Idris Amushan
Brooklyn, NY ***** 669-***-**** ************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic servant-leader/scrum master with proven track record of successfully managing and delivering large software development projects while building high performance teams adhering to agile values and principles. Worked with product owners to refine and prioritize product backlog items so it maximize business ROI. An excellent communicator skilled in leading global cross-functional and offshore teams through collaborative, open communications and establishing clear objectives/accountabilities. An agile change agent knowledgeable in other agile methodologies (SAFe, XP, Kanban and CI) that can add inputs to areas that add value to scrum process.
SKILLS
Scrum
Jira
Trello
Rally
Agile SDLC
SAFe
Project Team Coordination
Microsoft Office Suite
Scrum Methodology
Quality Assurance
Testing
Agile Coaching
WORK HISTORY
SCRUM MASTER 07/2019 to CURRENT
Heartland Bank And Trust Bloomington, IL
Key Responsibilities
Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint.
Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit Scrum team.
supporting delivery of product features.
Building trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear or blame, facilitating discussions, decision making and conflict resolution.
Assisting with internal; and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information through daily scrum updates.
Checking end feature delivers against end user requirements
Completing all required documentation relating to features developed
Completing release notes to share with clients and internal users
Delivering required training to team internally on new features
Supporting delivery of applications to new clients
overseeing new client configurations
Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals.
Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive.
Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.
SCRUM MASTER 07/2017 to 06/2019
CNH Industrial New Holland, PA
Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and others to define solutions and drive progress.
Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
AWS CLOUD ADMINISTRATOR 12/2015 to 01/2017
EVERSPRING INC Chicago, IL
Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
Maintained flexible schedule and responded to after-hours and weekend emergencies.
Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers.
worked on amazon web services (EC2, ELB, VPC, S3, Cloud front, SNS.)
Installed and setup wed servers (Apache and Tomcat) DB Server.
Standardized job tasks and trained junior team members on industry best practices and standards.
Diagnosed and executed resolution for network and server issues.
Made recommendations regarding information technology infrastructure overhauls.
EDUCATION
Certification SAFe Scum Master
American Technology Institute
Bachelor of Arts History And International Relations 07/2012
Reedemers University, Nigeria
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