Scrum Master Project Manager
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Woodbridge, VA
United States
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Experienced Scrum Master/Project Manager with a proven record of managing successful projects from concept to completion, allocating resources, and project tracking. Skilled in building cross-functional teams, demonstrating exceptional communication skills, and making critical decisions during difficult challenges. Lean-Agile Practitioner and Certified Scrum Master. 7 years’ experience in Scrum and Agile software environments delivering large-scale software projects. Key areas of competency include using Scrum and SAFe Frameworks to facilitate team events, supporting program execution, and coaching both new and matured Agile teams. S K I L L S &
T E C H N O L O G Y
Agile Methodologies
Scrum Framework
Software Development
Lifecyle
SAFe Framework
Leadership and
Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Facilitate building High
Value Products
Building high performance
teams
Encouraging Continuous
Improvement
Critical thinking and
problem solving
Supporting an effective
Product Roadmap
JIRA
E M P L O Y M E N T H I S T O R Y
Scrum Master, Travelers Hartford, CT
Mar 2018 — Present
• Planned and monitored project spending/budgeting and guided projects to completion on time, within scope and budget constraints
• Effectively communicate with product owners, PMS, technical leads, teams, etc to identify information needs, facilitate information exchange and ensure adherence to business requirements
• Track and manage product/project backlog, burn down metrics, stories, velocity, conducting grooming, planning sessions and working with Product Owner to prioritize tasks
• Conduct Scrum team training, retrospective workshops, and software development initiatives for infrastructure teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate efforts of developing/implementing agile software methodologies and management best practices, matrices, and audit practices Scrum Master, Vox Media Washington, D.C.
Jun 2016 — Mar 2018
• Took ownership of designing an agile adoption strategy, implementing the Agile process, fostering a culture that practices Agile, sustaining Agile methodologies, and offered improvement strategies.
• Leveraged technical expertise in JIRA (document JIRA workflow results; process audits).
• Demonstrated expertise in overseeing complex data warehousing projects and full understanding of data and information management concepts.
• Defined and deployed new product development processes and facilitating the continuous improvement of existing processes.
• Improved transparency, removed impediments, and built a trusting environment – allowing conflicts to be managed healthily.
• Facilitated preparation of PI Planning while managing the program board and ensuring the team builds a plan they can commit to. Scrum Master, Bank Of America Reston, VA
Jul 2014 — Jun 2016
• Coordinated and collectively collaborated between scrum teams to ensure dependencies are identified, impediments are removed, and work schedules are aligned
• Guided the team with relative story sizing/estimation, task definition, and Acceptance/Done criteria; promoted continuous improvement in practices and artifacts.
• Met initial challenge of removing blockers, identifying, and mitigating risks and issues during Scrum ceremonies.
• Promoted continuous improvement in practices and artifacts by coaching product owners on requirements gathering and story writing process and guiding the team with relative story sizing/estimation, task definition, and Acceptance/Done criteria.
Project Manager, Germain Holdings Baltimore, MD
Sep 2008 — Jul 2014
• Led large-scale projects with enterprise-wide influence through cross-team collaboration, effective dependency, risk and issue management and leadership engagement
• Drove broad organizational alignment on goals and utilized standard tools in execution of capability building and broad integration of sustainability
• Established collaborative partnership with key stakeholders to assess and recommended optimal business and technical solutions.
• Prepared and maintained clear, accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, budget reports and resource requests/assignments
• Worked with Delivery Managers and Product Developers to ensure key dependencies are in plan and tracked
• Resolved blockers to feature execution by facilitating resource prioritization or identifying mitigation options
E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor in Criminal Justice
The George Washington University
Jun 2012- May 2015
Washington, DC
T R A I N I N G A N D C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
Certified SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Professional Scrum Master II
Professional Scrum Master I
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