Thaddaeus Mambe

Email: ad07dp@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone: 478-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An accomplished Certified Scrum Master, with over 5 years of experience working in a logistic industry with a focus on client financing, I have coached Cross-Functional teams effortlessly to practice Agile method of software development. My main goal as a Scrum Master is to make sure that the team is motivated, self-organized, detail oriented and delivers excellent deliverables every Sprint, while meeting the project deadline. My ability to work well under pressure has enabled me to lead very productive Scrum teams while also helping the Product Owner archive great success with the Stakeholders. I am seeking a new opportunity as a Scrum Master, committed to helping, mentoring, and coaching teams.

CORE SKILLS

Encourage team collaboration.

Self-starter, self-organized, innovative thinker, and detail oriented.

Build rapport effortlessly, quick learner.

Excellent business communication and process improvement skills.

Strong problem-solving skills, critical thinker, and the ability to multi-task while

paying attention to every detail.

Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Great Agile coaching practices, enforces firm projects rules.

Committed, self-motivated team player and team builder with excellent facilitation and conflict resolution skills.

Good grip on Agile estimating and planning

Excellent understanding of forecasting project impediments

Great contingency planner

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills serving as a great servant leader channel between the stakeholders, product owner and development team.

TOOLS/TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Software: MS office Suits (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint), Report Builder,

OneNote and Microsoft Outlook, Remedy, and Service Now.

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

Atlassian Products: Jira, SharePoint, Confluence

Scrum tools, Kanban and SAFe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scrum Master

Conns Appliance INC

Location: North Carolina 01/2019 - Present

I have led multiple Scrum teams by facilitating quarterly Sprint Releases.

Coordinate communication between the tech team and the product owner.

Coaching and mentoring Scrum teams to instill agile values and principles

Collaborated with other scrum masters and product owners to identify and resolve dependencies between the teams, especially in our SAFe project.

Ensured sure that all requirements in a Sprint are scoped in a timely manner.

Identify dependencies and build contingencies that might impede a sprint and project deadlines.

Facilitate all Scrum events with all project team members (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Demo, Retrospective and Backlog refinement).

Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values

Introduced simpler techniques that helped us in accomplishing our sprint goals.

Handle onshore and offshore communication for my teams to make sure that we are all on the same page.

Communicate extensively with product owner and stakeholders on project requirements to make sure all requirements are perched out before development.

Identified key cross-functional issues and project synergies; provided guidance with complex project issues.

Collaborated closely with the Product Owner and team on Backlog Refinement/Grooming to keep the Product Backlog relevant and prioritized while ensuring that the acceptance criteria are agreed upon and stories are ready for sizing.

I make sure that all Sprint backlog items are sized and ready for development.

Protect my teams from outside distractions and coordinate with Product Managers to remove impediments for the development team.

Stayed in constant communication with other Project managers, Program managers, engineers, and team leads to identify and manage cross-team dependencies.

I thrive in a team that is comfortable raising issues without fear of blame, retribution, or judgement.

I foster collaboration among team members for an enjoyable working environment.

Scrum Master

TD Bank, Atlanta 01/2017 -01/2019

Facilitated scrum ceremonies including Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and Sprint Planning.

Tracked and communicated team velocity based on the capacity of the team.

Worked with Product Owner to maintain an accurate and up-to-date backlog.

Updated Agile tracking system with Product & Sprint Backlog information.

Facilitate internal and external communication, improving transparency.

Facilitate teams with making appropriate commitments through story selection, and task definition.

Ensure successful completion of sprints/releases within scope, time, and quality parameters.

Responsible for communicating performance and executive reporting for assigned projects.

Adapt and facilitate schedules and resource assignments as required throughout releases to respond to emerging requirements and risks.

Updated Agile tracking system with Product & Sprint Backlog information.

Captures and distributes feedback, coach the team on problem solving and helps the team become better problem solvers for themselves Responsible for providing metrics, project estimations and timelines to client.

Responsible for identifying and escalating impediments to senior management to keep the project running.

Understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) process, Kanban Framework, and Waterfall methodologies and how to utilize these within day-to-day activities.

Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

EDUCATION

Fort Valley State University: Bachelor of Science

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master (CSM): ID # 039***********

International Scrum Institute

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