SUMMARY:

• Methodologies: Agile (SCRUM), XP, Kanban, SDLC, TDD, SAFe
• Workflow Tools: MS - Visio, MS-Project 2013, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, TFS, JIRA Slack, SharePoint, Knowledge of SAP, Salesforce, framework, Kanban, Microsoft Office Project, Pair Programming.
• Scrum the Toyota way using KAIZEN continuous improvement with PDCA
• Proficient in SQL Server 2012, SSIS and SSRS
• Knowledge of Oracle database, SQL, Business Analysis, Marketing Management, Project coordination
• Knowledge of plan-driven sequential development approach (waterfall).
• Strong leadership skills with clear direction, respect, consistency, decisiveness, accountability, conviction and cooperation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• QA/Testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SCRUM MASTER

Confidential, Evansville, IN

• Proven ability to deliver business values using the right combination of people, process and technology while using the scrum framework as well as other Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Identified and escalated impediments in a timely manner
• Used my excellent communication skills to listen to, observe and present issues facing the scrum team to the management and seek quick intervention.
• Worked with the scrum team to facilitate high level planning to establish the project baseline and sprint schedule for functional and non-functional user stories.
• Served as Product owner back-up for gathering and clarifying requirements for the development teams
• Guided teams in the use of velocity as an effective tool for forecasting in subsequent iterations.
• Enforce the rules of Scrum, facilitate key meetings, and challenge the teams to innovate

SCRUM MASTER

Confidential, Richmond, IN

• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.
• Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organization.
• Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

SCRUM MASTER

Confidential

• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Daily stand-up meeting, sprint planning, Backlog refinement, spring Demo, and retrospective).
• Assisted the Product owner and the Development Team in writing user stories using Story template and INVEST criteria.
• Introduced, coached and mentored the organization in the implementation of Agile values and principles.
• Trained the ad-hoc team on Agile methodology and led its adoption for the project.
• Connected the team with the right resources and removing impediments in a timely manner
• Maximized scrum team productivity by recommending and helping team to implement process improvement.
• Encouraged the team to develop potentially shippable products, in a series of small, frequently updated versions.
• Coordinated with the Product Owner in identifying and prioritizing user stories to identify those that would make up the Product Backlog; creates and documents acceptance criteria and estimation.
• Protected the development team from external interruptions which could affect their productivity and efficiency

Adjunct Agile Trainer Consultant

Confidential

• Successfully provide training on how to migrate projects from Waterfall to Scrum
• Introduction to Scrum and how it is implemented across teams.
• How to identify, remove and escalate impediments.
• How to Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily stand-up meeting, sprint planning, Backlog refinement, spring Demo, Retrospective)
• Ways of working closely with the Product Owner to ensure that user stories were property written, groomed and prioritized on the backlog.
• Ways of assisting the Product owner and the Development Team in writing user stories using Story template and applying INVEST criteria.
• Ways of assisting the Development Team with estimation Techniques and velocity
• Ways of motivating the team to develop potentially shippable products, in a series of small, frequently updated versions.
• Coordinating with the Project Owner in identifying and prioritizing user stories to identify those that would make up the Product Backlog; creating and documenting acceptance criteria, estimation, and prioritization.

Adjunct Lecturer/ Trainer Project Management- Agile

Confidential

• Successfully provide training on how to migrate projects from Waterfall to Scrum
• How to assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and strategies to organize and coached the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Demonstrate how to remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Demonstrate how to build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Demonstrate on how to organize and lead release planning for a delivery of group of multiple scrum teams. Assigned to a product feature group resulting in a creation of a project road map.
• Utilized JIRA and RALLY to track team progress using hypothetical data
• Scenarios of addressing and resolving issues within 24 hours.
• How to manage sprint backlogs, iterations as well as facilitating daily standup meetings.