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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateScrum Master/ Project Leader (AWS Certified, 6 SAFe Certifications)Work HistoryContactSkillsCandidate's Name
SAFe BA/SM/RTE/Agile Coach/Product Manger with 12 years of success in running large-scale system implementAtion projects by incorporating scrum, kanban, and scaled agile principles in different organizAtional cultures and environments. Demonstrated ability to positively liaise with stakeholders, anticipate potential challenges, and facilitate consensus towards shared technical solutions. Passionate about analyzing business performance to identify growth opportunities and reduce wastage, whilecommunicating expectations, appraising job results, and coaching cross-functional servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software and Web development projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Lean/Agile Coach with expertise growing highly effective teams who frequently delight customers; creating software products and services people love to use.Product Manager with 5+ years of experience working on technology-powered products and driving the development of high-quality solutions that efficiently achieve business goals while preserving brand standards Experience in backlog prioritization, strategic opportunity discovery, motivating teams and creating product roadmap. Demonstrated ability to track industry trends and understand the competitive landscape of various products. Competency in communicating a product strategy and goals effectively in order to encourage teammembers, stakeholders, and other contributors to the product's success. RTEPacer Staffing/Centene, Missouri City, MOManaged and optimized the flow of value through the Release Train and/or Solution Train using various tools, such as information radiators, and virtual collaboration tools. Facilitated PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings.Summarized Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and published them for visibility and transparency.Facilitated periodic train-level synchronization meetings. Assisted with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.Tracked the execution of feature and capability.Coached leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Agile practices and mindsets.2023-12 -2024-07AddressGlen Allen, VA, 23059PhonePHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEE-mailEMAIL AVAILABLEAgile/Scrum MethodologiesDevOps (CALMS Model)Business AnalysisTeam CommunicationSlackAmazon Web Services (AWS)SQLProject Management ToolsJIRA/VersionOne/OctaneConfluenceSAFe/Kanban/ScrumAgile coaching/LeadershipDevOps/SDLCRisk ManagementSr Scrum Master/RTEHCL Technologies/Advantasure, RemoteRepresent teams or facilitate Scrum of Scrums meeting to report impediments for escalationAdvocate for Lean/Agile and engineering best practices Provide daily leadership and coaching to scrum masters, team members, and agile managers in the successful adoption and application of scaled agile practicesHelp\solve techLead largeManage and communicate appropriate release/PI calendars for business value delivered through the programFacilitate all appropriate planning sessions related to the managed release train(s)Facilitate tracking, coordination, and communication of dependenciesFacilitate appropriate interlock sessions with appropriate stakeholders on a regular cadenceWork with relevant stakeholders to help identify and remove impediments to flow2023-10 -2024-01Agile CoachTalentBridge/LPL FinancialManaged and coached a multi-disciplinary team of 8 members in executing an Agile/Scrum methodology.Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.Provided support to the product owner, business analyst, and development teams.Successfully implemented Agile processes and best practices across a large organization.Developed and maintained Agile project management tools and processes.Assisted in the development of project plans, resource allocation, and project timelines.Provided guidance and mentorship to Agile teams.Conducted reviews to ensure Agile processes were being followed.Participated in the design and execution of Agile training and workshops.Analyzed project metrics to provide insights for continuous improvement.2023-01 -2023-10Sr.Scrum Master/Senior Product OwnerTeksystems/Markel Insurance Company, Richmond, VANoted Deliverables:-As an Agile Scrum Master and Coach, was part of an Agile delivery team helping to drive transformational change within an organization.Tracked complete execution in JIRA-EPIC, features, user stories, 2022-03 -2022-09MicroservicesAngular/ReactGCP/AzureCAPMSAFe SSMSAFe APMSAFe SPCSAFe DevOpsSAFe RTECSMSQLOracleTableauestimation, assignment, progress, impediments, approvals, closures and retrospective.Serve as a cross functional point of contact,ensuring transparent collaboration across interdependent teams that resulted in storyboards and release plans.Implemented requirements for 80% of user stories, mockups, wireframes, and storyboardsNegotiated day-to-day trade-offs across multiple dimensions such as value, time, cost, and riskDelivered 11 weekly verbal and written storytelling of customer issues, customer journey, and product outcomesExperienced in Agile Methodologies, Roadmap Planning, Backlog Prioritization, Sprint Planning, User Stories, A/B Testing Scrum Master/Project Manager Team LeaderFederal Reserve Bank BostonNotable Deliveries:-Facilitates the delivery processes and meetings for Scrum teams, including Iteration planning and retrospectives, daily standups, reviews, and iteration demos.Coaches the broader delivery organization on Agile best practices,techniques and guides agile team on user story sizing and acceptance criteria definition.Assisted PO for prioritizing the backlog, creating and accepting user stories.Assisted PO to build products from existing