Faisal Rehman
Phone: 248-***-**** Email: ******************@*****.***
Executive Summary
• 8+ years of IT experience in the areas of Project management, IT Consulting and offshore management for complete software project lifecycle from software development, testing through production support etc
• Accomplished Project and Program Management Expert with proven experience in delivering projects / programs diligently implementing and applying Scrum & Agile practices for top companies
• Extensive experience in requirements gathering, technical and functional design, software testing, both at offshore/onsite, QA process, QA audits, management of scope, budget, people, efforts, risks, issues and dependency, Communication Plan, Stakeholder Management, Team Leading & Project Management
• Ability to assess Agile team maturity and suggest process improvements. Strong presentation and facilitation skills, coaching and mentorship experience
• Strong technical and analytical aptitudes with problem-solving strengths to drive projects to on-time, on-budget and high-quality
Technical Skills
OS: Mac OS X; Windows XP to 10; Windows Server 2003 to 2012;
Other Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Trello, Github, Gitlab;
Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, TDD, Waterfall model.
Professional Experience
Employer: BTMG
Role: Scrum Master
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Date: 06/2014 – 05/2020
Responsibilities:
Work with Product Managers and Product Owners to have effective Product Backlog Management Practices
Work with Product, UI/UX, Delivery and Architecture to align with business goals and expectations
Interact with other scrum masters to identify enterprise level dependencies and risks
Assist the teams to plan at a portfolio level
Coach the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values
Use Jira to track progress and enable an agile friendly environment
Facilitate the conversations between Product Owner and team to collaborate and prioritize the value of commitments to delivery made by the development team
Keeping the leadership teams up-to-date on team progress using Agile tools
Support and educate the Product Owner, especially on backlog refinement and maintaining the product backlog
Accomplishments:
Maximized Train and discipline the team to practice Agile and Scrum Framework to deliver value consistently
Ensure that Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) are followed and validated prior to push to development and production respectively
Utilize backlog, understand roadblocks and conduct sprint meetings such as Daily Stand ups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinements, Retrospectives and Demonstrations
scrum team productivity by recommending and helping team to implement process improvement.
Facilitated scrum ceremonies (Backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups)
Tracked project progress, timeline and resources.
Managed project issues and risks and kept business stakeholder informed
Improve, manage, and grow the agile process
Employer: iyeTek
Role: Scrum Master
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Date: 01/2011 – 05/2014
Responsibilities:
Analyzed requirements, design strategy, estimate time and resources; build and lead national cross-functional teams to define and deliver enablement content management strategy; adopt best practices and drive continuous process improvements; enable communication across teams;
Help adopt a new mindset for development projects by coaching teammates, lead Scrum ceremonies, prioritize backlog items and adapted Agile tools;
Trained and mentored new teams on Scrum and Kanban models and best practices;
Ensured Scrum rules were followed; helped Scrum Roles to be known and respected across the company;
Made Kanban a known organizational practice;
Conducted training sessions for Agile Teams around US, including Scrum Master bootcamps, Product Owner bootcamps, Development Team workshops and intro to Agile for other stakeholders;
Accomplishments:
Obtained the highest ever recorded satisfaction score after training sessions;
Established an-Agile Center of Excellence.
Employer: Comfort Health Care.
Role: Administrator
Location: Southfield, Michigan, USA
Date: 01/2008-12/2010
Responsibilities:
Provides counsel to the Board of Directors/Licensee regarding needs of the community, personnel needs, financial needs, professional practices, and health planning.
Assures documentation of services provided is accurate and timely. Implements effective budgeting and accounting systems that promotes the health and safety of the patients and oversees all agency fiscal affairs.
Develops and maintains sound administrative policies and management activities including budget control, cost determination, fee setting and collection, and financial reports to the Board of Directors.
Employs and contracts, recruits, manages, and directs qualified personnel to carry out the policies and procedures of the agency. Ensures adequate staff education and evaluation.
Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all local, state and federal laws relating to all the operations of the agency. Designates in writing an employee who will provide entry into agency to surveyors.
Establishes a public relations program, ensuring the accuracy of information materials and activities, for interpretation of the agency’s services and to foster good working relations with physicians and community agencies.
Directs preparation of annual report of operations and annual agency evaluation.
Instructs, motivates, and assists patient to perform various physical activities, ambulatory functional tasks and daily-living activities
Relieves pain and prevents or corrects physical disability or deformity following disease injury, or loss of body part.
Employer: Henry Ford Home Health.
Role: Registered Therapist
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date: 04/2005-12/2007
Responsibilities:
Plans and administers treatment for patients suffering from injuries, or muscle, nerve, joint, and bone diseases, to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability
Serves as Liaison between patients and medical staff
Provides initial and ongoing clinical assessments at patient’s home
Train patients in use and care of orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices to improve mobility
Participates in multidisciplinary case conferences
Performs services in accordance with physician’s plan of care
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
Issued by: Scrum.org
Education
Master of Science (MS), 2004
Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT.
Bachelor of Science (BS), 2000
King Edward University, Lahore Pakistan.