About DTS Agile
DTS Agile was founded as a division of Data Transfer Solutions with a vision to share our knowledge
of agile software development patterns and practices with others. The team at DTS Agile is an active software development team
that has completely embraced agile practices to deliver high value, high quality software to our customers. Whether we're building custom enterprise
GIS systems, helping organizations fix problems that other development teams have created, or helping organizations improve the effectiveness
of their development teams, we use agile practices to guide our work. We have built the agile foundations of collaboration, transparency, feedback,
and reflection, into every aspect of our work; from software development to project management practices, from executive management to accounting.
Through our real world experience, we have gained valuable insights into what works and what doesn't work. We've made the mistakes and learned from
them first hand. We want to share our experience with others in the software development community so that they can break free of the detrimental
patterns and practices of outdated software development methodologies and truly deliver value to their customers.
About Our Trainers and Coaches
Chris Spagnuolo
Agile Evangelist/Trainer and Coach
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Chris has been working in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) field for nearly 15 years.
If it involves GIS, he's probably done it...everything from field data collection to large scale enterprise GIS deployments.
He has worked with teams of varying sizes and technical ability in a wide variety of roles, from GIS technician to project manager.
Over the years, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge from the teams he's worked with.
This includes both technical knowledge as well as insights into team dynamics and project management.
Through this experience, he has reached the conclusion that the most effective way to deliver value is by the implementation of
agile practices. He believes strongly in the effectiveness of Scrum and has become our resident Scrum/Agile evangelist. When
he's not talking about agile, you can find him cycling the roads around Ft. Collins or enjoying the surf and SCUBA diving in the
tropics.
Randy Goss
IT Manager/Trainer
Randy has fifteen years experience as a GIS professional. During this time he has managed every facet in the life cycle of a GIS project,
from scoping and cost estimating, to software development, implementation, and training. Randy’s extensive GIS development roles focused
mainly on environmental and transportation applications.
Rally Enablement Partners
Rally Software Development
has established corporate relationships with industry-leading companies to help their customers acquire the Agile development skills and solutions that
meet their unique needs. Rally partners provide a comprehensive network of expert resources that offer a wide range of business, process, and technology
services related to planning, building and delivering software that provides immediate business value.
As a Rally Enablement Partner, DTS Agile delivers solution and product development services as well as industry leading Agile coaching and training
that help Rally's customers acquire the skills to reliably deliver software in rapid iterations. From outsourced Agile product development to embedding
experienced mentors on your team, the DTS Agile experts help you plan, build and deliver software that provides immediate business value.
Agile University
All of the trainers at DTS Agile are faculty members at Agile University. The mission
of Agile University is to instill Agile principles, share knowledge of Agile practices and advance the adoption of Agile approaches.
Dave Bouwman
Agile Architect, Developer/Trainer and Coach
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Originally from Canada, Dave has been developing GIS software for the last 12 years
with projects ranging from small web-sites to enterprise forest managment systems.
Over the last few years he has been leading a team of developers in the pursuit of
great software built in a sane manner. He's currently focusing on geospatial web development,
Agile Training. When not attached to a computer, he's often out mountain biking on the
trails around Fort Collins.
Lakshmi Ramaseshan
Agile Developer/Trainer and Coach
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Lakshmi has over 6 years of experience developing Web and Database Applications using C++,C#, VB.Net, Oracle,
MS SQL Server. She also possesses extensive knowledge in the fields of software design and development with a
strong emphasis on object oriented programming and design patterns. She has worked on applications in several
industries including healthcare, finance, advertising and marketing. She has a bachelors degree in business administration
and a masters degree in software technology from Hyderabad, India.
