Scrum Master

Angela Kuyomi SFC, SSM

Indianapolis,IN 832-***-**** **************@*****.***

Objective

A Certified Scrum Master with over 7+ years of experience in leading cross-functional and distributed teams to adopt Agile, drive constant improvement and successfully meeting delivery goals in a fast-paced environment. I have a comprehensive understanding of Scrum, SAFe, Kanban and other Agile frameworks.

Skills &Expertise

Software Life Cycle (SDLC)

Team Building

Agile Transformation

Story Mapping

Product backlog management and prioritization

Risk Mitigation

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams.

Experience

Prime Therapeutics Indianapolis, IN

SAFe Scrum Master March 2022- Present

Scrum master of two distributed teams

Utilize measurements such as burndown chart, velocity chart, and capacity planning to monitor team advancement and maximize effort.

Develop and implement metrics-driven process to ensure progress and on-time delivery.

Manage sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives.

Worked in tandem with Product Owner and development team to demonstrate teams’ progress over sprint at Sprint Review sessions.

Protect team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts to meet the sprint goals and deliverables.

Provide coaching and training for teams on SAFe principles and practices.

Encourage team accountability, self-organization and empowerment.

Facilitate PI Planning, tracking dependencies, identifying program risks and issues as part of SAFe Framework.

Coordinate with other teams to resolve dependencies.

United Healthcare Group Indianapolis, IN

Scrum Master June 2019 – March 2022

Scrum master for two separate teams responsible for varying healthcare technology products.

Supported the product owner and development team to deliver value to the business.

Coached Scrum teams in using Agile and scrum practices and values.

Responsible for coaching the development team on story point estimation and using Jira to manage projects, including reports and custom dashboards.

Worked continuously with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery.

Facilitated release planning.

Kept team focused on the sprints’ priorities and protected them from over-committing.

Identified and eliminated bottlenecks to enable team efficiency and effectiveness.

Amazon Houston, TX

Scrum Master April 2016 – May 2019

Interpreted metrics to stakeholders and team to create transparency.

Coaching the team on effective story point estimation

Protected team from over-commitment.

Worked with Product Owner to manage backlog and prioritize user stories.

Collaborated with the product owner to determine the goals for each sprint.

Managed Scrum events

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science – University of Brasilia, 2007

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Scrum Master Fundamental Certification (SFC)

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