abankston

Personal Details

First Name: arlen
Last Name: bankston
Employer: LitheSpeed, LLC
Years Experience in Agile: 7
Short Bio: Arlen Bankston is an established leader in the application and evolution of Agile software development processes such as Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified ScrumMaster Trainer. He has eleven years of experience in product design and development, leveraging his background in information architecture, interaction design and usability to develop innovative products that meet customers’ expressed and unspoken needs. Arlen has led Agile and Lean deployment and managed process improvement projects at clients such as Capital One, T. Rowe Price, Freddie Mac, and the Armed Forces Benefits Association. Arlen has led the integration of interaction design and usability practices into Agile methodologies, presenting and training frequently at both industry conferences and to Fortune 100 clients.