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Us CitizenProject Manager/Scrum masterEMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEHands-on and enthusiastic Agile Transformation coach Scrum master with Project Management experience. Proven ability to resolve conflicts, identify issues, effectively handle time management, and adequately guide teams through SDLC format to complete projects. Working withmultiple teams simultaneously to develop cost-saving methods and achieve financial benefit to the organization. Using both Waterfall and agile approaches to best fit work streams for projects of all sizes.Job TitlesProject Manager:A strong foundation of the Software development lifecycle (SDLC) from start to finish. Intake and project planning from inception to procurement. PMO, delivering projects in data warehousing, data analytics, and business intelligence in waterfall and agile methodologies. Project management history in Game development, health care, Finance, data integration, engineering and business intelligence. Organizing anddeveloping teams to meet and address business partners' needs and identify cost- and time-saving methods for organizationsSr Scum Master/Agile Coach:Agile coach, Azure DevOps, Waterfall to agile migration, Task Management, Epic creation, Time management, Ceremony Manager, Safe Agile structure and setup.Sr. Business System Analyst:Including Development, Reverse Engineering Documentation and systems, RFPs, Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence, SSO and TPS integration, Requirements gathering, Use cases, Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Reporting, Quality Assurance, and User Acceptance TestingSoftware QA tester:Robust Systems testing Development and SDLC Experience, including developing and implementing test plans, test cases, and test processes, Creating swift updates, corrections, and significant cost-saving additions.Hands-on technology professional Transformation coach:Experience working with large, small, and medium teams on complex, multifaceted projects. Successfully transforming waterfall teams into agile teams with best practices and developing in-depth collaborative communication between teamscoaching for utilization of agile board for in-depth information on production and tracking of initiatives and, at the same time, providing workshops and coaching for continuous training and process improvement and maturing Agile teams with a baseline assessment and quarterly tracking of improvements through lessons learned and identifying opportunities for improvement.Authorized to work in the US for any employerWork ExperienceAgile Coach Sr Scrum Master Project ManagerElara Caring - Denver, COFeb 2023 to PresentAt Elara Caring, I manage multiple teams for data engineering, integrations, and business intelligence, and workday team for CRM. My teams build data reports and dashboards for the company using data from multiple sources. Each team has different responsibilities that require different work streams and cross-functionalitiesTeam lead/ leadership proxy - led multiple team scrum/project managers. Provide SAFe agile coaching and training, using presentation and workshops to explain practices and methodologiesInfrastructure setup for Agile processes multiple teams using Agie hybrid and agile approachesAgile Coach structure multiple teams with different method to meeting needs, created best practices to reduce hours worked while increasing the output of teamsDeveloped scrum of scrums between multiple teams for collaboration on projects between teamsStructure agile practices through Jira and service nowReporting with clear capacity and velocity to executive managementProvided bi- weekly reporting to upper management with progress reports and diagramsImproved communication dynamics between teams to create a shared vision and workflowChange management to increase workflow and ease of reportingDelivered projects within scope and budgetManaged road map planning with more than 30 projects between teams.Managed relationships between third parties and internal teamsDeveloped stack ranking of projects with Gnatt chart and task-based timelinesSuccessfully Transformed 4 teams for waterfall to scaled agile.Successfully Managed Transition of Waterfall teams to work with agile production cyclesBuilt structure for agile, Scrum teams and Kanban teamsSuccessfully transformed teams to accomplish more and accommodate incoming request while keeping timelines for higher priority projectsProject Manager for multiple projects across the company for various departmentsManaged system upgrade to Jira platform and for Service NowProject Stack ranking for clear upward communication.Jira reports for data presentation.Team member scheduling and time management for best results and practicesEstablished structure between PMO, Product owners, and businessProject intakeProvided continual process improvement to increase output of teams while providing clarity, training and reasoning to why agile practices will work.Influenced decision makers to adjust timeline based on agile practices to meet timelinesSmartsheet integrationData tracking and reportingChange management.Presenting to C Suite executiveHigh-level and granular reportingScrum Master: Managing all ceremonies, timeline, and project roadmaps.Reporting time trackingSDLC process managementIndependent Verification and Validation (IV&V)Roadmap planningOffshore team managementWaterfall to agile conversionBacklog managementManaged