Product Owner Resume

SUMMARY:

Over 20 years of experience in the computer field with versatile, cross - platform experience in operating systems, databases, system implementation, integration, project management, administration, software testing, and SAFe/Agile framework for diverse clients in government contracting, financial, healthcare, and al industries.
Able to successfully manage and motivate BA, DEV and QA onshore/offshore technical teams, with over 5 years experience as Product Owner/Scrum Master and project manager in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Product Owner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Partner with Scrum Master in supporting Scrum Framework
Share and decomposes Features into user stories (non-technical)
Recognized voice of the business to the Scrum teams
Work closely with Product Manager to represent capabilities and features at team level
Business requirements are represented in the product backlog
Ensure traceability between requirements to Features/user stories
Review of test cases against user stories acceptance criteria
Periodically re-prioritize the Product Backlog based on customer feedback, market changes and business priority as communicated by the Product Manager
Formally accept the user stories once all acceptance criteria aremet and demo-ed
Actively participate in Product Backlog grooming sessions, retrospectives, defect management and project team’s release planning sessions
Accessible for the team to answer questions, and during Confidential planning sessions, and Daily Scrum
Own the continual acceptance criteria for business value in the user stories

Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Tracking and communicate team velocity and Confidential /release progress
Maintain process documentation
Ensure the development teams are practicing the Agile principles
Assist as needed with backlog maintenance
Provide internal and external communications to improve transparency
Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs
Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
Identify and remove impediments and prevent distractions to the teams
Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution sessions
Empower the team to self-organize and self-manage
Participate in various meetings to report project risks and mitigation plans to management
Utilizing Rally for metrics/reports, user stories and defect tracking
Utilizing Daptiv for resource management
Facilitate T-shirt sizing and estimate sessions for new projects

Software Testing Manager/Scrum Master/Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of test engineers responsible for the integration, automation and regression testing of software.
Mentor team members and ensure they have effective support to continually improve skills and performance.
Recruit, train, and appraise performance of team members.
Participate in continuous personal and department performance improvement activities.
Exercise sound judgment and assist management in making test thoroughness versus time-to market tradeoff decisions.
Organize and coordinate testing efforts for simultaneous projects.
Ensure that each software product release is sufficiently tested.
Oversee the development of complete and accurate test plans.
Implemented manual and automated testing.
Document actions in compliance with company standards.
Negotiate and maintain standards and best practices for other testers within development teams.
Assist business units with user acceptance testing.
Schedule, assign staff and monitor project progress.
Kept management regularly informed of project status, risks, issues, and schedules.
Kept current with new testing technologies and techniques.
Participate in audit activities.
Hands-on testing of various applications
Confidential planning, daily stand-up meetings, meeting with product owner.
Performing agile ceremonies: daily stand ups, Confidential planning, Confidential review, retrospective, backlog grooming, etc.