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SENIOR AGILE PM /SENIOR SCRUM MASTER
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Professional Summary
Senior Scrum Master with a people-centric personality and serving nature with over 10 years of successful experience in Agile Project Management. In Senior Agile PM /Senior Scrum Master roles, honed abilities in agile project management and mentored others while advocating for Agile/Scrum practices within the organization. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in Banking, Retail and Telecommunications industry. Well-versed in leadership, building strong relationships and trust within teams and stakeholders, ensuring team success. Skilled at overseeing and delivering complex, high-value technical projects backed by training as a PMP, ACP and PSM.
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Work History
Senior Agile PM /Senior Scrum MasterGarver - Saint Louis , MO05/2019 - Current
- Led large distributed cross functional team in delivery of Cloud transformation project, resulting in decommission of 3 on-premise Data Centers, migration of 100+ applications to cloud
- Maintained tactical control of $1.3 million project budget and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Led team to deliver DevOps Tool set, per required internal technical and security standards, several weeks ahead of schedule.
- Worked collaboratively with key IT stakeholders and Product Owners to create and prioritize user stories via Backlog grooming sessions.
- Produced Sprint Burndown charts, Velocity charts, Product Roadmaps updating stakeholders and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Influenced all Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, release planning, demos, sprint retrospectives and backlog grooming sessions.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage competing demands and ensures team is working efficiently towards Sprint Goals.
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems, remove impediments, escalate issues as needed.
Senior Agile Project Manger/Program ManagerPearson - Terre Haute , IN10/2008 - 05/2019
- Provided management oversight and operational control of assigned programs valued at $3 Million annually.
- Interacted with Senior customer leadership and key internal stakeholders on regular basis to identify needs, provide estimates, assess development progress and support software delivery
- Managed minimum of 4 projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements.
- Supported and executed simultaneous delivery of various e-commerce, supply chain and infrastructure projects.
- Coach teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – Program Increment planning, sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Proactively identified and found ways to remove impediments to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
- As Servant Leader to scrum team, ensures healthy team environment, empowered individuals and enhanced team accountability, visibility and collaboration.
- Lead scrum of scrums to encourage adoption of truly Agile mindset, including ownership, team accountability, self-organization and empowerment.
Senior Project ManagerRapid Solutions Group (Janus Capital) - City , STATE05/2005 - 09/2008
- Managed minimum of 5-10 rapid development client projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements
- Maintained strict budgetary control on client projects ranging from $10k to $1 million,working with project teams to track costs and control expenditures without sacrificing quality.
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Maintained schedules and pace to meet tight deadlines at every project phase.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational, technical resources and Senior Leadership.
Manager, Software DevelopmentWashington Mutual Bank - City , STATE05/2002 - 05/2005
- Directed a staff of 15-20 personnel and managed a budget totaling $2 million annually.
- Interviewed and hired talented developers, architects, testers with needed expertise to increase team strength within an already gifted department.
- Facilitated Joint Application Design sessions with stakeholders across all phases of software development lifecycle (SDLC) to discuss and resolve issues and variation in architecture.
- Performed quarterly and annual reviews assessing each employee's performance and developed improvement plans.
- Applied strong leadership talents and coordination skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows per product roadmap.
Education
MBA: Management Information SystemsCase Western Reserve University - City, State
BBA: Accounting And FinanceMumbai University - City
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Certified as Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification (SPOC)
- Project Management Methodologies
- MS Project Expert Certification
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School Attended
- Case Western Reserve University
- Mumbai University
Job Titles Held:
- Senior Agile PM /Senior Scrum Master
- Senior Agile Project Manger/Program Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Manager, Software Development
Degrees
- MBA : Management Information Systems
BBA : Accounting And Finance
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