Scrum Master Senior

GABRIEL JEGEDE

**************@*****.*** 848-***-**** AVENEL, NJ 07001

Summary

A Senior Scrum Master with proven track record of leading agile transformation initiatives for teams and organizations. Passionate about delivering value to customers through the implementation of Agile practices and methodologies. Skilled in coaching teams and individuals in Agile practices and guiding them to reach their full potential. A dynamic, versatile, and detailed-oriented leader well versed in all aspects of driving the adoption of Agile values, principles, and practices. Skilled in leveraging Agile methods with business initiatives to deliver quantifiable results that are sustainable. Direct and lead development team from project initiation through the delivery of the final product. Work across functions and business units on the deployment and implementation of new and changing regulatory requirements. Supported Product Owners with grooming and maintaining product backlogs, making sure user stories are sprint-ready. Exceptional communication, presentation & interpersonal skills with proficiency at grasping new concepts quickly and utilizing the same in a productive manner.

Skills

· Agile manifesto enthusiast / Team Leadership / Effective in Resolution disputes and conflicts

· Strategic Planning and Implementation / Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC)

· Estimation and Forecasting / Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Agile transformation

· PI Planning

· Coaching and Training / Mentorship / Team Development

·Strong interpersonal, conflict resolution and communication skill

· Fast and adaptive learner with the ability to quickly understand complex work and policies.

· Strong writing and verbal skill with the ability to present information in a compelling and empathetic manner.

· Ability to work with diverse, collocated, and distributed teams onshore and offshore, while effectively resolving internal and external conflicts and problem solving.

· JIRA/Confluence.

· Transportation activity management.

Distribution and warehousing

Experience

GLC Jersey, NJ

SENIOR SCRUM MASTER

06/2020 - Current

• Help guide the Scrum Team on how to use Scrum and/or other Agile methodologies and patterns to deliver high-quality products and services to customers

• Begin to navigate through different coaching stances deliberately (coaching, mentoring, teaching, facilitating) while growing the Agile skills and mindset of team members

• Support an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability and collaboration

• Learn to get team(s) to a high-performing level by nurturing self-organization and team cohesion

• Facilitate and support all Scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective

• Support PI Planning, System Demos and Inspect and Adapt sessions

• Mentor the Product Owner in user story creation, prioritization and Product Backlog Refinement while ensuring the team focuses on technical needs, including improvements to testing and deployment processes

• Begin to facilitate team productivity by removing impediments that may obstruct the pursuit of the team's goals and by preserving flexibility and ability to rapidly respond to changes

• Regularly utilizes data and team metrics to demonstrate team capacity, predictability, & maturity.

GLC Jersey, NJ

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

03/2017 - 05/2020

• Managed program operations and provided strategic leadership for workers

• Wrote proposals and reports for general and specific program support

• Collected key program data and analysis to support continuous improvement

• Devised evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine need for improvements

• Fostered community connections and networks, driving collaborations with local organizations and businesses

• Oversaw administrative support staff to facilitate day-to-day program activities

• Established strategy for program using evaluation outcomes and research to set goals and direction.

GML VENTURES Lagos, NG

LOGISTICS MANAGER

07/2013 - 02/2017

• Researched, developed and enforced company's import and export compliance

• Liaised with SGS for testing, inspection and certification

• Prepared import and export documents

• Regularly examined data reports to locate and resolve mistakes

• Corrective application of Harmonized System (HS) Classification and interpretation, maintained appropriate price valuation under Brussels Definition of Value (BDV)

• Appraised, forecasted and determined conditions and strategies to achieve goals and objectives

• Planned and coordinated meetings, conferences, new employee orientations and ongoing training sessions.

GML VENTURES Lagos, NG

OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE

ANALYST

02/2010 - 06/2013

• Gathered, assessed and interpreted data to prepare reports and offer recommendations to administrative executives

• Recommended improvements and modifications to established procedures, increasing company-wide productivity and efficiency

• Devised budget, reviewed expenditures and prepared reports outlining variances, cash flow, cost benefit analysis and other financial information

• Estimation and Forecasting / Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coaching and Training / Mentorship / Team Development

• Strong writing and verbal skill with the ability to present information in a compelling and empathetic manner

• Ability to work with diverse, collocated, and distributed teams onshore and offshore, while effectively resolving internal and external conflicts and problem solving

• Transportation activity management

• Distribution and warehousing.

Education and Training

Kwara State Polytechnic Nigeria

Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Certifications

• Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

• SAFe 6.0 Agilist

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