SUMMARY

• Confidential is an accomplished Information Technology (IT) professional having 10 years of experience executing several critical IT projects in Commercial and Federal spaces. He led engagements from inception to delivery successfully and is experienced in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Program & Project Management, Agile Transformations and Scrum. Recognized for nurturing teams and fostering high performance, David promotes environments that thrive on open communication, teamwork, and results.
• A Master of Science in Information Systems from George Mason University (GMU) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), David exhibits excellent negotiation and consensus building skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Leesburg, VA

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Provide IT consulting services specializing in Introducing, Scaling and Optimizing Agile software delivery, Business Consulting, Program and Project Management and RFP Development Services to local IT firms
• Partnered with a local IT firm in developing a product that provides cradle to grave functionalities related to loans catered toward small and medium companies/credit-unions/not-for-profit organizations seeking to streamline and implement enterprise software to take care of loan processing, verification, legal, document management, portfolio management and such
• Provided Agile Roadmap and established Scrum roles, Scrum Events ( The Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective) and Scrum Artifacts as per Scrum Guide
• Serve as Servant Leader and Scrum Master and encourage the implementation of Scrum in its entirety to deliver products of highest possible value

Confidential - Washington D.C

Scrum Master/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as Scrum Master for two Scrum Teams, ensured that the teams adhere to Scrum theory, practices and rules
• Conducted Sprint Planning for Scrum Teams to collaborate and plan the work to be performed in the sprint
• Conducted Daily Scrum for Development Teams to synchronize activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours
• Conducted Sprint Review at the end of the each Sprint for Scrum Teams and key stakeholders to collaborate about what was done in the Sprint, inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed
• Conducted Sprint Retrospectives prior to the next Sprint Planning for the Scrum Teams to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint
• Coached the Development Teams in self-organization, cross-functionality and removed impediments to the Development Teams progress
• Ensured the Product Owner knows how to arrange and effectively manage the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Assisted with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information
• Worked with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
• Managed the planning and execution of two large-scale programs totaling $20M in capital which provide enhanced product processing platforms for clients
• Conducted weekly program meetings, developed and maintained program implementation decks showing progress of projects, accomplishments, issues, risk and dependencies
• Developed snapshots of projects showing resource allocation, skillsets, location and other information visually for more than 300 contractors across projects for analysis and decision making
• Tracked budget for all projects, developed and maintained budget expense report showing baseline, planned and actual spend, calculated burn rate and variance for each project
• Developed a plan for meeting the critical milestones of the institutions governance process and ensured that all the concerned parties adhere to the schedule

Confidential - Arlington, VA

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Served as Scrum Master for multiple teams for the Information Returns System Modernization project at IRS
• Worked with Product Owners to refine user stories, facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events for Scrum Teams
• Facilitated communication and collaboration between Development Teams and Product Owners to remove impediments, foster empowerment and self-organization
• Conducted weekly status meetings with stakeholders to track the progress, risks, issues and dependencies
• Served as Scrum Master for a highly visible team of staff and contractors to efficiently automate and integrate financial and programmatic operations of HUD's affordable housing mission
• Implemented Agile Scrum framework, time boxed (2 week) sprints, facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events
• Tracked and communicated team velocity and progress. Identified and removed impediments and helped the team to focus on product development without distractions
• Conducted on-going project meetings, reported risks, impediments, sprint and release progress, gathered and disseminated project information on a regular basis
• Maintained high level project milestones and provided weekly status updates to stakeholders
• Served as Scrum Master for a Master Data Management (MDM) engagement at FDA to establish a single source of master data repository that can be shared across multiple systems
• Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events for the Scrum Team
• Provided technical support and direction to testers in creation of test scenarios and cases and managed defects using HP ALM
• Led Confidential 's Proposal Development efforts, contributed in authoring Confidential 's Agile and Project Management training material
• Volunteered in numerous skills-based programs in not-for-profit organizations, delivered lessons on business ethics values and resume workshops in schools and mentored young people as part of Confidential 's Impact Day

Confidential - Reston, VA

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Served as Scrum Master and facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events for the Scrum Team
• Worked with product owner to refine and prioritize product backlog items, identified and removed impediments
• Conducted on-going project meetings, updated project status, issues and concerns to senior management and actively pursued issue resolution
• Developed and maintained project milestones, monitored and managed cross project dependencies
• Coordinated and actively participated in all stages of project development including design, development, testing and implementation

Confidential - Washington D.C

Scrum Master/Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple projects from inception to delivery at Small Business Administration (SBA) using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Provided technical direction for various Loan Servicing Applications through requirements, design, development, testing and support phases
• Maintained project plans, estimated level of effort, managed timelines, scope and stakeholder expectations
• Served as Scrum Master and facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events for Scrum Teams
• Served as Servant Leader dedicated to helping team members focus on delivering high value products by removing impediments to the Development Teams progress
• Provided regular status reports and progress updates to senior management and stakeholders
• Documented customer feedback and managed Change Requests following internal change management procedures
• Coordinated with development, database and testing teams for release of critical updates across multiple applications
• Collected requirements from product owners for implementing new features for various web applications which would improve the processing time and use experience for clients
• Hands on design and development of multiple web applications, go to person for critical production issues
• Created complex custom SQL queries and developed critical financial reports for stakeholders on a monthly basis
• Managed and executed several major data migrations from various databases to Oracle
• Large scale COTS implementation of all SBA websites using Stellent
• Taught undergraduate students IT 101 and 103 covering basic computer concepts in hardware, software, networking, computer security, programming, database, e-commerce, decision support systems, and other emerging technologies
• Assisted students in building personal websites, proctored and graded mid-term and final exams

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management: MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, VersionOne, Rally, JIRA, Remedy, IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC), IBM ClearQuest, IBM ClearCase, IBM Rational DOORS

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, J2EE, SQL, and PL/SQL

Web Technologies: Cold Fusion 9, JavaScript, .NET, ASP, HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML/XSLT and JSP

Databases: Oracle 9i, Sybase, MS-SQL Server 2005, MS Access

Operating Systems: Windows 9X/NT/XP/Vista, UNIX, DOS

Testing Tools: HP ALM

Development Tools: Macromedia HomeSite, DreamWeaver Create Suite, TOAD, SQL Developer, Rapid SQL, DB Visualizer, Aqua Data Studio, SnagIt