live and prod environment updates and deploymentsValidated testing and coordination between teams for deploymentsC-Suite communication and update on project progressProject procurementProject Manager Sr Scrum Master Release ManagerGHX - Denver, COSept 2021 to Jan 2023GHX, my role was to manage multiple teams for data engineering, and business intelligence, as well as working with external resources. My teams build data reports and dashboards for the company using data from multiple sources. Complete all tasks with releases, reduce the number of working hours while increasing the amount of work done by the teams. Structure all ceremonies for agile development and change management. Provide reports on progress and updates to executives and directors. Each team has different responsibilities that require different work streams and cross-functionalitiesTeam lead- led multiple team scrum/project managers. Provide SAFe agile coaching and training, using presentation and workshops to explain practices and methodologiesHands on structuring agile frameworkDeveloped scrum of scrums between multiple teams for collaboration on projects between teamsTeam lead/ leadership proxy to train product owners in managing backlog and delivering full requirements for story creationStructure agile practices through JiraProvided strategy for agile release trains for scrum teams.Transformation from Waterfall to Agile practiceInfrastructure setup for Agile processes multiple teams using Agie hybrid and agile approachesAgile Coach structuring teams, created best practices to reduce hours worked while increasing output of teamsDeveloped scrum of scrums between multiple teams for collaboration on projects between teamsProvided continual process improvement to increase output of teams while providing clarity, training and reasoning to why agile practices will work.Structure agile practice s through JiraRemoved barriers to assist with completing workSolved development issues through agile practicesRoadmap planning and individual empowermentEstablished structure between PMO, Product owners, and businessEstablished end to end goals to create value to customersReporting with clear capacity and velocity to executive managementProvided bi- weekly reporting to upper management with progress reports and diagramsImproved communication dynamics between teams to create a shared vision and workflowChange management to increase workflow and ease of reportingDelivered projects within scope and budgetManaged road map planning with more than 30 projects between teams.Managed relationships between third parties and internal teamsDeveloped stack ranking of projects with Gnatt chart and task-based timelinesScrum Ban, Scrum Agile, KanbanProject planningEpic creationUser Story creation and groomingManaged live and prod environment updates and deploymentsValidated testing and coordination between teams for deploymentsScrum PlanningAgile CoachingConfluenceWaterfall to agile conversionTableau and power BIDevelopment and migration to the scrum board and agile practicesProcess improvementScrum master: Managing all ceremonies, timeline, and project roadmaps.Process improvementWorks with team and customers to define business requirements, resolve technical issues, and provide training.Cross-functional/ team collaborationWork with business stakeholders and other SMEs across Lines of Business to assess current capabilities, understand high-level business requirements.Translate and create Use Cases and systems requirements into functional technical specifications.Removed barriers to assist with completing workSupport testing teamsGather requirements for engineers.Agile/Scrum Integration and upgradesScrum of Scrum structure between team leads and directors for roadmap planning, and communicationSharePointProject Manager Sr. Data System AnalystCharter Communications - Denver, COApril 2021 to Sept 2021I was brought into Charter Communications to manage and develop tableau visual data, allowing management to see where money is spent. Outside of developing visualized reports, I reviewed and updated Jira and used Jira plan board data to assist in identifying missing fields required for more in-depth financial reporting.Standardized data for reportingDevelop a Tableau dashboard and stories to represent data.Communication with teams to ensure proper data cleanup.Migrated data to a new structure for Executive level reporting.Gave a presentation on new data sources while taking objective feedback for improvement.Leadership in the direction of DataRequirements gatheringIdentify the best strategy for reporting.BudgetingInfrastructure setup for Agile processes multiple teams using Agie hybrid and agile approachesAgile scrum master to structure teams with to meet needs, created best practices to utilized Jira/ tableau/ power BI for hours tracking and data managementPresent dashboards that show the current workloads of engineers and project managers in a visual formatUpdated Jira with appropriate fields for reportingUpdate Project Managers and directors on the process for how and when report data will be presented.Provide detailed reports to executive branches.Data ValidationSharePointProject Manager Sr. Business System Analyst/ Scrum Master Release ManagerAegon- Transamerica - Denver, COSept 2019 - April 2021At Aegon / TransAmerica, I worked as the project manager/Scrum Master for the data scientists and engineers. I lead the team implementing the Benefits Sherpa program. The Benefits Sherpa