Product owner

Certified Product Owner, Scrum Master & Six Sigma Black belt, carrying multiple hats as a Product Owner, Scrum Master and Project Manager with 4 years of Agile Development experience and overall 15+ experience. Demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, lead and coach Scrum teams across multiple locations and teams, with a track record of delivering business outcome on time, under budget and exceeding expectations

CAREER SUMMARY

·Leading team in excellent agile practices in Scrum and hands on Kanban. (Certified ScrumMaster -CSM from Scrum Alliance)

·Successful transitioned the team from SDLC to Agile methodologies evolving into continuous delivery.

·Proficiently organized and facilitated daily scrums, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning

·Significant experience as a Product Owner working in startup firms to define Product roadmap and vision, and in backlog grooming to keep product back log relevant and prioritized (Certified Scrum Product Owner – CSPO from Scrum Alliance and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt)

·Significant experience in coordinating with development teams, business units, other engineering groups and support organizations.

·Articulate communicator skilled in establishing and cultivating robust and productive collaborations within the team and various stakeholders.

·Proven strong experience in eliciting inputs and requirements from a variety of internal stakeholders, external resources and relevant market to define roadmap and vision.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPACEPOINTE. INC Dayton, Ohio

Scrum Master & Product Owner Feb 2018 – Present

As a Scrum Master:

Acting as a servant leader, supporting the team in self-organizing and making decisions, while fostering a culture of trust, openness, and accountability.

Championed the adoption of Agile methodologies, promoting best practices and facilitating scrum ceremonies such as standups, retrospectives, and sprint demos for multiple teams of 7-9 members.

Identified and removed organization and team impediments to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Expertly promoted continuous improvements and fostered innovation to increase team productivity.

Facilitated effective communication and collaboration within and across multiple Agile teams, ensuring that all team members were aligned and working towards common goals.

Guided teams in adopting Agile principles and practices, including Scrum framework, Kanban, and other Agile methodologies, to drive efficient and effective product development.

Coaching team members on Agile practices, techniques, and tools, helping them to continuously improve their performance and achieve higher levels of productivity.

Proactively identifying and addressed potential roadblocks and impediments, such as dependencies, bottlenecks, and conflicts, to keep the team's progress on track.

Conducted regular retrospectives to gather feedback and insights from team members, identifying areas of improvement and implementing changes to enhance team performance.

Kept up-to-date with the latest Agile trends, practices, and tools, and actively shared knowledge and best practices with the team, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Played a key role in the successful adoption of Agile practices in the organization, advocating for Agile values, principles, and practices, and helping to establish Agile mindset and culture.

As a Product Owner:

Developed the vision and strategy for a market analytics product catering to diverse clients within the retail industry.

Facilitated cross-functional requirements gathering sessions to develop an integrated market analytical tool that provided valuable insights to retail manufacturers, companies, and brand owners.

Collaborated with Technology, Market, Customer Success, and Finance teams to identify product features and translate business rules, requirements, and process flows into User Stories using tools like Pivotal Tracker and Jira.

Took ownership of backlog grooming to ensure product backlog remained relevant and prioritized.

Other Responsibilities:

Created detailed diagrams depicting current and future state business/operations and technical processes for strategic analysis and planning purposes.

Expertly promoted continuous improvements and helped teams increase productivity and foster innovation.

DAYTON GASTRO Dayton, Ohio

Operations Manager : April 2015-Dec 2017

Managing operational process, planning, performance improvement

Act as a liaison for all IT related issues with All Scripts, Epic and Microsoft support personals.

Ensuring all operation are carried on in an appropriate cost-effective way

Manage budget and forecast

Recruit train and supervise staff

Find ways to find quality of customer service

Closely work with insurance clients on Risk Adjustment.

Team Management, HR administration, which included job interviews

Lead first level support for all external computer applications including – Patient management portals (All scripts - desktop application Tiger, and Server Support)

CITY OF MIAMISBURG Dayton, Ohio

Volunteer: 2009 – 2015

Volunteered at City of Miamisburg, at various capacity.

Administrative Office chores at the Mayor’s office

Reference check at Income tax office

Provide helping hand to Probation department to handle their traffic tickets.

Provide computer support to the customer support team.

TIMES OF INDIA (Media conglomerarte) Mumbai, India

Assistant Manager:

Create strategic communications plan, do target audience analyses and media budget management

Create new businesses

Closely monitored campaigns, and worked with production, media team and sales reps to ensure contract terms were met

Coordinating and managing high profile events like ‘Film Fare Awards’

Managing and ordering customer advertisements and confirming the orders.

Involvement with international marketing and media representation

EDUCATION

Exceptional academic qualifications, including a Master’s in Literature and Bachelor’s in Education and Law.

Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner and Certified Black Belt in Six Sigma Methodology

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Tools: JIRA, TRELLO, Confluence, Pivotaltracker, Monday.com, Microsoft Office 365, HP QC, ALM

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