Sr. Technical Project Manager, Scrum Master

Anthony Ross

***** ********** ***** • Frisco, Texas 75035

Email: *.****@**********.*** • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyross3 Masters Degreed IT Professional and Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in Project Management, Technical Leadership, Software Development (SDLC) and DevOps. Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Project / Resource Planning, Budget, SW Design / Development, Integration Testing, Delivery / Release, Infrastructure and Documentation. Strong Leadership and Interpersonal Skills demonstrated in leading Enterprise Projects in private industry, as well serving as a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy.

Core strengths include:

• Project Management • Agile / Scrum Methodology

• Technical Lead • Continuous Build & Release Management

• Quality / Process Compliance • Mobile / Cloud

Management Tools: JIRA • MS Project-Excel-PowerPoint-Word • SharePoint • Lotus Notes • TopTeam Analyst Processes: Agile • Scrum • Kanban • Waterfall • SDLC • PLC • JAD • UAT • TDD • Six Sigma • CMMI Languages: C / C++ • Java / JavaScript • JQuery • JSON • API • HTML5 • XML • Bash • Perl • SQL Development Tools: OOA / D • Rational UML • Requisite Pro • MS Visual Studio • .NET • Visio • Eclipse • Qt Webkit Atlassian Confluence • Wiki • GitHub • UI / UX • PowerShell • Ruby • Visual Studio Code Version Control: SourceTree • GIT / Stash • IBM-Rational Synergy / Change • Clearcase • Subversion DevOps: Jenkins • Gradle • Chef DK • TeamCity • Octopus Deploy • Maven • Nexus • Artifactory • RunDeck SonarQube • WebLogic • Tomcat • Vericode • AppDynamics Databases: Oracle / Siebel CRM • Metadata • MongoDB • DOORS Operating Systems: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 • Mac OS • xTerm / Exceed • Unix / Linux • Ubuntu • Android • iOS • RTOS Networks: Cloud Computing • IaaS-PaaS-SaaS • AWS • SOAP / REST • 3G / 4G • LTE • Wireless Networks Bluetooth • eCommerce • CDMA • GSM • Client Server • VoIP • TCP / IP • Node.js • VMware IAM • SSL • Push Notification • Router / Switch • Load Balancer • Mule ESB Standards: ITAR • ISO 9000 / 9001 • MIL-STD-1553 • Arinc429 • IS-95 • H.248 • Q.931 • IS-41 • IS-136 Hardware Platforms: MS Windows PCs / Laptops • MacBook Pro • Linux Servers • Android / iOS Mobile Devices Chief Technical Consultant (03/2017 – Present)

TR Productions Frisco, TX

Digital Technology, Digital Project Management, Product Development / Production, Multimedia Cloud / Web Content.

Collaborated with Stakeholders to determine Requirements, Project Scope and determination of Project Milestones. Managed and Negotiated Project Resources during Project Lifecycle

Provided Technical Engineering Leadership in the development of digital content and production in Mac OS Environments

Configured Digital Content Production Tools, Track / Resolved technical issues. Utilized Cloud Platform technology for Deployment / Delivery of digital content releases

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

TECHNICAL SKILLS - KNOWLEDGE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Sr. Technical Consultant (12/2016 – 01/2017)

Vizient, Inc. Irving, TX

Planned and Executed Application Migrations (Windows / Linux) from 3 newly acquired company merger Platforms, into a single new Enterprise Infrastructure Platform, focused on DevOps CI / CD Process Automation, Agile-Scrum.

Implemented Application Migrations / Integrations with DevOps automation tools Jenkins, TeamCity, SourceTree (Git), Gradle, SonarQube, PowerShell, Ruby, Chef, Sonatype Nexus and Artifactory. Promoted the use of Open Source Software for areas realized as it being the best alternative

Participated in and supported Capacity Planning and Development of long-term Strategic Goals for Systems and Software in conjunction with End-Users. Ensured new Software Integrations met Functional Requirements and System Compliances

Reviewed, Analyzed, and Reported on the effectiveness and efficiency of existing Systems and Developed Testing Strategies for improving / leveraging these Systems (Vericode / AppDynamics)

Successfully communicated and interacted across multiple Technical and Operations disciplines. Coordinated needed collaborations for understanding of Project details / status for Infrastructure & Network Teams. Continually advised Senior Leadership on Project Status, Issues, Risks, and Dependencies Project Lead / Scrum Master (Consultant) (12/2015 – 04/2016) Southwest Airlines, Technology Product Solutions - Aircraft Operations - MX Dallas, TX Established new Onsite / Offsite DevOps Project Team which implemented, managed and supported Continuous Build / Integration Automation and Delivery Orchestration across Development, Test, QA and Production Environments in the AWS Cloud. Including support of Web Services (Java), Database Administration & Enterprise Infrastructure.

Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective & Backlog Planning Meetings. Worked with Product Owners to manage and prioritize Backlog Product Items. Guided Teams towards Self Organization and continuous improvement in Sprint Velocity

Created User Stories and Kanban Tasks in JIRA. Utilizing Scrum / Kanban within the Agile Methodolgy

Successfully implemented DevOps Managed Services using Jenkins, Gradle, Chef, JIRA, Git / Stash, Confluence, JaCoCo SonarQube, Dash (ServiceNow), AWS Cloud, Linux, SharePoint, Nexus, WebLogic, Tomcat and Rundeck

Implemented and Managed Continuous Integration / Build and Deployment Environments. Working directly with Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Development Teams and Test Engineers in an Agile Environment (Pods)

Supported QA & Production Releases, weekly CAB Reviews, and created Change Requests in Dash (ServiceNow)

Provided weekly Status Reports (Accomplishments, in Progress, Risks, Issues, Metrics) to Senior Management Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master (Consultant) (03/2013 – 08/2014) SiriusXM, Connected Vehicle Services Irving, TX

Hands-On Project Lead of cross-functional / globally dispersed team projects for design, development, testing and release of Cloud Based Connected Vehicle Infotainment Systems (IVI), featuring Wireless Touch-Screen UI Device Platforms, Microservices, Admin / Consumer Web Portals, and Enterprise Mobile App Stores (iOS / Android).

Facilitated Daily International Scrum Meetings / Teleconferences with Onshore / Offshore teams. Utilized knowledge in Agile Methodology and JIRA to drive projects with continuous improvement. Led Cross-Functional Project Team / Stand- Up Meetings, and provided weekly status to Senior Management

Worked with Teams to Develop Business / System Requirements, Functional Specifications and Use Cases. Managed Project Plans, the Product Development Lifecycle, implemented Demos and Deployments. Collaborated with Strategic Partners / Suppliers to achieve project objectives, milestones and deliverables Anthony Ross Page 3

Successfully implemented a secure JavaScript / HTML5 / Linux Cloud / SaaS Ecosystem featuring Connected Vehicle Services. Drove Continuous Integration-Release / Product Delivery Schedules across multiple platforms. Provided Technical Leadership to address project issues and defect / conflict resolution. Directed tasks, assigned responsibilities, set expectations and motivated project teams toward achieving project milestone objectives

Continual Customer interfacing and Product Development Support with Tier-1 and OEM Clients. Provided Technical Support of Business Development pursuits / efforts, RFPs, Contracts and Statements of Work

Created and Developed SW Development Kits (SDKs) and Proof-of-Concept (POC) Project efforts. Implemented Voice Recognition and Automotive / Smartphone based navigation testing. Developed Test Plans and executed Test Cases for Front-End / Back-End acceptance criteria (UAT) to ensure project requirement specs were met Senior Release Manager (12/2006 – 11/2012)

Raytheon, Network Centric Systems Plano, TX

Cross-Functional Release Management for Program, Systems, Software and Firmware Engineering Business Units. Implemented continuous integrated version controlled Software Builds / Testing / Delivery, Defect Tracking and Document Release. Facilitated weekly Configuration Control Board (CCB) and Engineering Review Board (ERB) Meetings / Teleconferences for Change Control Management and Project Milestone Release of controlled software / document artifacts. DoD Security Clearance.

Defined and Implemented Software & Document Configuration Control Authority at the Program and Engineering levels, using IBM-Rational Synergy & Subversion (version control), IBM-Rational Change (defect tracking / resolution) and PDM

(Product Data Management), which increased software lifecycle efficiency by 30%

Managed document / data artifacts, per Government Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), and Subcontract Data Requirements List (SDRL). Provided Software Version Control Tool and Database Support to Internal / External Customers

Reviewed Proposals, Statements of Work, Program Plans and Change Requests, and provided accurate Configuration Management resource planning and cost estimates, improving overall project lifecycle planning

As a Six Sigma Specialist, implemented, maintained, and improved CMMI Level 5 compliant Program Work Product Management Systems, Policies and Procedures, which increased new business opportunities. Supported Internal / External Program Reviews, Audits, Contract Closures, and Program Data Security

NCS Engineering Execution Center point of contact for all US Regional Divisions reporting Work Product Data Plans and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics, which improved Program’s process execution by 20%. Created Monthly Defect Containment Metrics Reports / Charts and Web Dashboards (Java) for the NCS Division Project Lead (CAM) / Lead Software Engineer (5/2005 – 7/2006) Rockwell Collins, Government Systems Richardson, TX Software Design / Development / Testing (SDLC) Lead of a Development Team, for the Havequick embedded (C++) control layer of the ARC-210 and ARC-231 Airborne Radios (MIL-STD-1553). DoD Security Clearance.

Defined and documented project scope, project plans and project schedules. Performed as the Cost Account Manager

(CAM) for the KC-135 US Air Force Program.

Created / Reviewed Software Requirements (DOORS), Software Design (SDD) and Test Documents. Implemented and supported software version control, branching and release, as the Clearcase VOB Manager / Administrator

Mentored Junior Engineers on Object Oriented Modeling, Software Design / Development, Testing and Clearcase usage, resulting in a more highly trained work force, and overall better project productivity MS - Computer Science, Southern University A&M, Baton Rouge, LA BS - Computer Science, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK Microsoft Project PMP Certification (In Progress) Six Sigma Specialist PowerShell Team Building Certified Scrum Master Agile / Scrum Cloud Computing EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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