Scrum Master Product Owner

CHRISTOPHER ANORUO

Payson Utah 801-***-**** *******************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/christopheranoruo/

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Passionate and results-driven Scrum Master and Product Owner with over 6 years of experience specializing in Agile methodologies and project management. Skilled in administering and coordinating cross-functional teams through Scrum and Kanban frameworks. Committed to promoting Agile principles and driving continuous improvement for exceptional project outcomes. Excel in analyzing and optimizing processes, leading to the successful execution and timely delivery of product development projects.

SKILLS

Mastered Scrum & Kanban: Adapted and implemented frameworks.

Risk Management: Inspected and tracked tasks and risks.

Stakeholder Engagement: Initiated and facilitated relationships.

Strategic Planning: Organized and prioritized tasks.

Tech Proficiency: Operated tools like JIRA and Mural.

Analytical Prowess: Examined and interpreted data.

Strategic Planning: Organized and prioritized tasks.

Tech Proficiency: Operated tools like JIRA and Mural.

Analytical Prowess: Examined and interpreted data.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Enforced compliance with project methodologies, achieving a 95% adherence rate and diligently reporting deviations to senior leadership.

Steered multiple moderate-complexity projects to successful completion, meeting all deadlines and milestones.

Oversaw and optimized project budgets, culminating in a 10% cost reduction while upholding high-quality deliverables.

Contributed insightful recommendations for new products, processes, and standards, fueling business growth and innovation.

WORK HISTORY

SCRUM MASTER 08/2018 to Current

WEBSTACKS

Coordinate with the Product Owner to formulate product goals and design roadmaps.

Coach and enable the Scrum team through evaluated continuous improvement processes and best practices.

Facilitate Scrum events and ensure clear communication and effective collaboration among team members.

Administered JIRA for strategic project management, including backlog management, sprint planning, and analytical metrics reporting.

Assist the Product Owner in prioritizing and systemizing user stories, ensuring alignment with INVEST criteria.

Convey organizational impediments to leadership and clear impediments for the team through arbitration and negotiation.

Comprehend the product and technology to identify and communicate risks and drive issue resolution.

Generate and examine agile metrics related to scrum team predictability and productivity, focusing on continuous improvement.

Schedule and moderate scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, grooming, demos, and retrospectives.

Clarify and maintain the team's understanding of software quality, encouraging ongoing improvements.

Champion the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), educating teams and stakeholders on SAFe principles and the agile mindset, while promoting the value of agile/scrum organization-wide.

Consolidate consistent communication at both team and program levels, engaging with critical stakeholders.

PRODUCT OWNER 11/2014 to 08/2018

Tata

Demonstrated extensive domain knowledge, contributing to a 20% increase in product adoption within the first quarter after launch.

Formulated and articulated a compelling product vision and roadmap, aligning both short-term tasks and long-term goals, leading to 30% faster time-to-market for new features.

Translated complex requirements into digestible action items for development teams, streamlining the development process.

Administered and prioritized the product backlog, optimizing for value delivery and strategic alignment.

FULL STACK DEVELOPER 03/2012 to 10/2014

Nestle, Springville, UT

Engineered and deployed a RESTful API to overhaul an antiquated data retrieval process, yielding a 60% cut in response times.

Executed performance optimization strategies, slashing website load time from a 6-second average to a brisk 3.6 seconds.

Architected and programmed websites from front-end to back-end, employing technologies like PHP, React, JavaScript, and HTML.

Optimized user experience and achieved webpage objectives through meticulous site structure design, navigation planning, and graphical integration.

Instituted a robust bug tracking and resolution mechanism, annihilating 95% of bug backlogs and elevating user satisfaction.

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Rexburg, ID

Bachelor of Science, Web Design & Development

University of Jos, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I & II)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

IT General Control Certificate

Certified Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CSOE)

Qualys Certified Specialist

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