QUINCIA ALIKI

Lanham, MD ***** • 240-***-**** • ad3tee@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

An accomplished Agile professional and Certified Scrum Master/Agile coach/Project Manager with over 7 years' experience with a keen interest in building agile teams, proven track record for supporting and leading IT,Cyber Security, Risk Management Framework(RMF),Firm understanding of NIST and Business projects by implementing and utilizing Agile methodologies and analyzing risk. Expert at coaching and mentoring teams to become self-organized and take ownership of projects to deliver great value for customers. Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.

Skills

Workflow Analysis

Sprint Planning

Resource Allocation

Software Development Lifecycle

Meeting Facilitation

Lean Principles

Customer Interaction

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Development Team Trainings

Meeting Participation

Technical Understanding

Web Development Technologies

Requirements Gathering

Risk Identification

Presentation Skills

Agile Best Practices

Public Speaking

Team Facilitation

User Story Creation

Process Optimization

Effective Communication

Kanban Knowledge

Task Prioritization

Conflict Resolution

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Backlog Grooming

Agile Coaching

Active Listening

Retrospective Analysis

Change Management

Time Management

Decision Making

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Agile Metrics Tracking

Continuous Improvement

Adaptive Leadership

Scrum Framework Expertise

Work Planning and Prioritization

Data Analysis

Performance Monitoring

Project Team Coordination

Vendor Selection

Attention to Detail

Schedule Management

Budget Control

Systems Analysis

Customer Needs Assessment

Documentation and Reporting

Technology Implementation

Coaching and Mentoring

Resource Coordination

Stakeholder Relations

Risk Management

Stakeholder Negotiations

Documentation Management

Software Development

Waterfall Methodology

Risk Analysis

Team Leadership

Scrum Methodology

Risk Mitigation Planning

Root Cause Analysis

Status Reporting

Project Tracking

Project Planning

Project Management Software

Assigning Work

Work History

Scrum Master, 07/2022 to Current

OCCAM EDGE TECHNOLOGIES – McLean, VA

Software development company that creates value using easy-to-understand technology

and processes to further our client's business goals. Creating Software for patients and

providers for better communication and transparency. Enhancing and updating other

mobile banking services so that their customers is able to open registered investment accounts, do Easy save after every transfer of projects for team members and organization by creating user stories.Recommended changes and utilized Scrum and Kanban methodologies to improve

efficiency and productivity of Scrum team. Increased understanding of projects for team

members and organization by creating user stories. Identified dependencies and

coordinated with product owner, development team members, and stakeholders to support

the release planning.

Identified dependencies and coordinated with product owner, development team members, and stakeholders to support the release planning.

Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.

Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.

Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.

Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.

Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.

Scrum Master, 02/2020 to 06/2022

CUSTOMER VALUE PARTNER(CVP) – Fairfax, VA

Health Care Domain for Contractual Federal (Center of Medicare and Medicaid) in

relation to PMDA System (Performance Metrics Database Analytical). The project done

was Migrating clients on premise application to AWS cloud using AWS cloud service.

This was to save operational costs, increase performance & data security for the company.

I supported and work with team of developers, engineers, data base administrator, as a

scrum master working with this team, I have learned to work collaboratively with my

team, coach my team to be self-organized & cross functional, help the team focus on

creating a high value increment that meet the definition of done. Manage product team

while focusing on improving performance, quality, and velocity of the teams.

Served multiple teams (system and DevOps) under scrum and ensured the core agile principle regarding collaboration, prioritization, visibility, and team accountability are Developed and implemented effective strategies aligned with organizational needs by collaborating closely with team members and making work and progress visible to the team and those out of the team

Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.

Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.

Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.

Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.

Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.

Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.

Scrum Master, 01/2018 to 01/2020

PINNACLE BANK-KANSAS – Kansas, OH

Supporting the development team with Automatic Clearing House network (ACH) and wire payments from bank to bank .

Make sure the entire scrum team understands the scope and goal of the current sprint, it should be transparent for everyone in the scrum team for better understanding to achieve a potential valuable increment

Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.

Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.

Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.

Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.

Mentored junior team members on Scrum best practices, fostering their professional growth within the organization.

Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.

Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.

Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Used Jira as main agile project management tools, helping with issue tracking, and risk mitigation including working with broader organization to remove any impediments the development team encountered.

Education

BACHELORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE: 01/2014

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA, CAMEROON(CATUC)

Certifications

Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)

SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

SAFe 6.0

Project management professional (PMP)

Comptia Security+ certified

Certified Risk Management Professional(CRMP)

Core Knowledge

Agile Methodology / Scrum Processes / Servant Leadership Skills /Story Based Development/ Sprint Planning / Team Training & Leadership / Kanban / SAFe/Problem Resolution abilities /Release Planning// Innovation & Change Management / Pair Programming & XP/ Development/Healthcare/CI/CD/ATDD/TDD//Agile Games /Test Automation/Analytical skills/Workflow Analysis/DevOps/Digital Transformations,(Software Development Life Cycle) SDLC, TDD, BDD, DevOps, CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Kanban, Bitbucket.

Tools/Softwares

Rally, Azure Devops, Microsoft Office Suite: Power Point, Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, Atlassian JIRA/Confluence,Service now,One note,Tenable Nessus, CSAM, eMASS, Xacta,STIGS, Splunk

Virtual Communication Tools: Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webex.

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