ABIOLA OLAJIDE

**** ****** *****, *** *******, TX 78252 210-***-**** adc204@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Scrum Master (PSM) with 6 years of experience and proven track record of building corporate culture and improving productivity. Facilitated, coached and supported teams using both agile and waterfall framework. Proven history of successful work with cross-functional teams. More than 7 years of related experience in project coordination, coaching, facilitation, presentation, team building, business operations management, change strategy, process improvement, and research.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

•Communication and Meeting Facilitation Problem Solving and Data Analysis

•Extraordinary Communication skill Mentoring and Coaching

•Planning, Estimation & Executing Collaboration and Conflict Resolution

•Sprint Planning and Strategic Development Enforcing Scrum Practices and Values

•Removing Impediments Forecasting and Budget Management

•Customer service and Servant leadership Detail Oriented and Decision Making

•Cross-functional Operations Management Agile Community of Practice

•JIRA, MS Project, Confluence and Service Now SAFe Lean and Kanban

•Value Stream Mapping and Cloud Computing Application Life Cycle Management

CAREER EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES PLC ILESA, NIGERIA

Agile Coach/Scrum Master 2016 – 2019

Evaluates an organization’s ability to change, builds an implementation roadmap to scale Agile to the enterprise level, and then uses agile methods to effectively transform the organization and provides ongoing coaching to the teams.

Coaches the product owners with the creation of portfolio-level Epics and Features, as well as performing continuous prioritization of both portfolio and program backlogs

Leads all scrum boards (physical and virtual) for Developers, HR teams, Technicians and Sales professionals.

Works with Quality Assurance representatives to introduce automated testing into the SAFe process.

Provides role-based Scaled Agile Framework training for executives (business and technology), Product Owners, New Scrum Masters/project Managers, and system teams.

Creates and maintains self-organized and cross-functional teams.

Works independently or in a team setting to ensure agile best practices across the organization.

Creates Agile training materials and trains teams on agile values, scrum practices and lean transformation pillars.

Coordinates scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos, and other scrum-related meetings.

Leads impediments and motivates teams to focus and engage in community of practice.

Excellent communication skills, leadership competencies, and high level of emotional intelligence and adaptability quotient.

Collaborating with other project managers or scrum masters to ensure our ways of working are consistent across teams.

Leads to define project scopes, identifies potential crises, and devises contingency plan.

PELFACO LIMITED Port Harcourt, NIGERIA

Project Manager 2015 - 2016

●Collaborated with the Sr. Project Manager to contribute strategic planning and improve productivity using agile practices.

●Supported project manager and finance teams to ensure that the projects were performed in accordance with the project scope and timelines at all project locations.

●Analyzed business information and government regulations to draft and implement an employee accountability and discrimination policy.

●Steered the restructuring of company supply chain to improve productivity through the development of procedure standards that were tied to key performance indicators.

●Increased productivity by at least 20% in six months by implementing innovative ways to perform job duties.

●Recruited, trained and managed associates at different locations, ensuring employees are knowledgeable in their area of work.

ESA OKE MICROFINANCE BANK IJEBU-IJESA, NIGERIA

Project Manager/Scrum Master 2010 – 2015

●Developed and enabled Product Managers as Business Content Authority Experts for the release trains, by facilitating Release readiness reviews and backlog grooming activities.

●Mentored and assisted the coaching staff in helping the teams with effective backlog grooming sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews and retrospectives (capture retrospective results with an eye on process and practice improvement; provide coaching where needed) and resolving impediments that prevent agile teams from completing sprint commitments.

●Coached Managers in coordinating sales team's daily activities.

●Provided tools coaching (MS Project, Kanban, and Value Stream Mapping) and developed continuous improvement.

● Incorporated agile scrum for sales teams, built agile corporate culture, achieved able scrum sales teams, who increased their sales rates up to 50%.

●Maintained strong relationships and demonstrated excellent teamwork to produce value.

●Assisted Sales Managers to coach new sales consultants in managing exceptional services throughout the customer’s experience.

●Managed workflow collaboration in cross-functional teams to ensure customers’ concerns, throughout each sales process.

●Provided recommendations for improvements based on surveys and customers’ feedbacks to management, operation, system development and business process departments.

●Removed impediments for sales teams and management.

●Communicated effectively both in-person and over the phone to meet customers’ needs.

●Facilitated strategies, managed the site account and decreased payroll and benefits administration costs by 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, all while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of great customer service.

●Coordinated daily stand-ups, weekly and quarterly plans and reviews.

●Coordinated business project activities, resources, equipment, and documentation including business requirements, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, impact analysis, process mapping and key decisions.

●Ensured standards and requirements were met through conducting quality assurance tests

●Reduced employees’ turnover rate by 45% in less than a year by taking control of the organization’s culture and creating an enjoyable and suitable place for employees to work.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

•Computer Skills: High proficiency with Data Entry, Windows Operating Systems, Linux, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), Macromedia, IDE tools, Flash Keynote, ASP, SPSS, Quick Books Pro, and Windows QSB, SAFe/Agile Scrum, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, Cloud Computing, Application Life Cycle Management, Rally and Microsoft Project.

Language: Fluent in English (read, write and speak).

Finance and Management Skills:

7 years in data and business management analysis with effective client communication.

Solid interpersonal Skills – able to establish strong working relationships

Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team(s).

More than 7 years of process co-ordination, planning and delivery, and team building.

6 years of experience in scrum framework: tasks, backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and user stories.

Ability to set clear performance standards, and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on task.

Highly organized with the ability to multitask.

EDUCATION

*Master of Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering 2011 - 2014

Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria

Relevant Coursework: Research Methodology and Analysis, Instrumentation and Control, System Engineering, Bio-Climatology, Irrigation System, Drainage System, River and Canal Hydraulics, Water Resources Engineering, Groundwater Development and Dams.

Project Thesis: Variation in Atmospheric Moisture Level and its Implication on Crop production and Water Resources Management in Nigeria

*Bachelor of Engineering, Agricultural Engineering 2003 - 2008

Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria

*Relevant Coursework: Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Drawing, Manufacturing Technology, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Economics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Machines, Land Surveying, Mathematical Methods, Engineering Metallurgy, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Technical Report writing and Oral Presentation, Soil Science, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Geology, Soil and Water conservation, Engineering Management, and Automotive Service and Maintenance Engineering

Project Thesis: Determine the Flow Properties of River Ala Using Weirs

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Certified Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHAcademy)

Diploma in Project Management (Alison)

RELEVANT SKILLS

•Leadership: Demonstrates cooperation, positive behavior, and commitment to the overall success; creates strong morale in a team; inspires people, shares wins and successes.

•Results Driven: Performs the job to achieve a high level of quality, productivity, and service; and produce value for customers.

•Coaching, Facilitation, and Presentation: Coaches and empowers teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionally. More than 7 years of Coaching and Facilitation, and Presentation experience.

•Agile Coaching: 6 years of experience in SAFe framework methodologies.

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