Certified Scrum Master
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David Duncan
Pembroke Pines, FL *****
adutih@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
6+ years Certified Professional Scrum Master in an Agile Software Development with Dynamic experience, hands-on leading large enterprise software development projects that meet demanding time restraints and exceed all expectations in a DevOps environment. Demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, lead, and coach Scrum teams across multiple locations, with a verifiable record of accomplishment of managing complex projects while delivering on time, under budget and above expectations. Ability to lead many projects at once while working within strict deadlines and maintaining professionalism. Skilled in providing effective leadership in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments, with outstanding oral and written presentation and communication skills. Excel at turning individuals into teams that work efficiently and exceed expectations. Highly dedicated, self-motivated team player, leader, and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills in delivering high quality products and services. CORE COMPETENCIES:
Product/Project Management Strategic Planning
Process Documentation Agile/Scrum Methodologies, SAFe, Waterfall
Prioritizing/Multi-Tasking Project Budgeting
Process Improvement Streamlining Efforts
Documentation Skills Project Status, Project Task
Documentation
Job-related skills/technical expertise:
Defect Management Tools Jira, ELM, Rally, Confluence Development Methodologies Agile, Waterfall, SAFe
Incident Management TFA, Service Now
Operating Systems Microsoft Products
Project Management/ Scrum Master Scale, Scrum, Kanban David Duncan
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
adutih@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nationwide Insurance
07/2020-Present
Agile Scrum Master
RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Facilitate scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Demos, Grooming, Retrospectives, and Planning)
● Protect team’s from over-commitment, manage backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs
● Enable the scrum team’s to meet sprint goals by understanding and removing any impediments
● Manage the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints to deployment
● Teach the team to create clear and concise epics/user stories
● Identify and remove organization and team impediments to enhance productivity and efficiency.
● Coach new team members and transition teams to agile framework with Scrum to enhance team skill levels.
● Monitor and manage dependencies on other teams and external projects to ensure potential issues are resolved.
● Participate in iteration planning to create acceptance criteria and tests that define “done” for developed features.
● Successfully used Agile/Scrum Method for gathering requirements and facilitated user stories workshop.
● Documented User Stories and facilitated Story Point discussions to analyze the level of effort on project specifications.
● Acted as a liaison between technical team and business team to accomplish application enhancement and production.
National Cash Register (NCR)
02/2018 to 07/2020
Scrum Master (SaFe)
RESPONSIBILITIES: My duties included to ensure
David Duncan
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
adutih@r.postjobfree.com
● Proficiently organize and facilitate daily scrum, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint, and release planning.
● Collaborate closely with product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria are agreed upon and stories are ready for sizing.
● Effectively track team’s progress, including burn down chart, velocity, and release forecasting.
● Work with Scrum Masters across four sites to prepare for and facilitate potentially shippable increment planning sessions.
● Expertly promote continuous improvement and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation.
● Capture & clarification of business requirements through a range of analysis techniques such as Gherkin language.
● Worked with stakeholders, Product Owner for effectively scoping/user stories.
● Involved in understanding business problems and transformed these into EPICs/Feature and User Stories.
● Involved in creating User Stories, prioritization, iteration / Sprint planning, Release planning, Scrum Retrospective by working with Scrum Masters and Project Manager.
● Worked with Technical teams to identify options to meet business requirements. The Kroger Group of companies
04/2016-01/2018
Scrum Master
RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Proactively collaborated with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches across the organization.
● Trained new team members and transition teams to agile framework with Scrum to enhance team skill levels.
● Protected team from over-commitment, manage backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs
● Enabled scrum team’s to meet sprint goals by understanding and removing any impediments
David Duncan
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
adutih@r.postjobfree.com
● Managed the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints to deployment
● Coordinate and manage code releases
● Tracked and communicated team velocity, sprint/release progress, resource availability
● Taught team’s to create clear and concise epics/user stories
● Created project timeline and budget estimation based on stakeholder’s inputs
● Monitored and managed dependencies on other teams and external projects to ensure potential issues are resolved.
City of East Cleveland
05/2012 to 12/2018
Police Officer/Sergeant
• Protect and Serve the Citizens, Report Writing, Mobile Patrol (Calls For Service), Traffic Unit, Dispatch, Corrections, SWAT Team Member, Undercover Investigations, Field Training Officer, Officer in Charge Sergeant, Community Policing Unit, Gang Unit, Warrant Unit, Homicide & Narcotics Unit, Lead Crisis Negotiator EDUCATION:
● High School Diploma
Lutheran High School East - Cleveland Heights, OH
● Certificate in Law Enforcement
Cuyahoga Community College - Cleveland, OH
Miami-Dade Community College - Miami, FL
CERTIFICATION:
● Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
● Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
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