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Lora Ledbetter, PMP, MSM, SAFe RTE

Senior Program Manager · Scrum Master · Release Train Engineer

Professional Summary

Strategic Program Leader with over 20 years of experience delivering enterprise transformation across healthcare, financial, and engineering sectors. Expert in orchestrating complex software development programs within highly regulated environments. Fluent in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies. Proven track record of standardizing PMO governance and fostering cross-functional alignment between engineering and executive leadership to achieve 100% risk mitigation and increasing value-driven delivery.

Notable Achievements

Vulnerability Mitigation

Eliminated 48,000 critical and high-priority risks (89% reduction) for a global EHR platform through a structured strategic roadmap and GRC protocol integration.

Enterprise Scaling

Directed the end-to-end CHP infrastructure buildout across four data centers, scaling capacity to host 15,000+ servers and managing multimillion-dollar hardware budgets.

Agile Transformation

Championed the transition to SAFe for multiple agile teams, resulting in an 87% increase in commitment delivery productivity and standardized release readiness.

Strategic Migration

Spearheaded a multi-year legacy system transition for the physician documentation solution, achieving a 79% client migration rate and elevating patient experience scores by 90%.

Professional Experience

Oracle Kansas City, MO (Remote)
Senior Program Manager – Vulnerability Management Program 2023 – 2026

Defined and oversaw program scope, strategic roadmaps, and resource allocations for enterprise-level cybersecurity initiatives. Managed program metrics, KPIs, and budgets while mentoring 47 junior team members and security representatives ensuring consistent application of remediation training across global development teams.

  • Vulnerability Reduction Excellence: Achieved an 89% reduction in critical risks (48,000+ vulnerabilities) for the Millennium platform by developing comprehensive remediation and integrated risk management frameworks.
  • Cloud Security Framework: Realized a 100% mitigation rate for critical and high-severity risks prior to deployment by directing a cross-functional management framework and integrating rigorous GRC protocols for cloud-based EMR systems.
  • Stakeholder & Governance Leadership: Standardized security governance across legacy and cloud platforms by spearheading OSSA Maturity Level 1 and 2 integration, leveraging RACI matrices to align 79 trained security POCs.
  • Backlog & Remediation Efficiency: Optimized remediation workflows to reduce the vulnerability backlog by 78%, utilizing automated dashboards and executive communication plans to accelerate cross-functional response times.
  • Deployment Quality Assurance: Safeguarded 53 clinical solutions as Security Champion, verifying that all high-severity vulnerabilities were remediated prior to client environment deployment.
Scrum Master – Software Development 2013 – 2023

Developed and oversaw comprehensive program plans, managing scope, timelines, and resources for large-scale software development initiatives. Directed the operational rhythm for six agile teams, facilitating all ceremonies and planning two-week sprints to ensure consistent quarterly feature delivery.

  • SAFe Implementation & Productivity: Increased commitment delivery productivity by 87% by directing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) transition across six agile teams and facilitating strategic PI planning.
  • Strategic Platform Migration: Realized a 79% transition rate over an eight-year period by spearheading the migration of clinical clients from legacy PowerNotes to the Dynamic Documentation platform.
  • Clinical Workflow Optimization: Drove enterprise-wide efficiency and reduced legacy system dependency by aligning new platform features with existing clinical workflows through rigorous change management.
  • Product Innovation & Experience: Catalyzed a 90% increase in patient experience scores by engineering a customizable physician discharge solution utilizing iterative feedback loops.
  • PMO Governance Standardization: Improved coordination and release consistency by co-developing standardized Clinical PMO processes integrated with the Oracle Health release management lifecycle.
Genesis10 Kansas City, MO
Program Manager – Infrastructure Program 2010 – 2013

Directed the end-to-end hardware infrastructure lifecycle for Bank of America, managing the multimillion-dollar CHP buildout across multiple data centers to enable high-speed virtual machine provisioning. Oversaw procurement, installation, and data center readiness for HP and NetApp systems while ensuring all large-scale deployments met rigorous quality and budget standards.

  • Large-Scale Infrastructure Deployment: Executed the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle for a CHP hosting platform across four data centers, scaling to support over 15,000 servers.
  • Capital Budget Management: Administered multimillion-dollar hardware procurement and installation budgets, securing funding approvals for individual buildouts exceeding $4,000,000.
  • Operational Continuity Migration: Masterminded a comprehensive migration strategy to relocate servers to alternate sites, allowing critical facility maintenance with zero client impact or operational downtime.
  • System Efficiency Optimization: Orchestrated the integration of server and storage solutions to minimize hardware costs and facilitate rapid virtual machine builds for enterprise applications.