Scrum Master Agile Coach
Resume:
Darryl B. Hurst
PSM I, M.Ed., BBA, Secret Clearance
HANSCOM AFB, MA
************@*****.***
HIGHLIGHT
Highly accomplished agile scrum master with 8+ years of coaching, servant leadership, agile principles, values, and best practices. Proficient at leading cross-functional teams, coaching, guiding and mentoring scrum teams in a fast-paced environment to achieve sprint goals and objectives. Extensive knowledge in agile principles, values, and best practices. Currently seeking a position as a Scrum Master, bringing expertise in the agile framework. CORE COMPETENCIES
● Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership
● Performance Enhancement & Leadership
● Resource Allocation & Maximization
● Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project)
● Strong Interpersonal Skills
● Organization & Time Management Skills
● Problem Solving Skills
● Agile Values & Principles
● Conflict Resolution
● Story Pointing/Relative Sizing
● Backlog Refinement
● Jira/Jira Align
● Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
● Waterfall Methodology
● Team Coaching
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Masters of Education - National Louis University
Bachelor’s in Business Administration - Southern University and A&M College Scrum Organization: Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) PMP Certificate
LSS Certificate
Project Tracking Tools
Jira, Jira Align, MS Suites
EXPERIENCE
Department of Defense, USA – Sr. Scrum Master/Product Manager November 2020-Present
• Serve as a subject matter expert associated with content, processes, and procedures associated with enterprise applications.
• Communicated and assessed program needs and status to develop and implement solutions to accomplish training goals and objectives.
• Collaborated and solved problems together with development teams and was eager to share my expertise.
• Worked with the Product Owner to support short and long-term release planning and to keep work backlog healthy and prepared for execution.
• Recommended and documented procedural changes.
• Coached the Scrum teams on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values.
• Provided support to the teams using a servant leadership style and leading by example.
• Develop training scenarios and plans to mentor, motivate, and evaluate subordinate leaders, supervisors, and staff.
• Implemented and monitored agile operations including epics, features and tasks upkeep.
• Guided and coached Scrum teams (2-3) both co-located and remote.
• Coordinated with vendors to develop the vision and strategy of the infrastructure, service support, and business applications ensuring they were aligned with the corporate goals and strategies.
• Facilitated daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo, backlog grooming / refinement and retrospective meetings.
• Encouraged without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Removed impediments or guided the team to remove impediments.
• Supported and educated the Product Owner, especially in refining (i.e., grooming) and managing the product backlog, to ensure that requirements were properly written for the team.
• Assessed the Scrum maturity of the team and coached the team to higher levels, at a pace that was sustainable and comfortable for the team and the organization. Knowledge Point LLC (Educational Consultants), UAE – Sr. Scrum Master/Agile Coach November 2012 - November 2020
• Applied Agile methodologies, SAFe, and Scrum frameworks to facilitate the Armed Forces Logistics Training Institute transformation initiative.
• Applied Agile methodologies, SAFe, and Scrum frameworks to facilitate the Armed Forces Materiel Management Center (accountability, acquisition, inventory management, maintenance, and transportation) transformation initiative.
• Applied Agile methodologies, SAFe, and Scrum frameworks to facilitate the Armed Forces Combat Training Center Logistics Program transformation initiative.
• Trained, coached, and mentored 3 cross functional teams, project manager, business manager, and leadership team in agile values, principles, and scrum practices
• Facilitated scrum events (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective) at regular cadence and ensured teams’ full engagement.
• Assisted Scrum teams in identifying and removing impediments to teams work in progress.
• Ensured the outcome of retrospectives were implemented towards continuous improvement.
• Tracked key metrics using burn-down, burn-up, and team velocity to ensure teams’ progress radiated to teams and key stakeholders.
• Guided Scrum teams in establishing normalized estimating and team velocity.
• Acted as a Scrum master for multiple cross functional teams both distributed and collocated.
• Ensured teams adhered to Scrum processes in support of Product Owner and development team. 3
• Supported and worked closely with Product Owner with respect to refining and managing the product backlog items.
Department of Defense, USA – Military Officer, Strategic Planner, Project Manager, Product Manager, Business Analyst
July 2000 - November 2012
• Applied knowledge of program functions, systems, and support to provide assistance and advice to resolve problems.
• Performed retrograde equipment demand & forecast planning.
• Developed supply chain, transportation, distribution and logistics policy and procedures to conduct strategic equipment retrograde operations.
• Developed and led organization’s Afghanistan Redistribution Property Accountability Team (RPAT) equipment retrograde and redistribution program for ten teams strategically located throughout Afghanistan.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and presented analysis data to support program performance.
• Applied analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to study the efficiency and effectiveness of RPATs operations.
• Used lean six sigma quantitative and qualitative techniques and methods to study and improve strategic military stockpile Afghanistan equipment retrograde process.
• Planned, organized, led, and directed special study teams and task forces from different staff, organizations, and commands.
• Coordinated and synchronized the equipment retrograde of Life Cycle Management Commands and Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology PEOs equipment.
• Performed an equipment retrograde lean six-sigma study involving critical stakeholders.
• Set the conditions to retrograde more than 24K pieces of rolling stock and 20K containers out of Afghanistan.
• Synchronized and coordinated Acquisition Logistics & Technology (ALT) Program Executive Offices (PEO) and Army Materiel Command LCMCs acquisition, logistics, and technology support to combat systems and sub systems in the Combined Joint Operational Area –Afghanistan (CJOA-A).
• Provided program oversight of future and current operations planning development.
• Monitored organizational and contractor compliance to ensured 100% cradle to grave life cycle management support to all systems and sub-systems.
• Completely transformed organization’s ability to meet new mission requirements.
• Forecasted equipping requirements to meet national training centers and deploying units’ equipment demands.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and presented analysis data supporting program management and performance.
• Increased my program’s ability to deliver materiel repair, warehousing, inventory management, and equipment accountability support.
• Created and managed a strategic regional equipment and supply stockpile to support national training centers and deploying units demands.
• Enabled training centers to meet/facilitate Department of Defense force deployment timelines.
• Submitted reports and briefed Flag Officers, making recommendations, and put processes into action that delivered.
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