Daniel Sullivan

About Daniel Sullivan

I am a results-driven professional with a proven track record of delivering impactful results in diverse roles, from Associate Director to wearing multiple hats as a quintessential T-shaped individual. Throughout my career, I have excelled in training and mentoring team members, onboarding new hires for various projects, and driving morale to foster a productive work environment. My strengths lie in my ability to concisely interpret and articulate the intentions of those around me, which has been instrumental in negotiations, sales, customer service, and effective meeting facilitation. I am recognized for my empathetic and intuitive nature, enabling me to understand and anticipate the needs of others, thus contributing to successful project implementations and problem-solving. With a passion for continuous learning and development, I thrive in challenging environments and am adept at leveraging my expertise in a wide range of skills including SAFe, LeSS, Scrum at Scale, eXtreme Programming, Scrum, Kanban, Project Management, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and more to drive organizational success using the most appropriate method to meet the need. I am always seeking dynamic opportunities where I can contribute meaningfully, further develop my skills, and make a tangible impact. I look forward to exploring potential collaborations that align with my expertise and career aspirations. Specialties: Leadership, Training and Development, Negotiations, Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Requirements Elicitation, Mapping, Technical Expertise in C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and more.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Merck

   Nov 2022 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Servant leader responsible for ensuring the teams adhere to agile theory, practices, rules, and that the organization understands how agility and scaling it works. Acts as a change agent in the organization, championing the agile process and teaching those who are new to the framework or need education on such options, like scrum,(including managers and executives). Coaches the wider organization to get the most benefit from Agility. Works with other individuals across divisions to incrementally improve organizational agility through iterations. Helps spin up new teams, identify products and services, and scaling implementation. Participates in regular project sponsor meetings and PI planning sessions. Review and track status of tasks, stories, and issues to provide updates on team performance and sprint health. Responsible for removing impediments and raising awareness through transparency of action. Helps demonstrate traceability of progress through Business Intelligence. Helps implement and configure tooling solutions.

Education

• Pasco-Hernando Community College

  Associate in Arts

  2002 — 2003

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2009 — 2012

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2012 — 2014

• F.W. Springstead High

  High School

  1999 — 2003