Darius Shafie

Darius Shafie has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Darius has held positions such as Lead Product Manager, Director of Technical Project Management, Director of Customer Engineering World Wide, Software Development Manager, Senior Product Owner, Release Manager, Lead Escalation Engineer, Open Systems Interoperability Engineer, Lead IT Engineer, Project Manager, Sales Engineer, Professional Services, Customer Service Specialist, and IT Intern.

In their most recent role at PlanHub, Darius served as the Lead Product Manage / Manager Release Operations, where they focused on improving product quality and strategic vision.

At Entefy, they worked as the Director of Technical Project Management, implementing Agile best practices to enhance operational efficiency.

During their tenure at DataCore Software, Darius held various roles, including Director of Customer Engineering World Wide, Software Development Manager, and Senior Product Owner / Release Manager. In these positions, they recruited and trained support staff, improved collaboration between teams, executed Agile methodologies, and directed the development and release of software products.

Prior to DataCore Software, Darius was the Lead Escalation Engineer and the Open Systems Interoperability Engineer at the same company, where they managed critical customer issues and mentored team members.

At Arcon Design Build, Darius worked as the Lead IT Engineer, and at Noteable Solutions Inc., they served as a Project Manager and Sales Engineer.

In their early career, at DataCore Software, Darius was involved in Professional Services, collaborating on SAN solutions, and as a Customer Service Specialist, leading and training teams and working on OEM partnerships with Fujitsu and Hitachi Storage Solution teams.

Darius started their career as an IT Intern at Lockheed Martin.

Overall, Darius Shafie's work experience demonstrates their expertise in product management, project management, technical leadership, customer support, and IT operations.

Darius Shafie obtained a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Maryland, completing their education from 1990 to 1995. Later, they pursued an Associate's Degree in Architecture from Montgomery College, studying from 2005 to 2007. Following this, they attended the University of Miami, where they earned a Master's Degree in Architecture from 2007 to 2010. In addition to their formal education, Darius has also obtained several certifications, including Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance in August 2018, Certified SAFe® 4 Product Owner/Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in October 2021, Certified SAFe® 5 Agile Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in November 2021, and Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design, Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate, and Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes from Coursera in August, September, and October 2022 respectively.