Martha Cooley

Martha Cooley has over 25 years of work experience in various roles and companies. Martha is currently serving as the Chief Scrum Master at Intertek Alchemy since July 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Abila by CommunityBrands as the SAFe Release Train Engineer and Director of Program Management from 2016 to August 2022.

Before that, Martha held the position of Senior Manager, Release & Launch at Deltek from December 2011 to 2016. Martha was responsible for ensuring the readiness of Deltek Vision product line and new front office solutions for sale, service, and support.

Martha also worked at Blackboard as the Sr Director, Go to Market from 2009 to 2010, and as the Sr Director, Product Management from 2005 to 2009. At Blackboard, they created customer-driven product and operational teams and strategies to maximize growth and market share.

Earlier in their career, Martha served as the Director of Research & Development, Product Manager, and Professional Services Manager at Novus Consulting Group from 2001 to 2005. Martha also worked at Edge Technologies as a Product Manager & Project Management Support Lead from 1999 to 2001 and as a Software Engineer from 1997 to 1999.

Martha started their career as a Software Engineer at BTG Inc from 1995 to 1997. Overall, Martha has a diverse and extensive background in software engineering, product management, project management, and leadership roles.

Martha Cooley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude) from George Mason University. Martha obtained this degree, although the specific years of study are not mentioned. Additionally, Martha has earned several certifications including Certified SAFe® 4 Product Owner Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in July 2019, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) from Scaled Agile, Inc. in January 2018, Certified SAFe Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc. in June 2016. Martha also holds a certification as a Certified ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance, and is Pragmatic Marketing Certified from Pragmatic Marketing, although the exact dates for these certifications are not provided.