Saruge Sarfraz
Philadelphia 19149
Cell: 267-***-****
********@*****.***
My aim is to find a position in innovative and challenging organization where I can progress and gain valuable experience to be an exceptional professional and utilize my skills to the best of my abilities
Professional summary:
Highly skilled professional with knowledge in managing large-scale traditional waterfall & Scrum projects. Well-versed in leveraging cross-functional IT, Agile and QA teams on time and within budget.
· Knowledge as a scrum master with managing large enterprise software development that meets demanding time restraints and exceeds all expectations.
· Demonstrated success applying project management best practices, technical expertise, and business acumen to constantly achieve targeted results.
· Experience in working with traditional and agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies. Delivered projects in Waterfall, Waterfall-Scrum Hybrid, Agile-Scrum, and Kanban Principles and good exposure to development practices including Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.
· Worked closely with Business Users, Product Owners, Project Managers, Technical teams, Solution Architects, Quality Assurance, Deployment, Maintenance teams, DevOps teams, and Scrum teams from conception through implementation.
· As a Scrum Master, resolved impediments hampering team progress and quality of the project. Used Sprint Burndown Chart to track velocity and assisted Product Owner in creating Definition of Done, Definition of Ready, and Acceptance Criteria during the Product Backlog Grooming ceremony.
· Facilitated tracking of Sprint and Release by using Burndown charts and tracked & managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, and task break-down and helped the team to maintain their Scrum tools (Storyboard, Action board, charts, backlogs)
· Strong experience in working with agile lifecycle maintaining User Story Hierarchy, Backlog Grooming, Updating Tasks, and process management using JIRA and CONFLUENCE.
· Solid understanding and application of Agile Ceremonies, tools, techniques, and methodologies
· Able to assess risks and impediments efficiently and determine practical courses of action, resulting in successful implementations and continuously developing Agile enterprise practices.
· Hands-on in training teams and supporting product owners to remove impediments and backlogs, enhance velocity and help teams adopt into Agile mindset.
· Have excellent interpersonal acumen, exceeding all expectations as Primary contact for Project kickoffs, development, testing, management of mission-critical issues & risks, and deployment.
· Excellent collaboration, organizational, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills combined with well-versed written and verbal communication skills
Soft Skills:
· Excellent Communication
· Management Skills
· Leadership-
· Teaching and Coaching abilities
· Leading and facilitating change
· Influencing and Negotiating
· Good Listener
· Conflict facilitation
· Servant leadership
· Adaptability
· Asking questions
· Rapid decision making
· Intrinsic Motivation
Hard skills:
· Waterfall to Agile Migration
· Agile Development
· Product backlog Grooming
· Software Development lifecycle
· Strong Scrum & Agile training
· Organizational skills
· Technical Familiarity
· Cross-training
Experience
2014 to Present:
Patient Care Tech at Thomas Jefferson Hospital North East Division
Assisting in hands on Patient care
Documentation of Patient Data including Vital Signs, Accu Checks, helping in any critical situations rapid responses and Code Reds
2013 to 2014:
Oakwood Rehab
Patient Care, companionship, helping in various patient needs
Education
Kaplan Career Institute
Degree: Diploma Awarded in Medical Assistant
Year: 2012 to 2013
Clinical Pathways
Degree Awarded: State License Patient Care Tech
Year: 2009
High School
Degree Awarded: High School Diploma
Year: 2008
Skills
Excellent communication skills in developing report with Patients
Excellent Organizational Skills at work place environment
Expert in multiple languages English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi both spoken and written
Command in basic computer skills Microsoft office and job related software
Highly motivated, hardworking and innovative worker
References:
Dr. Sosheel Nayyer MD
Cell: 718-***-****
Jovan Rolons RN
Cell: 267-***-****