Daniel Collins

Staten Island, New York, *****: adjer1@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 347-***-****

SCRUM MASTER

Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum framework, removing impediments and fostering self-management.

College of Staten Island – International Business – June 2017 – Present

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Alliance

Coach Organization into Scrum Adoption Agile Program Management Communication

Business Analysis Backlog Refinement Results-oriented

Product Management Software Development Change Management

Continuous integration/automation Kanban Scrum

Process Improvement ATDD/BDD Agile Methodologies

UnitedHealth Group- New York, NY

SCRUM MASTER, August 2017 – Present

Overview of Valuable Achievements:

●Coordinate all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Grooming, and Release Planning.

●Assist in defining and deploying new product development processes and in facilitating the continuous improvement of existing processes.

●Provide leadership, coaching, and support needed by the teams to be self-organizing and self-managing

●Liaising between developers and project stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines.

●Curate ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, and mediation to help the team become a high-performance team.

●Empower the team to make system and process improvements captured in sprint retrospective meetings

●Help track and manage risks and dependencies.

●Use key Scrum metrics (burndown, velocity) to help deliver committed work.

●Manage sprint backlog items and tasks.

●Manage all Scrum boards (physical or virtual).

●Leads the team’s efforts towards continuous improvement.

●Removed impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

US Coachways - Staten Island, NY

SCRUM MASTER, May 2015 - July 2017

Overview of Valuable Achievements:

●Facilitated scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.).

●Communicated with other management, engineers, product managers and support specialists on product issues.

●Tracked and communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress.

●Protected development team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog project timeline.

●Worked closely with Product Owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.

●Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders.

●Build relationships with Product Owner and other stakeholders to facilitate team's interaction with them.

●Directed and led development team from project initiation through the delivery of final product.

●Tracked and managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.

●Story mapping; road mapping and planning.

●Backlog management: definition, grooming, and prioritization.

●Story sizing and task estimation.

●Assisted with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information.

●Assisted Product Owners in backlog refinement.

BOSTON PROPERTIES - New York, NY

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR - June 2013 - May 2015

Overview of Valuable Achievements:

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●Managed payroll and benefits for employees, including solving any related problems.

●Communicated closely with the Head of Operations regarding the needs, concerns, or issues in the office.

●Answered calls and scheduled appointments

●Sorted incoming mail and handled outgoing mail.

●Processed bills and handled other confidential documents.

●Ensured accounts payable, employee benefits, inventory, and invoicing records were accurately kept and organized using ERP software.

●Developed relationships with customers, vendors, and guests to present the company in a professional manner.

●Created and updated spreadsheets and presentations for weekly, monthly and quarterly updates to upper management.

PERSONAL STRENGTH

●Excellent team player and team builder with strong interpersonal skills

●Highly organized with the ability to multitask

●Good communication and business writing skills

●Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies for remote and onsite teams

●Absorbing technical information quickly and effectively

●Strong knowledge of good software development practices

●Understand basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures

●Public speaking.

Testing Tools: JIRA (Application Lifecycle Management), Confluence, Bitbucket, Pivotal Tracker, Rational, Microsoft Office

Software/Systems: Windows, IOS, Android, MS Office Suite, Windows, Scrum, Kanban

Reference

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