program gathered data on multiple companies' employee finances and retirement plans. That data helped generate reports that measure health/wealth balance andthe ability of customers to retire in good standing.Project Manager/Scrum Master for Data Engineers and Data ScientistsPlanned and executed multiple projects and product upgrades.Analysis to support business decisions and recommend best practices.Worked on various projects throughout development, testing, and implementation.Lead analysis and recommendations relating to the organization's optimization.Works with team and customers to define business requirements, resolve technical issues, and provide training.ConfluenceCross-functional/ team collaborationWork with business stakeholders and other SMEs across Lines of Business to assess current capabilities and understand high-level business requirements.Translated and created Use Cases/ stories and systems requirements into functional technical specifications.Data InterpretationValidation of dataGather requirements for Data engineers.Managed live and prod environment updates and deploymentsValidated testing and coordination between teams for deploymentsConfluence migration to SharePointBusiness System Analyst/ Scrum Master Release Train ManagerAmerican Water Works Association - Denver, COAugust 2017 to August 2019At AWWA, my role was Scrum Master/ BSA and often Project manager. I worked side by side with the PMO to ensure project delivery. I assisted throughout our change management campaign, often leading the way through specific points of interest. I also helped develop and implement their agile process.Scrum Master: Agile development from a waterfall environmentI planned and executed multiple projects and upgrades.Reported analysis to support business decisions.I Contributed to various projects related to development, testing, and implementation.Leads analysis and recommendations relating to the organization's optimization.Managed live and prod environment updates and deploymentsValidated testing and coordination between teams for deploymentsWorks with team and customers to define business requirements, resolve technical issues, and provide training.ConfluenceGreen and blue release train managementCross-functional/ team collaborationWork with business stakeholders and other SMEs across Lines of Business to assess current capabilities and understand high-level business requirements.Translate Use Cases and systems requirements into functional technical specifications.Support testing teamsPMO strategy developmentCommunicate project status to stakeholders and provide timely escalation of issues.Research new software and applications benefitsProject planningProject Management: Project tracking, process communication with stakeholders, budget analysis, communication management, and SOW approvals with external companies.RFP design SOW review MSA development and reviewData Warehousing research and development, Business Intelligence, SSO, TPS, API integration,SAS/SAPData Analysis, Reporting, Quality Assurance, and User Acceptance TestingManaging requirements, analyzing documentation for requirements, Updating/ Gathering Requirements, Stakeholder negotiation and interaction, identifying functional requirements and specificationsValidation engineer/BALabs Inc - Denver, CODecember 2016 to June 2017At Labs Inc, I worked as a BA and QA lead for platform development.Software analyst specializing in updating requirements, gathering information, writing, and performing test and use cases for Lab vantage migration.Served as a validation engineer and ensured that the company's Lab Vantage system migration was accurate.Tested programs to make sure algorithms returned the correct information for matching test to samples.Migrated waterfall to an agile system.Used TFS system.Gathered information from developers to update test requirements.Negative testingInstrument calibrationPerformed regression testing and documentation of results.Identified possible problems with suggested fixes to Lab Vantage system.Verified that the system was working correctly after the recommended changesQuality AnalystShane CO - Denver, COAugust 2016 to November 2016I served as a critical software development team member as a QA tester for the new web system rollout. I was brought into Shane.co to be a manual tester helping perform testing scripts as a manual tester.Tested and documented test cases to identify new and old problems.Website functional testingVerified that the website would give correct information to potential problems hassle-free.Data management testingIdentified monetary traces from the online store to the actual retail.Regression testingVerified that the system was working correctly after the recommended changes.Defect writing and verification through ZOHOPrevented thousands of dollars in charges by identifying problems that Shane.Co was unaware ofManagement of ZOHO system defect toolsQuality/Business AnalystWPS Insurance - Madison, WINovember 2015 to July 2016I was brought from American family insurance to WPS to migrate their waterfall process to Scrum Agile process.Team lead- led multiple team scrum/project managers. Provide agile coaching and training, using presentation and workshops to explain practices and methodologiesInfrastructure setup for Agile processes for teams using Agie hybrid and agile approachesAgile Coach structure multiple teams with different method to meeting needs, created best practices to reduce hours worked while