SUMMARY:

• Strong experience in program and technical management, leading SAP projects, and Enterprise solutions
• Developing basis of estimate for the technical side of SAP programs, proposal writing, software/product lifecycle planning, schedule management, and resource coordination.
• Technical Lead/Scrum Master for programs ranging from 5 million dollars to 35 million dollars, and had a staff of 35 engineers, and 15 production team members
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies.
• Able to manage small to large project teams and known for high - quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.
• Team member of Business Process Improvement Group for organization, this effort successfully gained CMMI Level 3 rating for Agile organization
• SCRUM Master for multiple enterprise software programs, development teams and associated budgets
• Product Development Technical Agile Lead for programs that designed and produced 4 new products leading to profitable product lines
• Technical lead/SCRUM Master in development of Mobile applications under the Android and iOS platforms
• Strong understanding of SDLC/PDLC project cycles.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

• Custom Software Development
• Systems Engineering
• System Migrations/Integrations
• Enterprisewide/Web Based Implementations
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Ceremonies
• Costing & Budgeting
• Project Scheduling
• Testing/QA/Rollout/Support
• Cross-Functional Supervision
• Team Building & Mentoring
• Client Relations & Presentations
• Business & IT Planning
• Vendor Management

SOFTWARE/BUSINESS TOOLS:

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7/Linux

Applications: MS Project, MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Version 1 Planning Tool, Open Plan, JIRA, SMARTSHEET, TFS, Workfront

Development languages: C, C++, Python, PHP, .NET

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Agile Project Manager/SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple Agile teams both remote and local teams
• Managed multiple Agile teams and Agile engine/3-4 medium to large projects
• Lead all Agile ceremonies to include Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, and lead through servant leadership
• Lead Mobile teams developing SDK’s, and APIs for both iOS and Android applications
• Establish project objectives and plans by analyzing project requirements and collaborating with management
• Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics
• Coordinate Project and Release Reporting on a proactive basis including project status, issues and concerns by IT Management, Business Stakeholder, and Executive Status Reporting
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of current and emerging tools, technologies and standards
• Assess current IT, DEV and Business processes; suggest alternatives/improvements that deliver solid business results with a light weight effort
• Self-motivated and ability to use independent judgment to accomplish objectives, make decisions and manage major impacts to the overall project

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Test Defect Database Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Independent Verification and Validation to support the Business Owner by performing tests to model or simulate the system then perform a review or analysis of the results and providing Business Owner with summary of results and any recommendations.
• Identified processes to predict faults or gaps that might lead to an invalid or incomplete verification.
• Participates in a rigorous independent process that evaluates the correctness and quality of the project's business product to ensure that it is being developed in accordance with customer requirements and is well-engineered.
• Knowledgeable and practiced in all aspects the Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC), a framework to enhance Information Technology (IT) governance through rigorous application of sound investment and project management principles, and industry best practices. The EPLC provides the context for the governance process and describes interdependencies between its project management, investment management, and capital planning components.
• Manage multiple Software release defect databases

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Scrum Master/Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for meeting the scope, schedule, resource and budget commitments reflected in the Project Management Plan.
• Participate in the project management team in developing and managing the Project Management Plan within the constraints established and approved by the Project Sponsor and/or Customer.
• Implement and enforce change controls over project scope, schedule, resources and budget.
• Negotiate with functional managers and/or organizational management to obtain adequate resources with appropriate skills to staff the project team.
• Lead by example and assist Department manager with mentoring and training other team members
• Development and management of project timelines and project plans
• Assurance that projects achieve desired business and technical objectives
• Leadership of internal software tech dev team, CX, UX, and analytic teams
• Identification and mitigation of project risks
• Validation and presentation of project deliverables
• Management of project financials, with a focus on optimizing efficiency and project margin
• Establishment of close working relationships with client and internal software development team

