SUMMARY:

• With 18 years in the I.T. industry, I began as an entry level programmer and continued to Senior Project Manager.
• For the past 7 years I have completed contracts as a Certified Scrum Master working with teams both on - shore and off-shore helping them in all levels of their Agile transformations.
• My numerous contracts working with teams and stakeholders of various personalities have helped me in my growth to an experienced Senior Scrum Master and coach.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Scrum Master for three teams providing masked data to all test environments across the enterprise for protection of member PHI/PII data.
• Manage and maintain all Change Orders and Incident tickets CA Service Desk Manager.
• Develop and maintain Project Plan for Test Data Management Tool development and Data Refresh schedules.
• Lead and coach multiple teams with team members located in office, remote, and offshore.
• Track stories and metrics using VersionOne Software.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: VersionOne, CA Service Desk Manager, SharePoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Scrum Master, Agile (Scrum), Continuous Delivery, and Project Management .

Confidential

Project Manager / Scrum Master

• Led multiple projects within the Privacy Group as the Project Manager/Scrum Master using .Net and Java development. Projects included rewriting current applications and new development using data from all lines of business to meet mandated banking regulations and future business needs.
• Scrum Master Responsibility included Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Retrospectives, Sizing Sessions, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Demos, Scrum of Scrums, and creation of metrics documentation.
• Tracked stories and metrics using JIRA and Rally Software.
• Provided training to teams as company transitioned from waterfall to agile development.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: Jira, Rally, SharePoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Scrum Master, Agile (Scrum,) Continuous Delivery, and Project Management .

Confidential

Senior Project Mgr. / Scrum Master

• Led multi - location agile teams to convert client’s outdated systems using data collected around the world. Utilized Java, Angular, Requirejs, and (OWF) Ozone Widget Framework.
• Created and presented weekly project reports to client and primary contractor.
• Worked closely with Product Owner to manage project backlog.
• Planned and led all Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up’s, Retrospective’s and Demo meetings to present sprint results to the customer.
• Promoted the project adoption of the Scrum Development Framework.
• Active Secret Clearance and obtained Interim Top Secret Clearance for the project.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: SharePoint, Redmine, Continuous Development, Continuous Delivery

Confidential

Scrum Master

• Guided large development team including Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Retrospectives, Management Reporting, and presentation of sprint results to the customer.
• Promoted and supported the project adoption of the Scrum Development Framework.
• Developed Agile Release Management, Defect Management, Configuration Management, and Requirements Engineering processes as part of a larger overall Systems Engineering strategy.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: Secret Clearance, SharePoint, VersionOne, JIRA, Confluence, QA Plus, DevOps, Continuous Development, Continuous Delivery.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Project Mgr./Scrum Master

• International Systems Development. Led teams in United States, and offshore in: India, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and United Kingdom; through various stages of ISDLC project development.
• Managed projects using CA Clarity and CA Open Workbench.
• Completed all necessary documentation including Project Charters, Project Management Plans, Product Backlogs, Sprint Backlogs, Sprint Burn-down Charts, Communication Management Plan, Project Cost Plan, RACI Matrix, Requirements Matrix, Project Staffing Plans and Project Budget Plans.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: Offshore Management, Rally Software, SharePoint, Visio, SQL Server, Business Analysis, Budget Analysis, Solutions Development, Operations Analysis, CA Clarity, CA Open Workbench, and Microsoft Project.

Confidential

Technical Lead / Scrum Master

• Completed Contract position with Confidential in their Credit Card Recoveries department as Scrum Master/Tech-Lead on development projects using Agile (Scrum) methodologies.
• Led Sprint Planning sessions, worked with team on user story selections and estimates. Led daily stand-up meetings, and removed impediments. Challenged and praised the team along the way.
• Tracked sprint tasks to update sprint burn down chart and create sprint review documentation.
• Worked with team to learn strengths and weaknesses to improve team sprint velocities.
• Worked with Product Owner and stakeholders to prioritize Project Backlog.
• Responsibilities as Technical Lead required reviewing and signing off on project scope, business requirements, system requirements, both functional / non-functional requirements, test cases, MVS, router, programming, and ETL changes. Experienced at creating wireframe and workflow diagrams using MS Visio.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Continuous Development, Continuous Delivery, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Operations Analysis, Quality Assurance, SQL Server, ETL.

Confidential

Developer / Business Analyst / Project Management

• Managed development activities in an Agile and Waterfall development environment. Responsible for developing and controlling project scope. Developed and managed project plans using Microsoft Project.
• Six years as a Business Analysis assisting development and 24/7 support for a world-wide Aircraft Inventory Parts / Accounts Payable System. This position required working with many additional applications and languages using Windows servers and creating technical development or enhancement documentation.
• Worked on top priority projects including a new vendor-developed document management system. Assignment required guiding development team through requirements development, and managing needed changes to vendor’s application.
• Managed 'Disaster Recovery' scripts making sure all critical files were backed up to our off-site storage facility and testing the D/R plan once a year.
• Scrum Master for our Flight Publications project. Team made needed edits and formatting changes to Aircraft Publication Manuals. Changes were made using XML/XSL-FO code and rendering of documents using Arbortext Editor 5.4 so manuals could then be viewed via the web by various departments and by pilots via Electronic Flight Bags.

Relevant Specialized Experience on this Job: Project Management, Scrum Master, Business Analyst supporting new development and legacy systems.