SKILLS

JIRA, Confluence,

ADO (Azure DevOps),

Agile Development

Agile Frameworks (Scrum, Kanban),

User Stories,

Test Driven Development (TDD),

Impediment Removal,

BDD, Continuous Integration (CI),

Process Improvement,

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC),

Conflict Resolution,

Continuous Delivery (CD),

Power BI, MS Excel, PostgreSQL, Git/Github,

Linux, Jenkins,

CONTACT

PHONE:240-***-****

EMAIL:ad35py@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified SAFe 6 Advanced Scrum Master

Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1)

Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 (PSPO1)

Advance Excel Certification

SQL Certification

Power BI Training

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Buea

EVERT EMESONG

Sr. Scrum Master

PROFILE

Progressive Scrum Master with 8+ years of experience providing support and leadership on product development projects for large corporations. Champion of backlog health and efficient agile practices to drive on-time delivery & minimal churn. Exceptional leader, cultivating a strong culture of teamwork with optimal workflow to achieve high stakeholder satisfaction.

WORK EXPERIENCE

PNC

Scrum Master, Remote, July 2022- Present

•Use Agile methodology values, principles and practices to plan, manage and deliver solutions

•Coached and mentored team members on agile methods by encouraging communication and establishing sprints to enhance collaboration, eliminating backlog carryover into next sprint and driving faster delivery.

•Help create RACI matrix for the wing to help guide the product, technology and stakeholders of various roles and responsibilities

•Overhauled workflow for stakeholder requests by funneling requests through Product Owner (PO) for development team to accurately adjust sprint backlog and prevent project delays and bottlenecks.

•Leveraged trade-offs with PO on project requests to meet business needs while accomplishing sprint goals, driving on-time product delivery and slashing churn of project tasks (~20%).

•Restored backlog health by helping the team prepare user stories for the next 3 upcoming sprints and conducting weekly backlog refinement sessions to properly prioritize project tasks & facilitate consistent progress in the absence of PO.

•Delivered high commitment reliability of user stories by reducing churn and optimizing sprint focus.

•Facilitated scrum events (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective) and other non-scrum events.

•Engaged in weekly “Scrum of Scrums” meetings to connect with other Scrum Masters, proactively managing dependencies and identifying blockers across teams.

•Supported and educated the PO in effective backlog management by using the Moscow technique for backlog prioritization and clarity (transparency).

•Fostered strong relationships with other Scrum Masters, POs, Product Managers, and stakeholders across value stream to fortify a creative and productive environment capable of quickly resolving impediments and project risks.

•Protected the scrum team from external interference or distractions by ensuring focus on committed sprint goals while giving the team autonomy to make decisions within agile principles, practices and the organization guardrails.

Frontier Communication

Lead Scrum Master, Remote May 2020 – June 2022

•Help in teams transitioning from waterfall to Agile

•Mentored and provided leadership for Agile process roles

•Help Determined and managed tasks, issues and action items

•Guided the teams in creating DOR, DOD and team working agreement

•Manage cycle of assessing and improving scrum team practices and maturity

•Facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, demos and retrospectives

•Use experience in planning and estimating to determine sprint scope based on team's velocity and capabilities while partnering with the product owner on prioritization

•Partners with Product Owner(s) to ensure continuous refinement of backlog, which included stories from multiple projects

•Proactively addresses systemic impediments to team agility and guides the Squad on methods to escalate when needed to prevent challenges from becoming blockers

•Build effective relationships and managing these relationships and expectations across internal technology business groups, business partners/ Stakeholders

•Manage the SDLC associated with specific applications and workstreams

Ally Financial

Sr. Scrum Master, Detroit MI, Nov 2018 – April 2020

•Improved team accountability and velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions and outlining clear expectations with collaborative leadership to increase engagement and reduce delays.

•Celebrated team wins to cultivate a strong team culture and trusting environment, leveraging open communication to surface topics for faster resolution and encourage learning opportunities.

•Monitored and ensured sprint progress by using burndown charts, collaborating with POs to break down larger stories for backlog refinement, and by scheduling scrum events for inspection and adaptation.

•Piloted team efforts in continuous improvement by establishing team optimization & challenges to exceed expectations.

•Partnered with a Release Train Engineer in ART and assisted in the PI planning meetings to prepare for project pipeline over upcoming 3 months.

•Shared ideas for team improvement during “Scrum of Scrums” meetings, driving consistent team development.

•Formed strong relationship with PO and other stake holders to facilitate better team engagement and interaction.

Charles Schwab

Scrum Master Denver, CO Jan 2016 – Nov 2018

•Provided visibility on user stories in progress and in backlog by producing metrics to display scrum teams’ progress (velocity, pointing variance, burn-up & burndown chart).

•Facilitated agile scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, retrospectives, the sprint, sprint review & planning sessions) to optimize efficiency of agile teams and remove sprint impediments.

•Managed scrum and Kanban board to track and communicate team metrics, status, and program/project needs to team and stakeholders, focusing on outcome instead of output.

•Empowered team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.

•Assisted PO and Technical Leads in managing backlog to ensure proper prioritization and optimal value.

•Built automated jobs with scrum team to align CRM with the business needs of internal and external stakeholders.

•Assured PI Planning readiness by fostering a continuous exploration process to drive the synthesis of the PI business context and prioritize a roadmap and backlogs through pre- and post-PI planning meetings.

•Performed periodic ART synchronization and system Demos and Inspect and Adapt.

Equitas Health

BI Analyst/Scrum Master Columbus, OH Jan 2014 – Dec 2015

•Gathered requirements from business stakeholders and analyzed processes to advise PO on project prioritizations, removing impediments for teams and applying lessons learned during prior iterations.

•Measured team progress and identified learning opportunities by collaborating with other Scrum Masters to exchange project updates, facilitating continuous improvement in the agile process.

•Utilized Jira for agile boards and Power BI and Power Pivot to develop data analysis prototype, employing Power View/Power Map to visualize reports and enhance strategic planning for senior leadership.

•Published Power BI Reports in the required originations and ensured Power BI Dashboards were available in web clients and mobile apps.

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