Scrum Master Resume
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Lake Bluff, IL
SUMMARY
- Close to 3 years of experience as an Agile Coach/Scrum Master helping corporations adhere to Scrum Principles and thus increasing efficiency and employee morale.
- More than 4 years of corporate experience assisting, anticipating and facilitating the needs of C - Suite Executives of Up to 50 team members
- Excellent in team-building and conflict resolution with the ability to quickly pinpoint problem areas and resolution possibilities.
- Adept in organizing large scale meetings with the ability to incorporate feedback, metrics and data when making decisions that align with project and organizational goals
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Team Leadership
- Advising Senior Management
- Organizational Goals
- Policy Implementation
- Communication Channels
- Departmental Liaison
- Conflict Resolution
- Scrum Ceremonies
- Quality & Continuous Delivery
- Data Collection & Analysis
- Filing | Reporting
- Team Building
- Presentation Development
- Onboarding | Coaching
- Meeting & Event Facilitation
- Facilities & Calendar Management
- Legs of Scrum
- Microsoft Office Suite | WebEx
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Lake Bluff, IL
SCRUM MASTER
Responsibilities:
- Worked in an environment actively practicing Scaled Agile Framework for over a year and participated in 10PIs during that period.
- Coordinated well with PO and instituted a once a week meeting for product grooming.
- As a Scrum Master, guided team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values. Also supported the team using servant leadership qualities.
- Removed impediments and/or sought out the right person/s to remove impediments so as to facilitate the job of the team. Also acted as the team’s mouthpiece by communicating clearly between internal and external partners.
- Arranged and scheduled Scrum Ceremonies, helped facilitate discussions, decision-making and conflict resolution. Ensured that the team maintained focus on quality and continuous delivery.
- Successfully handled risks by taking them to the Scrum of Scrum meetings for escalation
- Supported and educated Product Owner on Scrum.
- Coached team to improve collaboration and self-organization.
- Coached and guided the Agile teams in Scrum methodology and continuous process improvement of software delivery.
- Ensured that the team smoothly adjusted to the cadence of Sprint Ceremonies while maximizing the amount of available development time.
- Represented team at the Scrum of Scrums meetings to report impediments for escalation.
- Spear headed the efforts to successfully introduce and establish a smooth functioning Scrum framework within the company.
- Directed and monitored the establishment of a 9-person development team.
- Helped screen, interview, and hire all members of the development team.
Confidential, Houston, TX
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Responsibilities:
- Developed/maintained alert system for upcoming deadlines on incoming requests, projects, and events
- Conducted research to gather and proof briefing materials, agendas, and decks for executive-level meetings
- Prepared annual budgets up to $200K and created filing systems to organize department
- Distributed company-wide announcements, reserved/set-up conference rooms, and coordinated catering for annual staff development forums with 150+ attendees
- As a team member Participated in daily scrums, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives as an observer and as an advisor and made recommendations to the scrum team for improvement.
- Taught the Product Owner how to calculate velocity, and my effort led to a 15% increase in velocity.
- Advised the new scrum master and the development team and provided feedback that resulted in a steady stream of DONE sprints.
- Employee morale and sales increased dramatically during my tenure as Junior Scrum Master.
- Worked with Scrum team for continued Success in Scrum Ceremonies.
Confidential
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Responsibilities:
- Formulated financial statements, reports, spreadsheets, invoices by word processor, database, and software
- Oversaw accounting tasks, employee payroll, budget control, and prepared investment register
- Performed facilities management and general office duties and maintained management systems records
