Jim helps leaders build the lean and agile enterprise.  For over 20 years as a management and IT consultant, Jim has mentored and coached leaders at all levels of the organization.  Jim’s interactive training sessions and coaching cultivates the skills and qualities leaders need to direct and support the implementation of lean and agile principles and practices.

Lean and Agile Trainer - Jim has educated dozens of teams and hundreds of team members in Scrum and Lean and Agile practices.  He is a Certified Scrum Trainer™, Certified Scrum Coach™, and member of the Scrum Alliance.  In addition to conducting public and on-site workshops, Jim blends his experience in Scrum, Agile Project Management, Lean Software Development, Extreme Programming, and traditional project management to deliver customized “just-in-time” training to teams.

Lean and Agile Coach - Jim has helped companies large and small successfully introduce Lean and Agile methodologies and practices in a variety of industries including financial services, government/defense, telecommunications, energy, and media.

Lean and Agile Practitioner - Jim has played many roles including developer, analyst, tester, project manager, and product manager.  His project work includes process improvement, new product development, cost and economic analyses, transactional and batch B2B interfaces, corporate web sites, performance monitoring, asset management, accounting, and document management and imaging.

President and Co-founder, FoxHedge Ltd - Jim co-founded FoxHedge Ltd with Melissa York in 2007.  FoxHedge’s mission is to teach organizations and individuals to use the guiding force of their own core competencies to successfully navigate a complex and competitive marketplace.