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## **Teamwork and Leadership**
### **Accomplishments**
**1. Cross-Organizational Collaboration on Critical Atlas 2 Integration Challenges**
Collaboration across multiple organizations including CCB Architecture, Corp LoB tool teams, and regulatory/compliance groups to identify and resolve Atlas 2 integration gaps. Partnered effectively with Carrie Rittenhouse and tool-specific teams to drive consensus on solutions, demonstrating ability to lead complex initiatives across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
**2. Mentored DPI Team Technical Growth Through Hands-On Guidance**
Invested significant effort in developing DPI team capabilities, providing detailed guidance on challenging technical projects including custom AMI creation, sophisticated Route 53 configurations, and composable infrastructure components. Guided team through complex EaC feature requirements definition, building their confidence and ability to independently tackle sophisticated implementations.
**3. Facilitated Multi-Party Consensus on Complex Shape/ForgeRock Architecture**
Navigated competing interests and technical constraints to drive consensus among application teams, vendors (Shape, ForgeRock), with internal stakeholders including Eric. Built alignment on target state architecture through collaborative problem-solving and clear technical communication, establishing foundation for successful implementation.
**4. Enabled Team Success Through Collaborative AWS Cost Optimization Leadership**
Provided strategic direction and detailed implementation guidance that enabled multiple Digital teams to collaboratively achieve $19M in cost savings. Recognized DPI team's critical implementation and testing contributions, demonstrating effective partnership and shared ownership of outcomes.
**5. Built Bridges Across Digital Through Principal Community Engagement**
Actively contributed to the Digital Principal community, sharing expertise while learning from peers across different teams. Established new professional relationships that created resource networks benefiting both personal growth and broader community effectiveness, fostering knowledge sharing across Digital.
**6. Established Cross-LOB Influence Through EaC Standards Leadership**
Deep collaboration with the EaC team to define and implement configuration standards, achieving adoption not only across Digital but also by other CCB Lines of Business. This influence beyond immediate scope demonstrates ability to build consensus around technical direction and drive organization-wide change.
### **Opportunities for Development**
**1. Enhance Cross-Timezone Team Collaboration Effectiveness**
Develop more structured communication approaches and documentation practices to further strengthen collaboration with the DPI team across timezone differences. While partnership has been strong, implementing more proactive communication strategies will minimize occasional coordination gaps and maximize team effectiveness.
**2. Expand Teaching and Knowledge Transfer Capabilities**
Increase focus on systematic teaching and mentorship with the DPI team and broader stakeholder community. Develop approaches to scale knowledge transfer beyond one-on-one guidance, enabling more team members to grow capabilities while freeing capacity for strategic technical leadership.
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