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Hi, I’m Ken Kadota, a seasoned professional with over 11 years of experience as a Scrum Master and Project Manager, specializing in Dynamics 365, Azure Cloud, and Power Platform technologies. I have a strong background in leading cross-functional teams both onshore and offshore, driving complex migration projects, and managing product roadmaps in various industries.
I’m passionate about creating efficient workflows and technical training programs, with a knack for no-code development using Power Automate and Power Apps. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions and fostering change management processes to ensure smooth project transitions.
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Work Experience
Sr. Project Manager Dynamics Project Operations/F&O_CE / Architect /Migration to Power Platform and Azure Cloud services [contractor] at NextIQ /KPMG
October 1, 2024 - PresentLead the team of onshore and offshore Directors, PM, and engineering using Dynamics Project Operations. Led the migration to the Azure Power platform. Directed the creation of Support and Change Management office. Implemented Copilot Studio and MS Security protocols/Entra.
Sr.Project Manager/ Architect at Starbucks Headquarters Seattle WA
October 1, 2024 - July 30, 2025Managed a direct reports organization of 2 Project managers and 9 Program managers. Advised team on Dynamics Project Operations/ F&O/ SCM/Marketing Journey, Business Central at the architect level. Conducted training and coordination of this business group. Contract negotiation. Promoted Product management roadmap. Organized stakeholders to enhance the Product plan.
Sr.Project Manager /Architect /Dynamics Project Operations at Microsoft Surface group Redmond WA
July 1, 2022 - July 30, 2025Senior Administrator of the Business Unit Calendar ROB. Managed 5 Project managers and 7 Product managers on campus and offshore. Trained engineering staff on use of Power Automate. Advised team on Dynamics modules at the architect level. Supported Director and GM audience with Power BI reports. Managed ROB Calendar of Meetings and project communications, budget, and milestones. Supported HR and Engineering Business Central Reporting. Approved onboarding of employees to SharePoint and Teams sites.
Sr. Project Mgr. / Architect Dynamics [F&O_CE] at Microsoft Ontario Canada [Aditi consulting]
January 2, 2021 - July 30, 2025Led the Product roadmap Team including enhancements and channel marketing using Dynamics Project Operations/ F&O. Built Azure DEVOPS instance for Change management, Project management, and Support issues tracking. Conducted product design meetings and marketing collateral development.
Sr.Project Manager [contractor] at MS Federal Government Data Center Build out [Accenture consulting]
May 1, 2020 - July 30, 2025Responsible for Support level 2 for Azure Government physical Data Center. Specialized in Logic Apps, SQL Server, and Power Automate configuration. Created reports measuring the rate of incidents and response time to clients.
Sr.Project Manager [contractor] at Microsoft Artificial Intelligence group [Managed Harvey Nash consulting]
July 19, 2019 - July 30, 2025Scrum Master Project manager for Surface group's onboarding of Dynamics Supply Chain project module. Coordinated stakeholders and user story gathering. Developed Change Management process using SharePoint. Power Apps (Model and Portal), Power BI, Power Automate Flow, Forms Pro, no-code development. Deployed Azure services to Government Cloud including Logic Apps. Created MS Forms and Power Automate flows. Created Power BI reports and documentation. Tracked issues and customer requests using DEVOPS.
Sr. Project Management [contractor] at MICROSOFT AZURE REDMOND WA
January 1, 2019 - July 30, 2025Scrum Master. Power BI Report Developer analyzing user surveys for executive audience. Managed Azure hardware/software Supply Chain tracking for 1 year. Bug triage and tracking using DEVOPS. Created technical writing and business workflow documentation. Managed business calendars of deliverables using SharePoint. Published monthly hardware procurement forecasting reports for Azure worldwide. Managed ROB calendar for stakeholder sync. Investigated issues and filed bug reports in Visual Studio Online.
Dir. HR Project Management at CITRIX REDMOND WA
June 1, 2017 - July 30, 2025Created Change Management Board. Served as SharePoint Admin creating sites, subsites, permissions, and customizations. Project managed reporting dissolution process of acquired companies to IRS and Washington Secretary of State. Managed revenue recognition reporting. Coordinated Azure onboarding to Dynamics AX 2012 R3 ERP/CRM. Built PMO team for HR, Accounting, and Development using hybrid Agile. Coordinated product development schedules from marketing POC to release. Point of contact for cross-group collaboration. Determined root cause and work stream documentation. Organized business, development, and test requirements aligned to executive initiatives.
Sr. Project Manager Dynamics Project Operations/F&O_CE / Architect /Migration to Power Platform and Azure Cloud services [contractor] at NextIQ /KPMG
October 1, 2024 - PresentLed a team of onshore and offshore Directors, PM, and engineering using Dynamics Project Operations. Directed migration to Azure Power platform, created Support and Change Management office, and implemented Copilot Studio along with MS Security protocols and Entra.
Sr. Project Manager/ Architect at Starbucks Headquarters Seattle WA
October 1, 2024 - July 30, 2025Managed a team of 2 Project managers and 9 Program managers, providing guidance on Dynamics Project Operations, F&O, SCM, Marketing Journey, and Business Central architecture. Conducted training, coordinated stakeholders, negotiated contracts, and promoted product management roadmaps.