ideas and collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements for upcoming projects. Facilitate communication and collaboration inside and outside the team.Worked directly with other product owners, system engineers, program managers, developers, testers, and customers to define features and technical user storiesUtilizes team feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and works with team to continuously improve.Developing, understanding and encouragement of team's engineering innovation and improvement (engineering practices, DevOps, etc.)Agile and Technical Learning: Actively seeks and participates in a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training, and independent study to further develop knowledgeIdentify and help remove organizational roadblocks that limit team productivity and quality, and provide meaningful feedback to the team, so the team can improve, innovate, and move forward independently.Work closely with the Release Train Engineers, Agile Coaches and Leadership to tie it all together from team to train. Helped drove effective end to end processes to drive continuous improvement of AWS related activities.2020-11 -2022-01Lead Scrum MasterIconma/Truist (SunTrust)Notable Deliveries:Proficiently organized and facilitated daily scrum, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning.Collaborate closely with product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria are agreed upon and stories are ready for sizing.Effectively track team's progress, including burn down, velocity and release forecasting.Worked and observed closely with counterparts in Product Management to align on the vision, program backlog, and roadmapSupported an Agile Software Development process, working in conjunction with end users / stakeholders and technical delivery Worked with stakeholder of specific product backlog items, work closely with development teams to ensure the output to be aligned with expectations.Helped PO to drive backlog grooming and management, prioritize user stories, create acceptance criteria and drive testing and delivery Worked with abilities and skills of individuals and foster a feedback culture to support team building and development.Proactively collaborated with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches across the organization.Worked closely with the Technical Development team to identify and communicate critical paths.2020-03 -2020-11Scrum Master/System ConfiguratorWipro Digital/One FinancialNotable Deliveries:Developed and followed agile project management plan (Agile Ceremonies). Facilitated build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates and priority.Helped PO to dissect high-level information into details and is able to communicate details in a manner understood by relevant audiencesHelped in Maximizing the work of the development team Helped in prioritizing work within an agile team and maintain a backlog of future work for consideration/prioritization Conducted Scrum Daily standup, Product backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings. Communicated the progress to senior management thru'Burndown Charts'.Protected team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery of major initiatives.2019-01 -2020-01Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility. Introduced tools and processes to successfully use Agile software development practices with a combinationonshore/offshore team.Agile Scrum Master/Release Train EngineerFIPLNotable Deliveries:Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings & coached team members on Agile processesManaged and optimized the flow of value through the Release Train and/or Solution Train using various tools, such as information radiators, and virtual collaboration tools. Facilitated PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings.Summarized Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and published them for visibility and transparency.Facilitated periodic train-level synchronization meetings. Assisted with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.Tracked the execution of feature and capability.Coached leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Agile practices and mindsets.2014-02 -2018-12Lead Business Analyst/Agile Product OwnerEusiness Management SolutionsNotable Deliveries:Utilizing the knowledge of software development life cycle(SDLC), project management and agile methodology to conduct end to end project execution.Acted as liaison between business, sales and IT teams to refine the product and incorporate features based on market demands.Partnered with IT and product leadership to drive and manage the solution development process and ensure the product team understands the direction and vision.Collaborated with teams to discover and deliver the best solution to the market presented by the product team lead and the business.Created and maintained the solution vision, roadmap, and backlog of work through the project's life cycle.Translated features into user stories within the team's backlog while managing, ranking, and prioritizing this backlog to reflect stakeholder's requirements.2009-03 -2014-01EducationCertificationsBusiness AnalystAutomatic Data Processing INCNotable Deliveries:Supported and aligned efforts to meet customer and business needs.Communicating with developers and QA team duringimplementation phase and resolving requirement issues. Involved in discussions with stakeholders, SMEs, system architects and technical teams through channeled/phased meetings and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions.2008-02 -2009-02Bachelor of Science: Computer SciencePES College of Engineering - Aurangabad, Maharashtra 2001-01 -2005-01AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerSAFe Scrum Master SSM Scaled AgileCSMSAFe RTE 5.0SAFe APM 5.0SAFe ArchitectSAFe DevOpsSAFe POPMSAFe SPCCAPMCBAPM |
