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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

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