Scrum Master/Project Manager Resume Bowie, MD - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

IT Professional with over 5 years in the field with versatile customer service management experience and Agile software development skills in project management, software testing and SAFe/Agile framework designated for diverse clients in the food, finance, IT, healthcare and other industries. Highly skilled in managing client expectations and motivating development teams to enhanced performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Shrink and Time Management
Skilled in other Agile methodologies and tools such as: XP, JIRA, Kanban, and FDD
Knowledgeable with eCommerce Agile development, story creation, rally tracking, bug management, and test coordination.
Prolific with Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and Agile Games.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bowie, MD

Scrum Master/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Develop and follow Agile project management plan and Agile ceremonies
Conduct Scrum Daily standup, Product backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings
Determined the team capacity (velocity) from historical data
Remove team impediments on a daily basis to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables
Collaborate with members of the Product, Business and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs
Generated a streamline process for a better comprehension of the various steps in the Online Bill pay services

Confidential, Delmar, MD

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Worked as a Scrum Master within the financial organization, collaborated with development to design, Web accessibility, and to support the creation and maintenance of mission - critical web-based software applications and high visibility/high demand websites through the use of an Agile/Scrum process with modified appropriation of the Kanban approach
Facilitated the scrum teams, work with Product Owners to define the product backlog and priorities, and work to implement standards and best practices within the Scrum framework.
Experience with user stories creation, requirements gathering, and deliverable review
Experience with daily scrum meeting such as sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
Stakeholder/subject matter expert interaction and other aspects of projects to iteratively take them from kickoffs to the final delivery and maintenance.

Confidential, Salisbury, MD

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

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.
Collaborated with members of the Product, Business and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs.
Worked with Product Manager to ensure that each release provided business value to end users, sales, and marketing
Facilitated project planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other activities as needed
Tracked and communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress
Provided internal and external communications to improve transparency
Participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
Participated in various meetings to report project risks and mitigation plans to management
Utilized Rally for metrics/reports, user stories and defect tracking

Confidential, Princess Anne, MD

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Successfully guided two development teams through transition from waterfall to Agile development
Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity. Encouraged and implemented process improvements. Created team-building opportunities
Facilitated Scrum events as requested or needed; and, coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is under development and adopted
Facilitated release/sprint planning, grooming, daily stand-ups, retrospectives and demos.
Tracked and communicated team capacity/velocity.
Provided internal and external communications to improve transparency and accountability
Participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices
Ensured that the product owner prioritized features for the team to ensure enhanced team delivery of product increment at a consistent pace
Consistently maintained and pushed for Scrum best practices.