Bruce Hanson, CSM
EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Project Manager / Scrum Master with recent success in delivering mission
critical full Life Cycle Web Development Projects that exceeded Stakeholder
expectations.
Results Oriented Self Starter. Leader, Motivator, Mentor, Coach, able to
relate equally well with Business Stakeholders and Technical Staff.
Analytical Team Player with Excellent Interpersonal, Collaboration Oral /
Written Communication and Presentation Skills.
Proficient in all areas of Discovery and Requirements Gathering. Hands-on,
proficient in the creation of Use Cases and User Stories as well as Data
Models.
In depth, hands-on experience creating SaaS offerings using Cloud /
Virtualization Technologies.
Hands-on experience with Big Data using the Google High Replication
Datastore and Big Query.
Working knowledge of mainstream Architectures and design Patterns such as
SOA and MVC.
Working knowledge of Java, Ruby and Python as well as their corresponding
Web Frameworks, Spring, Rails and Django.
Hands-on experience developing Data Warehousing, ETL and BI capabilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Date: 05/11 - 9/13
Client: Faith Farm
Title: Project Manager / Scrum Master / Web Developer
Responsibilities
Successfully Developed and Implemented a Cloud Based SaaS, Web Application
that Reengineered the clients Retail Store, Inventory and Logistical
Operations Processes.
Led Discovery and Release Planning Sessions and the creation of the Product
Backlog.
Worked with Product Owner and end-users to develop User Stories.
Led Daily Standup meetings as well as Sprint Planning, Retrospectives and
Reviews. Managed Kan Ban Board. Monitored progress and adjusted velocity
based on Retrospectives and Reviews.
Collaborated with the team on insuring Acceptance Criteria (Definition of
Done) is established and effectively tested for each User Story and all
Business Requirements.
Led Systems Architecture Board in choosing Google's App Engine, Java and
the High Replication Data Store as the Technical Platform for the Product.
Captured and Documented ETL requirements and led the build out of a
Corporate Data Warehouse with corresponding BI functionality.
Date: 11/07 - 05/11
Company: Sanquility Elder Care
Title: Project Manager / Scrum Master / Web Developer
Responsibilities
Successfully developed and implemented a BPM that reengineered and
automated the company's critical business processes.
Led Discovery and Release Planning Sessions and the creation of the Product
Backlog.
Worked with Product Owner and end-users to develop and prioritized User
Stories.
Led Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives and Reviews. Managed
Kan Ban Board. Monitored progress and adjusted velocity based on
Retrospectives and Reviews.
Collaborated with the team on insuring Acceptance Criteria (Definition of
Done) is established and effectively tested for each User Story and all
Business Requirements.
Hands-on developer using Web Technologies LAMP and Java. Operations manager
after going live.
Company: Revolent Technologies Date:
10/98 - 11/07
Title: Program Manager
Responsibilities
Managed the companies various client engagements, generally 4, with
combined staff levels of 100 .
Program Manager responsible for the successful implementation of a system
that automated the processing of defaulted mortgages for a consortia of the
Nation's leading Banks.
Provided Strategic Management Consulting Services.
Company: Cedel Global Services (CGS), Luxembourg Date:
10/97 - 10/98
Title: Program Manager, Member of the Executive Committee
Responsibilities
Worked with a team that successfully spun the IT and Back Office assets
from Cedel Bank into CGS thus creating an independent Securities Clearing
and Settlement Utility.
Created and led CGS' Program Management Office responsible for managing the
company's $100mm in annual IT investment.
Company: Perot Systems Date: 04/90 -
10/97
Title: Program Manager / Project Manager / Manager of Training and
Development
Responsibilities
Program Manager charged with developing a Securities Technology and Back-
Office Business.
Managed Corporate Training and Development function.
Successfully completed several Business Process Reengineering studies that
achieved desired results.
Project Manager for an Insurance Underwriting application which utilized
FileNet Workflow technology.
Civil Service:Metropolitan Police Department Washington, D.C.
Date: 04/87 - 04/90
Military Service: United States Marine Corps
Date: 11/81 - 04/87
EDUCATION
Columbus Technical Institute, 1980 - 1981
USMC Computer Programmers School, 1982
USMC Database Administration School, 1985
Certified Scrum Master Training 2013
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member Systems Dynamics Society
Member Project Management Institute
Member Scrum Alliance
Member Association for IT Architects
SPECIALTIES:
Project Management, Scrum Master, Program Management, Business Analysis,
Process Reengineering, Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jquery Java,
Ruby, Python, MySql, Linux) Cloud Computing / SaaS (Google App Engine, AWS,
Heroku, XEN, KVM), Big Data (Big Table, Hadoop), MS Office Suite, MS
Project, Rally, Version One