Ejike Joshua Anoruoh

ad0kgm@r.postjobfree.com 713-***-**** Houston, Tx

SUMMARY

I am an accomplished and versatile servant leader with a proven track record of success in project management, particularly in Waterfall and Agile environments. With my exceptional analytical and communication skills, combined with my expertise in agile principles and methodologies, makes me an influential and strategic leader who excels in driving customer success and continuous improvement. With over 5 years of experience leading teams through the software development lifecycle, I have honed my skills in agile methodology, design thinking, and project management, enabling me to deliver results that exceed expectations. My focus on getting things done and my ability to adapt to change make me a valuable asset to any organization seeking a dynamic and resourceful leader who can navigate complex challenges with ease.

WORK HISTORY & PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VSHRED LLC

Scrum Master/Project Manager Las Vegas, NV 2018 – Present

Leading self-organizing project squads, comprising of Designers, Developers and Business Analysts. Cross-functional teams focused on delivering value to the customers with an unwavering commitment to agile values

Ensure faster time to market for software releases by empowering the development team to set realistic goals during sprint planning while maintaining the self-organizing culture of the team to deliver quality software to customer satisfaction

Facilitating the sprint planning event using Planning Poker and other techniques to ensure all sprint backlog items are accurately estimated considering all user requirements, user acceptance testing, bug fixing and the “Definition of Done” (DoD)

Coach teams on best-in-class approaches, developing and presenting business cases to facilitate the adoption of new methods

Leveraging the retrospective ceremony to inspect and adapt team practices and culture for continuous improvement, resulting in 98% reduction in post-release defects

Proactively following up on escalation paths for blocker issues to ensure the development team get all the support they need, and nothing is standing in the way of continuous delivery. The result has been 5-10% improvement in the team velocity sprint over sprint

Collaborating with Product Owners (PO) on product backlog grooming so requirements can be clearly understood and prioritized for upcoming sprints

Effectively coaching and guiding squad members in the use of Collaboration tools such as Atlassian Jira to report progress and share artifacts for transparency and continuous improvement

Support weekly review of customer feedback and following up on action items to address usability concerns and improve application user experience. Resulting in one of the highest Net Promoters Score (NPS) in the CIO domain in 2021.

Feng Global Logistics, LLC

Senior Buyer Houston, TX 2015 – 2018

Responsible for managing the MRO and professional services categories worth over $30M in annual spending

Proactively managed the full lifecycle of Purchase Orders (POs) from RFQ/RFP to GR and

Invoicing within SAP and SRM applications.

Drove significant cost reduction across multiple value streams, challenging requirements, and processes by tying cost reduction initiatives to process improvement ideas while developing key strategic relationships.

Directly involved and lead several contracts Negotiations while building relationships with suppliers and internal costumers by tying cost reduction initiatives to process improvement ideas

Rockson International Group London/Rockson Engineering Co. Ltd, Nigeria

Manager – International Trade Operations London/Nigeria 2007 – 2015

Develop and implement international trade Strategies for Clients, market entry plans, Export/Import Licensing requirements, and Tariff Classification of Power Projects in Nigeria.

Holding weekly review meetings to ensure that the International Trade Operations Officer responsible with letter of credit establishment with Commercial Banks comply with rules governing documentary letter of credit activity such as Uniform Customs and Practice for documentary letters of credit (UCP 600) and International Chambers of Commerce (ICC).

Provide support to the export Control Officer on all Export matters pertaining to Export from America and Europe as well as Import into Nigeria

Conduct research related to Import/Export regulations and procedures in order to Provide advice regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Assist with preparation of application for permits or certificates required by Federal Government Departments and Agencies before Exporting or Importing goods and services such as Power Plant Equipment and Spare Parts

Coordinate and ensure the accurate preparation of documents related to Custom Duties and taxes payable on Imported goods such as Commercial Invoices, bill of lading, Packing List, Combine Certificate of Value and Origin (CCVO), under the authority of the Export Control Officer.

Actively involved in negotiation of over $50m contract with International Companies in Europe and America, resulting in an agreed deal.

Maintain good relationship with international Companies, like General Electric US, ABB Sweden, Ak-Ay Turkey, and more to ensure that goods/equipment produced or manufactured and shipped meets Standard Organization Practice.

Creates template commercial Invoices, packing list, and other required documentations for shipments by foreign vendors who struggle to comply with required documents.

Prepare Report on Export and Import activities including Market Research and Analysis of foreign markets, country risk assessment.

Coordinate with Shipping Companies and other Service Providers with Telex Releases to Facilitate Clearing of goods at the seaport/airport.

EDUCATION

B.SC, Accounting– Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria – 1999

SOFT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Leadership, Empathy, Thinking, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, SDLC, Storytelling, User-centric, Scoping, Collaboration, Strategy, Influencing Skill, Business Acumen, Process Improvement, Negotiations, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Change Management, Collaboration, Communication, Excel, Governance, Leadership, New Product Development, MS Office suites (Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Jira, Kanban Boards, Burndown Charts, Burnup Charts

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

International Trade Finance – Training for Manager (FITC)

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