Agile Scrum Master

PAUL CASPERSON

**** *. ***** *** #***, Chicago, IL 60626 847-***-**** *********.****@*****.***

Technical Agile delivery professional with experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies, coordinating

development work, and supporting iterative delivery across enterprise technology teams. Background as a

developer provides strong SDLC context when working with engineers, product stakeholders, and cross-

functional partners. Experienced using Jira to track sprint work, identify blockers, maintain visibility, and

support continuous improvement. Strong communicator with experience bringing structure to evolving

technical processes and helping teams balance delivery goals with changing priorities.

EXPERIENCE

Nov 2022 ? Jan 2025

Associate Developer / Scrum Master Northwestern University Evanston, IL (hybrid)

Contributed as both a developer and Scrum Master on Northwestern University?s Identity and Access

Management team supporting the SailPoint identity governance platform. Facilitated Agile ceremonies

including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and Jira-based task tracking to maintain visibility into team

progress, priorities, and blockers. Coordinated work between developers and stakeholders, supported

delivery planning for quarterly platform releases, and helped resolve impediments affecting system

enhancements. Contributed technically to SAML/MFA integrations, Java-based tooling, and legacy SQL/data

workflow modernization, providing hands-on SDLC context when supporting team delivery.

Jul 2021 ? Jul 2022

Developer (Contractor) Creospan Chicago, IL (remote)

Worked as a developer on a MuleSoft integration team supporting enterprise applications and modernization

initiatives for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Participated in Agile development cycles with weekly sprints,

daily standups, and Jira-based task tracking while contributing to MuleSoft 3 to MuleSoft 4 migration efforts.

Supported the team?s largest integration application after a key resource departure, collaborating across

engineering, data, and operations teams to troubleshoot issues, validate workflows, and maintain delivery

continuity in a complex enterprise environment.

Sep 2016 ? Jul 2021

Digital Production Specialist University of Chicago Chicago, IL (in person + remote)

Developed and supported digital marketing campaigns within the university?s marketing technology

ecosystem. Served as lead developer for a record-breaking email campaign and helped coordinate campaign

implementation across the marketing team. Contributed to the migration of marketing operations to a new

Marketo platform, supporting system configuration, campaign deployment, and operational transition. Worked

within an Agile-influenced team environment with regular standups to coordinate project progress and

deliverables.

EDUCATION

May 2009

B.S. in Mathematics, Minor in Physics and Computer Science University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

? President, Secretary, Social Chair of Alpha Phi Omega

? President of multiple theater organizations

? Paid tutor

SKILLS

Agile & Project Leadership Identity & Security Technologies

? Scrum ? SailPoint

? Agile Delivery ? Identity & Access Management

? Sprint Planning ? SAML 2.0

? Sprint Retrospectives ? Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

? Backlog Management

? Daily Standups Technical / SDLC

? Jira ? Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

? Stakeholder Coordination ? Java

? Cross-Functional Team Collaboration ? MuleSoft

? Impediment Removal ? API Integration

? Delivery Tracking ? REST APIs

? Continuous Improvement ? Cloudbees / Jenkins

? GitHub

? SQL

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