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PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLE Dallas, TX LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEScrum MasterExperienced SAFe Certified Scrum Master with a proven track record of guiding teams and organizations in leveraging Agile/Scrum practices to maximize business value. Skilled in leading collaborative discussions, problem-solving, and facilitating Agile ceremonies to ensure team alignment and delivery excellence. Adept at supporting and educating Product Owners in applying SAFe/Agile frameworks and principles. Known for driving Agile team performance through the development and review of Agile metrics to facilitate continuous improvement. Highly disciplined, assertive, and proactive in removing roadblocks and holding teams accountable to commitments.SAFe Certified Scrum Master Agile/Scrum Practices and Values Collaborative Decision Making Agile Ceremonies Facilitation (PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Retrospective) Road Mapping and Release Planning Agile Metrics Development and Review Product Owner Support and Education Team Leadership and Coordination Communication Excellence Initiative and Assertiveness Change Management Lean-Agile Leadership Project Management Value Delivery Agile Methodologies Stakeholder Management Lean and Systems Thinking Product Management Prioritization Continuous Improvement Mentorship and Coaching Scrum Kanban SAFe XP Lean Software Development Life cycle SDLC Test-driven development TDD BDD JIRA Azure DevOps Rally Power BI Confluence VersionOne Pair Programing Agile Metrics ServiceNow Product Development capacity Planning APIs Test Automation Business Process Servant Leadership Conflict resolution Active listening Program management Continuous Integration user Acceptance test Problem Solving Skills Decision making Excellent Written communication Electronic payments Wire transfers Resource planning Buffer Social media managementProfessional ExperienceTruist Insurance Holdings, Charlotte, NCScrum Master June 2022 March 2024Enabled Agile transformations by aligning organizational practices with Agile principles and values, resulting in a culture of continuous improvement. Advocated for Agile values and practices, driving positive change across teams. Provided coaching on story estimation and user story splitting, enhancing team members' skills.Led a data and cloud migration project aimed at modernizing the organizations IT infrastructure and migrating dataand applications to cloud-based platforms.Removed impediments to progress by proactively identifying and resolving issues, enabling uninterrupted project flow.Held one-on-one meetings for Agile coaching, providing guidance and support to team members to improve their Agile practices and performance.Led agile events including iteration planning, reviews, retrospectives, and program increment (PI) planning, ensuring adherence to agile chapter guidelines and fostering team collaboration.Successfully implemented agile best practices, resulting in a 20% increase in team velocity over three consecutive sprints.Aided teams in transitioning from a waterfall to Agile methodology, guiding through various maturity levels.Implemented agile metrics tracking, leading to a 20% improvement in productivity, as measured by key performance indicators (KPIs).Streamlined the development process and reduced time-to-market by 15%, contributing to faster delivery of product increments.Coached teams in Scrum and Kanban methodologies, guiding them in effective backlog management and aligning product roadmaps and backlogs.Reduced customer-reported issues by 15% through proactive testing measures and continuous collaboration with development and product teams.Collaborated with implementation team to ensure completion of epics, story points, and work stream tasks, resulting in improved project efficiency and timely delivery.Conducted Scrum team ceremonies to enhance efficiency and eliminate backlog, facilitating effective communication and alignment among team members.Anthem BCBS, Baton Rouge, LAScrum Master January 2021 - June 2022Directed and successfully executed the adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices across various teams and programs, resulting in enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and improved overall organizational agility.Promoted scaled Agile framework (SAFe) quality practices across teams, stakeholders, and projects, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and standards.Administered the Scrum board to visualize and manage workflows, facilitating transparency and accountability within the team.Played a key role in scaling Agile within the organization, resulting in a successful transition for three additional teams, with a 20% improvement in overall organizational agility.Achieved a combined percentage of work time spent on uncontained (leaked) defects each sprint to less than 10%, enhancing product stability and reliability.Enhanced predictability by driving teams' actuals to within 10% of estimates, enabling accurate project planning and resource allocation.Controlled risk by implementing effective risk management strategies, minimizing project disruptions and ensuring successful outcomes.Motorola Solutions, Allen, TXScrum Master/Delivery Manager July 2018 - November 2020Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews. Coached teams in Agile principles, promoting self-management, cross-functionality, and a culture of transparency.Ensured a combined percentage of Sprint commitments being met to greater than 90%, improving project predictability and delivery accuracy.Drove a combined percent increase in velocity year-over-year by 5% per year, enhancing team productivity and efficiency.Led the development of the Definition of Ready (DOR) with the team, serving as the criteria for screening product backlog items before their inclusion in the sprint backlog.Guided the team in creating the Definition of Done (DOD), criteria for evaluating sprint backlog items' readiness to become part of the potentially shippable product increment.Employed Agile metrics: burndown charts, velocity, predictability, defect leakage percentage into production, and cycle time gauging team performance and improvement opportunities.Eco Prime Investment Resources, Ondo, NigeriaScrum Master, Project Manager January 2011 - December 2017Spearheaded Agile transformations, implementing SAFe practices and optimizing Agile methodologies for enhanced delivery efficiency.Successfully introduced and implemented Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence, leading to a 30% improvement in project visibility, traceability, and overall project management efficiency.Created and drove quality metrics and targets, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services.Increased collaboration among development team members by leveraging best practices from other Agile frameworks, such as Pair Programming in Extreme Programming.Professional CertificationsProfessional Scrum Master (PSM)SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)SAFe Agilist (SA)PMI ACPServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)Generative AI Overview for Project ManagersEducationBachelors Degree, Computer Science, Federal University of Technology Akure. Nigeria Aug 2011 |
