Engineer Software

Karen Walthall, SSM, CSM

Lynchburg, VA ***** 434-***-****

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Scrum Master

Drive Agile Application Development Across Distributed Teams

Extensive Software Development Background

Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master/Certified Scrum Master. Leverage technical, leadership, project management, and analytical skills to lead domestic and global Agile scrum teams. Expert in all facets of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), articulate communicator, and proactive partner working with product owners, product management, and cross-functionally to provide impressive results on-time and within budget. Seamlessly manage multiple projects and quickly adapt to changes in priorities. Tackle complex issues and implement best practices to drive continuous improvement.

Areas of Expertise:

Agile Methodologies

Scrum / Kanban

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

IBM Rational Clearcase & Clearquest

Code Collaborator

Project Management

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Leadership

Professional Experience

L3 HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES (Formerly Harris Corporation and Tyco Electronics), Lynchburg, VA

Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead 2018 to 2020

Led distributed team of 7 software professionals to develop and maintain Windows based product and served as Subject Matter Expert (SME). Delivered 4 on-time releases, meeting new feature development as well as quality goals. Partnered with test lead to ensure manual and automation tests were written and performed, as well as test strategies for each release. Managed team backlog and supported DevOps team. Performed code and test reviews. Build and release manager for team. Communicated and reported team status to management. Interfaced with software services regarding defects reported from external customers to quickly resolve issues. Prioritized and assigned defects to ensure quality metrics were obtained.

Facilitated Scrum meetings, including Sprint planning, daily stand up, Sprint reviews / demos, Sprint retrospectives, and participated in Scrum of Scrums.

Synchronized with product management weekly, interpreting and discussing scope, schedule, and requirements to drive successful projects.

Identified project risks and impediments as well as interacted with other teams, ensuring requirements were interpreted correctly and resolving impediments.

Functioned as product owner, prioritizing, writing, and accepting user stories.

Built co-located team with members in VA and India, instilling environment of camaraderie and trust, creating high-performing team, and consistently delivering impressive results.

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L3 HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES (Continued)

Product Owner / Agile Delivery Lead 2014 to 2018

Managed and led a new windows development project developed by offshore agile development and test team. Served as SME for team and collaborated with internal and external design team to design new GUI. Prioritized defects to keep project quality metrics in bound. Collaborated with test lead on test strategies. Updated management with status of team and oversaw budget commitments.

Coached and guided new team of 15 - 70 offshore software professionals, creating high-performing team and delivering new product on-time and within budget.

Led delivery of 6 additional on-time releases by strategizing closely with onshore team, leading design, and defining features and interactions.

Coordinated with product management, prioritizing features and team backlog.

Identified projects risks and dependencies by interacting with other teams, confirming requirements were understood and managing impediments.

Identified and wrote or assisted with user story writing and accepted stories.

Reviewed deliverables and managed releases.

Managed internal software engineer assisting offshore team.

Software Engineer Lead 2009 to 2014

Led, trained, and mentored new offshore software development team to assume development and test of 2 products. Interacted with product management to understand and prioritize new features. Monitored project assignments and worked closely with onshore development lead. Managed interactions with other teams to understand and define requirements and reduce impediments.

Trained new offshore team of 5 - 8 software professionals, taking over development / maintenance of existing products while reducing product costs and need for utilizing internal resources.

Utilized proactive leadership style and project management skills, leading team to deliver 14 on-time product releases.

Managed and mentored internal software engineer, guiding to take over interfacing with offshore team.

Counseled team and moved to Agile methodology.

Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA

Certifications

Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master

Certified Scrum Master

Certified Software Development Professional

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