Fred B.

Fred B. has extensive work experience in various roles related to project management, Agile coaching, and Scrum mastering. Fred worked at Capgemini from September 2018 to January 2023 as an Engagement Manager, eCommerce Leader, and Scrum Master, delivering solutions in Salesforce Commerce Cloud, SAP Commerce Cloud, and custom software. Prior to that, from October 2007 to September 2018, they were the Managing Director and Agile Coach at Improving Ideas LLC, where they empowered teams to leverage their strengths for exceptional performance. Fred also served as the Scrum Master for the US Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing program and worked as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach Consultant at Nike. From December 2014 to May 2016, they worked at Razorfish as a Program Manager, Scrum Master, and eCommerce Leader, leading engagements delivering eCommerce and marketing solutions. Fred B. also worked at CROSSMARK as the Director and Program Manager of the Retail Mobile Platform, at Thomson Reuters as an Agile Project Manager, and at IOKO Disney World Account as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Senior Project Manager Consultant. In addition, they were a Senior Project Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a Project Manager Consultant at Southwest Airlines, and a Project Manager Consultant at Health Markets and NYSE Euronext.

Fred B. has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a specialization in Computer Management from Eastern Illinois University. Fred also holds a High School Diploma in General Studies from Mattoon Senior High School.

In addition to their educational background, Fred has obtained several certifications. In 2005, they earned the PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from the Project Management Institute. In 2011, they became a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) through the Scrum Alliance. Then in 2016, Fred obtained the SAFe Agilist (SA) certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. Most recently, in 2019, they achieved the certification for Engagement Manager Level 2 (~$ 15 mm annually) from Capgemini.