Agile is the pursuit of happiness after achieving a state of survival
Educated as chemical and computer sciences engineer Julya started her career as software developer in insurance and high tech companies. She has also been a manager in a small consultancy firm and worked a lot in R&D.
Julya has been familiar with Agile since 2002. At that time she got involved with a team that used XP. Her next main experience with Agile frameworks was in 2005 when her employer decided to start using Scrum. As Scrum Master Julya has been helping teams since 2006 and getting more confident to train and coach Agile to others she now considers herself more an Agile coach.
Working for large system integrator companies as a consultant Julya has worked in many different areas yet mainly in software development organizations. Companies she worked with vary largely from service, logistics, airlines, public transportation, government, energy, financials and high tech.
Julya currently works as a freelance Agile coach and trainer for different organizations. Helping whole organizations transform though also helping on a team or individual level. Teaching Scrum and Agile courses in open of company trainings and sometimes speaking on conferences on subjects that include Agile or topics linked to Agile.