Scrum Master Business Analyst

Gilles Kamako

Agile Coach/ Senior Scrum master / Business Analyst

ad03bx@r.postjobfree.com • 323-***-****

•Dallas, TX

Energetic highly skilled and results-driven Scrum Master with a strong background in IT project management and Agile methodologies, seeking a challenging opportunity to contribute to the success of dynamic teams and deliver exceptional business outcomes.

Technical Proficiencies

SharePoint Kanban Selenium SQL JS Python AWS Azure JIRA CDCI DevSecOps ServiceNow Lean product development MS office suite Oracle Quality center

Education

Masters of Science in Business Analytics

University of California Los Angeles, 2020

Bachelors of Science (Hons) in Accounting

University of South Africa, 2015

Concentration in Financial accounting, Auditing, and Forensic taxation

Career Experience

TD Bank, New Jersey (Remote) Nov 2021 – Present

Agile Coach / Senior Scrum Master

- Lead and mentor 5 Agile teams in adopting and implementing Scrum principles for enhanced collaboration and productivity.

- Facilitate Scrum events, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.

- Coach teams on Agile best practices, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality products and solutions.

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and facilitate cross-team communication to resolve impediments effectively.

- Ensured transparency by maintaining various Scrum boards, visual management tools, and monitoring regular updates from team members to keep all stakeholders informed of the team's progress.

- Optimized lean portfolio management using ServiceNow

- Implemented DevOps CI/CD pipeline on AWS using services like AWS CodePipeline.

- Integrate version control systems like Git with Jira to ensure visibility into code changes and tie them to specific user stories or tasks.

DesJardins - Hallandale Beach FL (Remote) Aug 2020 – Nov 2021

Senior Scrum master

- Led the overall agile transformation from being 30% agile to being 80% agile,

- Fostered lean product development and agile mindset across 4 SDLC teams.

- Planned, facilitated, and conducted requirements gathering sessions, meetings, and presentations with the client and onsite/offshore teams.

- Facilitated various Scrum events, such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives, to ensure effective team collaboration and progress tracking.

- Provided coaching and mentorship to team members and offered guidance and support as necessary.

- Identified and eliminated obstacles, ensuring that the team had the necessary resources to achieve success.

- Served as the primary point of contact between the development team and other stakeholders, including product owners, project managers, and executives.

New York Life – Glendale CA Feb 2018 – Aug 2020

Scrum master

- Supported Agile teams in delivering high-quality software products and improving their Agile processes.

- Guided teams in implementing Scrum practices, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

- Facilitated cross-functional coordination to maximize team efficiency and achieve project milestones.

- Provided coaching to team members on Agile principles and continuous improvement.

- Facilitated Scrum events including daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

- Acted as a coach and mentor for the team, helping them to understand and follow Scrum practices, and providing guidance and support as needed.

- Ensured transparency to make the team's progress transparent and visible to all stakeholders by maintaining Jira and Kanban boards, other visual management tools, and ensuring that all team members are providing regular updates on their work.

- Leveraged on service now to optimize workflow processes.

- Implemented DevOps CI/CD pipeline on AWS using services like AWS CodePipeline.

- Integrate version control systems like Git with Jira to ensure visibility into code changes and tie them to specific user stories or tasks.

TransAmerica – Los Angeles CA JUL 2016 – JAN 2018

IT Project Manager / Scrum master

- Managed IT projects through the entire lifecycle, from initiation to successful completion.

- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.

- Monitored project progress, identified risks, and implemented mitigation strategies.

- Ensured adherence to project timelines, budget, and quality standards.

- Facilitated Scrum events including daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

- Worked with product owners on creating User Stories and grooming the product backlog.

- Created and verified user stories and use case specifications with activity.

- Supported software upgrades and installation of projects including facilitation of meetings, task scheduling, status, issues, escalations and change management.

Skills:

Master of Scrum Methodology and Agile Frameworks Team Leadership and Coaching Outstanding communication

Continuous Improvement Agile Metrics and Reporting Stakeholder Management Cross-Functional Collaboration Amateur soccer coach

Licenses & Certifications

Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master DevOps Full Stack Web Development

Languages

English: Bilingual & Fluent French: Bilingual & Fluent Spanish: Fluent

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