Scrum Master Continuous Improvement

GARY D. BROWN

SCRUM MASTER

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Objective

Dynamic Scrum Master with experience in leading Agile teams to deliver high-quality software products. Proficient in facilitating Scrum Ceremonies, coaching teams on Agile practices, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communicator with empowering teams to achieve their goals and deliver exceptional value to stakeholders.

Core Competencies

Sprint Planning & Execution

Agile Scrum Methodologies

Risk Management

Budget Management & Cost

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Coaching & Mentoring

Performance Metrics

Change Management

Attention to Detail

Estimation of Work

Capacity of Work

Velocity of Work

Conflict Resolution

Scrum Sprint Planning

Adaptability

Continuous Improvement

Backlog Grooming

SAFe PI Planning

Experience

SUNAVA INVESTMENTS

Scrum Master/ Project Manager November 2023 – Present

Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand Up, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives for two Agile teams

Deliver executive presentations of project status, roadmap and milestones to project plan.

Preparation of project documentation, including project charters, schedules and status report

Utilize Azure DevOps to manage Features, write user stories and tasks

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND

Scrum Master ERM Coordinator June 2021 – November 2023

Coached and mentored team members on Agile practices, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Collaborated with Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objective and stakeholder needs

Conducted training sessions and workshops on Scrum methodologies for team members and stakeholder while transitioning team from waterfall

Manage product backlogs to sprint backlogs in Azure DevOps

Trained converted team to SCRUMBAN since we were both Development and Service Delivery; resulting in promotion of a Team Lead and Product Owner to manage the groups

Perform Risk Assessments as Risk Analyst, Risk Event User, Risk Manager, Control Reviewer and Vendor to ensure security measures were test for threats to the bank and documented for compliance and audit.

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES

Project Manager Scrum Master April 2021 – July 2021

Performed daily standup meetings with scrum team, agile ceremonies and retrospective of sprint iterations lessons learned

Utilize JIRA to manage product backlog of work to sprint backlog, addressing Epics, Features, User Stories and Tasks. Providing the team with visual updates to capacity, velocity and estimation of deliverables.

Provided executive reports of Tanium assess management for deployed devices of Unix workstations, windows desktops and server on the network that were active and update date with security patches

ONYX LOGISTICS GROUP

Sr Business Manager February 2020 – December 2020

Developed metrics to track team performance and facilitated discussions on improvement areas during retrospectives

Engaged with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication and collaboration

Administered Azure DevOps to report the teams capacity, velocity and estimation of work

Utilize data analysis tools to assess business performance and inform decision making leading to a 20% increase and streamline process

PEPSICO FRITO-LAY HEADQUARTERS

IT Supervisor, Sr Business Analyst April 2013 – December 2019

Technical lead and manage a team of 24 employees, providing coaching and leadership to ITSM to meet SLA’s and addressing KPI’s

Communicated strategies including scope, vision, cadence and optimal solutions for achieving goals related to development and team performance to business stakeholders.

Established a risk management framework that identified potential risks early, assessed their impact, and implemented mitigation strategies to prevent delays

Education

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

Irving, TX MS in Project Management

DEVRY UNIVERSITY

Irving, TX BS in Technical Management

ART INSTITUTE OF DALLAS

Dallas, TX AAS in Music & Video Business

Military Service

UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN

Certifications

Scrum Master

Scaled Agile Framework

Scrum Product Owner

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

References

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