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Scrum Master Personal Trainer

Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
March 31, 2022

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Resume:

Azeez Alimi

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/azeezalimi

Contact Information

847-***-****

*****.*****@*****.***

Objective

Experienced Scrum Master with great ability to understand and facilitate complex systems. Enthusiastic about development and delivery of new products and services that meet and exceed current industry standards.

Excellent presentation and communication skills, lean-Agile mindset and solid experience facilitating diverse cross-functional teams at various geographic locations.

Seeking challenging opportunities that will allow me to utilize my years of experience within your organization.

Core Competencies - Skills

SDLC /Agile / Scrum Principals

Backlog Prioritization

Multi-Tasking

Documentation skills

Requirements Gathering / Analysis

Strategic Planning

CI/CD & Test Automation

Streamlining efforts

Servant leadership

MS Office

JIRA / Confluence

Communication skills

Service Now

Open to new tools and processes

Experience

Agile Delivery Lead Apr. 2020 – Present

Capital One (Contract)

Implemented Lean Agile principles that reduced the cycle time by 25% and increased the team’s throughput in less than 8 months.

Mentored a cross-functional team of 11 resources to deliver quality products which led to over $3M in revenue.

Decommissioned 38 Oracle Databases within a 10 month period, exceeding project goal of 32.

Assisted 3 project teams set deadlines, remove impediments and monitor project progress.

Identified 10+ complex impediments and assisted multiple teams in crafting a path to deliver on their sprint goals and commitments.

Continually refined and evolved agile processes for predictable and rapid software delivery resulting in hitting 99% of project deadlines

Scrum Master Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2020

XSport Fitness

Ensured 4 project teams adhere to agile values and principles and followed clients required processes and practices

Facilitated 70+ agile ceremonies such as iteration planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives, story refinement and release planning

Oversaw and facilitated over thirty (30) CI/CD pipeline projects within business unit.

Worked with 3 product owners on an active basis to manage product backlog and iteration activities.

Removed 50+ impediments and managed risks to enable team efficiency and effectiveness

Project manager July. 2017 – Mar. 2018

XSport Fitness

Lead teams across broad technical and business disciplines. Focused on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure milestones were completed on time, on budget, and meeting expectations.

Mitigated all risk factors via careful analysis of available data. Anticipated and managed change effectively ever evolving business environments.

Identified, defined, and approved processes and tools best fitted to suit each assigned project, creating detailed road maps, schedules, plans, and breakdown structures.

Executed corrective action plans to mitigate delays and blockers.

Communicated primary business concerns to development teams and requested feedback from stakeholders to assist in on-time delivery.

Master Personal Trainer Jun. 2014 – Mar. 2020

XSport Fitness

Trained well over 100 clients during the years as an employee, with over 70% of clients encountered adhered to fitness as a lifestyle.

Designed personalized programs and nutritional plan for clients to achieve optimal results.

Prepared comprehensive diet plans based on clients’ weight and health goals.

Instructed clients in safe equipment use and proper technique protecting clients and preventing injuries.

Designed home workout routines for clients using specialize software to generate accurate health plans.

Education & Certificates

University of Illinois Chicago – B.A. Kinesiology May. 2014

Scaled Agile Inc - SAFe® Scrum Master Mar. 2022

Certified Personal Trainer (ISSA) May. 2014

Life Coach May. 2014



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