Modupe Falusi
Project Scrum Master
Contact
Baltimore Md, 21221
**********@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
Certified Scrum Master with over 4 years of experience in complex product deliveries and improving processes by implementing a scaled agile environment.
Extensive knowledge and experience of Scrum Methodology and Project management.
Supporting team members to remove impediments, enhancing velocity, and helping teams adopt agile methodology by being hands-on with coaching.
Helping teams to become self-organizing and cross functional.
Hard-working, team player, and capable of working independently.
Proficient in the use of JIRA, Confluence and Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent writing, verbal, listening, and communication skills.
Efficient and prompt with meeting deadlines.
Excellent follow-up and prioritization skills to deliver great customer service.
Strong analytical thinking, organizational and problem-solving skills.
Experience in NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and guidance: NIST SP 800-60, FIPS 199, FIPS 200, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-70, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53A and more.
Education
Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society, Member
National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), Member
Ranked Top 10 percent among The School of Arts and Professions
Experience
12/18 - Present
Project Scrum Master. TF PARTNERS INC. Silver Spring, MD
Manages multiple scrum teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Facilitates Scrum Events – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
Working with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize feature development and improvements based on critical paths and business needs.
Coaching PO for value-based backlog prioritization
Strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
Trains and coaches team members on the most effective and useful ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and cut down production time.
Ensures that user stories are prioritized effectively, and they meet the definition of done.
Identifying project risks, issues, dependencies and creating mitigation plans
Coached the scrum team on multiple techniques on estimations to increase productivity.
06/16 – 08/18
Agile Scrum Master. JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL. Baltimore, MD
Successfully transformed team members from a waterfall approach to an agile environment through coaching and mentoring.
Assisted teams with removing impediments and guiding them through the right processes to remove blockers.
Used Jira & Confluence software to track user stories and share project documents.
Guiding teams by ensuring that organization goals are attained, implementing and monitoring software development processes, and reporting to senior management.
Maintained effective communication with Scrum Team and Stakeholders.
Worked with 3 Scrum masters to increase the effectiveness of Scrum Methodologies in the organization.
02/15 – 05/16
Security Analyst. Adassah IT Resources, LLC. Middle River, MD 21220
Performed security certification and accreditation for customer systems, services, and programs.
Conducted assessment (using NIST 800-53A) and remediation based on SAR findings and reassess security control
Performed close out of POAM findings.
Analyzed customer processes and configurations to verify that previously found flaws have been corrected and documented the results.
Utilized Nessus for scanning vulnerabilities, generating vulnerability reports, and analyzing the results
Updated and performed technical reviews of security documentations (SSP, SAP, SAR, Contingency Plans etc.) for RMF compliance.
Prepare and submit ATO Package (SSP, SAR, and POAM)
Developed and updated SSP.
Supplied security access management support which included identity provisioning and access change requests.
Key Skills
Project Management
Continuous Integration
Time management
Coaching
Facilitator
Communication
Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Hard Skills
Jira, Confluence
Product Backlog Grooming
Waterfall-to-Agile Migration
Software Development Life Cycle
References
Will be provided upon request.