Hi, I’m
Aaron Ingley
Indianapolis,Indiana
Summary
Experienced servant leader with a passion for project/program management and Scrum Master roles. Actively seeking new opportunities to enhance skills. Expertise in SAFe methodologies, particularly as a Safe Scrum Master or RTE, to drive successful project delivery and foster a collaborative work environment. Committed to continuous growth and delivering exceptional results through effective leadership and agile practices.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
10
Certification
Work History
Bcforward
Scrum Master/Program Manager
02.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Served as a Program Manager and scrum master for multiple agile teams driving the innovation and integration of new technologies/quality initiatives at Eli Lilly & Co
- Effectively managed multiple IT projects through major and minor releases, hot-fixes, using iterative development practices
- Trusted to lead a high visibility international project with high levels of risk, scope creep, and poor schedule performance back to within scope/schedule baseline to honor a mandated FDA commitment
- Ensured that agile principles and scrum processes were followed to ensure efficient and effective product development
- Effectively interfaced with developers, stakeholders, and external vendors through regular scrum ceremonies, ad hoc meetings, and regular project progress reporting methods
- Developed and directed development of schedules, critical deliverables, resource allocation plan and other administrative support requirements for all projects
- Effectively collected, tracked, and monitored project requirements alongside development and stakeholder team to ensure project success
- Received credentials through an outside organization to teach courses to Lilly employees and train additional Bcforward employees on Agile project management.
Meridian Music School
Instructor
04.2021 - 02.2022
Job overview
- Provide personalized instruction to approximately 25 students weekly on their primary instrument
- Selected appropriate learning objectives and materials based on the level of each student and learning style
- Developed a strong, professional relationship with each student to make weekly lessons both educational and enjoyable
- Created recital programs in collaboration with members of the teaching staff and leadership team
- Record regular attendance to keep the online schedule updated with my teaching calendar
- Provide additional instruction to students at Carmel Middle School and Westfield High School weekly.
Shalom Healthcare Center
Development Associate
06.2020 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Successfully raised $75,000 in new grant money as well as $150,000 in-kind donations for increased marketing efforts
- Collaborated with each department to establish a backlog of fundraising objectives and projects to implement throughout the year in the form of grants, direct mail, corporate fundraising, and program development
- Increased annual giving capacity to coordinate fundraising objectives by adopting a donor database and grant research tools
- Collaborated on all strategic fundraising initiatives including golf outing, health fair, and targeted outreach in the community
- Project lead for website redevelopment project
- Facilitated every step of project from RFP development, facilitating meetings with developers and leadership, and website implementation
- Visit www.shalomhealthcenter.org to view the final product.
United Way of Central Indiana
Corporate Engagement Associate
02.2019 - 04.2020
Job overview
- Successfully met 100% of goal by raising $1.5 million by planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising plan across 12 different corporate accounts and individual donor portfolio
- Secured a $15,000 lead corporate sponsorship for the largest event based fundraiser of the year- generating over $85,000 in support of housing for low-income residents
- Regularly reported to key stakeholders and leadership with regards to the progress of fundraising goals and other key initiatives throughout the year
- Established new corporate relationships leading to workplace giving campaigns and new sources of revenue.
Wittenberg University
Assistant Director of the Annual Fund
08.2017 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Supervised a call center to raise over $100,000 in donations from Wittenberg Alumnus
- Increased calling center revenue by nearly $25,000 from previous fiscal year (25% increase)
- Increased faculty/staff giving participation to 75% through personalized asks and peer-to-peer fundraising methods
- Assisted in the planning and implementation of Wittenberg's Annual Day of Giving
- Exceeded goal of $300,000.
Noble Academy K-5 Elementary School
K-5 General Music Teacher
08.2015 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Provided comprehensive instruction to 300 K-5 students weekly
- Planned and implemented multi-lesson units based on measurable objectives and assessment data.
Cleveland Skating Club
Director of Camps and Youth Programming
06.2010 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Generated $200,000 in revenue over four years of project management
- Managed a yearly operating budget used for payroll, supplies, daily operations, and miscellaneous expenses
- Scheduled weekly programs and hired a staff of counselors and sports professionals to offer supervision and instruction to children ages 5-12
- Primary administrative contact for parents, colleagues and staff members for all questions or concerns related to youth programming initiatives.
Education
Allegheny College
B.A. Music
Case Western Reserve University
M.A. Education
Skills
- Agile Metrics Tracking
- Agile Coaching
- Project Management
- Sprint Planning
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Retrospective Analysis
- Presentation Skills
- Scrum Methodology
- Conflict Resolution
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
- Relationship Building
- Team Leadership
Additionaltrainingexperience
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Associates in Project Management (CAPM)
- Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
- Leading Safe (6.0)
- Safe Scrum Master (6.0)
- Safe Advanced Scrum Master (6.0)
- Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM)
- Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- IC Agile Facilitator
Mostrelevantexperience
Bcforward, 02/2022 - Current, Scrum Master/Program Manager, Served as a Program manager and scrum master for multiple agile teams driving the innovation and integration of new technologies/quality initiatives at Eli Lilly & Co., Effectively managed multiple major IT projects through major and minor releases, hot fixes, and approximately 8 global site deployments., Personally led a high visibility international project with high levels of risk, scope creep, and poor schedule performance back to within scope/schedule baseline to honor a mandated FDA commitment., Ensured that agile principles and scrum processes were followed to ensure efficient and effective product development., Effectively interfaced with developers, stakeholders, and external vendors through regular scrum ceremonies, ad hoc meetings, and regular project progress reporting methods., Developed and directed development of schedules, critical deliverables, resource allocation plan and other administrative support requirements for all projects., Effectively collected, tracked, and monitored project requirements alongside development and stakeholder team to ensure project success., Received credentials through an outside organization to teach courses to Lilly employees and train additional Bcforward employees on Agile project management.
Personal Information
Title: CSM
Certification
- Project Manger Professional (PMP)
- Certified Associates in Project Management (CAPM)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM, SAFe adv Scrum master (SASM
- Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
- Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Hobbies
Rock Climbing
Volleyball
Standup Comedy Enthusiast
Timeline
Scrum Master/Program Manager
Bcforward
02.2022 - Current
Instructor
Meridian Music School
04.2021 - 02.2022
Development Associate
Shalom Healthcare Center
06.2020 - 04.2021
Corporate Engagement Associate
United Way of Central Indiana
02.2019 - 04.2020
Assistant Director of the Annual Fund
Wittenberg University
08.2017 - 01.2019
K-5 General Music Teacher
Noble Academy K-5 Elementary School
08.2015 - 06.2017
Director of Camps and Youth Programming
Cleveland Skating Club
06.2010 - 08.2014
Allegheny College
B.A. Music
Case Western Reserve University
M.A. Education