Summary
Maria Comas is a results-driven technology and operations leader with nine years in senior roles driving agile transformations, ALM modernization, and quality engineering across mid-size and enterprise organizations. As Head of Business Outcomes and former Senior Director at HITRUST, she has acted as a change agent who aligns product, engineering, and executive teams to deliver revenue-generating initiatives and mature testing and shift-left practices. Her background spans implementing SAFe-based scaling, migrating tooling (ADO to Jira), instituting ISO and CMMI processes, and embedding Lean Portfolio Management to prioritize outcomes. Maria combines hands-on process engineering with people leadership—having led Solution Trains and 24 agile teams—and a track record of rapid compliance achievements (e.g., ISO 20000 certification in five weeks). Based in the DC–Baltimore area, she seeks roles that value continuous process improvement within an agile mindset and measurable business outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
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