SUMMARY:

Certified Scrum Master wif 6+ years of experience and 4+years of Agile/SAFe implementation to ensure that organizations’ goals are attained by implementing and monitoring software development processes. Wif a business acumen after a well - versed background in lean business improvements any organization will benefit from business agility in an increasingly digital age.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Scrum Master Accredited Certification (SMAC)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM me)
• Methodologies:
• Agile, Scrum/Kanban,
• XP (Extreme Programming),
• Pair Programming,
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe),
• Software Development Lifecycle,
• Test Driven Development (TDD),
• Behavioral Driven Development (BDD),
• Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
• Workflow Tools:
• MS-Visio, TFS, Trello, JIRA, Rally, Asana Slack, SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Scrum Master

• Lead two scrum teams in moderate to high complexity work streams. Oversee scrum process and coach teh teams on how to use SAFe and Agile practices and methodology.
• Manage interdependencies between Agile teams during Scrum of Scrums
• Facilitate transparency, inspection, and adaption
• Lead daily scrums, sprint reviews, and planning meetings to ensure full team engagement.
• Work wif teh Product Owners to support short and long-term release planning, and to keep work backlog healthy and prepared for execution.
• Participate and represent teh teams in Program Increment Planning meetings and other equivalent ceremonies
• Shield teh teams from external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity.
• Anticipate and address potential or actual impediments to team delivery (cultural barriers, logistic challenges).

Confidential, CA

Scrum Master

• Plan, track, report on teh M&A projects and stakeholder report generation
• Manage delivery between Onsite and Offshore teams as and when needed. Facilitate and organize Scrum ceremonies - halp teh team focus on goals, self-organize to achieve objectives, and ensure they fully understand teh objectives and commitments.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts wif teams by implementing takeaways from retrospectives and implementing concrete solutions to make teh teams more efficient and improve delivery success.
• Work wif product owners and stakeholders to ensure they are well engaged wif teh team and part of teh regular feedback loop.
• Collaborate wif Product Managers for features and enhancements to schedule wifin sprint cycles
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums to address risks and dependencies identified during Program Increment Planning

Confidential, New York, NY

Scrum master

• Drive Scrum adoption across all levels in teh organization.
• Facilitate and is accountable for owning teh Scrum Agile ceremonies for teh scrum team(s). Partners wif Product owners, Program or Project Managers to communicate delivery of work product from teh scrum team and escalates key risks and issues impeding scrum team TEMPeffectiveness.
• Identifies skills and competencies of scrum team members and makes adjustments accordingly to promote development and highly TEMPeffective teams.
• Help teh team continuously improve their interactions, practices, and process through retrospectives, and inspect and adapt practices.

Confidential, Tucson, Arizona

Scrum Master

• Hybrid Agile approach using Scrum, Kanban, and traditional methodologies to Initiate, plan, execute, monitor & control projects in accordance wif established standards
• Engage wif client leadership to ensure alignment wif customer expectation on quality, timeliness, and scope
• Lead scrum / project teams’ daily activities, projects and tasks to focus on adhering to best practices, high standards, and on time delivery to teh customer.
• Work wif teh team to develop project plans, roadmaps and manage backlog. Communicate team plans, report impediments for escalation, identify risks/concerns to relevant stakeholders to halp resolve.
• Monitor resource commitment and adjust sprint plans as needed to ensure balanced workloads for resources

Confidential, Lexington, Kentucky

Business Systems Analyst

• Researches software systems to understand existing functionalities and impact of potential changes
• Documents scope of software update requests through research
• Captures business requirements and business process management
• Translates business requirements to specific and complete functional requirements to be relied upon by designated project team
• Collaborates wif teh project team and validate that all necessary requirements has been fulfilled
• Various marginal functions

Confidential, Douala, Cameroon

Business Administrator

• Builds relationships wif all internal clients. Is a trusted and credible partner who anticipates needs and proactively recommends solutions
• Gain a deep understanding of how teh newsroom works. Scans for future trends internally and externally
• Keep up to date wif teh latest trends in creative and design
• Lead and implement teh recruiting process
• Source, identify and interview high potential candidates
• Develop and maintain an ongoing pool of candidates through strategic sourcing and research
• Build relationships wif pipeline organizations and target universities for talent
• Participate in industry conferences and events
• Provide guidance and insight to management to halp attract, retain and develop top talent
• Coordinate wif other departmental recruiters to assist wif open positions in other functional areas.