Dianna Samuelson

Experience

1. Technical Program Manager Agile Delivery Lead

   Capital One

   May 2016 — Present

   Led creation of new tooling which reduced 40 hours a month of engineering development time, while also increasing environment reliability and stability, reducing service disruptions Domain Lead for Tech Transformation, managing 25+ programs through Card, Retail, Cyber and 6 other divisions Created Agile Sprint Planning which resulted in improved engineering forecast accuracy by 50% through a process, training and metrics driven approach Defined and extended Product Roadmap in JIRA Align from 2 weeks to 9 months, resulting in a consistent pipeline of work which eliminated engineering downtime Led sessions for Product, Strategy, Design and Engineering to define future state, train on roadmaps, as well as build thought leadership which resulted in cross-functional communication and process improvements and the creation of 50+ Jira Epics One of only 29 individuals company wide nominated and accepted into the Leadership Development Program for career growth and mentoring by Senior Executives as a result of successful high impact deliverables Transformed 15 hour manual process into a 30 minute software cloud deliverable Created and launched Capital One Community of Practice, spanning 70+ people over 10 departments across Product and Engineering meeting monthly to share best practices Accomplished 10 Organizational Wide Initiatives defined by Senior Leadership as a result of employee surveys, which resulted in higher engagement, morale, and retention of engineers

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor's degree, Economics, Minor in Statistics