JOB OBJECTIVE:

Seeking the opportunity to fill Program Manager/Agile Project Manage/Scrum Master position with a growing organization. Program Manager/Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master

SUMMARY:

I am a Certified Scrum Master with 10 years of IT experience including 8 years Project Management experience. As a Program Manager/Agile Project Manager, I help organizations transition from traditional Waterfall model to Agile, and create high performing Scrum teams. I have strong experience leading multiple projects simultaneously and teams of 5 - 30 resources in onsite-offshore engagement and cross-functional/matrix environment. Outstanding ability to multitask and ensured use of scrum practices. 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 and enforcement 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. Proficiency with multiple agile methods: Lean, XP, Scrum, Kanban, CI, TDD, pair programming.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Agile Principals

Tasking Meetings/Retrospectives

Organizational Change

Relative Estimation

Project Management

Story-Based Development

Iteration/Sprint Planning Meetings

Team Building

SPECIALTIES:

IT Project Management - Agile methodologies: Scrum, XP, Kanban - Budgeting and Forecasting for multi-million dollar projects - Risk and Issues Management - Stakeholder Management - Project Status Reporting - Business Process Modeling & Re-engineering - Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation - Request for Proposal (RFP) - Total Cost of Ownership Analysis and Implementation Planning

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Agile Engineering Practices: Agile Coach, XP, Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, TDD, RALLY, Version One, JIRA

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, Agile techs.

Programming: Proficiency in Visual Basic .NET, VBScript, Java, PHP,C/C++, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, XML, HTML5,CSS, C#, CGI/Perl, SQL, T-SQL, Web Services, Ruby, Python.

Web Development Tools: Visual Studio 2005 / 2008 / 2010.

Operating Systems: Windows XP, NT, 2003 Server

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, Selenium, Load Runner, Junit, Quality center, Test Director, Visual Source Safe, Test Management, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Clear Case, Fogbugz, Bugzilla, Clear Quest,PVCS Tracker, and TFS.

Platforms: Windows XP/2000/NT, RED HAT Linux, UNIX

Scripting: VB Scripting, JAVA Script, Shell Scripting, Linux Scripting.

Web Servers: WebSphere, WebLogic

Software: Microsoft office Suite, MS Project, MS VISUAL STUDIO 2010/2013, JIRA.

Database Technologies: SQL Server 2005, DWBI, Lotus Notes, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft Access.

Operating System: Windows, Linux, UNIX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Scrum Master/Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Introduce and assist team to have smooth transition to Scrum (Agile Project Management).
• Help team members to identify obstacles and action plans for their resolution.
• Promote and train team to be self - organized.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Scrum Team to facilitate the planning, review and retrospective meetings, and to develop the release plan.
• Work closely with the clients to define and implement Technical features that compliment business and systems.
• Make sure to have proper user stories and requirement defined for estimation and implementation.
• Train and encourage team members to be self-organized.
• Act as gatekeeper to avoid any interference.
• Formulate Training module and provided Scrum training to the team and clients.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate, facilitate, lead and coach three Scrum teams.
• Performed Agile Project Management and Business Analysis expertise to lead a technical team and drive client engagements using Scrum.
• Responsible for managing the scope, budget, and critical path of projects to successfully launch software systems
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)
• Enabled collaborative environment, removed Scrum team's impediments, empowered the team, introduced best practices, and managed release planning
• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
• Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery of 33 major initiatives
• Met goal of addressing and resolving issues within 24 hours
• Helping scrum teams on mobile application development and mobile application testing.
• Create Release Roadmap and Release Planning.
• Manage the lifecycle of code development, from iteration to sprints to deployment
• Working with SAFe(Scale Agile Framework) Methodology
• Coordinate and manage code releases and shared APIs with other IT groups
• Communicate with other management, engineers, product managers and support specialists on product issues
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress

Confidential

Agile Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created and documented deliverables and documents such as: requirements definitions, functional specifications, hosting and maintenance agreements, RFPs, presentations, engagement contracts, strategy decks, gap analysis, project plans, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, style guides, creative briefs, site maps, storyboards and wire-frames, user manuals, online marketing plans and project post-mortems.
• Protect the team from distractions by removing impediments at all levels of management
• Introduce and assist team to have smooth transition to Scrum (Agile Project Management).
• Help team members to identify obstacles and action plans for their resolution.
• Promote and train team to be self-organized.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Scrum Team to facilitate the planning, review and retrospective meetings, and to develop the release plan.
• Work closely with the clients to define and implement Technical features that compliment business and systems.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Program Manager to plan Releases for product as per business time-to-market schedule
• Communicate and socialize the status of the project with key stakeholders, executives and the client’s week.
• Make sure to have proper user stories and requirement defined for estimation and implementation.
• Train and encourage team members to be self-organized.
• Act as gatekeeper to avoid any interference.
• Formulate Training module and provided Scrum training to the team and clients.
• The modules includes: Scrum Overview, User Stories, Product Owner (Thinking and Responsibilities), Story Estimations

Confidential

Agile Consultant/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Remove any impediments that obstruct a team’s pursuit of its sprint goals
• Do everything possible to facilitate and improve the team's productivity.
• Act as a buffer between the team and any distracting influences.
• Ensure that the Scrum process is used as intended (Enforce the Scrum rules)
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the team.
• Facilitate Daily Scrum Meeting.
• Participate in Scrum of Scrums meetings.
• Help product owner define the product backlog.
• Introduced Yammer to collaborate between three Scrum teams. - Technology Used: Rally (for Scrum), OSB, WLI, SOA Suite.

Confidential

Technical Project Manager/ Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Leading 2 Scrum teams of 5 resources each.;
• Leading scrum ceremony (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint retro, sprint review) and Backlog Maintenance.
• Performing sprint burn down follow - up;
• Facilitated creativity and empowerment for the Cross functional development team.
• Helping team member by removing impediment;
• Coaching product owners to perform proper release milestone planning;
• Coaching scrum team in reaching committed sprint goal;
• Actively finding improvement area within the scrum team;
• Developing project management tools in order to accurately assess team performance.
• Helped the product owners to come up with set of stories for better understanding for Estimate and development
• Working with IBM Rational Team Concert
• Developing project management tools in order to accurately assess team performance.
• Responsible of the entire infrastructure team.