Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager Resume Renton, WA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Certified Scrum Master and Project Manager with over twenty five years of experience in the software development industry.
Hands on experience using Agile Scrum and Paired Programming as well as Waterfall and Iterative SDLC.
Proven track record of converting Waterfall based teams to Agile.
Experienced in managing complex, strategic and tactical projects that span international and cross - organizational boundaries.
Reported directly to CEO, VP of Engineering and key stakeholders during weekly status reviews.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

JIRA, Target Process, Celoxis, VersionOne, Rational Suite AnalystStudio, Microsoft Project
Lync, Web-Ex, VMWare, SharePoint; Visio, PowerPoint
SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, MountainView
C/C++, Visual Basic (VB)/ActiveX, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), C#
Quick Basic, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office, Visual Source Safe, Install Shield

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Renton, WA

Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Working with on and off shore teams to deliver a modernization project.
As a scrum master, I'm helping them align their product owner, developers, and QA members towards a common set of goals.
As a project manager, I'm keeping the business updated and keeping an eye on the budget.
Tools used include: JIRA, Quickbase, Sharepoint, MountainView, Microsoft Office

Confidential, Seatac, WA

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Helping three teams continuously delight their customers, by helping them to work together on the most valuable stories.
Coaching my teams and product owners the essentials of Agile and Scrum, including: story writing with acceptance criteria, product and sprint backlogs, retrospectives, stand-ups, and demos.
Teaching my teams the value of continuous improvement, regular demos and stakeholders’ sessions, and defining the minimum viable product that we can deliver.
I love helping to evangelize Agile/Scrum to other teams and help them see its benefits.
Created a cross-functional book club to promote a culture of continuous learning and interdepartmental collaboration.
Tools used included: JIRA, Sharepoint, Microsoft Office

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Senior Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Facilitating daily stand-up meetings
Assessing and mitigating risk
Scheduling and conducting Agile ceremonies (planning, demos, and retrospectives).
Clarifying scope and feature prioritization with Product Owners and key stakeholders through regular backlog grooming sessions
Continuous training on and enforcement of Agile principles
Converted existing EDI teams from Waterfall to Agile while maintaining existing deadlines
On-boarded three brand new teams and products in 2014
Worked with IT department to procure hardware and software for both individual users as well as the team
Tools used included Target Process, Celoxis, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and SharePoint

Senior Technical Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Confidential, Acton, MA

Scrum Master/Project Manager//Senior Programmer/Internal Auditor

Responsibilities:

Led multiple international and cross functional development teams using Agile
Responsible for hardware budget as well as leading the qualification of new platforms for my teams
Trained domestic and international engineering teams to receive certification from TL9000 audits
Developed processes to improve productivity, increase product reliability, and improve quality
Coached teams and product owners during transition to Agile/Scrum
Trained and audited both domestic and international teams for TL9000 certification
Facilitated a bi-weekly engineering reading group for professional development
Tools used included: VersionOne, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint

Confidential, Wilmington, MA

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

Created an interface (ActiveX Control), which enabled Miracle's enterprise solution capabilities to extend outside of the enterprise via the Internet

Confidential, Norwell, MA

Senior Software Developer/Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

Developed course content and syllabus for a Computer and Mathematics course in which basic computer and math skills were taught to inmates
Topics included spreadsheets, word processing, Quick Basic, workplace procedures and etiquette. Weekly volunteer in the one-on-one literacy program