Scrum Master Project Manager
Resume:
Ujunwa Adirieje
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Indianapolis, IN
OVERVIEW
Certified SAFe Scrum Master with four years of IT experience facilitating Scrum events such as daily standup, sprint planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and stakeholder meetings. Hands-on in training teams and supporting product owners find ways to effectively manage product backlog, facilitate the removal of impediments, help teams determine velocity, and help teams adopt Agile methodology. Track record of assisting teams in the timely delivery of high-quality software through effectively communicating and collaborating with team members. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments as a servant leader, passionately coaching co-located, and geographically distributed teams to be self-organizing, self-managing, and cross-functional. I am highly motivated with solid advocacy for continuous improvement.
EXPERIENCE
TRANSITION ACADEMY
Indianapolis, IN
SCRUM MASTER October 2018 – Till Present
Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and provided coaching to improve further Agile maturity of two teams via daily scrum, retrospectives, sprint planning, and demonstrations.
Assisted product owners with backlog creation, grooming and prioritization.
Facilitate removal of impediments and escalate removal of impediments from the team’s progress and facilitated team decision-making.
Participated in knowledge sharing with other Scrum Masters in the organization to leverage best practices, lessons learned, tools, and other know-how to enable teams to optimize their productivity.
Collaborated closely with the Product Owner and stakeholders to facilitate release management across teams to coordinate the release schedule.
Led design and implementation of pair programming, scrum boards, and Kanban methodology to reduce sprint cycle times.
Used metrics such as burndown charts to track the progress of work.
Built strong relationships with stakeholders, users, and business owners.
Managed Work in Progress Limits (WIP), ensuring the teams did not work on too many stories/tasks at once and helped them get into a flow of starting and predictably completing work.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICES
Indianapolis, IN
PROJECT MANAGER December 2016- October 2018
Collaborated with IT to originate unique methods and procedures using analytical techniques to identify vulnerabilities associated with potential financial losses in USPS.
Worked with stakeholders to assist commercial customers in understanding threat detection and threat intelligence processes.
Sought for excellent communication and interpersonal understanding, acting as primary contact for project kickoffs, development, testing, and management of mission-critical issues and risks.
Managed project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Developed project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, funding, and staffing.
Responsible for initiating, reviewing, or approving modifications to project plans.
AMAZON FULFILLMENT
Whitestown, IN
QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSOCIATE November 2013- December 2016
Collaborated with the ICQA team to find continuous quality improvement and solutions to control excessive inventories. This project helped reduce damages and inventory and, as a result, increased the company’s revenue.
Effectively communicate questions to Quality Assurance Specialists and Quality Assurance Leads.
Take the initiative for projects and roles above normal expectations to improve work process flow.
Improve quality picking, sheet processes, corrective actions, and process improvement.
Initiated the idea of donating inventory to charity rather than destroying it; the management team welcomed the idea and items were donated to those in need.
Problem-solve inbound and outbound issues within the warehouse.
Participated in redefining inspection processes and specifications, reducing non-conformance.
SKILLS SUMMARY
Excellent client facing skills, outstanding and proactive communication skills – written, verbal and more.
Experience working across multiple project teams, working with senior stakeholders and management group.
Excellent release planning skills.
Knowledge/experience of using Atlassian Tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Possess strong computer and office administration skills with a vast knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access).
Background in coaching and mentoring skills on agile methodology and understand Scrum framework.
Possess a strong ability to adapt and learn new technologies and new business lines rapidly.
Self-motivated individual with great interpersonal skills, great attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.
Exceptional organizational and time management skills and the ability to work independently.
Excellent team player with demonstrated experience of working diplomatically and collaboratively with all levels of staff to ensure successful implementation of assignments.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Agile Methodology – Scrum
Jira Tools, Confluence
Skilled in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Tools – MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Healthcare Management
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana: December 2022
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma, Nigeria: December 2007
Certification: SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
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