Scrum Master Quality Assurance

SB Solari Browning

Houston, TX ***** 713-***-**** **************@*****.***

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SUMMARY

Certified Scrum Master with proven success of supervising timely execution of projects by preparing resources, developing schedules, defining technical specifications, and enabling Scrum teams to be more effective in applying the relevant Lean-Agile approach and cultivating an environment that supports agility. Proficient in using standardized tools and processes to manage integrated plans, track project status, and report program metrics to governance. SKILLS Risk Assessment

Project Budgeting

Scoping

SDLC

Public Speaking

Client Relations

People Leadership

Negotiation Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Change Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

JIRA

Kanban

Quality Assurance

WORK HISTORY SCRUM MASTER 03/2017 to 07/2022

Allied Vision Houston, TX

Worked with developers and engineers to realize technological solutions. Maintained current and in-depth understanding of business processes, needs and objectives.

Contributed heavily to product development lifecycle of both back-end and customer-facing solutions.

Analyzed developer solutions proposed to meet diverse business requirements.

Customized in-development software to clients' current hardware environments, designing applications to span multiple systems. Broke down technical ideas and issues into non-technical terms for business executives.

SCRUM MASTER 07/2019 to 03/2022

Anthem Houston, TX

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of program-wide Jira reports and dashboards

Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment. Assist with multi-site Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) quick start and Release train launches

Utilize abilities and skills of individuals and foster a feedback culture to support team building and development

Provide effective defect tracking and management to ensure highest quality software

Utilize JIRA, SharePoint, excel, and PowerPoint to manage agile projects from planning to release

Encourage collaboration of discipline in the development team to increase intensity in early stages of sprints to maximize the speed of the team Remove impediments and coach teams on the advantages of scrum principles with development teams and organization stakeholders. Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example. Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.

SCRUM MASTER 06/2016 to 06/2019

Truth Major, LLC Houston, TX

Led 2 Scrum teams, working with cross-functional teams to increase revenue from $1.5 million to $2.3 million in 2 years, slashing time to delivery 22%

Organized and improved agile practices and values, increasing productivity and overall team satisfaction by an average of 15% Undertook daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met

Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement

Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation, and implement risk reduction action plans

Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to SCRUM MASTER 07/2013 to 06/2016

Health Care Temporaries, Scrum Houston, TX

Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders

Enforced Kanban usage, cutting cycle time 15%

Met and coordinated with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements

Tracked key metrics through Burn-Down, Burn-Up, Team Velocity and radiating progress to the teams and stakeholders

Monitored and facilitated Scrum processes and team meetings for development

Worked closely with product management and technical stakeholders to clarify the schedule, status, and details of each project. PROJECT MANAGER 07/2010 to 06/2013

Cricket Wireless Communications Houston, TX

Developed and refined project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources

Ensured development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility Collaborated with scrum team to establish acceptable criteria for Automated Testing, continuous Integration, and continuous delivery Empowered the team to make process improvements captured in sprint retrospective meetings

Worked with product owner on backlog grooming during sprints to achieve enough READY items for the next sprint and reduce time of sprint planning.

Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.

BUSINESS ANALYST 07/2007 to 06/2010

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital Houston, TX

Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback

Assessed impact of current business processes on users and stakeholders and evaluated potential areas for improvement Analyzed open orders, backlog, and sales data to provide sales team with insights

Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements

Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement Drafted reports on company financial metrics to assess successes and account for deficiencies.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Social Sciences EXPECTED IN 05/2025 University of Houston, Houston, TX

AFFILIATIONS Society of Women Engineers

CERTIFICATIONS Professional Scrum Master I

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