PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Highly Accomplished Marine Veteran with 16 years of experience in the Confidential Corps and Federal Reserve Board building a technical career as a Scrum Master / Scrum Business Analyst.
• Accomplished measurable s by coaching and building teams in fast - paced demanding environments.
• Has great repour and trusting working relationship with product owners by assisting the product owner in creating a Product backlog that focuses on business needs but also the hidden IT needs that are necessary to deliver a complete Software Application.
• Has a working and al understanding of the Scrum Framework from a Scrum Master stance.
• This makes it easier to assist organizations that are moving towards Scrum to effectively and efficiently apply Scrum Framework.

SKILLS:

• Scrum
• Agile
• Coaching
• Liaison
• Leadership
• Software Implementation
• Facilitator
• Collaborative
• Timely Delivery
• Prioritizing
• Cross-Cultural Relations
• Focused group discussions

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Language Skills: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

Intelligence Management: Mainframe SQL, Salesforce CRM and GCSS CRM

Operating Systems: PC Mac / Microsoft Windows 10, MuleSoft, HP ALM, Confluence, Atlassian, Google Applications, Jira, IBM Request Pro, Rational Team Concert (RTC), Version One, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, OneNote, Outlook)

Web Application: Webservices (APIs) Integration, Canonical mapping data entities with JSON/XML, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Alliance License # 000690299, Kanban Microsoft SQL, Open API Specification (Swagger Specification, Outlook, SharePoint, Slack, WebEx, Visual Studio, Microsoft Teams, AEM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Juno Beach, FL

Sr. Project Manager/ Sr. Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Delivered reports on resource capacity, budget forecasting, and Project Roadmap
• Successful delivery of all “Go-Live” projects of 1.2 M each
• Coached onshore/offshore development team in implementing scrum framework
• Direct communication with stakeholders to aggressively address issues, risks and mitigation plan for requirements, data governance, project status updates, changing requirements and timelines
• Conducted iteration-based meetings to ensure outcomes are achieved and delivered project roadmap to stakeholders
• Ensured team understands and strictly follows story’s definition of ready, done and proper Sign-off’s are implemented
• Implemented CI/CD Pipeline to modernize DevOps environment
• Managed software development team and program execution in Safe Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Conducted PI Planning to align business goals with context, vision, team and Program PI objectives
• Couched the team in SAFe Lean-Agile Principle

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed two Scrum teams of 16 team members; DevOps engaged in various projects to deliver quality product utilizing Behavioral Driven Development (BDD)
• Served in a servant-leader capacity to create API’s for Caching and Consumer Lending Teams in-accordance with BIAN Landscape
• Coached the development team in implementing scrum framework
• Direct communication with customers and stakeholders for requirements, data governance, project status updates, changing requirements and timeline
• Facilitated collaboration with BSA’s in creation of swagger documents
• Refined product backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner
• Tracked user stories and defects utilizing Version One
• Collaborated with the team for release schedule

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Scrum Master/Product Owner

Responsibilities:

• Served in a servant-leader capacity to maximize the scrum team interaction to create value to extract data and load it in Adobe Experience Manager
• Applied Agile best practices to cultivate the cross-functionality, efficiency, and productivity of a self-organized 7 DevOps team members
• Redesigned the Kanban board to assist the team to make work more transparent and to reflect stories in current sprint from Rational Team Concert (RTC)
• Facilitated Scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily stand-up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective ensuring all parties provided their input and ensuring changes were implemented
• Coached the development team in creating test cases, test matrix and test results
• Delivered, Functional Decomposition of services: Identifying 300 independent and inter-related services
• Delivered, Functional Decomposition of services: Identified 25 services
• Delivered, Functional Decomposition document blocking Third Party Administrator (TPA) members
• Delivered, detailed document capturing requirements for Member Portal (Healthcare); Incorporated Hi-Fidelity wireframes
• Created, Test Plan for links leading to “Forms Library” on splash page
• Collaborated with agile development team, created epic in IBM Request-Pro for grooming session
• Participated in Scrum Ceremonies: planning, daily stand-up, review and retrospect
• Conducted, application optimization meetings

