OMONIYI VICTOR FASHORO

Houston, TX, / 281-***-**** / adhy5x@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

A motivated Servant Leader with over 8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master with Strong background as a Project Manager / Business Analyst with proven leadership skills especially with the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues to achieve professional goals and objectives. Wealth of experience across Telecommunications, Financial, Engineering, and IT/ SDLC domains with emphasis on best Business Analysis, Project Management, and Scrum practices according to the understanding of the business.

SKILLS:

Excellent Communication skills. Critical Thinking Skills. Problem Solving Skills. Relationship - Building Skills. Good Team Player. Good Negotiation Skills. Conflict Management Skills. Mentorship Skills. Servant Leadership Skills. Requirement Gathering. Quality Control. Documentation. Team Building.

METHODOLOGIES, FRAMEWORK & TOOLS:

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean, Scrum / Kanban, Extreme Programming, Jira/Rally/Confluence, CI/CD, Finacle, ET Market, Microsoft Office Packages, Gantt Chart, Root Cause Analysis, EasyBI, Mob Session, Oracle Flexcube.

EXPERIENCE:

JULY 2018 - PRESENT

Blackmon Mooring BMS CAT, Houston (Sr. SCRUM MASTER / PROJECT DELIVERY MANAGER)

Responsibilities:

Facilitate the Core Scrum Events and Practices and ensure the Team lives Agile.

Helping the Organization transform completely from Waterfall Methodology to Agile Mindset/Scrum Framework.

Improved Productivity by removing Impediments from the Team and shielding the Team from outside influence while also ensuring that, Program/Project related risks are managed according to the Project Management Policy.

Improve Team Velocity by incorporating capacity Planning into Sprint Planning

Work with Product Owner to Groom, Prioritize, and Validate User Stories.

Participate in Program Management meetings, and track Program/Project progress by maintaining constant communication with Senior Management, Program/Project Manager, Product Owner, Development Team, Subject Matter Experts, and other Stake Holders.

Serve as Servant Leader for the Team to ensure Clear Communication and organization of the Team along with maintaining the Product Backlog and Release Plan.

Involved in end to end QA and UAT testing and validation, and utilize Team Feedback and Metrics to identify areas of opportunities and work with Team to continuously improve and maintain focus on Quality and On-Time delivery.

MAY 2016 - MAY 2018

Bank of America, Houston (SCRUM MASTER)

Responsibilities:

Help the Team focus on daily and Iteration goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives.

Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage backlog and guide the Team while facilitating a healthy Team dynamic with respect to priorities, sustainability, and scope.

Support the Team in removing Impediments to improve the likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Iteration.

Foster the culture of technical discipline and craftmanship which is the hallmark of effective Agile teams.

Assists the Team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.

Coordinate Inter-Team cooperation and help the Team operate well on the Train.

Support the Team’s effort to continuously improve communication and relationships with other Teams.

Provide sprint-end reports that may include sprint velocity and carried over items to improve Scrum process efficiency.

JANUARY 2012 - FEBRUARY 2016

First Bank PLC, Abuja (SCRUM MASTER / PROJECT MANAGER)

Responsibilities:

Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies, and Coached the Team to be Self-Organized and ensure each team member is working on the right tasks and help remove any impediments, and also helped the Team to learn and adopt agreed ways of working and reacting to potential challenges.

Collaborated with the Product Owner in grooming and prioritizing User Stories, and facilitate decision making with Product Owners and Principal Architects.

Worked with the Development Team on the application, design and development while transitioning from a Waterfall environment to Scrum Framework.

Assessed the maturity of teams and provided recommendations for framework to implement and created a roadmap to train and teach organizational leaders involved with transformation. Trained and organized workshops (lunch and learns, one-on-one sessions, Agile Assessments, fun retrospectives etc) for business support and management teams for Agile practices and principles.

Helping the team maintain their burndown chart. Taking on the administrative, coaching and leadership roles that make scrum development possible. Playing the core and important role in making the team productive, self-organized and following the practice of Agile diligently.

JANUARY 2008 - DECEMBER 2011

First Bank PLC, Abuja (PROJECT MANAGER / TEAM LEAD)

Responsibilities:

Assist in implementing Transformation vision and strategy for the e-Business Team

Defining product scope, guiding principles, business domain, and roadmap for e-Business Roll-Out.

Organizing interactions with stakeholders, getting feedback to drive product development, and understanding the customer.

Activate and deploy Point of Sales Machines (POS) for E-Business customers. Install and configure online banking, Equity Trading, Mobile Banking and Payment Gateway.

Work with various stakeholders to prioritize and coordinate development effort to deliver on schedule, ensuring team collaboration, proper planning, execution, and delivery are timely for the overall success of the project.

Work with software developers and engineers to ensure software upgrade or infrastructural changes follow the configuration management process.

MARCH 2005 - DECEMBER 2007

MTN, Lagos (BUSINESS ANALYST / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER)

Responsibilities:

Identify business and products improvement opportunities and ensure that the developed business / products solutions meet required needs.

Comparing the company's products to competitor's products to assess competition in the market and using market research to get ideas for products that customers will want.

Collaborate with Business Development Managers, and Roll-Out Team in mapping out Business User Stories, define acceptance criteria, and set sprint goals.

Partnering with Business stakeholders to document business requirements to keep track of industry trends and request of end users.

Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for a Product

Budgeting and Forecasting. Planning and Monitoring. Variance Analysis. Pricing. Reporting

Understanding industry issues and problems, relating them to client's needs, and proposing appropriate solutions for product development.

Helping to oversee the design and manufacture of the product, and planning how to market and promote the product to the public

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree: Public Administration, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma - (2004)

Associate Degree: Legal Studies, University of Maiduguri - (1999)

CERTIFICATION:

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) 5.0 Scrum Master

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