Pat Priest

About Pat Priest

Experienced Agile Scrum Master / Coach and Program / Project Manager following the best / most efficient methodology for the initiative. Scrum Master / Agile Coach – performed and implemented Agile Scrum Methodologies for several customers / clients (implementing Agile rituals (stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, etc…), leveraging existing tools, creation of dashboards – Power 3 Consulting (Various - Consulting – Technology) Project / Program Manager – served as a program manager for the migration to GCP (creation of the cloud infrastructure leveraging third party apps (Firewalls, Storage, etc…). Managed a server automation project. Performed as a scrum master for the software development (Merchandise Inventory and Planning).(American Eagle Outfitters) Acquisitions - Led multiple company acquisitions (GameChanger Media (NYC), Affinity Sports (San Diego), Blue Sombrero (Atlanta) including but not limited to employee system migration (Active Directory, Multi-Factor Authentication for Benefits / Services), requirements gathering of existing systems, technologies, hardware, software, planning, migration, physical move, circuit / voice installation, etc…) – Dick’s Sporting Goods (Retail) Application Development, Infrastructure, and Application Integration - Successfully led Infrastructure and Software Development portions of a new Contact Center Implementation / Customer Relational Management System for Dick’s Sporting Goods – Dick’s Sporting Goods (Retail) Infrastructure Program - Led various engineering, installation, and support teams for a $30 million dollar Cisco WAN, Wireless Access, and VOIP Program responsible for Design and Installation of new wiring / cable plans (store) and hardware (Routers, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Phones) including MPLS/SIP migration to a new provider –Dick’s Sporting Goods (Retail) Infrastructure Program - Successfully managed a man-hour Cisco Unified Communication Project and Contact Center Enterprise Program for CDW – Huntington National Bank (Finance) Agile Scrum Master – Scrum Master for an application team to create shipping labels in time of Holiday Shipping for all major carriers (DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS) leveraging Agile methodology – Gap Inc. Direct (Division of the Gap)(Retail) Security Program Manager - Successfully managed McAfee Antivirus and End Point Enforcement (Sygate/Symantec) roll-out to end points servers (McAfee Only) and Workstations (McAfee and End Point Enforcement) – Nationwide Insurance (Insurance / Financial)

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager

   American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

   Apr 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Lead multiple projects, programs, and initiatives, ensuring successful execution and acting as a primary liaison between teams and stakeholders.

Education

• Xavier University

  B.A., Business Administration

  1997 — 1997

• The Ohio State University

  Computer Science

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Business Continuity
• Sharepoint
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Visio
• Resource Management
• Team Leadership
• Call Centers
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Infrastructure
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• IT Service Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Unified Communications
• Management
• Network Security
• Cisco Technologies
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Project Delivery
• Microsoft Technologies
• Active Directory
• Information Security
• Hardware
• Switches
• Information Technology
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• General Awesomeness
• Databases
• Voip
• Software Project Management
• System Deployment
• Data Center
• Servers
• Itil