SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated and resourceful IT Professional with a record of developing and supporting successful IT projects and solutions incorporating a wide range of applications and technologies. Consistently recognized as able to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency through leadership that aligns the business processes and IT infrastructure to realize cost savings, accelerate performance, and sustain strategic flexibility.Studied and learned the Rational Unified Process from Grady Booch and consulted at Rational in San Jose California before it was sold to IBM Currently utilizing JIRA, Confluence. and Jenkins
• Outstanding ability to facilitate effective communication by translating technical information to non - technical customers in easily understood terms. Able to remain calm and work well in high-pressure situations and constantly seeking new challenges and a professional and driven individual with both a strong work ethic and the desire to exceed expectations in all aspects of professional endeavor. Nominated for the Board of Directors at the Scrum Alliance.
• Excellent understanding of Agile Software Development practices such as Scrum, Kanban, Feature Driven Development, Scaled Scrum and Extreme Programming.
• Highly effective ability to lead cross functional Scrum Teams.
• Exceptional communications (verbal and written) skills with all levels of management and team members.
• Superior leadership skills in a team or Scrum environment. Exceptional problem solving and conflict management/resolution skills. Highly effective analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience using Application Life Cycle Management/Agile Framework tools such as Version One, Jira etc.
• Understanding and Knowledge of DevSecOps organizational structure and practices as such as continuous builds, continuous integration, continuous testing and continuous deployments as well as automated testing.
• Extensive technical knowledge of the capabilities of available hardware and software resources.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility for adapting to both changing business and client needs, and a changing technical environment.
• A complete understanding of the systems life cycle.
• Extensive knowledge of programming languages currently utilized browser-based productivity tools, and platform technology used in the department.
• Asset Software Management - responsible for ensure tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, and JVA are up to date and available to teams.
• Agile Coach/Certified Scrum Master/System Analyst involved in Agile for over 12 years. Introduced Confidential SAS to the Agile World including Scrum, Kanban, Lean and XP.
• Technically savvy and a quick study in emerging technology, able to quickly assess and utilize the appropriate response to meet the specific needs of the business requirement at hand. A welcome addition to any team; ready, willing and able to function in any role necessary to ensure project success and on time project delivery.
• Always on schedule and prioritize and handle multiple tasks while effectively achieving and exceeding both corporate and project goals. A builder of high-performance teams who thrives in environments requiring a high-level strategist and a big-picture thinker.
• Currently studying for PMP . Studying for PMI-ACP Exam
• Involved in Test Driven Development, Automated testing and Continuous Integration for over 10 years.
• QA testing on embedded projects and Web development for an additional 8 years
• Version One specialist
• Scaled Agilest 4.0
• Secret Clearance
• Banking consulting for 1st Interstate bank (now Confidential, Confidential n, Los Angeles), DTVV (new jersey) aiding in the Mortgage and Loan department. Agile transformation and Scrum Master.
• As a scrum master I must earn respect from his/her team and be willing to get hands-on as needed to get the job done. to lead and showcase value-add principles to the team .
• Team Coach - Coaches the team on the agile process. . Assertive - Able to ensure Agile/Scrum principles and concepts are adhered to, must be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls. .
• Communicative and Social - Able to communicate well with teams and fellow Scrum Masters. .
• As a scrum Master, Situationally Aware - be the first to notice the differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management .
• Enthusiastic - AS a scrum master I habe to high-energy .
• Continual Improvement - I must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and team. .
• Conflict resolution - I must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches. . Attitude of empowerment - Have the Ability to lead a team to self-organization . Attitude of transparency -
• As a scrum master, desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust.
• Agile Scrum Master Project Management Asset Management Real Time Multithreaded Applications in C, C++ Java UNIX
• Rational Took Kit Rational Rose ClearCase ClearQuest SODA Client Relationship Management
• CORBA IT Process Improvement Operations Architecture CMM Standards Solution Design
• Computer Programming Consultation Skills Process and Solution Testing Software Skills, JIRA, SharePoint, Version One, Rally, TFS, SAFe, DevOps

