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Workshop Facilitation Developer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since January 26, 2016
Bio
Lukas is a software developer and delivery-focused project manager with 28 years of experience, now specializing in agentic implementation: he designs, builds and runs multi-agent workflows with Claude Code, MCP tool servers and custom skills, and created DecisionSensei, an AI-mediated interview platform. He also trains and facilitates workshops for engineering and product teams, to guide strategic transformations
Portfolio
Self-employed
Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Agile, Python, Claude Code, AI Agents, Multi-agent Systems...
Veracity IT Services
SQL, C#, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MySQL, Java, PHP
agile42
Scrum, Kanban, Agile
Experience
- Workshop Facilitation - 10 years
- Training - 10 years
- PHP - 7 years
- MySQL - 6 years
- Java - 6 years
- Multi-agent Systems - 2 years
- AI Agents - 2 years
- Claude Code - 1 year
Work Experience
Agile Delivery Coach & Instructor
2016 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Built and run a multi-agent Claude Code workflow daily, with role-based agents, per-role tool allow-lists, custom skills and MCP tool servers, applied to real delivery work.
- Led delivery change for a multi-country product and engineering organization at a software product company, running two-week transformation sprints and redesigning its release process.
- Built Jira-based burn-up forecasts and cumulative-flow reports in Python, which a product leader credited with more accurate timeline estimates and rebuilt trust across teams.
- Authored and taught UBC Sauder's online Agile Business Analysis course and two courses in its Agile Leadership program as a contracted instructor since 2016.
- Led the operating-model workstream for a Federal Reserve Bank technology division and rolled it out to 14 squads in three waves, as part of a four-coach team.
- Designed and facilitated hands-on training and workshops, including ten cohorts of a four-day Product Owner bootcamp for the Federal Reserve System.
- Co-delivered live AI classes for Scrum Masters and Product Owners across the Federal Reserve System, with a Certified Scrum Trainer as instructor of record.
Technologies: Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Agile, Python, Claude Code, AI Agents, Multi-agent Systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Workshop Facilitation, Training, Agile Coaching
Independent Consultant
2003 - PRESENT
Veracity IT Services
- Architected and delivered several software applications including an eCom website for a financial services enterprise, a transaction analysis database, and a customer support portal for Vancity Credit Union.
- Analyzed, designed, and developed several databases, web sites, reporting apps, and other software applications specifically in PHP, .NET, MS Access, SQL Server, and MySQL.
- Installed and administrated Windows networks including an Active Directory, Microsoft ISA, Exchange, DNS, DHCP, RRAS/VPN, and VPN networks.
Technologies: SQL, C#, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MySQL, Java, PHP
Agile Coach
2016 - 2018
agile42
- Coached and trained dozens of teams over two years as an agile42 Agile Coach, across finance, insurance, retail and government clients.
- Co-developed agile42's train-the-trainer program and co-delivered it to a client's in-house trainers.
- Co-led a program-level DevOps transformation at a provincial government agency, onboarding DevOps pods, chartering teams and coaching each through a structured series.
- Taught agile courses and co-delivered public Certified ScrumMaster classes with a Certified Scrum Trainer, rated highly by participants.
Technologies: Scrum, Kanban, Agile
Project Manager
2014 - 2015
My Career Playbook
- Built vital web scraping, data normalization, and data transformation services.
- Managed project of V1 end-to-end.
Technologies: Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MySQL
Engineer & Project Manager
2007 - 2014
Electronic Arts
- Built and managed websites and a project management information management system using PHP and XTemplate.
- Managed the Waterfall and Agile delivery teams.
Technologies: Alfresco, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MySQL, Java, PHP
Front-End Team Lead
1998 - 2001
Stox.com
- Architected and developed the original prototype which ended up running as the de facto product for 18 months allowing millions of dollars in venture capital to be raised.
- Mastered the high output requirements by delivering a website customization tool that allowed for rapid and efficient customization of the application front-end for clients such as TD Waterhouse and Qwest.
Technologies: Active Server Pages (ASP), Visual Basic
Project History
Trading Platform
This is a Forex and stock algo-trading platform in Java with the ability to back-test trading strategies on tick-by-tick data of multiple years and thousands of variations within hours.
Operating-Model Rollout for a Federal Reserve Bank Technology Division
Led the operating-model workstream for a Federal Reserve Bank technology division as part of a four-coach team, rolling the new way of working out to 14 squads in three waves. Alongside the rollout, co-facilitated a four-day Product Owner bootcamp across ten cohorts and co-built a coach-development program for internal Scrum Masters, building in-house capability to run and evolve the model.
Delivery Transformation for a Software Product Company
Led delivery change for a multi-country product and engineering organization at a software product company, running two-week transformation sprints and redesigning its release process. Built Jira-based burn-up forecasts and cumulative-flow reports in Python that gave leaders more accurate timeline estimates and rebuilt trust across teams.
Education
2003 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Capilano University - Vancouver, Canada
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2025 - JANUARY 2028
Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
Scrum Alliance
AUGUST 2018 - JANUARY 2028
Certified Team Coach (CTC)
Scrum Alliance
FEBRUARY 2017 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
Scrum Alliance
JANUARY 2017 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
JANUARY 2016 - JANUARY 2020
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
JANUARY 2015 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Libraries/APIs
International Brokers API
Tools
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Claude Code, Alfresco, Eclipse IDE, Jira
Languages
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Visual Basic 6 (VB6), Java, PHP, SQL, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages (ASP), CSS, C#, Python
Paradigms
Model Context Protocol (MCP), REST, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Kanban, Agile, DevOps
Frameworks
AngularJS, Laravel 5
Storage
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
Other
Software Development, Agile Coaching, AI Agents, Workshop Facilitation, Training, Multi-agent Systems, Facilitation, Product Ownership, Statistics, Financial Data, IT Project Management, Scrum Master
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