Samuel Oke Sr

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E-mail: ad1f1f@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE STATEMENT

Initiative-taking and meticulous Scrum Master with over 9 years of experience working. Excellent verbal and written communication, servant leadership skills, conflict resolution ability, problem solving and outstanding organization skills. Extensive cross-functional knowledge in working with different Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. Well accomplished in facilitating the various Scrum Ceremonies working with a diverse variety of Distributed teams. Good knowledge of using Agile project tools like JIRA, and Confluence, Lean Rally, Azure SaaS system. Utilize different metrics for monitoring and tracking team progress. Skilled in implementing IT Billing Operations projects, Salesforce project and software development. Directed and developed product management teams. Experience Project Manager with ability to mentor and coach teams through forming, storming, norming and performing scrum framework.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Software application: Microsoft Office Suite including Access, Outlook, Visio and Excel.

• Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Azure SaaS, Kanban, JIRA, Confluence. SAFe Certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Highview Consulting Sr Scrum Master/RTE January 2020 – present Client: Lowes

• Facilitating sprint ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Daily standup, Sprint Review, and interactive Sprint Retrospectives.

• Facilitating the product backlog grooming sessions with the scrum team to break epics into user stories.

• Facilitating, coordinating and planning PI planning, and writing reports.

• Identify dependency, overlap. contingency planning and mitigation planning with contingency.

• Remove impendency when necessary. Assist release training schedule.

• Managed the burndown charts for the sprint and individual members to track the consigned stories/bugs.

• Support software team with wed application using IBM Power Gateway designed for centralized Trouble shooting and operational visibility.

• Lead successful launch of AARP new member benefits digital content websites.

• Lead Product manager responsible for launching new digital benefits repository focused on efficiently managing and publishing content contributing to higher website traffic which led to more profits related to increase membership and increase in advertising revenue.

• Lead the new Azure SaaS based insurance enrollment and quoting portal.

• Participate in scaling Lean/ Agile adoption throughout adjacent area of the organization.

• Lead the process to increase customer base and enhance efficiencies through data warehouse integration!

• Support communication of delivery process, gaps and obstacles with clients or stakeholders.

• Facilitating software development methodologies, tools and processes such as source code control, application tools and techniques, database design, development and management programming languages and component integration

• Resolver of conflicts by clearing impediments to the scrum team.

• Work collaboratively with a team of RTEs in scrum of scrums.

• Taught Scrum Practices to interested individuals in an organization that aligns with the agile manifesto.

• Provided a collaborative environment conducive to the success of all projects such as in security foe modern cloud workloads using IBM DataPower

• Persuaded and motivated cross-functional teams to utilize their general and specialized skills to complete projects.

• Adapt state of the art tools in planning and executing test

• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, System teams, and Shared services in ART PI Planning Events. Experience in salesforce. Manage projects scope and timeline/

• Participated with Release Train Engineer and other Scrum Masters at Scrum of Scrum Meetings.

• Assisted Product Owner in preparing and refining product backlog for PI and Iteration Planning

• Coach and Mentor Agile

• Coordinated the Scrum Team during each Sprint towards a shippable product release working closely with the Product Owner to make sure each user story in the Sprint Backlog is being attended to.

• Assisted Product owner in grooming and prioritizing product backlog. Highview Consulting Scrum Master / Project MANAGER November 2016 – December 2020 Client: Costco

• Facilitated sprint ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Daily standup, Sprint Review and interactive Sprint Retrospectives for the Digital experience billing teams.

• Assisted the team in Agile release Train (ART) activities, including Product Increment planning, system demos and was involved in Inspection and adaptation procedures by collaborating with RTE.

• Facilitated software team in API, UI implementation project.

• Directed and developed product management team who launched new GE Venture, Aviates system a SaaS industrial asset inspection platform.

• Advance knowledge and experience as Project Manager

• Facilitated the Sprint Planning, Review & interactive Retrospective meetings at the beginning and the end of each sprint cycle.

• Led the daily scrum meetings and identified the impediments faced by team members, tracked sprint cycle progress, and updated competed tasks on a day-to- day basis in a salesforce.

• Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.

• Working with google cloud platform.

• Embodied agility using a servant leadership approach and leading by example.

• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.

• Involved in series of decision-making meetings that set the pace for the overall development effort of the salesforce program.

First Republic Bank Project Manager Scrum Master November 2013- October 2016

• Conducted market research and analyzed customer feedback to inform product design and development.

• Facilitated the development and the launch of a new software product.

• Managed project roadmap and prioritized features based on customer needs and business gain,

• Managed a portfolio of hardwire products, resulting in a 15% increase in sales revenue.

• Trained and mentored junior product managers on product development processes and best practices.

• Conducted competitive analysis and market research to inform product strategy and pricing.

• Collaborated with engineering marketing, and sales teams to ensure successful product launch and adoption.

Datalitix, LLC Sr Account Manager & Auditor September 2006 – October 2013

• Provided periodic reviews of Oracle Financial Applications

• Performed financial and audit reports.

• Coordinated training in customer service and public relations.

• Cost accounting and cash management

• Managing Payments and Fin Tech system

• Installed and prepared financial accounting applications including payables, receivables, fixed assets, HP-payroll, GL, inventory, purchasing, and order entries.

• Led project implementation for new technology, business evaluation and reviews.

• Provide leadership on various program, Management!

• Managed and directed all office personnel and project teams.

• Provide linkage to management for decision making of day-to-day program/ project team activities

• Interfaces with different departments within customer service review requirements and proposed functional design.

• Prepared all financial and managed cash flow.

• Administered contract validations and negotiations.

• Prepared audit, financial and monthly administrative reports

• Managed staff and supervised all administrative activities.

• Payroll, billing, and P & L

• Implemented process improvements to streamline operations and reduce expenses.

• Monitored all facets of bookkeeping, financial statements, account payables, receivables, GL’s, inventory, and credit control.

• Reconciled bank statements, prepared payment for financial reports and bank deposits.

• Maintained processing systems for accounts payable and cash applications.

• Coordinated weekly payables and quality control for customer service.

• Analyzed customer accounts for accuracy and payment history. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

BSc – Accounting – Southern University, Washington, DC Certification – Oracle Financial Applications – CORE Technology Solutions, Riverdale, GA – Certified Scrum Master (CSM) SAFe Agilist Certification Advance Conflict Resolution course

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