Confidential, Austin, TX

Scrum Master/Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed all Project Plans, and maintained the Sprint development cycles
• Served as SCRUM Master for team of 10 software developers and 40 cross functioning team members, leading the all the Agile project ceremonies
• Developed software development roadmap and prioritized product delivery’s based on customer needs
• Built SCRUM Sprint schedule based on contract timelines and product roadmap
• Served as the hiring and firing manager over the software development team
• Was responsible for establishing and maintaining project scope and requirements
• Lead Bid and Proposal effort for the Technical engineering team for integrated communications packages
• Lead effort to develop and maintain technical schedule for 35 million dollar Air Force Program
• Was responsible for resource management for technical team and production team
• Was responsible for coordinating all integrated engineering activities for the 35 million dollar program
• Developed build schedule for production team, and provided oversight the activities of the production team
• Successfully led integrated engineering team in the design to production of Communication POD set on the MQ-9 Reaper for the USAF this team numbered 35 cross functional engineering teams
• Support multiple technical/Design review meetings for the C2 BLOS Program
• Responsible for all annual appraisal activities, this included preparing them, recommending promotions, and if needed developing performance plans

Confidential, Austin, TX

Technical Project Manager/SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

• Developed all Project Plans, and maintained the Sprint development cycles
• Technical lead/SCRUM Master in development of Mobile phone application under the Android platform
• Developed and conducted all review presentations for senior leadership and Government leadership
• Responsible for resource management of integrated engineering teams
• Assisted in managing and directing program and managing software development team.
• Supports, coordinates and executes planning, monitoring, and controlling of projects.
• Analyzing projects and creating program/project status reports.
• Developed Version 1 schedule and introduced the SCRUM process to the team
• Responsible for all annual appraisal activities

Confidential, Austin, TX

Test Department Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop overall test strategy for multiple projects using both AGILE, Waterfall and Spiral methods
• Developed Test, schedules for multiple programs and integrated them into an Integrated Master Schedule
• Monitored allocated program budgets, and served in a cost account manager for the Test side of the program
• Ensure appropriate test tracking tools and processes are in place
• Ensure that appropriate quality assurance practices are in place and followed by the testing team
• Track and report testing activities progress
• Identify and manage project risks related to testing
• Manage test leads and test team resources
• Assign and track team activities
• Responsible for all annual appraisal activities

Confidential, Austin, TX

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed as the overall leader of the program team
• Responsible for meeting the scope, schedule, resource and budget commitments reflected in the Project Management Plan.
• Participate in the project management team in developing and managing the Project Management Plan within the constraints established and approved by the Project Sponsor and/or Customer.
• Implement and enforce change controls over project scope, schedule, resources and budget.
• Negotiate with functional managers and/or organizational management to obtain adequate resources with appropriate skills to staff the project team.
• Participate in the timely resolution of issues, including the escalation of issues that are outside of the project team’s scope of responsibility.
• Continually identify and proactively manage project risks & issues, ensure execution of corrective action plans up to closure.
• Monitor the project and report the project status to the management on a regular basis.
• Performed Earned Value Management
• Communicates internally and externally to meet contract cost, schedule, and performance objectives
• Performed subcontractors management
• Developed proposals and performed a proposal manager role
• Seeks opportunities with current customers to grow business

Confidential, Austin, TX

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical support to and/or be the Test Lead in accomplishing required tasks.
• Performed and/or directed the performance of systems/simulator operations for test execution.
• Supported, conduct, and/or direct the conduct of technical reviews of requirements, design, user, and/or test documentation.
• Performed and/or directed the performance of on-line and/or post-test data recording, reduction and analysis.
• Developed and/or supervised the development of test plans, procedures and/or reports in accordance with defined criteria.
• Developed and/or updated test related processes, procedures, plans, and instructions in accordance with defined criteria.
• Develop, deliver, and/or support the delivery of formal presentations on technical and non-technical topics to internal and external personnel at various levels.
• Developed and executed Test program that was evaluated for CMM Level 3 compliance

Confidential, Austin, TX

Field Service Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Established the Middle East operations serving Confidential in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, while there serviced all Confidential ADSIs throughout the Middle East.
• Created and presented multilevel classroom courses on Ultra Electronic products for end users and employees with varying levels of skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Helped in development of technical/troubleshooting manuals, training materials and user guides.
• Installed and remotely trained the service members at various locations on ADSI.
• Supported various software upgrades and the hardware upgrades to Pentium processing boards
• Supported the 1-800 phone support following 911

Confidential

Operator/Repairer

Responsibilities:

• Completed Basic Training and Advance Individual Training
• Graduated from Basic Non-Commissioners Officers Course
• Became knowledgeable point to point data communications
• Became knowledgeable with Satellite radio communications
• Became knowledgeable with RF communications