SUMMARY

• Determined and experienced Certified Scrum Master with a proven record of successfully delivering large software development projects on time and within budget. Full knowledge of the SDLC with expertise in coaching teams on agile principles, values and transitioning from waterfall to agile. A servant leader and a goal oriented professional, ready to add value to any organization as a scrum master.
• Extensive knowledge of multiple Agile framework; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming.
• Strong technical command of project management tools; Visual Studio, Jira, Rally, TFS and MS Project.
• Five years of experience as a Scrum Master utilizing Agile methodologies
• Transformed waterfall teams into self - organized, cross-functional, high functioning agile teams
• Well-versed in version control tools such as SharePoint,
• Strong facilitator, servant leader, skilled communicator and a problem-solver
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Served as scrum master on DevOps teams practicing engineering practices such as ATDD, BDD, continuous integration, pair programming amongst others.
• Serve as scrum master on multiple teams simultaneously
• Served as scrum master for both onshore and offshore (remote) teams

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• SAFe
• Kanban
• ATDD/BDD
• Agile Methodologies
• Servant Leadership
• Product/Project Management
• Continuous integration
• Coaching Scrum Adoption
• Backlog grooming
• Strategic Planning
• DevOps
• Product Management
• Software Development
• Scrum

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SDLC: Rally, Jira, Microsoft Project, Version One, Rational

Communication: Skype, Zoom, JoinMe, Google Hangouts, WebEx

Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated all scum ceremonies to include sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, grooming, sprint reviews/demos, and sprint retrospectives.
• Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the efficiency of Scrum application in the organization
• Facilitated Sprint Retrospectives applying different techniques based on the outcome of the Sprint
• Tracked team health using metrics such as burndown/burnup charts, velocity chart, and capacity.
• Used Jira as the primary Agile Project Management and Planning tool to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs
• Worked with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery
• Used the servant leadership style to support the scrum team as needed
• Provided general guidance to team members on Agile principles
• Engaged in continuous learning of Agile/Scrum techniques and utilized findings with the team
• Worked with Product Owner in maintenance of Product Backlog
• Removed impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment internally within the team, escalating to the Scrum of Scrum or externally to appropriate company personnel
• Encouraged problem solving among team members rather than provide solutions

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Working with developers, as well as multiple product owners, acting as Scrum master for two (2) co-located sprint teams
• Resolving impediments, conducted standups, retrospectives, planning sessions, and created tracking plans such as burndown charts and burnup charts.
• Performing gap analysis to compare all elements of existing “as is” with desired “to be” processes.
• Utilizing use case, workflow, activity and sequence diagrams to define functional requirements for the development team.
• Participating proactively in developing and maintaining teams engineering best practices such as pair programming, code reviews, test automation, test-driven development, refactoring, continuous integration/continuous deployment.
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, leading by example.
• Preventing distractions by identifying and removing impediments.
• Motivating the team to work towards continuous improvement and deliver shippable product that deliver business value in every sprint.
• Collaborating with project team to identify potential project risks and assist with the development of preventive plans.
• Escalating issues to management and seeking timely resolution.

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated and participated in weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.
• Developed and followed agile project management plan (Agile Ceremonies). Facilitated build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates and priority.
• Conducted Grooming meetings, Scrum Daily standup, Product backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Determined the team capacity (velocity) from historical data. Created Work Break down structure (user stories) and corresponding activities (tasks).
• Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.
• Worked with product owners to prioritize and validate User Stories
• Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members.
• Monitored the project progress and radiated the information to stake holders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basis.
• Communicated the progress to senior management thru 'Burndown Charts'. Monitored the Quality thru metrics and mentored team thru the project management processes.