I am a servant leader with over 15 years of experience in software development. I have remotely led teams of 5–75 people using scrum at scale, including globally distributed teams. My expertise is in transitioning teams from traditional project management to agile product management.

I thrive in organizations where I am empowered to build high performing, self-organizing teams. I have worked with both on premise and globally distributed teams. My expertise is in guiding teams during an Agile transformation, coaching scaled scrum teams in the art of cross team collaboration, and team focused coaching.

Mentorship

I appreciate the opportunities to mentor other scrum masters in process, the Scrum framework, and overcoming the hurdle of hard conversations. I also love to train people on how to use Azure DevOps as a full Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution.

Homeschool Educator

When my youngest daughter was in middle school, my husband and I made the decision to remove her from the public school system. We completed her seventh-grade year in May of 2024, and she passed her end-of-year exams with flying colors. It was a learning process for both of us, and I am honored to be on this journey with her. I applied Agile principles in our homeschool experience. We modified our schedules, our educational tools, and even switched from physical to digital resources based on using the inspect and adapt approach during the school year.

Farmer

In 2022, my husband and I started Helton Farm. I’ll be journaling our journey in incremental farm development on that site.

Gamer

I’ve been playing video games since I was four years old. I love role-playing games and action-adventure games. The Legend of Zelda and Elder Scrolls are two of my favorite series. I also enjoy cozy farming games like Stardew Valley or Harvestella.