Scrum Manager

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Roland Tazifua Ekokobe

Columbia, MD ***** C: 214-***-**** E: *********@*****.***

Summary

currently available and looking for a scrum master position (from 12/20/2019)

● Seasoned Scrum Master with 4 years of experience in the field of information Technology with professional, personal and interpersonal skills that have been harnessed to make me a better, efficient, reliable and experienced scrum master.

● Have a successful record as a team leader with great coordinating skills and time management.

● Good exposure on developer tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, GitBash and Ansible

● Strong problem solving skills; able to listen and provide assistance as needed

● Experience using agile project management tools like JIRA/Confluence, Visual Studios, and Rally.

● Excellent understanding of SDLC and experience working with distributed teams across different phases of the software development life cycle.

● A servant leader with experience working closely with product owners in product backlog management and continues delivery of features

● Proven track record defining vision, strategy and value creation models for shaping strategic product designs, managing and transforming enterprise agile product delivery and digital transformations.

Skills

● JIRA

● Kanban,

● Visual Studios

● Agile Methodology

● MS Access 2000

● Excel

● MS Project 2000

● Problem-solving

● Risk management

● Scrum

● MS-SQL Server

● Time management

● Validation

● Written communication

● Certified Scrum Master

● Certified Scrum Master

● Agile and Scrum environments

● Excel master

● Agile development environments

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● Self-starter ● Scheduling mastery

Experience

AGILE SCRUM MASTER 07/2017 to 12/20/2019

Amazon Inc. - Baltimore, MD

● Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to immature team members and key stakeholders.

● Directed and led development team from project initiation through the delivery of final product.

● Guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget.

● Worked closely with product owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.

● Ensured clear feedback in the team to approach changes and solve conflicts.

● Facilitated daily scrums, stand-ups, and meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing.

● Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.

● Oversaw design, implementation, QA, and validation of programming code and products.

● Nurtured self-organization and cooperation to cultivate a level of power that helps the team to bring the best of them and deliver the best value to the customer.

● Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant with scope commitment.

● Tracked and managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.

● Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning.

● Engage Product Owners, Portfolio Leads, and PMs to fulfill their individual roles.

● Participated and/or Led scrum adoption practices across the organization and related Community of Practices.

● Protected the development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog and project timeline. project !

Amazon Web enhancement project

Facilitate the transition from waterfall to agile while serving as the scrum master for multiple teams simultaneously. Project is a web-based application used to enhance the end users experience by adding additional features and fixing existing defects. My teams are made up of developers, quality analyst, product owner and I facilitate all scrum ceremonies and implement the scrum of scrums. We use Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence) as our SDLC tools to track metrics and for documentation purposes. I use team velocity, capacity and within sprints the burndown charts to track team health and progress. Collaborate with the Project Manager to handle impediments that needed to be

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escalated beyond team resources. As a team we grew in our automation process and were able to apply engineering practices such as ATDD, BDD, and continuous integration. Sprints are 2 weeks long and we release quarterly into production.

SCRUM MASTER 11/2015 to 04/2017

XTX Composites Inc. - Dallas, TX 75243

● Hands on experience managing multiple scrum teams while ensuring team transparency to product owner and stakeholders Scrum Master.

● Communicating with the Product Owner to gain a clear understanding of the business priorities for upcoming sprints.

● Facilitate scrum ceremonies and backlog grooming and assist the team in the maintenance of scrum tools.

● Supported organization in successful transition from the traditional waterfall to agile.

● Ensure Jira issues/tickets contains enough information with clarity and a clear acceptance criteria or definition of done.

● Monitor task boards were being updated to ensure transparency and effective communication.

● Foster an agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.

● Monitor and communicate Jira metrics (burn-down chart, Velocity and version report) to applicable personnel.

● Participate in the organizations Scrum community of practice to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.

● Ensure the team is protected from outside interference, removing impediments, and ensuring that the work is delivered as a team.

● Assist the development team in ensuring their objectives align with the scrum teams sprint objectives.

BOOKS/WAREHOUSE MANAGER 06/2011 to 03/2014

ANUCAM

● Maintained receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures at ANUCAM

● Complied with state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

● Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.

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● Controlled inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.

● Maintained physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repairs and requisitions for replacement.

● Achieved financial objectives, prepared annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

● Completed all warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.

● Maintained warehouse staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

● Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planned, monitored, and appraised job results.

● Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

● Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Education and Training

University of Dschang, Cameroon - Bachelor's degree in Economics Certified Scrum Master

Companion Training Center Dallas TX USA

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