SUMMARY:

Accomplished servant - leader capable of delivering large-scale software and Web development projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption of Scrum rules, removing impediments and fostering self-management. Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Agile Principles

Story-Based Development

Communication at all levels

Relative Estimation

Waterfall and Agile Project Management

Cross functional Team Building

Iteration/Sprint Planning Meetings

Conflict Resolution

Web and Mobile Technologies

Distributed Teams

SKILLS AND TOOLS:

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, Agile, Rally, JIRA, Trello, Scrumwise.

Technology Stack: Apple XCode(iOS), Android Studio, J2EE, JDBC, Hibernate, JSP, Servlets, XML, Apache Tomcat, Eclipse, ASP.net, C#, VB.net, Classic ASP, VB, Java, Objective-C, Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, VB Script, UML, Amazon Web Services

Other Tech Stack: JUnit, JBehave, JMeter, Selenium, JBoss Fuse, Jenkins, Git, Svn, Sonar

Databases: DB2, VSAM, IMS, Oracle, MS-Access, MS-SQL, Amazon S3, MongoDB

Operating Systems: Windows XP, NT, 2003 Server, OS/390, Z/OS, MVS/ESA

CAREER PROGRESSION:

Senior Scrum Master

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Work with Scrum teams on the Spotify model and communicate velocity, forecast and resource planning to the higher level management.
• Involved in the allocation of resources and funds for the upcoming release plans.
• Helped other iteration managers in the organization to improve their agile practices by actively involving in the community of iteration managers.
• Successfully migrated two applications in an iteration which involved lot of communication and co-ordination effort
• Coach/train teams to work on scaled agile model and empower teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
• Meet goal of maintaining and improving velocity on a consistent basis
• Responsible for predicting, forecasting and communicating metrics like burnup and burn down meeting the organization standards
• Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery of major initiatives

Senior Scrum Master

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Responsibilities:

• Coach Scrum masters and Scrum teams involved in the development and enhancement of the software system which supports and maintains the various membership options available to customers.
• Also mentor the teams involved in the development of proof of concepts for various Eyefinity projects.
• Efficiently translated multi-layer processes into stream-lined seamless integration between Business group and IT Services within 3 months
• Work closely with Product Owners in order to drive product direction related to Publisher-Subscriber, Data Migration and Ordering portal concepts
• Coordinate and manage vendor and business initiatives for a smoother transition of business model into technical delivery with the expected time
• Communicate with other management, engineers, product managers and support specialists on product issues
• Coach and mentor teams on various scrum methodologies including BDD and continuous integration

Senior Scrum Master

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate, facilitate, lead and coach Scrum teams responsible for developing dozens of software products and automated tools for this major provider of the Department of Public Social Services(DPSS) to replace the existing Los Angeles Eligibility, Automated Determination, Evaluation and Reporting(LEADER) system.
• Facilitated scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)
• Enacted change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity of Scrum teams and the quality of deliverables
• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
• Met goal of addressing and resolving issues within 24 hours
• Tracked and communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress using Agile metrics and reporting

Scrum Master/Agile Coach

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for guiding the planning, tracking and day-to-day activities of Web development teams for this online bank during its transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies.
• Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise
• Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks
• Resolved conflicts through negotiation and arbitration among distributed scrum teams
• Assisted team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools and best practices reducing development time

Scrum Master

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for running scrum iterations following agile methodology as scrum master
• Responsible for training and updating the scrum team on agile methodology
• Planned and Scheduled the work for the team members and managed work flow using Trello
• Tracked status and reported the progress to the management
• Taught the team to create clear and concise epics/stories

Scrum Master

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in Business meeting involving decisions management with the business stakeholders
• Responsible for running scrum iterations following agile methodology as scrum master
• Responsible for creating reports and presentations to be shared with Senior Leadership
• Managed the onshore resources and worked with the offshore project manager
• Identified and implemented continuous improvement ideas through Value Stream Mapping

Scrum Master

Confidential, Portland, ME

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in Business meeting involving decisions management with the business stakeholders
• Responsible for running scrum iterations following agile methodology as scrum master
• Responsible for creating reports and presentations to be shared with Senior Leadership
• Facilitated creativity and empowerment for the development team
• Acted as a process oriented person in managing the project by following the process model defined for the project and enhancements

Scrum Master

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for facilitating all the scrum ceremonies and removing impediments
• Increased product performance and stability by implementing new test strategies during development and testing stages of new product launches
• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
• Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating projects from initiation to implementation
• Performed the PM role in managing the project schedule updating critical paths using the MPP tool