SUMMARY:

• A seasoned professional with thirteen years experience in strategic and operational consulting of ERP engagements.
• This includes over three years in the role of a Scrum Master and eight in all aspects of project management from feasibility & development to implementation.
• Also, over four years of technical experience in solutions development, package customizations and implementations.
• Additionally, over six years of hands on functional experience in all core aspects of accounting and financials i.e. reporting, general ledger, benefits administration, payroll etc. This also includes two years of experience in HR administration.
• A strong technical background, combined with excellent project engagement / management and customer skills allows me to deliver a comprehensive, well - rounded approach to software development consulting engagements.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills. Team player with the ability to work independently. Critical thinker with excellent leadership and organizational skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Consulting
• Certified Scrum Master - CSM
• PSM
• Agile Project Management
• DevOps
• Development
• Implementation
• Client Engagement
• XP
• Kanban
• SAFe
• CD / CI
• Release Trains
• Version One
• Jenkins
• CA Clarity
• ITIL
• AWS
• Financials
• Accounting
• HR
• Functional
• ERP
• Integration
• CRM
• Salesforce
• Oracle
• Siebel
• Peoplesoft
• SAP
• MS Sharepoint
• Office
• Powerpoint
• Project
• Lean Kit
• MBA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Started off as Project Manager then quickly transitioned to full time Scrum Master / Agile Coach.
• Implemented Agile Scrum Methodology throughout the organization to improve communications between Engineering, Product Management and Business to provide more transparency across the 3 departments & in order to obtain great business value with short turnarounds.
• Successfully coached & guided three development teams through transition from waterfall to Agile development.
• Utilized Agile & Scrum practices to help the teams increase their velocity by 60% within the first six months of Agile adoption. Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions thus increasing customer satisfaction.
• Worked with the Product Owners in managing customer expectations for project deliverables and to establish Product Roadmaps, Release Planning & UAT's in a TDD environment.
• Worked with the Product Owners & DevOps for Release Planning and Continuous Integration.
• Consistently worked to improve the processes and quality of the team's work by implementing stringent Definition of Done & Test Driven Development.
• Supported the Product Owner in slicing Themes into Epics and finally into User Stories for the Product Backlog.
• Facilitated the weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items.
• Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Retrospective meetings and Daily Scrums.
• Facilitated team and cross-team Retrospectives to build good working relationships among the 7 agile teams across 3 states.
• Removed team impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity and allow the team to meet the sprint goals effectively.
• Encouraged and implemented process improvements. Created team-building exercices and opportunities.
• Leveraged organization-wide resources to improve capacity for project work. Motivated & empowered team members.
• Coached new Scrum Masters and teams to achieve early delivery of project and reduced process waste caused by lack of common understanding.
• Facilitated Information Radiators reports in Jira for transparency & all stakeholder communications.
• Facilitated Quantum / Program Increment Release Trains with Devops led by the RTE's.
• Acted as a champion for ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices within Agile Project Management and to implement an effective system of governance.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created and delivered presentations on project goals and plans. Influenced and negotiated with all levels of management regarding project goals and needs.
• Sourced, negotiated and managed internal resources and outside vendors.
• Directed the development and implementation assessment procedures to determine revisions or enhancements for future projects.
• Provided work direction and guidance to lower level project staff. Primary projects involved SAP, Salesforce, Siebel etc.
• Technologies used involved Java, JSP, WebLogic, Oracle and Star Team.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Consultant / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed various stages of the project - from proposals and requirements definition through development, testing and implementation.
• Developed and managed detailed project plans for all the phases - discovery, design, development, and deployment.
• Identified and managed risks. Resolved issues, prioritized features, managed timelines, budgets, resources and milestones.
• Prepared management reports on project status, issues and timelines.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primarily managed implementation, customizations and integration of ERP - Application & Infrastructure projects - Peoplesoft, Oracle, SAP.
• Created and maintained comprehensive project plans, showing tasks, resources, dependencies and status throughout the life of the project.
• Developed, prioritized and tracked action items and issues
• Utilized processes and tools within the IT PMO to track project spend, including approved budgets, actuals and forecasts.
• Managed schedules, budget, resources and timelines.
• Maintained senior leader / stakeholder alignment to IT projects.
• Managed scope, client expectations and built client confidence and trust.
• Identified and addressed project risks in timely manner.
• Followed Change Management processes and controls for all projects.
• Aligned projects with Release cycle schedules.
• Maintained up to date project related documentation - project plans, validation documents, RAID logs, meeting minutes.
• Tracked project interdependencies.
• Facilitated meetings with stakeholders and project team members Procured hardware, software and resources from third party vendors.
• Monitored and managed the related budgets.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed end to end delivery of various small to mid-sized start up Dotcom web and enterprise initiatives.
• The Dotcom initiatives included new and custom applications.
• Managed the associated data integrations, timelines, budgets and resource schedules needed to develop websites and the data integration from the sites to client systems.
• Interacted with business sponsors, creative agencies, off shore development teams, business analysts, and IT team members.
• Prepared weekly status reports and identified and managed risks, issues and dependencies.
• Monitored vendor deliveries and ensured their timeliness.
• Manage the budget and was responsible for the end-to-end project plan across multiple responsible parties - creative agency, web development team, back-end development team, etc.