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: UNIX (HPUX, Solaris, Sun OS), VMS, Windows

Languages/Tools: C / C++, OOA / OOD, UML, COBRA, Ada 83 / 95, SQL, Visual Basic, Java 1.6 (JSP, EJB, etc.), JavaScript, MQ Series, PL / SQL, Pro*C, HTML, XML, Smalltalk-V, WebSphere, PERL, VxWorks, Rational UML tool set, KORN & Bourne Scripting, SQL, SQL Server, BAL, Assembler for Motorola 68000, PowerPC

Databases / Servers: DB2, Oracle, IBM MQ Server, IBM HTTP Server SQL utilizing SSRS, ASP NET

Other: Sync / Async, SNA, X-25, TCP / IP, Pthread, UDP, Testmate, SoDA

Hardware: SUN SPARC2, IBM PCs and Compatibles, Macintosh, HP 3000, IBM 390, SCSI, R6000, Motorola 6 040, ISDN, fiber optics, VMEbus, ATM, Ethernet, ISDN

Industry Applications: DII / COE System, C2 CSCI, Navy C3I, TAOC, C3 Embedded Real-time Systems (utilizing TADIL-A, TADIL-B, ATDL-1 and Link 1 Systems), Machine-Man Interfaces, Communications / Messaging, DSP, Insurance (Auto, Quotes), e-Commerce, IVR, Credit, Configuration Management Systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Release Train Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working with teams that are new to Scaled Agile. Facilitate the Pre-PI meeting with the Product owners and stake holders. Then facilitate the PI meeting and during break work with the teams attempting to answer their question and those I cannot bring to the stakeholders to clarify. Next PI meeting discuss what the teams are doing their estimates and teir estimated completion dates. Once all questions, impediments are fixed, work with the teams to ensure that the scrum masters are fulfilling their role.

Confidential, Woburn MA

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Government contract which might be cancelled soon. As a Nexus Scrum Master on RTE aid the team during planning Daily Scrum, Demo preparation and retrospective. Team is distributed and Daily Scrum and mist meeting held on SKYPE. As the Scrum Master facilitate the Pre PI and PI meetings, attended the team meeting to aid iin any questions about requirements. Also aid and conduct the role of the PM attending the PI and working with the RTE and scrum masters as well as keeping stakeholder up to date on progress. Responsible for the asset management of Jira, Confluence, C++, Jenkins, and other embedded software tools.

Confidential, Charleston SC

Responsibilities:

• Consulting to several clients acting as a Nexus scrum master on teams ranging from7 9 people and ARTS ranging from 70 -90 people. Clients consist of SAIC, MUSC, and DoD

Confidential, Mooresville NC

Scrum Master/Agile

Responsibilities:

• Agile coach on several projects as well as a transformation coach for a large government department. Working with stake holders to create an implementation transformation plan, including SAFe, Scrum, XP, Lean and Scrum at Scale. Agile coach to a team working on health tracking issue. Worked on API/UX project to place the application on Azure. Scrum Master on a team of 9 developers holding all the standards protocols such as daily stand up, system demo, retrospective, and scrum planning. Worked on management for all asset management issues for each Business unit. Worked with the product owner on maintaining the backlog. Included was the data security and cloud security using IBM Security Guardian. Deployed Windows 10 throughout the Marine system for use within the USA. In charge of the management of all the software tools for the teams.

Confidential

Client OPTUM Boston, MA Consultant DTCC Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Agile coach on transformation to OPTUM’s modification to SAFe, OSAM and DevOps. Worked as a Nexus Scrum Master on a project to update software applications for an acquisition made by OPTUM. Agile transformation to improve the QA throughout OPTUM Technical, project to rework software utilized by a newly acquired company that has not updated software. The cloud services groups utilize Azure software with Python. ware for 18 years. Acted as Scrum Master / Coach on the ABC project. Responsible for the implementation of the proper approach for DevOps and QA. Have provided complete Asset Management. I was acting as a
• Program Manager trainer for a group which was transforming from waterfall to agile and working the individual who would become the project manager. Worked on the ABC project to aid the team in the UX/API arena for Cloud project utilizing Azure, utilizing JSON. Scrum master on the ABC team, the team on the Agile methodology, conducting standup, system demo, retrospective and scrum planning as well as aiding in maintaining the backlog. RTE on 2 trains for existing projects. One Train had 50 developers; the other team had 69 developers. Product owner on one train, conduction the PI 2-day meeting, working with train on planning the iterations and releases. Responsible for the Asset management of all tools utilized by teams.

