Chris Sims helps software development teams improve their productivity and happiness. His approach combines experiential training, coaching, and even direct technical contribution.
Chris is a certified ScrumMaster, Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Professional, who has been helping agile teams succeed since the turn of the century. He has made a living in roles such as: ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, C++ Developer, Musician, and Auto Mechanic.
Steve Bockman is a certified ScrumMaster, agile coach and innovator who began his career as a software developer in 1977. Steve is the founder of North Bay Agile, and the creator of an intuitive estimation technique that many find easier and faster than planning poker.
Hillary Johnson is an author, editor and business journalist. She is the author of several books, including Physical Culture, Super Vixens’ Dymaxion Lounge, and a New York Times Bestseller, The Real Real World. As a freelance journalist, she has written for Inc., Worth, US Business Review, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Oprah, InStyle, RealSimple, and more. She was editor-in-chief of a newspaper, The Ventura County Reporter, founding editor of a lifestyle magazine, Arroyo Monthly, news editor for a blog network, Pajamas Media, and editor-in-chief of a social network, Building Green. She is also a web designer and intellectual property consultant, having drafted numerous technology patents. Her personal website, clips and design portfolio can be found at Xoxiety.com. She recently completed her ScrumMaster Certification.
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Chris Sims
Chris is the founder of Agile Learning Labs, as well as the Bay Area Agile Managers Support Group. He is on the board of BayAPLN, the Bay Area chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network, and is a past chair of the IEEE Technical Management Council of Silicon Valley. He has published over 50 articles on agile topics at InfoQ, and even more on the Agile Learning Labs blog.
Chris is a certified ScrumMaster, Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Professional, who has been helping agile teams succeed since the turn of the century. He has made a living in roles such as: ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Engineering Manager, Project Manager, C++ Developer, Musician, and Auto Mechanic.
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Steve Bockman
Steve’s conference presentations include: Agile2007, Agile2008, as well as Agile Open California 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has presented for professional organizations including: North Bay Agile, BayXP – Silicon Valley Agile, Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network, and the Bay Area Association of Database Developers.
Steve continually strives to communicate the essence of Agile development to novices and help advanced practitioners grow their skills.
Hillary Louise Johnson