
Richard Renn (Renn)
Continuous Improvement Manager, Technology & Digital Solutions
Web page: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/richard-renn
Current Role at Stanford
As the Manager of Continuous Improvement for Stanford Medicine's IT Department, I work with 8 divisions (over 100 employees) to identify and facilitate process improvement and cultural shifts.
More specifically, my role:
- Introduces and facilitates the evolution of agile approaches to large, complex project initiatives in support of Stanford Medicine's strategic objectives.
- Ensures sequencing and dependencies are monitored and managed.
- Partners as a leader in the agile space with IRT directors and other stakeholders, while leading a team of Agile Program Managers to optimize the delivery of work and advancement of a continuous learning culture.
- Coaches developers, business analysts, product owners and IRT leadership in agile methods.
- Facilitates key group meetings to ensure effective meeting outcomes and decisions.
- Creates and tracks milestone-based agile program plans.
- Manages high-level issue resolution, risk mitigation, and resource conflicts, escalating to IRT steering committee as needed.
- Works in close collaboration with multiple agile teams, overseeing integration activities.
- Teaches, mentors, and coaches teams in agile principles and continuous learning.
- Drives alignment between stakeholder groups and coordinate any cross-functional dependencies.
- Facilitates measurement of program outcomes through analytics.
- Creates clear visibility into status and progress of overall IRT initiatives.
Education & Certifications
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MS, Information Systems, Johns Hopkins University, Information Systems Management
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BS, Business Administration, Rider University, Organizational Development
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BS (minor), University of London, International Relations
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Technical Leadership Program, Stanford University, Technical Leadership
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Scrummaster Certification, Scrum Alliance, Scrum framework for Agile Software Development
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Java Certification, Oracle, Java Development
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Web Design Certification, Truman College of Chicago, Web Design
Work Experience
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Manager, Web Application Development, Stanford University School of Medicine (2/1/2012 - 5/30/2018)
Lead the development, maintenance and continual enhancement of the infrastructure for front-end web technologies and mobile application development.
Location
Menlo Park, CA
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Director, Web & New Media Services, Stanford University School of Medicine (9/1/2007 - 1/31/2012)
Oversee the public-facing websites for the School of Medicine (SoM) and Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC), from a design, technology, production, and editorial perspective.
Location
Menlo Park, CA
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Director, Development Operations, American Red Cross National Headquarters (10/2/1994 - 3/1/2000)
Chief Operating Officer for the Financial Development team that consisted of over 150 staff and raised over $250 million annually. Oversaw all technical, financial, and human resources programs.
Location
17th & E streets, Washington, DC 20037
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Manager, Technical, American Red Cross National Headquarters (10/2/1988 - 10/1/1994)
Location
17th & E streets, Washington, DC 20037
Professional Affiliations and Activities
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Scrummaster, Scrum Alliance (2015 - Present)