Lieschen Gargano

Lieschen Gargano has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Lieschen has held positions such as Senior Director of Operations/LACE Leader at Scaled Agile, Inc., where they managed a team and led the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence. Prior to that, they worked as a Release Train Engineer/Director of Operations and Product Owner at the same company. Lieschen also served as an Agile Coach for the Marketing department and Principal Agile Coach at CA Technologies. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Recruitment Director at Adventure Nannies, Program Manager at CDR Associates, and Manager at Prop Maintenance. Additionally, Lieschen has experience as an intern and law clerk. Lieschen has a strong background in Agile methodologies, Lean Portfolio Management, facilitation, and decision-making processes.

Lieschen Gargano holds a Master's degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from the University of Denver, which they obtained in 2013. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in international affairs and economics at the University of Colorado Boulder, from 2004 to 2008. In addition, they have obtained various certifications such as SAFe Remote Trainer, SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC), Certified SAFe 5 Agilist, SAFe Program Consultant, Agile Central Certification, Safe Agilist, SAFe 4.0 agilist, Certified Scrum Master, and Mediation Training from different institutions and years as listed.