Scrum Master Agile Coach

Bolarinwa Aaron, Release Manager

Brooklyn, USA, +1-347-***-****, *****.*********@*****.***

SUMMARY Dynamic Release Manager with over 7 years of experience in Agile coaching and Scrum methodologies. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams to achieve high efficiency and promote a culture of transparency and adaptation. Successfully facilitated Agile transformations and tracked key performance metrics to assure continuous improvement. Adept at mitigating risks and ensuring alignment with project goals, offering valuable contributions to enhance release processes and drive organizational success.

WORK EXPERIENCE

03/2023 – Present

Agile Coach/Scrum Master/Data Analyst, Aspen Insurance

New Jersey, USA

Mentored cross-functional teams to enhance self-organization and increase efficiency.

Cultivated a culture of transparency, feedback, and adaptability by fostering healthy conflict and ensuring cohesive team alignment.

Spearheaded a successful incremental Agile transformation across diverse teams.

Established standardized Agile practices, ceremonies, and workflows to bolster operational consistency.

Conducted scrum events and agile activities to streamline project delivery processes.

Identified and mitigated impediments, risks, and blockers to ensure continued project momentum.

Ensured clear working agreements that directed the team towards sprint objectives.

Tracked and reported team metrics and sprint/release progress to

stakeholders.

02/2019 – 01/2023

Scrum Master, TUTU TECH LLC

Brooklyn, USA

Coached and mentored cross-functional teams to achieve self-organization and operational efficiency.

Fostered a culture of transparency, inspection, and adaptation among team members.

Facilitated various scrum events and agile activities to enhance collaboration and deliverables.

Proactively identified and resolved impediments, risks, and blockers impacting project timelines.

Tracked and communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to ensure stakeholder alignment.

01/2016 – 01/2019 Scrum Master, CVS Brooklyn, USA

Facilitated daily scrum meetings, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives to promote team collaboration.

Served as a servant leader for the scrum team, guiding them towards achieving their objectives.

Supported Product Owners in grooming, maintaining, and prioritizing product backlogs.

Facilitated key meetings across multiple scrum teams to align efforts and resources.

Tracked essential metrics and facilitated critical conversations for conflict resolution and team cohesion.

EDUCATION

2019 – 06/2021 Relay GSE New York, USA

Master’s, Education

2004 – 09/2008 University of Lagos Lagos, Nigeria

BSc, Cell Biology & Genetics

SKILLS

Agile Frameworks – Scrum,

Kanban, XP

Process Improvement

ICP-ACC

ICP-ENT

Azure DevOps

SDLC (Software Development Life

Cycle)

ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven

Development)

Burndown Charts

Release Management

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow®

Stakeholder Management

Power BI - Data analytics

Agile Transformation

Coaching & Mentoring

Conflict Resolution

Communication

Collaboration

Team Management

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