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Steven Martin, DBA, CST, CAL Educator, PMI-ACP, PMP

Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor

steve.martin@syria-events.com

Education

2021
Franklin University (Columbus, Ohio)
Doctor of Business Administration, Business Administration
2006
Suffolk University (Boston, Massachusetts)
Master of Business Administration, Marketing
1998
California State University - Northridge (Nordhoff, California)
Master of Science, Engineering
1994
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, California)
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Certifications

2021
Educator, Scrum Alliance, Expiration Date: 2023
2020
Approved CAL Educator, Scrum Alliance, Expiration Date: 2023
2020
Certified Scrum Trainer, ScrumAlliance, Expiration Date: 2022
2020
CST Certified, ScrumAlliance, Expiration Date: 2023
2016
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Project Management Institute, Expiration Date: 2025
2005
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, Expiration Date: 2024

Work Experience

2021 - Present
Franklin University, Adjunct Faculty
2019 - 2021
Agile Velocity, Principal Enterprise Agile Coach
2018 - 2019
Northeastern University, Adjunct Professor, Boston, Massachusetts
2016 - 2017
Pegasystems, Senior Program Manager – Methodology & Governance
2013 - 2016
SolutionsIQ (Formerly BigVisible), Principal Agile Consultant
2011 - 2013
emergn, Principal Consultant
2010 - Present
Cottage Street Consulting, Founder and Principal Consultant
2007 - 2009
Project Management Solutions, Inc, Senior Consultant
1999 - 2007
Amgen, Inc, Specialist IS Business Systems Analyst
1998 - 1999
Regard Systems Integrators, Developer
1994 - 1998
3M Unitek, Advanced Process Engineer
1990 - 1992
Disneyland, Attractions Trainer and Cast Member

Publications & Presentations

Martin, S. �To serve or not to serve: There is no question for a Leader�. Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Congress, Orlando (2015); PMI Mass Bay Chapter, Boston (2016).
Martin, S. �Collab-AIR-ation: An Agile game to demonstrate collaboration principles�. Agile Games Conference, Boston (2016).
Martin, S. �Scrum@Scale Overview�. Agile Austin (2019); Webinar (2018).
Martin, S. �(Re)Discovering Agility�. Agile Austin (2020); Agile Denver (2020).
Martin, S. �Rising Above Failure: An Interactive Case Study�. Agile 2017, Orlando (2017).
Martin, S. �Agile Transformations: Happily, Ever After?�. Project Summit Business Analyst World (PSBAW) Conference, Orlando (2017); PSBAW, Washington DC (2017).
Martin, S. �Becoming an Exemplary Leader�. Society for Information Management (SIM) Boston Chapter (2018); Project Management Institute (PMI) Massachusetts Bay Chapter (Greater Boston) (2018).
Martin, S. �Make Shift Happen � Harnessing Organizational Culture for Change�. Keep Austin Agile (2019); Agile 2019 Open Space (2019).
Martin, S. �Managers and the Land of the Lost�. PMI Global Congress, San Diego (2016); PSBAW, New York City (2016); PSBAW, Boston (2016); Agile 2016 Conference, Orlando; Scrum 2016 Conference, Orlando; Keep Austin Agile, Austin (2016); Mile High Agile, Denver (2016); Big Apple Scrum Day, New York City (2016).
Martin, S. �Pin the Tail on the Metric�. PSBAW, New York City (2016); PSBAW, Boston (2016); Agile 2016 Conference, Orlando; Scrum 2016 Conference, Orlando; Agile New England, Boston (2016); PSBAW, Orlando (2017); PSBAW Washington DC (2017).
Martin, S. �Agile-Lean Startup Mind Meld�,. Product Camp, Boston (2016).

Memberships

2021
Agile Austin
2008
Project Management Institute (PMI) Massachusetts Bay Chapter Board of Directors