Confidential, Austin, TX

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• MuleSoft canonical mapping data entities with JSON/XML for Cloud application (SaaS)
• Conducted integration mapping for web services (APIs) (GET, PUT, POST)
• Delivered, Proof of Concept: Identifying associated risks and resource ramp-up for application integration
• Collaborated with Product Owner to document business requirements and to remove impediments
• Actively mentored the team transition from Waterfall to Agile
• Identified resource ramp-up during project inception meetings
• Participated in Scrum Ceremonies: planning, daily stand-up, review and retrospect

Confidential, Washington, DC

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• IT Business Analyst (3 years): Information Coordination Officer (ICO) worked with government managers; utilized Scrum Methodology on IT Project ($ 50 K); Implementing software documenting daily law enforcement incidents, and personal activity logs into meaningful data. Conducted, daily stand-up with team members; conducted Sprint Reviews and conducted Sprint Planning.
• Facilitated, designed and developed solutions for development team.
• Conducted, retrospective meetings. Disseminated, Chief’s report on final strategic decisions of stake holders to internal staff;
• Chairman, Employee Advisory Group (EAG) managed (8 members team) and distributed team workload through planning and removing impediments to reach objectives to be presented to the Chief of Law Enforcement;
• Field Officer (4 years): Trained, newly appointed officers in two weeks sprints on Information Technology Policies, Law Enforcement Ethics, Civilian interaction techniques (interpersonal-communication skills), applicable Federal / City Laws, and Federal Reserve Policies; Lead a cross-functional team. Demonstrated, effectiveness in managing complex technical projects, and people to assess all situations and remove impediments. Successfully interacted in a team environment;
• Project Leader/ Instructor (3 years): Trained, 58 officers on daily operations through sprint review in accordance to all applicable laws, Board policies/procedures, and Unit policies/procedures; Demonstrated, ability to manage effectively change and resolve conflict. Adept at managing crises; provide front-line leadership in coordinating responses to myriad crisis situations. General knowledge and understanding of State and Federal Employment laws.

Confidential

Product Owner

Responsibilities:

• Utilized, Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps (GCSS-MC) Software for supply operations. Identified and implemented growth initiatives and managed product trend forecasting
• Instructed, Supply Marines (3 years) on their professional duties; Supervised staff; Provided deployment readiness material with required military gear, and physical readiness;
• Built professional rapport with military contractors regarding gear issue during Iraq deployment. Established, cross-cultural relations with vendors in Kuwait to remove impediments for military logistics operations. Operations entailed velocity to get costumes inspection done on military gear for loading military ship for transit;
• Lead / Coached, cross-functional team conducting inventory management (GCSS -MC Software), maintained velocity for deployment through records maintenance, receiving and shipping gear from military warehouse ($14 M);
• Provided, input in performance evaluations of supervised marines. Conducted, retrospective meetings regarding supply deployment and resource allocation by addressing impediments;
• Manage product life-cycle, SKU rationalization, strategy and implementation: Conducted, warehouse inventory tracking: Utilized, GCSS-MC Software to issues receipts for loaned gear.
• Provided, strategic and tactical coordination: Planned, supply convoy operations as a part of WESTPAC from Camp Alas ad, Iraq, to Camp Hit, Iraq;
• Conducted, quick response fast paced mission environment: Working Knowledge of “Blue Force Tracker Software.”
• Managed supply/logistical operations through planning for Iraqi elections in December 2005. Provided, ballots, walkthrough / handheld metal detectors, and crowd control gear worth $160K; Created, retrospective report for damaged property.
• Analyzed and made logistical recommendations to Marines and managed their deployment readiness: Built an effective team through daily stand - up meeting to respond to deployment needs;