PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experienced in software development lifecycle and knowledge of several agile methodologies like Scrum, XP, Pair Programming, Kanban and is interested in:
• Mentoring teams on Agile practices
• Coaching various functional roles during Agile transformation
• Working closely with Product Owners on grooming the product backlog
• Facilitating Planning, Stand up, Grooming, Demo and Retrospective meetings
• Identifying, resolving and removing impediments
• Teaching and implementing engineering best practices
• Evaluating and recommending appropriate tools

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, JIRA, Confluence, VersionOne

Testing Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Selenium

Programming: Java, SQL, PL/SQL, VB Script, JavaScript, C#

Database: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, Sun Solaris

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Scrum Master

Confidential - McLean, VA

Responsibilities:

• Worked as an Agile transformation coach/consultant where Scrum, Kanban techniques were applied along with some SAFe principles
• Organized and facilitated overall Release and Sprint planning - including daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
• As a Scrum Master for three separate teams (20+ people), identified process changes required to accelerate development and remove impediments
• Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise
• Assisted teams with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintain team standards, tools and best practices which resulted in reducing development time by 25%
• Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks
• Taught the team to create clear and concise epics/stories and ensured all stories met the ‘Definition of Done’ and get accepted within the sprint
• Used VersionOne tool for Release & Spring planning, story tracking, defect management, burndown and velocity reporting

Consultant/Scrum Master

Confidential - Silver Spring, MD

Responsibilities:

• Served as Scrum Master for up to 2 cross functional teams of 19 resources to deliver quality products
• Led an Integrated Weekly Scrum of Scrums with other Scrum Masters across various initiatives to provide a platform to discuss dependencies, issues and risks from a delivery perspective
• Streamlined the process of Provider Attestation, Data collection in the JSON database, Health Plan Rostering, Doctors Attestation, generated extracts through SFTP and APIs
• Mentored and coached Scrum and Kanban principles to team which resulted in reduction of Sprint time by 20% thus revising 15 days Sprint to 12 days Sprint
• Helped develop Product Vision, the Definition of Ready and Done for our agile teams
• Set and continually managed project expectations with team members, Technology/Risks partners and other stakeholders
• Focused on key operational, accounting, and financial reporting controls within the assigned areas and scope for SOX reviews
• Proactively identified and tracked project risks and developed mitigation plans to manage risks
• Worked with version control tools and user story management tools like GIT, JIRA and Jenkins

Consultant/Scrum Master

Confidential - Columbia, SC

Responsibilities:

• Led a full stack, cross-functional team to deliver traditional Web, mobile Web, and Native iOS and Android apps for end-user clients, both institutional and individual.
• Facilitated discussion between the team and the Product Owner to collaborate on creation and estimation of user stories
• Increased the team’s agile fluency through coaching to embrace and embed lean and agile practices in their work
• Enabled the team to become self-organized and empowered team to consistently deliver on their sprint commitments
• Ensured the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
• Created, managed and communicated roadmap to internal and external stakeholders, overhauling product development, achieving collaborative and customer-driven improvements
• Performed User Acceptance Testing and final sign off for mobile and iPad features
• Utilized team feedback and metrics to identify areas of opportunity and worked with team to continuously improve

Scrum Master/Lead QA Analyst

Confidential - Norfolk, VA

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings for three teams
• Successfully migrated 14 projects from Waterfall to Agile within a 15-month period
• Managed a team of 15 contractors to establish directive Program Management Office overseeing projects implementing enterprise resource planning systems and business intelligence tools
• Researched legacy system and new ERP data sets, business process flows, and data stakeholders; identified control points for quality assurance inspections and audits to achieve end-user buy in
• Developed User Defined functions using VB Script for common project and common individual feature with QTP
• Worked closely with the Developers, Analysts, and Architects for knowledge sharing and to resolve issues during scrum sessions using Agile Methodology
• Ensured project team compliance with program/project management and governed standards
• Developed SQL database queries for back-end test data population and validation; managed user acceptance testing with business stakeholders
• Provided succinct communication of program status, issues, risks, decisions and responsibility assignments to project team and management

Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential - Great Lakes, IL

Responsibilities:

• Configured QA Process in Quality Center with Project/Site administration knowledge for test requirements writing, requirements tracking, defect tracking, Test results, Defect status reporting and batch testing
• Performed thorough Database functionality tests and verified the Business Logic Implementation by constructing and executing several SQL statements
• Created QTP advance automation scripts using descriptive programming, modular approach, custom functions, logics, and looping for Regression testing
• Involved in managing and coordinating QA and Development Activities across multiple projects and releases
• Experienced guiding the team towards a culture of full transparency of relevant metrics to all stakeholders
• Provided guidance on achieving high levels of Agile maturity while complying with defined Agile Core Principles and enterprise standards
• Guided the team towards a culture of full transparency of relevant metrics to all stakeholders