Scrum Master Agile

Valery Sante

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/valery-sante-psm-ssm-8b59b31b7https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipinsirohi/

Summary

Highly skilled and accomplished software professional with a decade of experience in Agile Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies. Certified Scrum Master and SAFe certified Scrum Master with a proven track record of successfully managing and leading multiple teams. 3+ years of programming experience. Strong working knowledge of modern programming languages including JavaScript, Java, Swift etc. I am also a Critical thinker. Demonstrated problem solving techniques. Strong verbal and written communication skills. I have strong technical, analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Seeking a challenging position as a Scrum Master or Project Manager to contribute expertise in driving Agile practices and facilitating team success.

Technical Skills

Conflict Management, Jira, Leadership, Coaching, Problem Resolution

Certification:

Certified Safe Scrum Master (SSM)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Education:

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Buea, Cameroon, Sep 2010 - Mar 2013

Professional Experience

Client: US Bank Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Lead multiple teams across various projects, applying Agile Scrum and SAFe methodologies.

Facilitated and coordinated Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Reviews, and Story Grooming.

Removed blockers and ensure sprint commitments are met, fostering self-management and team collaboration.

Represented the team in Scrum of Scrums meetings, reporting progress and promoting alignment.

Performed basic planning, facilitate prioritization, and oversees delivery of features and/or enhancements that meets client expectations (scope, schedule, costs, risks).

Demonstrated basic knowledge of information systems. Brings high visibility and transparency into the team’s progress.

Created and tracked service now tickets/production CRs, ensuring end-to-end delivery.

Motivated and encouraged teams to accomplish sprint goals and deliver stories as planned.

Conducted Agile assessments and set goals for upcoming sprints based on assessment results.

Empowered the team to be self-organizing. Performs basic planning, facilitate prioritization, and oversees delivery of features and/or enhancements that meets client expectations (scope, schedule, costs, risks).

Facilitated quarterly PI planning, utilizing Mural boards for quarterly epics and stories.

Developed communication management plans, performed stakeholders’ analysis, identifies risks and takes necessary actions including escalation. Prepare and present weekly status reports to senior management.

Promoted knowledge sharing and collaboration through design sessions, programming pairing, code reviews, and cross-training.

Collaborated closely with Product Owners to define project objectives and track key results (OKRs).

Proactively addressed delivery team roadblocks and mitigate conflicts, fostering good practices and principles among team members.

Client: PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Organized and facilitated Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Coached and mentored teams on Agile practices and principles, ensuring successful adoption.

Assisted Product Owners with backlog prioritization and refinement, ensuring well-defined user stories.

Runs projects/activities using lean/agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban etc. Demonstrates servant leader qualities for leading the team. Empowers the team to be self-organizing.

Guided teams in Agile software development practices, incorporating PBI estimations and improving velocity.

Actively participated in requirement gathering and documentation meetings, introducing new collaboration tools like Planning Poker and Mural.

Led cultural change initiatives to ensure successful Agile implementation.

Utilized metrics such as velocity, burn-down charts, sprint reports, and cumulative flow diagrams to monitor and track team progress.

Assists in developing and maintaining project charter, detailing project plans, weekly status updates and providing problem resolution. Manages schedules and assignments of project members within a matrix structure.

Collaborated with the team to establish and refine working agreements, promoting a productive and collaborative environment.

Demonstrated strong conflict management skills and facilitated the resolution of impediments.

Leveraged Jira as a project management tool to create reports and track team progress.

Role: Scrum Master

Client: U.S. Bank, Oakland, CA, US Jan 2018 - Nov 2020

Responsibilities:

Worked extensively in an Agile Scrum environment, ensuring successful sprint delivery.

Removed blockers and facilitated the completion of sprint commitments.

Motivated and encouraged the team to achieve sprint goals and deliver stories on schedule.

Utilized various facilitation techniques, coaching methods, conflict management, and mediation to foster a high-performance team.

Coordinated and conducted all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Demos, Retrospectives, and Release Planning.

Maintained the sprint burndown and created reports in Azure, such as Sprint Burndown, Epic-level reporting, and velocity.

Promoted knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members through design sessions, programming pairing, code reviews, and cross-training.

Coordinated with multiple project stakeholders to ensure alignment and synchronization.

Collaborated with the Product Owner to define project scope and objectives.

Addressed delivery team roadblocks, mitigated conflicts, and fostered best practices among team members.

Created team rosters and released command center documents.

Analyzed control M jobs and managed incoming and outgoing files for the technical team.

Client: Equitas Health, Dayton, Ohio, US Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Worked extensively in an Agile Scrum environment, facilitating ceremonies, and ensuring team success.

Facilitated daily Scrum, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective meetings.

Addressed conflicts within the team, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Managed dependencies with other Scrum teams and shielded the team from external distractions.

Collaborated closely with Product Owners, development teams, test data management teams, and testing teams to ensure alignment and shared objectives.

Participated in and facilitated quarterly PI planning sessions with over 50 Scrum teams.

Represented the team in Scrum of Scrums meetings, reporting progress and addressing inter-team dependencies.

Led team efforts toward continuous improvement and identified opportunities for enhancement.

Created reports in Rally, such as Sprint Burndown, Epic-level reporting, and velocity.

Actively participated in requirement gathering and refinement sessions.

Client: Sam's Club, Concord, CA, US Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

Role: Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Extensively worked in an Agile scrum environment.

Facilitated agile ceremonies like daily Scrum, sprint planning, Sprint review, and sprint retrospective.

Worked on removing the conflicts within the team and made sure everyone’s voice is heard.

Made sure dependencies with other Scrum teams are addressed and shielded the team from any external distraction.

Worked closely with Product Owner, Development team, test data management team, and testing team to make sure everybody is aligned and on the same page.

Worked with the Product Owner (PO) on a regular basis to develop a comprehensive backlog of User Stories that define the work that must be developed by the team.

Empowered the team to make system and process improvements captured in the sprint.

Worked on creating different reports in Rally like Sprint Burndown, Epic level reporting, and Velocity.

Participated and facilitated quarterly PI planning where more than 50 Scrum teams gathered for a two-day session.

Represented the team at the Scrum of Scrums meeting to report progress.

Leads the team's efforts toward continuous improvement.

Removed obstacles for developers and testers.

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