Micheal Carpenter, PMP, SSM, POPM

Micheal Carpenter, PMP, SSM, POPM, has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Micheal is currently working as a Scrum Master at Agile5 Technologies, Inc. since December 2022. Prior to this, Micheal was the owner and photographer at Micheal Carpenter Photography, LLC, specializing in landscape, nature, headshot, and product photography since May 2014.

Before pursuing their photography career, Micheal worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as a Project Manager and Scrum Master from October 2011 to November 2022. During this time, they received several awards for their contributions and led a technical project that improved vendor relationships with the FBI, resulting in numerous product capability briefings.

Micheal also served as the NGI Operations and Maintenance Manager at Lockheed Martin Information Technology from October 2010 to October 2011, where they managed testing activities and coordinated O&M activities across three sites for the FBI's Next-Generation Identification program.

Earlier in their career, Micheal worked as a Project Manager at S. M. Stoller from May 2009 to October 2010, overseeing a program support team and delivering milestones and projects on time. Micheal also worked as a Senior Project Controls Analyst at the same company from March 2008 to May 2009, leading process improvement efforts and participating in project reviews.

Prior to that, Micheal served as a Senior Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin from May 2006 to March 2008, where they managed a $20M Maintenance Acquisition and Support Project for the FBI CJIS facility and supported the Department of Defense Automated Biometric Information Systems contract.

Micheal started their career as a Master Planner/Scheduler at Performance Results Corporation from April 2004 to May 2006, providing project schedule and planning support for FBI Uniform Crime Reporting and DoD Automated Biometrics Information Systems projects.

Before entering the IT industry, Micheal worked as a Technical Training Lead at The EdVenture Group from August 2003 to April 2004 and as the IT Director/Knowledge Manager at Continuous Learning Group from August 1998 to August 2003.

Micheal began their career as a Document Manager/System Administrator at Steptoe & Johnson (Clarksburg, WV) from April 1996 to August 1998.

Overall, Micheal's work experience showcases their expertise in project management, agile methodologies, photography, and IT across various industries.

Micheal Carpenter has a varied educational background. Micheal attended Fairmont State University from 1992 to 1994, but the specific degree and field of study are not provided. In terms of certifications, they obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from the Project Management Institute in June 2009. Additionally, they have acquired several certifications related to Scaled Agile, Inc. Micheal became a Certified SAFe Scrum Master in June 2022 and obtained the Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager certification in August 2022. In March 2023, they obtained both the Certified SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager and the Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master certifications from Scaled Agile, Inc.