Amber Field
Amber is an Author and Lecturer who developed and teaches the Computer Science Capstone course at UW-Madison. She has over 20 years of experience working in the software industry with agile software teams and loves helping people become more efficient and happy. Most recently she was Vice President of Software Development at Singlewire Software in Madison, WI. She has written three books, including Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs, which mirrors the content of the course she teaches. She blogs here and speaks at countless events across the country. Previously, she was also the Head of Product Operations for Capital One’s Innovation Lab in Washington, DC. She ran the agile transformation for National Geographic and the Agile Program Management Office for Opower (acquired by Oracle), helping it effectively scale and establish an innovation strategy. In 2016 she co-founded O2 Agility, an agile consultancy focused on self-selection. She is a Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and Certified Program Management Professional (PMP).
Outside of work, Amber loves to check things off of her eclectic life goal list, which includes seeing the midnight sun (check! – Iceland, 2017), running a marathon (check! – Madison 2021), hiking the Inca Trail, and seeing a shark in the wild. She spends a lot of time with her two daughters and adventures outdoors whenever possible. She loves to travel, hike, run, and kayak.
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Standard Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the opinions of the companies I work for today or have worked for in the past.
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