Title: Senior Technical Agile Program Manager
Company: Kaiser Permanente Health Plan Inc.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Shadan Ashfaie, senior technical agile program manager at Kaiser Permanente Health Plan Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in health care.
With over a decade of experience, Ms. Ashfaie has built a successful career in health care, specializing in agile methodologies. Since 2023, she has served as senior technical agile program manager at Kaiser Permanente Health Plan Inc., overseeing multiple projects focused on automating the supply chain. She leverages agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe frameworks, to drive progress and deliver successful outcomes. Her experience also includes roles as senior technical program manager at Illumina from 2021 to 2022, senior program manager and scrum master at Williams-Sonoma from 2018 to 2021, and agile coach and release train engineer at Equinix in 2018. She also held senior technical project management positions at Gap Inc., Pandora Media, and Gap-Tech between 2015 and 2018. Earlier roles include agile project manager at Ontario Provincial Police, Rexall Pharmacy Group, Maritz Holdings, Ontario Power Authority, and Indigo, as well as project lead and business architect at IBM from 2009 to 2011.
Ms. Ashfaie also dedicates her time to community initiatives as team lead for Live Again Fresno and Taproot Foundation since 2023 and has volunteered with organizations like Help One Child and World Vision. Additionally, she has shared her expertise as a speaker at the Agile & Scrum Conference in 2018. Laying a strong educational foundation, she earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from the University of Toronto in 1994. She is also a certified scrum master from Agile Alliance, leading SAFe 4.0 from Scaled Agile Inc., and a holistic nutritionist certification. She has also completed artificial intelligence studies at UC Berkeley Executive Leadership Academy. She attributes her success to her unwavering commitment to learning and her passion for exploring diverse fields. In the coming years, she aims to make a significant impact in the health technology sector by developing innovative solutions independently or in collaboration with health care, life sciences, or health technology companies. She is particularly intrigued by the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in advancing health care innovation.
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