Nnadi, Paschal

Washington DC *****

+1-202-***-**** ad3855@r.postjobfree.com

Scrum Master

System Enterprise Technologies (SET) College Park MD Scrum Master (Remote) Apr. 2018– Present

• Performed and ensured 100% of Scrum activities were tracked, kept up-to-date, and reported

• Spearheaded 20+ Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Story Refinement, and Release Planning

• Performed and ensured 5 project teams lived Agile values and principles and followed client-required processes and practices

• Removed 50 plus hindrance and managed risks to enable team efficiency and effectiveness

• Tracked and communicated 20+ projects' progress to 12 stakeholders and management staff

• Interfaced with four product owners on an active basis to manage product backlog and sprint activities MVM INC Rockville MD

Scrum Master Mid-Level Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2018

• Performed and coached 10 Plus, teams to higher levels of maturity by improving their process and ensuring they adhered to the Scrum framework

• Lead and Facilitated discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution across 4 cross-functional teams

• Applied Agile methods and processes to coach 3 product owners through complex problem-solving and solution strategies

• Ensured user stories were 100% ordered, defined, and ready to be worked on by the team

• Reviewed and Identified 10+ complex impediments and assisted 5+ teams in identifying a path to deliver on their sprint commitments

• Guided Agile principles and facilitation skills to ensure 10+ teams were working in an Agile mindset and utilizing Scrum practices National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda MD

Scrum Master JR Aug. 2011 – Sep. 2014

• Encouraged an environment of continuous improvement and a frequent mindset across scrum teams.

• Used techniques to cultivate a culture of openness, inspection, and adaptation of collaboration, communication, and predictability.

• Coached and Performed diverse and high performing cross-functional teams across multiple time zones and countries.

• Ensured cross communication with stakeholders and ensure full transparency of progress, risks, successes, and growth opportunities.

• Performed and maintained a close working relationship with the product owner, scrum team, and other stakeholders.

• Facilitated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.

• Performed and participated in quality assurance and release delivery. SKILLS:

• Agile Development and Best

Practices

• Agile Frameworks - Scrum,

Kanban, XP

• LeSS

• MS Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio

• CSM Certified

• Lean

• SAFe

• JIRA & JIRA Portfolio

• User Stories, ATDD, TDD,

Continuous Integration, Automated

Testing

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

• Microsoft Office

• IDEA

• Oracle

• Bloomberg

• SQL

• Tableau

• SAP

• ACL

EDUCATION

Trinity Washington University .Washington DC

MSc (Master of Science)

Federal Polytechnic Mubi. Adamawa, NG

BSc (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

• Certified Energy Audit (CEA)

• Certified Construction Safety & Health (CCSH)

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Fund raiser and volunteer member of Junior Achievement (JA)

• Venture capitalist volunteer for the University of District of Columbia MSc. student’s final project.

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