Scrum Master/Database Analyst Resume Washington DC - Hire IT People

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 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

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington DC

Scrum Master/Database Analyst

Responsibilities:

Lead the Scrum Daily Stand-Up, Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.
Analyze and manage the risk, scope, cost, schedules and quality controls for mission-specific applications.
Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)
Enact change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity of Scrum teams by 18% and the quality of deliverables by 27%
Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced y the on-time delivery of 13 major initiatives
Met goal of addressing and resolving issues within 24 hours
Manage the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints to deployment
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

Scrum Master

Confidential, Portsmouth, VA

Responsibilities:

Executed Scrum activities including Grooming, Sprint Planning and Retrospectives and Stand-Up meetings.
Built new strategies and resolutions based the analysis of performance reports and anticipation of issues.
Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
Taught the team to create clear and concise epics/stories
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
Evangelized the benefits of Scrum to ensure its smooth adoption
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 by 35%

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Oracle Database Administrator/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Led three AGILE scrum team members as the Scrum master in the development of the WEBAIM database.
Administered the execution of all database functions through the training and oversight of team members.
Pushed the creation of sprint planning and demos in addition to retrospective reporting.
Facilitated cross-team communication and performance to align project objectives and production.
Increased project effectiveness and efficiency by minimizing anticipated issues and challenges through time and cost-effective solutions.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Project Manager/IT Service Management

Responsibilities:

Determined areas for growth and development based on continual analysis and review of key performance indicators, productivity measure reports and deficient performance evaluations.
Cultivated productive relationships with clients by quickly and accurately diagnosing and resolving issues.
Expedited communication and workflow across all team members to provide on-time project delivery.
Established a 24/7 support network for all mission-critical UNIX and Linux platforms and multiple EMC and HP disk arrays.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

Delivered 99.98% on-time availability by monitoring database uptime and downtime status and issues.
Initiated multiple security and internal system upgrades to promote improved performance.
Implemented new application point of sales programs within a production environment with full operational support and application development.
Launched operational and security standard operations procedures and internal protocols to promote consistent performance and delivery across all activities.