Deuce Artemis

Certified Scrum Master

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Dynamic Certified Scrum Master with four years’ experience leading multiple scrum teams supported by over 15 years’ experience with software development projects as QA Lead and QA Analyst.

Scrum Master Skills

•Serve four highly productive cross-functional scrum teams

•Expert at clearing blocks that slow teams down

•Successful application of agile principles and ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives and sprint demos

•Ensure continuous improvement to create and adapt efficient processes working closely with customers, product owners, and developers to create and adapt efficient processes

•Work closely with product owner team to keep backlogs groomed

•Provide coaching for product owners

•Proven success in managing multiple projects and deadlines and updating management on status

•Significant experience with distributed teams

•Can almost make Jira sit up and beg

QA Experience

•Successfully led global teams working on concurrent projects from project envisioning through global rollout Extensive expertise in developing test plans and strategies

•Designed and developed world-wide user acceptance test program for global implementation

•Established first ever metrics program under tight time constraints for Dell's Sales-Marketing-Services organization (over 300 employees) providing management with ability to effectively evaluate development and testing activities

•Identified project milestones, accurately estimated testing tasks, and developed test schedule project.

•Established detailed requirements inspections, consistently detecting earlier stage defects and exponentially reducing costs of defect resolution

•Comprehensive experience in test case development, scripting, and execution

•Guided test automation programs based on cost-benefit analyses to ensure re-usability

•Designed and prepared regular status reports including metrics and evaluation of product readiness

•Took the initiative to train and facilitate development of full requirements for new and extensive application, resulting in testable requirements allowing project to move forward in only two weeks

eCommerce Scrum Master

American Achievement Corp. / Balfour

January 2014 to present

Experienced in leading teams through all stages of development life cycle. Strong analytical skills.

QA Test Lead

American Achievement Corp. / Balfour

May 2011 to December 2013

Tested eCommerce website for scholastic marketing and retail websites selling multiple highly configurable products

Software QA Analyst

Tek Systems

July 2010 to May 2011

Designed and executed test plan for to support development of a new, complex sampling application

Pearson Corporation

Scorer

April 2010 to July 2010

Reviewed and assessed scores for standardized test results.

UAT QA Lead

RMS Computer Corporation

April 2008 to January 2009

Consulted with Dell, Inc. on Siebel application to coordinate and evaluate software requirements, business processes, and test results for global integrated applications to support diverse customer support needs.

Software Test Lead

Dell, Inc

September 2002 to August 2007

Comprehensive experience in leading teams through requirements and design analysis, test planning, test development and execution for quick impact and major projects.

Software Tester

Dell

June 1997 to September 2002

Analyzed requirements, functional specifications, and design documentation to develop robust test plans and test cases using both white box and black box techniques to successfully test new applications and application enhancements

Business Analyst

Dell, Inc

September 1994 to July 1997

Developed and documented business processes. Worked as liaison between business users and IT.

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