Scrum Master Resume

SUMMARY

Helping organizations deliver valuable products/features to the market using Agile methods (Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe, Scrum@Scale).
Increasing predictability by facilitating Agile release planning and team Sprint tracking using JIRA.
Confidential program transparency by implementing portfolio planning and tracking using JIRA Portfolio.
Increasing product quality using Agile testing approaches, Test Driven Development (TDD) and Automated testing.
Creating sustainable Agile Centers of Excellence via training, coaching and formation of Communities of Practice.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Providing Agile coaching to Scrum Teams in a SAFe environment.
Educated and reinforced Scrum methodology and Agile framework to team members and stakeholders.
Worked closely with product owner backlog management for continuous delivery of features.
Protected development team from outside distractions and impediments allowing them to stay focused on product backlog delivery.
Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum and Sprint Retrospective events.

Confidential

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

Provided Agile coaching to 20 Scrum teams comprised of network and vehicle security engineers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners in a Scrum@Scale environment. This includes teaching a 4 - day Agile/Scrum training class for all Scrum teams as part of their “Agile Bootup” as well as other ad-hoc training classes as the need arises.
Mentored 14 Scrum Masters on the Scrum framework, teaching and facilitation skills.
Instructed 16 Product Owners on value stream mapping, project visioning, story writing, and backlog creation/refinement.
Created and facilitated Communities of Practice (COP’s) for Scrum Masters and Product Owners to share best practices across teams.
Coached senior leadership on how to measure the progress of their Agile transformation as well as the maturity of their Agile teams.
Implemented JIRA Portfolio across 20 Scrum teams to improve transparency of the overall Security Program.

Confidential

Director of Software Development & Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

Transitioned Addison Product Management and Engineering teams from Scrum to Essential SAFe 4.5. Partnered with senior leadership and an outside vendor to conduct training for the 70-person organization.
Coached 70-person organization to leverage SAFe to deliver two major releases (3.0 & 4.0) and several minor and patch releases of the Confidential Cadency Suite comprised of five major products - Close, Compliance, Certification, Journal Entry and ReConnet.
Introduced Agile testing methods to the QA department. This reduced the Cadency release testing cycle by two weeks saving over 600 man-hours of testing effort. It also improved the built-in quality of the product, as there were 150 fewer defects found in the 4.0 Cadency release as compared to the 3.0 Cadency release that shipped 6 months earlier.
Improved development team effectiveness by recruiting full-time Scrum Masters into the organization and providing them the necessary coaching to succeed.

Confidential

Sr. Application Development Manager & Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

Transitioned the Dallas office from a Waterfall/Agile/Scrum hybrid model to Scrum working alongside three Scrum Master direct reports. Implemented a monthly Scrum “Health Check” to help Scrum teams monitor and augment their performance and help senior management understand the organization’s Scrum maturity.
As part of the transition, authored new job descriptions for the Product Owner and Scrum Master roles to better align with the move to true Scrum and minimize role confusion and redundancy. Partnered with human resources and senior management to review, approve and communicate the re-authored roles.
Improved development team effectiveness by regularly coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Developers on how to perform their Scrum roles.
Grew knowledge of Agile/Scrum by organizing and facilitating communities of practice (COP) for Product Owners and Scrum Masters.
Reduced the occurrence of production defects by 30% after implementing an Agile testing approach in the QA department that improved QA/Development collaboration and effectiveness.