increasing output of teamsDeveloped scrum of scrums between multiple teams for collaboration on projects between teamsStructure agile practice s through jira and service nowReporting with clear capacity and velocity to executive managementProvided bi- weekly reporting to upper management with progress reports and diagramsImproved communication dynamics between teams to create a shared vision and workflowChange management to increase workflow and ease of reportingDelivered projects within scope and budgetManaged road map planning with more than 30 projects between teams.Managed relationships between third parties and internal teamsDeveloped stack ranking of projects with Gnatt chart and task-based timelinesSuccessfully Transformed 4 teams for waterfall to scaled agile.Managed waterfall teams to work with agile production cyclesBuilt structure for agile, Scrum teams and Kanban teamsResponsible for system migration to TFSUAT tester and ensured that the company's billing system was accurate.Tested programs to make sure algorithms returned the correct information.System Migration/Agile CoachMigrated system from waterfall to agile and analysis of current structure and setup of the agile structure.Migrated system management tool from Jira to a TFS system.Worked with business partners to gather updates to business requirements and functionality of design documents.Exploratory research to answer business questions for development.Batch jobs and direct communication with DevelopersEvaluated business cases, updated business functional requirements.Communicate project status.Provide timely escalation of issues to the Technology development team.Evaluate business requirements and negotiate possible improvements.Provided detailed information for new software.Wrote defects test plans and test cases.Performed regression testing and documentation of results.Verified that the system was working correctly after the recommended changes.Implemented system management tools through SharePoint and TFSImplemented new system management tools for sharing information through SharePoint and tracking system in TFS from Jira.Managing requirements, analyzing documentation for requirements, Stakeholder negotiation, and communication identifying functional requirements and specifications, Process improvement, delivery of IT solutions.Customer service for the IT department, identifying software gaps and managing theintegrationQuality AnalystAmerican Family Insurance - Madison, WIMay 2013 to October 2015Brian was a versatile tester working with a large team to update systems for companywide organizations for business relationships.Assisted in developing expanding territories.Used mock data to gather information for testing in different territories.Input tests for new policies in expansion states.Wrote new testing documents for upgrades for system updates.Administered policy and billing tests for various vehicle types:Automobile, home, and life insuranceMainframe TestingUsed mainframe testing to identify cost in scenarios.Guidewire: auto, home, boating insurance policy testingDocumented positive and negative tests cases.Tested in Guidewire to identify positive and negative testing scenarios leading to more abstract testing.SharePoint.Used SharePoint for communication and sharing critical documents.Jira Tools management system: documentation and communication between dev business analyst and testing team.Owner/Project/ Product Manager/ Business Analyst608games, LLC - Madison, WI * now FortBlock GamesOctober 2011 to 2016Mobile application Company owner, Hands-on working on many projects, project manager, Decision maker of all decisions made for the company.Manage and maintain 10 employees.Implemented agile practices to best serve SDLCWorking with multiple talented people to create new products.API work with android and IOSPorted software from pc and mac and verified through testing it functionality.Direct and manage all implementation dates and project agendas.Managed project lifecycles, after developing project implementations.Direct and manage the production of videogames on PC and iOS platforms.Assisted migration from PC Mac OS then eventually to iPad, iPhone.Agile developmentScrum MasterBusiness and project terms NegotiationNegotiate project terms and conditions and business requirements.Evaluate business requirements and negotiate possible improvements.Project and Product Development, Business Intelligence, API integration, Data Analysis, Reporting, Research, Quality Assurance, and User Acceptance Testing, comparative software analysisManaging requirements and analyzing documentation for requirementsDetailed analysis presentationsCommunication PlanningEducation/ CertificationsCalifornia Intercontinental University Graduation in Oct 2024Doctor of Business Administration: Emphasis Information systems and Business Enterprise Resource ManagementHerzing UniversityMaster BA in Management2012EducationHerzing UniversityBusiness Administration and Management emphasis ManagementBS in Game Development 2009Bachelors in game design and software DevelopmentScrum Master Certified 2022Pmi certification classes taken studying for testSAFe Agile Classes taken studying for test.SkillsRFPsSelf-StarterServant leadershipSOWsOffice 365VisioExcelOutlookPowerPointSmartsheetJiraXPConfluenceKanbanoracleSDLCSharePointTableau/Power BIAgile CoachScrum MasterAPIMS ProjectScope and budget trackingProject managementBSALinkshttps://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLE |
