Nnadi, Paschal
Washington DC *****
+1-202-***-**** ad3855@r.postjobfree.com
Scrum Master
System Enterprise Technologies (SET) College Park MD Scrum Master (Remote) Apr. 2018– Present
• Performed and ensured 100% of Scrum activities were tracked, kept up-to-date, and reported
• Spearheaded 20+ Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Story Refinement, and Release Planning
• Performed and ensured 5 project teams lived Agile values and principles and followed client-required processes and practices
• Removed 50 plus hindrance and managed risks to enable team efficiency and effectiveness
• Tracked and communicated 20+ projects' progress to 12 stakeholders and management staff
• Interfaced with four product owners on an active basis to manage product backlog and sprint activities MVM INC Rockville MD
Scrum Master Mid-Level Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2018
• Performed and coached 10 Plus, teams to higher levels of maturity by improving their process and ensuring they adhered to the Scrum framework
• Lead and Facilitated discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution across 4 cross-functional teams
• Applied Agile methods and processes to coach 3 product owners through complex problem-solving and solution strategies
• Ensured user stories were 100% ordered, defined, and ready to be worked on by the team
• Reviewed and Identified 10+ complex impediments and assisted 5+ teams in identifying a path to deliver on their sprint commitments
• Guided Agile principles and facilitation skills to ensure 10+ teams were working in an Agile mindset and utilizing Scrum practices National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda MD
Scrum Master JR Aug. 2011 – Sep. 2014
• Encouraged an environment of continuous improvement and a frequent mindset across scrum teams.
• Used techniques to cultivate a culture of openness, inspection, and adaptation of collaboration, communication, and predictability.
• Coached and Performed diverse and high performing cross-functional teams across multiple time zones and countries.
• Ensured cross communication with stakeholders and ensure full transparency of progress, risks, successes, and growth opportunities.
• Performed and maintained a close working relationship with the product owner, scrum team, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Performed and participated in quality assurance and release delivery. SKILLS:
• Agile Development and Best
Practices
• Agile Frameworks - Scrum,
Kanban, XP
• LeSS
• MS Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio
• CSM Certified
• Lean
• SAFe
• JIRA & JIRA Portfolio
• User Stories, ATDD, TDD,
Continuous Integration, Automated
Testing
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:
• Microsoft Office
• IDEA
• Oracle
• Bloomberg
• SQL
• Tableau
• SAP
• ACL
EDUCATION
Trinity Washington University .Washington DC
MSc (Master of Science)
Federal Polytechnic Mubi. Adamawa, NG
BSc (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Certified Energy Audit (CEA)
• Certified Construction Safety & Health (CCSH)
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
• Fund raiser and volunteer member of Junior Achievement (JA)
• Venture capitalist volunteer for the University of District of Columbia MSc. student’s final project.