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Worked remotely on several projects at Confidential, Blue Cross as an Agile coach and remote Scrum Master. In addition, held SKYPE classes for the Product owners and Release Train Engineers on how to further the teams in SAFe Lean-Agile.

Confidential, Spartanburg, SC

Agile Coach/Scrum Master/Product owner/Release manager/Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Agile transformation coach to several teams moving from waterfall to Scrum and Kanban. As part of the PMO utilized PLM functionality Coached several teams as to Agile methodology, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Team members. Facilitating stand ups, planning sessions, retrospectives, and use of tools such as JIRA and TFS Introducing DevOps in order to facilitate production software and IT. Stand in for scrum master when not available. Attend the Scrum of Scrums as a monitor. Facilitated the development of the Agile operating model including product and value stream definition based on business value, and alignment of teams to optimize flow and reduce dependencies. Aided in the discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution within the executive teams to increase their adoption. Facilitated the and mentoring of other Agile Coaches on organizational and team design best practices.
• Azure software with Python was utilized for the applications that were cloud based. Trained Production team in Scrum ban and aiding team members in the use of JIRA. another group in Kanban for issues on Production Line. Excel utilized for and application usage. SAP UI and cloud development. Acted as Product owner on two of the projects. Interfacing with stakeholders both US and Germany to create the backlog, value stream., etc., Scrum master on a distributed team of 6 developers located in India, USA, Brazil and China. QA with the production teams aiding in establishing Kanban teams for production interruptions. Held Daily stand-up, retrospective, and system demo as well as Iteration planning.

Confidential, Newark NJ

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Agile transformation coach to several teams moving from waterfall to Scrum. Coaching several teams as to Agile methodology, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Team members. Consulted on the teas who were working on the accounting and check processing for the banks.

Confidential, Charleston SC

Agile Coach/Scrum Master/PMO/Project Manager (Product Owner)/Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Career Manager for staff assigned. Utilizing Agile PLM for modernization of the development process. Utilizing RTC for metrics, Story tracking, requirements, etc. Agile Coach and planning to instruct staff on SAFe and migrate to SAFe. Assigned as the Agile Coach to the project. Starting to set up ART teams. Aided in selecting those on staff to be RTEs Working with the stakeholders and POD leaders to implement Agile in true sense. Stet up Center of Excellent to aid in the of staff. RTE on one train of 9 teams. Responsible for monitoring the QA teams during system testing to ensure all requirements are accepted. Conducted the discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution within the executive teams to increase their adoption. Aided in the establishment of the process and structure for Lean Portfolio Management to align strategy and execution. Trained the other members of leadership facilitate outcome-based planning.Researching how scrums are held, stories marked Done and stories carried over to next sprint. Have achieved Certified Scaled Agilest and am going for the

Confidential, Rockville, Md Consultant

Agile Coach (SAFe)/Scrum Master/Product Owner/Program Manager/RTE

Responsibilities:

• Trained the teams in the Lean mindset
• Held classes for Lockheed and FAA stakeholders on Portfolio Management
• Help coach Release Train Engineers for the 5 release trains
• Aided in facilitating the planning meetings
• Facilitated in the selection of tools necessary for CI, TDD and test first design
• Trained Product Owners to their role and responsibilities.
• Azure software with Python was the tool for the Cloud based applications.
• Scrum master on development team.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Agile Coach /Scrum Master/Product Owner/Program Manager. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Consulting on several projects aiding in the learning process of the methodology of Agile/Scrum in a Microsoft .Net environment. The company was United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS). The environment was the Scaled Agile foundation (SAFe) and SharePoint. Acting as an Agile Coach on several teams utilizing CI, TDD, and automated testing. JIRA and Confluence was utilized to track project. Scrum Master on team developing new UI interface. Worked on the Rally team to help transform UNOS to a Rally based Agile project. Help set up CoE to train staff and stakeholders. Acted as RTE on three ARTs Program Management office on several projects.
• Worked in Product owners as to their role and responsibilities. Worked as a RTE for a tract of 9 teams to help coach other in RTE role Utilizing Microsoft Project as well as other .Net tools such as SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint. Aiding in teams utilizing ASP Net for the web interfaces between the doctors and the donor centers. SSRS was utilizing as the SQL reporting services.

Confidential, Charleston, SC

Agile Coach/ Scrum Master/RTE/PMO/Product Owner Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Held meetings with Stakeholders to aid in the Portfolio management, PI planning and Value release management Kanban utilized for infrastructure problems integrating the DevOps structure. Microsoft tools included PowerPoint, Excel, SQL, and Project. Utilized SharePoint as the document management and utilized it for team information sharing. Product owner on one project transforming from waterfall to agile.
• Project is converting system from ORACLE PLM 11 to ORACLE PLM 12. The project is for the Marine Corps and it is their supply chain, ordering inventory etc. Tool Specialist help teams in and use of existing methodology. Implementing DevOps automated testing utilizing QPT, HP/ALM and other tools.
• Introduced automated testing and Continuous Integration to the project. Scrum Master and Lead of the QA Testing team. The project deals with metadata and ETL concepts of moving mega data between versions of Oracle. Aided in the process of creating necessary documents for Marine approval, review and configuration control to aid in keeping track of changes, release dates, etc.

Confidential, Summerville SC

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Help setup web site and preparing start-up corporation for doing business in the Health Insurance arena.
• Preparing site to conform to ACA regulations and restrictions. Working to start corporation in South Carolina. Company went out of business.

Confidential, Charleston SC

Scrum Master/Developer

Responsibilities:

• I was developing software utilizing Confidential . Worked on the Air Force material Command system developing Middleware software. The environment was the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Utilized Rally as our Agile tracking tool. SQL and SSRS was the main >NET tools utilizing for DB reporting.

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Agile Coach /Scrum Master/Section Manager/RTE/Product Owner

Responsibilities:

• Coach software developers in documentation, testing and coding more efficient JAVA solutions. Introduce Agile to all business units in Confidential ; active member of the Method and Tools team. Utilized Safe methodology for three projects.
• Provided Agile coaching to management and developers on Agile methodology.
• Project managed projects utilizing PMI methodology including the successful implementation of the ATU project, delivered on-time and within budget, which allowed for a portable solution for the client, acting as Program Manager on DAP when Manager away.
• Coaching of developers and future Scrum Masters to the Agile approach for development in Scrum XP, Lean and Kanban Version One to Confidential SAS to replace all the CI, TDD, Configuration Control software. Taught courses and coached teams on the use of TFS and it capabilities. Install the TFS server and configured it for use by different teams. Acted as coach to several departments on TFS usage and benefits.
• Worked with the Product owners and stakeholders to ensure requirements were up to date and to solve the day-to-day problems that arose such as APi/UX wireframe creation.
• Took over two projects from previous lead and brought them in on time and within budget.
• Product owner of three projects.
• Transferred to Version One from Rally to provide tracking for new projects. Mentored several projects on how to implement and utilize all aspects of Version One.
• Conducted Daily Stand-ups, helped resolve problems discussed at Stand-up, prepared velocity and burn down charts to show progress.
• Conducted retrospect’s at the end of each sprint to improve performance and team.
• Started working with management in transferring to SAFe
• Held meetings with stakeholders to aid in building the Agile Portfolio
• Facilitated meeting for selection of the RTEs.
• Delivered over 5 Application delivers on 5 different projects
• Aided other Scrum Masters as a coach on 3 Application delivers.
• Created document specifications for multiple projects.
• Review process of all documents required to project
• Document configuration control.
• Scrum master on over 20 teams.