Marcus, I

Peachtree City, GA 678-***-**** ad225x@r.postjobfree.com

SAFe I Scrum I Kanban I Agile Project Management I CAREER SUMMARY

Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach with over 15years broad professional experience, delivering value, improving productivity, driving top-quartile performance & leading impactful business transformation. I leverage my technical and leadership skills to engage stakeholders and enable data-driven, credible decision-making while continuously seeking improvement opportunities. SKILLS

Agile frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe

Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Miro, Mural, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Planning Poker, Trello, ServiceNow, Slack, ERP – SAP MM etc.

Agile techniques: Customer centricity, continuous learning, SDLC, Community of Practice (CoP), user story writing, velocity tracking, scrum events facilitation.

Project: Business analysis, project costing, planning & execution, risk and resource management

Leadership: Excellent communication, strategic planning, stakeholder mgt., effective decision-making, time mgt., problem-solving, servant leadership, negotiation, coaching, mentoring and conflict resolution. CERTIFICATIONS

Certified SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master (SSM) ®

Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM1 & PSM II) ™

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) ®

Certified Scrum Product Owner (SPOC)

Agile Product Owner Role

Project Management Professional (PMP) ® in view

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Scrum Master July 2021 – Present

Bank of America Texas, United States

Organizing, facilitating and providing leadership for sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos, workshops and other Scrum-related meetings.

Facilitating communications within the agile team & stakeholders by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty, trust & respect.

Tracking and communicating team velocity, iteration release, team requirements, progress and impediments removal.

Using Jira to monitor, track all scrum events and report product development progress through different matrix.

Ensuring the effectiveness of product development processes by using the matrix to guide team communication and resolve impediments as required.

Working closely with the product owner to groom the product backlog for upcoming sprints.

Coaching the scrum team to adopt efficient agile delivery processes, effective communication strategies, building trust, collaboration, interpersonal skills and contributing to team performance.

Communicating project summary, status and Agile KPIs to stakeholders. Senior Scrum Master April 2017 – June 2021

Scottish Power Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Facilitated the formation, learning and growth of multiple cross-functional delivery teams in developing a Lean and Agile mindset.

Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, planning, demos and other Scrum-related events.

Utilized key Scrum metrics e.g. burn down and velocity to facilitate delivery of committed work.

Coached developers on over-commitment and focusing on delivery of sprints goal.

Ensured user stories are well defined and meet the INVEST criteria before estimation during product backlog refinement.

Created an open and trust-based environment, which enhances a focus on delivery and facilitates continuous improvement of valuable products.

Ensured transparency of the product backlog, sprint backlog, burn down chart and communicated team progress

Agile Project Manager October 2014 – March 2017

Baker Hughes Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Provided training, mentoring and support to scrum teams to ensure they followed agile values, principles, and practices and facilitated all scrum events.

Determined and managed tasks, issues, risks and action items.

Scheduled and facilitated scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.

Tracked team velocity, product/sprint backlogs and sprint/release progress and reporting.

Led retrospectives for both delivered software and organizational improvements, identifying new continuous improvement steps.

Planned and organized demos and product/system testing.

Ensured the efficient use of collaborative processes/tools and removed impediments for the scrum team.

Coached and supported the product team in maintaining a clear and prioritized backlog. Project Coordinator January 2010 – September 2014

Expro Group Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Seamlessly blended Agile project management and Scrum master roles to facilitate collaboration within teams, driving growth, capacity development and business transformation of the organization.

Led and empowered agile project teams to ensure continuous improvement and efficiency in project management.

Utilized agile methodologies and Scrum principles to oversee projects.

Acted as a change agent, driving team engagement and productivity while improving overall agility and value delivery.

Collaborated with product owners to maintain a groomed backlog, proactively staying ahead of project timelines, and accommodating scope changes.

Identified and removed impediments, ensuring the smooth progress of projects and influencing leadership decisions.

Data Processing Engineer July 2005 – December 2009 Absoft UK Limited Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Quality assurance and control of SAP input data

Perform SAP functions – Purchase Requisition and Order generation, Goods Receipt, Service Entry etc.

Supply chain management (SCM) – Tacking of critical stock materials, consumables, and services.

Document and maintain records of service contracts and outline agreements.

Provide technical support for interface of SAP and KCA Deutag (drilling contractor) programs.

Perform root cause analysis on external and internal processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement.

Working with stakeholders including data, design, product and executive teams and assisting with data- related technical issues.

EDUCATION

MSc. Cyber Security – University of Texas, United States

MSc. Petroleum Engineering – Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom

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