infrastructure programs and initiatives for the Microsoft Digital organization. He is currently co-leading cross-connected scenarios involving the network experience for the Device Care program as well as driving down unmanaged grey devices connecting to the Microsoft corporate network as the final phase of the Zero Trust Network Enforcement program. Using his training and experience in Agile development, he contributes to the organization\'s Agile Transformation through education, coaching, tooling, and product/service visioning.Before Microsoft, he was with Boeing for over eight years. He started with the company in the Boeing Defense, Space & Security Finance College Hire Rotation Program (FCHRP) working two rotations as a Business & Planning Analyst in Business Operations supporting Phantom Works and as an Integrated Scheduling Specialist supporting the P-8A Program.Daniel was working as an IT Project Manager supporting Commercial Aviation Services IT for six years where he gained experience developing diverse teams to accomplish project goals. Daniel’s last project was a new development effort called CACTUS, an XML based authoring and publishing system for technical manuals and training guides for commercial aircraft.Daniel was educated in Seattle where he earned a Master of Business Administration from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) with the Scrum Alliance.Daniel is a hiker, world traveler, and an active member of his church. He lives with his wife and two sons in Tucson, AZ. Specialties: Engineering Program Management

Experience

1. Senior Technical Program Manager

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   Aug 2018 — Present

   As the Product Owner and Program Manager for several networking teams, I set the vision, strategy, and priority for projects and programs pertaining to Microsoft’s internal corporate network.Key Accomplishments- Delivered new secure network segments modeling Zero Trust principals for network access- Transformed Enterprise 360\'s rhythm of business to align to semester based planning and established Objectives and Key Results to measure impact- Presented program briefings, strategy, and release plans to executives and leaders, including the Chief Information Security Officer- Cross collaborated with Engineering, Finance, and Procurement to plan capacity to replace end-of-support network capacity worldwide. Effective communication with the leadership team, conducting certification work for a replacement platform, and ensuring timely order submission were key drivers for success and resulted in increased savings of $1M- Fostered alignment of cross-organization issues to positively impact delivery of critical Windows development team features with earlier than expected release dates- Evaluated industry leading network infrastructure suppliers using the request for information (RFI) process resulting in a new standard campus access switch platform- Developed data-driven models and reporting dashboards for scoping and evaluating network access control changes to the enterprise network.Customer Focus- Developed automation to crowd source employee opinion of the new virtual private network (VPN) service to rapidly improve the user experience and resolve systemic issues. Helping Others- Contributed to the organization’s Agile Transformation through education, coaching, tooling, and product/service visioning- Coached engineers inexperienced in Agile methods how to successfully assume the role of Scrum Master- Mentored new employee project managers for positive transitions into the company.

Education

• Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

• UW Foster School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems, General

• Seattle Pacific University - School of Business and Economics

  Business Administration

Skills

• Scrum
• Software Project Management
• Configuration Management
• Version One
• Confluence
• Microsoft Excel
• Enterprise Content Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Excel
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sql
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• Sharepoint
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Databases
• Versionone
• Program Management
• Project Planning
• Oracle
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• Sdlc
• User Stories
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Agile
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Documentum
• Integration