Jaynee Beach Lafferty

Nationality: Address: Telephone / Mobil: E-mail: USA; Residency: Germany Schnelsener Weg 21, 22523 Hamburg +01 (817) 343-2313 jaynee.lafferty@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 01/2011 - today Program Manager, Process Improvement Leader / Halliburton Energy Services, Houston Texas, USA - Upstream Oil & Gas Energy services, Production Enhancement - US-based, Global corporation, $18b annual revenue Responsibilities: Introduce tailored Agile development process for Engineering, R&D, and IT delivery teams for the Digital Asset (PE Toolkit) program Create and implement integrated Quality Management strategy, including Lean practices, and test-driven development Create alignment between delivery team operations and business practices Create and implement robust Risk Management plan Improve team performance and delivery Facilitate global teaming between US, Asia, and Europe Achievements: Velocity improvements ranging from 70% to 200% on all delivery teams Alignment along the entire development lifecycle Achieved operational excellence with 100% On-time delivery Successful process transition for team of over 100 personnel Company has agreed to continue funding of the program ($4.5b program) due to successful program review and achievement of phased delivery milestones.

03/2010 - 08/2010 Project Manager / Neudesic, Houston Texas, USA IT Consultant firm, Energy, Medical, Financial US-based, 300 employees, $25m annual revenue

Responsibilities: Engage with client company to ensure delivery commitments are attained Lead delivery team, including performance improvement, process enhancement, and alignment with client strategy and goals Coach client team regarding PMO processes, Agile and PM practice methodologies Achievements: Successful delivery to client, on time, within budget Capture of additional revenue on new client contracts: $1.2m

03/2009 - 03/2010 Consultant, PMO Development / Vestas, Houston Texas, USA Renewable (Wind) Energy Firm, R&D Technology Center

Denmark-based, Global Corporation, 23,000 employees, 6.9b annual revenue

Responsibilities: Create customized Agile project management practices, tailored for R&D Contribute to development of 3D matrix organizational structure Strategize with executive personnel to introduce and implement change model, growth, and scaling Achievements: Developed the framework for the Agile PMO (executed by the Vestas PMO Director) Created PMO dimension of the 3D matrix organizational structure Significant contribution to the change adoption and successful scaling of the R&D Technology Center, facilitating over 1000% growth

10/2008 - 06/2009 Project Manager, Process Improvement Leader / ThinkCash, Fort Worth Texas, USA Financial Services, Personal Loans US-based, 200 employees, including personnel in Asia, Eastern Europe

Responsibilities: Full Life-cycle development of new-concept web based financial services product PMO organization assessment and process improvement Innovative strategy to reduce development time and attain early market penetration Integrate multiple teams and systems for streamlined deployment Achievements: Product reached market three months ahead of schedule Entire enterprise successfully completed transition to Agile practices, including personnel located overseas Introduction of upgraded User Experience for customer service personnel resulted in follow-up sales increases of 130% 03/2003 - 06/2008 Systems Engineering, Process Change Management / Lockheed Martin Aerospace Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, USA International government and commercial aerospace and systems US-based, Global corporation, $45.8b annual revenue, 126,000 employees

Responsibilities: Change management, process adoption, and performance improvement for enterprise-wide simulation labs Align and Comply with corporate policy and government regulation, including PMO best practices and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Develop and implement process metrics Upgrade Risk Management program to become more robust and fully functional Integrate full life-cycle development from R&D to test and verification Collect, decompose, and track functional and performance requirements

Ensure that systems and software design support ease-of-use for the customer and end-user

Achievements: Successful transition and change adoption of Agile practices F-35 program was able to absorb a 38% funding cut without loss of schedule or delivery performance (scope was reduced, and associated risks were approved and managed) Significant contributor to successful Preliminary Design and Critical Design reviews Led design of integrated system user interface, supporting multiple operations throughout the sortie cycle for the F-35 aircraft

01/2001 - 03/2003 Human Factors and Ergonomics Lead Engineer, The Boeing Company, Irving, Texas, USA International government and commercial aerospace/aviation US-based, Global corporation, $63b annual revenue, 164,000 employees

Responsibilities: Lead enterprise-wide infrastructure, tools, and process changes in an aircraft wiring and harness manufacturing facility (1,500 personnel) Upgrade orders, parts and materials, and delivery systems for full door-todoor integration Develop and implement process metrics Ergonomic assessment of all work areas for productivity gains and injury reduction Achievements: Successful change adoption of system, point-of-use kits, and processes Injuries reduced to zero Delivery load misses reduced to zero Overall facility productivity gains of 37% 06/1997 - 01/2001 Human Factors Group Manager, Systems Engineer / Bell Helicopter, Hurst, Texas, USA International government and commercial aerospace/aviation US-based, Global corporation, $1.8b annual revenue, 30,000 employees

Responsibilities: Functional leadership of Human Factors engineering team Ensure process and regulatory compliance (corporate, and Department of Defense) Manage and track revenue and expenditure across all platforms for assigned department personnel Program management of the US Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade crew station, including budget, schedule, scope; Risk Management, Change and Configuration control Design, development, test and verification, of the US Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade crew systems Propose and conduct Independent Research and Development (IRAD) and Contracted Research and Development (CRAD) Achievements:

Successful capture of IRAD and CRAD projects, including internal and external matching funds Early delivery of AH-1Z and UH-1Y mock-ups, test and verification Innovative leveraging and re-purposing of test articles resulted in over $1m savings to the marketing department Recapture of 14 months schedule slip and $500k budget overrun on the H-1 program Re-design and systems integration resulted in technologically advanced multifunction display and human-machine interface in the cockpit (American Helicopter Society paper, 2000) Received Robert Lichten Award for Research on multi-modal alerting in the cockpit (American Helicopter Society, Southwest Chapter)

EDUCATION 1995-1998

University of Texas, Arlington PhD (ABD) Cognitive Psychology Major Research Area: Perception/Attention Dissertation: Mental capacity in multiple modalities University of Texas, Arlington MS Experimental Psychology Major Research Areas: Perception/Attention, Learning and Memory Thesis: Hemispheric Attentional asymmetry in the visual field

1992-1995

1986-1988

Troy State University, Montgomery BS Mathematics/Computer Science (double major) Honors Thesis (Math): A meta-review of Non-Euclidean Geometry Honors Thesis (Computer Science): A math model of artificial perception Graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA: 3.9/4.0)

LANGUAGES English: Mother Tongue Spanish: Basic German: Beginner CERTIFICATIONS Agile Certified Scrum Master; Agile Certified Scrum Product Owner; LM21 (PMP-equivalent); Lean/Six-Sigma Greenbelt; Credentialed Mediator/Collaboration.

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Member, Board of Directors: Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN)-Houston Chapter (2010-2011) Director, Volunteer Activities: APLN-Houston (2010 2011) Co-founder: APLN-Fort Worth Chapter (2008-2009) Vice President: APLN-Fort Worth (2008-2009) Member, Board of Directors: Tarrant County Association of Mediators (2008-2009) Secretary: American Helicopter Society Southwest Chapter (1999-2001)

HOBBIES Camping, Bicycling, Hiking, Kayaking, Stargazing

Hamburg, 21.10.2011