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Experience · Capabilities · The record

The work.

Twenty years moving from the field to the enterprise: building the systems through which strategy, product leadership, and delivery actually come together.

RoleDirector, Enterprise Coaching
OrgPrincipal Financial Group
BasedDes Moines, Iowa
BeforeUSMC · Sgt · 3 tours

I help leadership teams redesign how their organizations deliver value, so strategy, product leadership, delivery, design, and technology execution operate as one coordinated system rather than disconnected parts.

The work is rooted in systems thinking and leadership-led change: sustainable improvement comes from redesigning the environment teams work in, not from prescribing isolated practices. Lately that means helping product managers, delivery leaders, and engineers fold AI into the way they actually work.

$150M
Transformation portfolio enabled through OKR-driven execution
3,000+
Employees reached through AI enablement across product, delivery, tech
15–20
Coaches led across product, delivery, and technical practice
The formal version Download resume (PDF)
§ 01 · Capabilities 1,200′
§ 02 · Experience 1,640′
§ 02 The highlight reel — full detail in the PDF

Experience.

Director, Enterprise Coaching
Principal Financial Group
  • Built and lead a multidisciplinary coaching and transformation capability of 15–20 coaches supporting organizations representing more than 2,000 engineers and hundreds of product and delivery leaders.
  • Partnered with enterprise leaders, including the Chief Data & Analytics Officer, enabling measurable outcomes across a $150M transformation portfolio through OKR-driven execution.
  • Led AI-assisted product development practices and AI upskilling reaching 3,000+ employees, with 600+ receiving direct coaching through hands-on workshops and engagements.
  • Led enterprise transformations including Enterprise Data & Analytics operating model evolution, Retirement & Income Solutions, and enterprise product taxonomy.
Product Coach
Principal Financial Group
  • Coached product and delivery organizations to improve discovery practices, collaboration, and delivery performance.
  • Partnered with leaders to introduce product thinking, delivery measurement, and modern product development practices.
Agile Coach · IT Delivery Lead · Scaled Agile Coach
John Deere Financial
  • Coached product teams and leadership through a large-scale agile transformation across John Deere Financial.
  • Led technology delivery for Credit Management systems while introducing and scaling agile practices across the Deere enterprise.
Network Administrator, Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
  • Built and maintained communications infrastructure for multiple forward operating bases.
  • Completed three combat deployments supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
§ 03 Credentials, certifications, education

Credentials & education.

Certifications

Licensed Agile Coach
Scrum, Inc. · Cambridge, MA · 2019
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Scaled Agile · 2018
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4)
Scaled Agile · 2016

Education

Bachelor of Business, Information Systems
Western Illinois University · 2009
United States Marine Corps
Sergeant · Network Administrator · 2003–2006