ASHLEY BLES

Project Manager, Scrum Master, CSM

adgd0m@r.postjobfree.com · 501-***-**** · Relocating to Denver 80249

linkedin.com/in/ashley-bles · ashleybles.work

Professional road block remover, task director, distraction deflector

Summary

4+ years of experience · 6 programs, 12 cross-functional teams, 100+ individuals in 3 continents · DOD/DARPA IRAD

Scrum Master Certification (Scrum Alliance) · Software, web, mobile development · SaaS, CI/CD · Full SDLC

Key Skills

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean · Cross-functional teams · Metrics, status reporting, burndowns

User/stakeholder demos · Risk management, resource tracking · Requirements gathering

Backlog creation and management · User testing, design workshops, defect tracking

Stubborn optimism · Conflict negotiation and communication · Solution-focused problem solving

MS Word, Teams, Sharepoint, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Project · Atlassian Jira, Confluence

Github · Figma, Invision · Google Adwords/Analytics · Wordpress, Survey Monkey, Mailchimp

Work Experience

Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master (Austin, TX)

Cubic - Intific, Cubic Austin 2016 – 2020

Cross functional teams, scrum rituals and artifacts, backlog and scope management, progress and schedule reporting and metrics, process implementation and improvement, stakeholder management, release management and versioning

Created and communicated deliverable schedule for new design language system created to support 70 years of projects across 3 distinct business units

Introduced WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines to company, coordinated transition to adopt compliance

Implemented user research protocols in requirements gathering process using case studies to document ROI

Shipped overhaul of decades-old web platform, completing 2 year R&D cycle, introducing SaaS model and helping plan migration of 100+ legacy partners

Facilitated design workshops and design language system feedback with 50+ partner projects

Updated purchasing and IT request process that improved ticket completion rate by 400%

Created QA and UX research/test plans, initiating usability and accessibility conversations

Spearheaded studio initiative to certify all project managers as Certified Scrum Masters

Education

Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Mass Media Comms · Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR · 2016

Summa Cum Laude · 3.96

Student speaker at commencement

Peer tutor · 2014 – 2016

Program Manager of KSWH-LP 102.5 FM · 2015 – 2016

Volunteer note taking for disabled students · 2014-2015