SUMMARY:

• Agile Coach
• Scrum Master
• Agile Transformation Manager
• Accomplished Scrum Master and Agile Coach offering 16 years of experience, including 10 years of progressive roles in the Agile/Scrum SDLC; rare blend of analytical skill, sales success, and management capabilities.
• Innate talent for leveraging technology and automation to eliminate inefficiencies and optimize use of available information.
• Superior skill in translating complex and abstract ideas into sound, easily understood technical directions.
• Excellent team leader skilled in managing people and processes while developing motivated, high performing staff eager to take on challenges and work collaboratively to contribute to the organization’s growth plan.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Agile Transformations

Agile Business Analysis

Release Planning

User Acceptance Testing

SaaS Sales

Scrum Coach

SDLC

Project Management

Retail Banking

Writing User Stories

Scaled Agile

Sprint Planning

Business Process Modeling

Business Requirements Writing

Compliance

Change Management

Product Backlog

Backlog Grooming

Sales Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MICROSOFT OFFICE: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, RTC, Rally, Jira, Version One, Salesforce, SharePoint

OTHER: Oracle, Java, MAC & Microsoft Windows OS

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Agile Transformation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Agile Transformation Manager for an Integrated Cloud Platform, tasked with the transformation of its’ Iterative Waterfall SDLC to a Scaled Agile Framework.
• Authored and implemented the transformation plan, authored customized training materials, and trained 50% of the staff directly.
• Manager also oversaw the data migration from Rally to a customized version of IBM’s Rational Team Concert (RTC) to serve as the team’s Agile reporting tool.

Agile Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Remote Agile Coach for Salesforce CRM Continuous Improvement Project.
• Also, acted as intermediary Scrum Master for new teams, who lacked a trained CSM.
• Trained internal assets to become Product Owners and Scrum Masters.
• Authored a tool for consulting client’s stakeholders to use when choosing the projects best suited for Agile implementation.

Agile Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed team members, project timelines in Rally, and budgets.
• Coordinated with over 106 applications to implement a project which impacted Confidential.
• Authored an Confidential & Confidential Agile Quick Reference guide.
• Completed all projects on time and under budget.

Agile Coach

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Served as Agile Coach and Scrum Master on a Proof of Concept project for Confidential.
• This project possessed tight timelines and the Scrum Master led development team delivered the project on time and under budget.
• Assisted the PMO office of Confidential Telematics in the revamping of their SDLC process to define the Agile methodology for all the company’s future projects.
• This includes authoring the SDLC manual, tools and artifacts for Scrum; evaluating projects for their Agile potential; and working with new and existing projects as Agile coach to test the improved methodology.
• Project utilized Rally, SharePoint, Oracle EBS, Power Point, Excel, and Java.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lead Agile Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the right product being delivered on or before time and under budget.
• Maintained ROI and other business use requirements, as dictated by clients, stakeholders, and management.
• Create, maintain, prioritize, and groom the Product Backlog. Write User Stories.
• Define Release and Sprint Goals. Communicate continuously with the Scrum Team and Stakeholders realistic and attainable expectations for the Product Release.
• As a servant leader in the Scrum Master role, consultant managed the Scrum Process and ensured the team adhered to good Agile development principles.
• Well versed in the Agile Manifesto. Helped the Scrum Team by removing impediments and external distractions.
• Facilitates meetings (sprint planning, retrospective, review, daily stand - up). Ensures a collaborative culture exists in the team.
• Assists the Product Owner and Team on improving the Agile development process over time.
• As Agile Coach assists all members of the Scrum Development Team, Company Stakeholders, and Clients in understanding and adhering to the best practices of the Agile Methodology.
• Oversaw clients’ Agile Transformation initiatives, implemented Agile Training Programs, and authored their new Agile SDLC.
• As Scrum Master, worked closely with the CIO and VP of Client Administration to double the client book in 2013 for Confidential Pruitt by implementing Scrum Sales Process, this correlated into a 37% increase in revenues, while decreasing Operating Expenses by 12%.
• Implemented a customized version of Salesforce.com to track clients and prospects while complying with new stricter HIPAA, Medicaid and Medicare governance.
• Product Owner for 2 Retail start-ups and 1 existing small commercial business.
• Scrum Coach for a total of 23 sales professionals, who have increased revenue for the business owners by an average of 52% utilizing a Scrum Sales Process. Scrum Master for the implementation of Salesforce.com as the CRM.
• These Scrums utilized Rally, Version One, Skype, and Excel for tracking, communication and reporting tools.