Sr. Project Manager /Architect /Dynamics Project Operations at Microsoft Surface group Redmond WA
July 1, 2022 - July 30, 2025Senior Administrator of the Business Unit Calendar. Managed a team including Project and Product managers on campus and offshore. Conducted training on Power Automate and advised on Dynamics F&O, SCM, Retail, Marketing Customer Insights, and Business Central. Provided Power BI reports, managed budget, milestones, communications, and employee onboarding approval.
Sr. Project Mgr. / Architect Dynamics [F&O_CE] at Microsoft Ontario Canada (Aditi consulting)
January 2, 2021 - July 30, 2025Led Product roadmap team focused on enhancements and channel marketing using Dynamics Project Operations. Built Azure DEVOPS instance for Change management and support issue tracking. Conducted product design meetings and marketing collateral development.
Sr. Project Manager [contractor] at MS Federal Government Data Center Build out (Accenture consulting)
May 1, 2020 - July 30, 2025Responsible for Support level 2 of Azure Government physical Data Center. Specialized in Logic Apps, SQL Server, and Power Automate configuration. Created reports measuring incident rates and client response times.
Sr. Project Manager [contractor] at Microsoft Artificial Intelligence group (Harvey Nash consulting)
July 19, 2019 - July 30, 2025Served as Scrum Master and Project Manager for Surface group onboarding Dynamics Supply Chain project management module. Managed stakeholder requirements, change management processes, Power Platform development (Power Apps, Power Automate), and Azure Government Cloud deployment. Created workflow and documentation, tracked issues, and developed Power BI reports.
Sr. Project Management [contractor] at Microsoft Azure
January 1, 2019 - July 30, 2025Scrum Master and Power BI Report Developer analyzing user surveys for CVP executive audience. Managed Azure hardware-software supply chain tracking with bug triage via DEVOPS. Authored technical writing and business workflow documentation, publishing monthly hardware procurement forecasting reports and managing ROB calendar.
Dir. HR Project Management at Citrix
June 1, 2017 - July 30, 2025Created Change Management Board and served as SharePoint Admin. Managed reporting for dissolution process of acquired companies. Led Azure onboarding to Dynamics AX ERP/CRM module. Built PMO team using hybrid Agile for HR, Accounting and Development groups. Coordinated product development schedules, cross-group collaboration, root cause analysis, and executive-level requirements documentation.
Sr. Project Manager Dynamics Project Operations/F&O_CE / Architect /Migration to Power Platform and Azure Cloud services [contractor] at NextIQ /KPMG
October 1, 2024 - PresentLed the team of onshore and offshore Directors, PM, and engineering using Dynamics Project Operations. Directed the migration to the Azure Power platform. Directed the creation of Support and Change Management office and implemented Copilot Studio. Managed MS Security protocols/Entra.
Sr.Project Manager/ Architect at Starbucks Headquarters Seattle WA
October 1, 2024 - July 30, 2025Managed a team of 2 Project managers and 9 Program managers advising on Dynamics Project Operations, F&O, SCM, Marketing Journey, and Business Central at the architect level. Conducted training, contract negotiation, promoted product management roadmaps, and organized stakeholders to enhance the product plan.
Sr.Project Manager /Architect /Dynamics Project Operations at Microsoft Surface group Redmond WA
July 1, 2022 - July 30, 2025Senior Administrator of the Business Unit Calendar ROB. Directed over a dozen direct reports including 5 Project managers and 7 Product managers. Trained engineering staff on Power Automate. Advised on Dynamics F&O, SCM, Retail, Marketing Customer Insights, and Business Central at the architect level. Supported management with Power BI reports and business reporting.
Sr. Project Mgr. / Architect Dynamics [F&O_CE] at Microsoft Ontario Canada [Aditi consulting]
January 2, 2021 - July 30, 2025Led the Product roadmap team for enhancements and channel marketing using Dynamics Project Operations and F&O. Built an Azure DevOps instance for change management, project management, and support issues tracking. Conducted product design meetings and marketing collateral development.
Sr.Project Manager [contractor] at MS Federal Government Data Center Build out [Accenture consulting]
May 1, 2020 - July 30, 2025Responsible for Support level 2 for Azure Government physical Data Center specializing in Logic Apps, SQL Server, and Power Automate configuration. Created reports to measure incident rates and response times.
Sr.Project Manager [contractor] at Microsoft Artificial Intelligence group [Managed Harvey Nash consulting]
July 19, 2019 - July 30, 2025Scrum Master project manager for Dynamics Supply Chain project. Coordinated stakeholders, gathered requirements, developed change management processes in SharePoint. Power Platform developer for Power Automate, Power Apps, Forms Pro. Created MS forms and automation flows connecting apps to SharePoint.
Sr. Project Management [contractor] at MICROSOFT AZURE
January 1, 2019 - July 30, 2025Scrum Master and Power BI report developer analyzing user surveys at executive level. Managed Azure hardware software supply chain tracking and bug triage using DevOps. Provided business workflow documentation and published monthly hardware procurement forecasting reports for Azure worldwide.
Dir. HR Project Management at CITRIX
June 1, 2017 - July 30, 2025Created and led Change Management Board. Served as SharePoint Admin creating sites and managing permissions. Managed reporting dissolution processes of acquired companies, revenue recognition reporting, and Azure onboarding to Dynamics AX ERP/CRM modules. Built PMO for HR, Accounting, and Development groups using hybrid Agile. Coordinated product development schedules from marketing to release.
Education
BS Information Science at UC Irvine
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004BS Information Science at UC Irvine
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004BS Information Science at UC Irvine
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004Qualifications
Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Government, Retail, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Computers & Electronics
Experience Level
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