Chris Simmons

Chris Simmons has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Chris most recently worked at ARCHER Systems, LLC as an Agile IT Portfolio Director starting in 2020. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2020, they were an Agile Group Director/Agile Coach at Markit, where they provided coaching and expertise for Agile teams and also managed large client engagements. Before Markit, Chris worked at PGi as the Director of Quality Assurance from 2014 to 2016, where they oversaw international teams and implemented strategies to improve code quality. From 2008 to 2014, they held the position of Director of Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, Software Support at ACT Conferencing (acquired by PGi), where they led cross-functional teams and managed the software development life cycle. Chris also worked at Sun Microsystems from 2003 to 2007, holding various roles such as Connected Services Program Manager, Business Development Manager, and Operations Project Manager. In these roles, they managed projects, negotiated contracts, and improved product reliability and availability.

Chris Simmons has a solid educational background with a focus on business and communication. Chris obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Colorado Boulder, where they studied from 1993 to 1997. Later, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Colorado Denver from 2003 to 2005, specializing in Business. Additionally, in 2004, they completed a brief program in Entrepreneurship at the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship.

In terms of certifications, Chris has obtained the Scrum Foundations Educator certification from the Scrum Alliance in March 2022. Chris also holds certifications as a Certified Scrum Master and a Certified Scrum Product Owner, although the dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided. Furthermore, they have obtained the Certified Scrum Professional certification from the Scrum Alliance and the SAFe Agilist Certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. It is not specified when they received these certifications. Finally, they hold a Solaris Network Administrator certification from Sun Microsystems, but the date of obtaining this certification is not provided.