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Ali Sohail

Falls Church,VA

Summary

Results-driven Certified Scrum Professional with over 11 years of experience leading agile coaching, product ownership, IT solutions development, digital transformation, and technical project management. Proven success in defining product vision, strategy, multi-year roadmap, and modern frameworks. Skilled in directing large-scale agile projects/programs from ideation to completion using Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe) and establishing operational/technical foundations for successful project deliveries. Demonstrated expertise in driving continuous improvement through agile metrics/retrospective techniques and consistently achieving sprint goals in regulated environments. Known for creating innovative solutions, effective resources, and internal frameworks for scaled agile delivery. Passionate leader with exceptional acumen in training, coaching, and overseeing cross-functional teams to achieve targets.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Delivery Lead

RIO Medical Supplies
09.2024 - Current
  • Coached, led and developed drivers to support sales organization and improve daily productivity via gate-to-gate route rides.
  • Maintained process improvements to further enhance productivity of deliveries.
  • Worked proactively with sales representatives and warehouse operations to understand customer needs.
  • Identify and mitigate risks that may impact project delivery, proactively addressing issues as they arise.
  • Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by gathering feedback and implementing best practices.
  • Monitor team performance and project progress, providing regular updates to stakeholders and management.
  • Champion Agile methodologies across the organization, promoting buy-in and understanding among teams.

Senior Scrum Master (Contractor)

Exact Sciences
07.2023 - 08.2024
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies and team collaboration to deliver projects on time and within budget.
  • Empower cross-functional teams by identifying and removing impediments, promoting environment of continuous improvement, and confirming high-quality deliverables.
  • Coach and mentor team members in Agile methodologies/best practices to promote culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.
  • Guide feature and story-level refinement processes to enhance readiness for upcoming quarters and sprints.
  • Maintain healthy backlog and drive short/mid-term planning for upcoming releases with team and product owner/managers.
  • Led the adoption of the Scrum Framework within the team to facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning, and other essential meetings.
  • Organized in scaled events to ensure cross-team planning and synchronization for effective systems-level inspect and adapt sessions.
  • Created transparent team metrics using JIRA dashboards, recommending new metrics and fostering continuous improvement discussions.
  • Established JIRA Plan view to track dependencies and provide real-time status updates on committed PI objectives at the program level.
  • Demonstrated humility and mentorship by encouraging self-organizing behavior within the team and avoiding micromanagement.
  • Proactively addressed impediments hindering team performance by engaging with stakeholders and leadership to find effective solutions.
  • Led the Patient Hub Agile Release Train, achieving milestone of 1 million application users with an improved customer experience.
  • Provided coaching on Lean, Agile, and Scrum principles to the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and individual growth.
  • Cultivated a positive team environment through fun events and activities, promoting openness, collaboration, and learning opportunities.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

SAFe Agile Senior Scrum Master | RTE

FEI Systems
07.2021 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: (Remote)
  • Designed and delivered cutting-edge solutions and drove business expansion/organizational efficiency by collaborating with other team members.
  • Organized and steered impactful scrum ceremonies and team meetings with a focus on elevating team dynamics and project success rates.
  • Protected team from distractions to boost focus, productivity, and team performance.
  • Enabled data-driven decision-making and strategic adjustments by tracking and communicating key team metrics.
  • Streamlined stakeholder communications to increase cross-functional collaboration and workflow efficiency.
  • Fostered adherence to high-quality standards and inter-team coordination by delivering PI planning events as release train engineer.
  • Optimized project workflows and deliverables and ensured seamless value delivery by identifying and eliminating obstacles.
  • Maximized value delivery and operational efficiency through effective backlog preparation and management.
  • Implemented SAFe methodologies for cloud migration project for operational continuity and smooth transition to AWS.
  • Arranged training and coaching sessions for team on scrum principles to drive self-organization and continuous improvement.
  • Boosted team velocity by 11 points through seamless operations and successful system integrations with impactful demonstrations.
  • (Remote)

SAFe Agile Product Owner

Dean Health Plan
01.2019 - 07.2021
  • Directed day-to-day operations, including technical report preparation and informed business decision-making with a focus on attaining organizational objectives.
  • Defined and applied member single sign-on process to elevate user experience and operational efficiency.
  • Developed and implemented innovative user stories, features, and Epics to ensure alignment with specific program increments and strategic planning.
  • Streamlined Agile development processes while optimizing user story, feature, and Epic creation for clearer project direction.
  • Utilized authorization data metrics to deliver continuous improvement and operational optimization.
  • Reduced operational costs and secured $500K in quarterly savings through system automation.
  • Improved productivity by prioritizing work and streamlining processes, enhancing team efficiency.
  • Facilitated backlog refinement and planning sessions to foster high business value and project success.
  • Expanded organizational efforts and optimized resource allocation through effective EPIC prioritization.
  • Improved incident resolution processes with MVP backlog deployment, which decreased quarterly expenditures by $100K.
  • Formulated and executed feature backlog for process optimization and efficient prioritization, which increased team productivity.
  • Created BDD scenarios in GitLab and crafted Python scripts for automated regression and validation checks that accelerated testing efficiency and accuracy.
  • Automated provider lookup process for pre-authorization and case management modules through successful integration of provider portal with Essette (MMS).

Agile Leader

Dean Health Plan
03.2015 - 12.2018
  • Delivered technical training and guidance to minimize inter-team dependencies and accelerate skill sets across the team.
  • Provided effective support in managing Agile domain work to drive efficient and effective project execution alongside the product owner.
  • Established strong collaboration with other scrum masters, incorporating Agile practices and facilitating Agile ceremonies to ensure best practices.
  • Led automated testing codes and feature file maintenance in GITLab to streamline development workflows.
  • Prepared and maintained extensive training documentation, adopted by the Six Degrees Agile team for team capabilities enhancement.
  • Built innovative solutions for authorization/claim processes, which optimized standards based on comprehensive needs assessment.
  • Defined and implemented QA testing standards and oversaw SAFe Analyst Community of Practice to boost quality assurance practices.

Business Analyst/QA

Dean Health Plan
11.2013 - 03.2015
  • Oversaw all aspects related to policy and procedure development to elevate system reliability and decrease production incident rates.
  • Ensured effective collaboration and project progress by coordinating SAFe agile scrum ceremonies.
  • Gathered and reviewed business requirements to drive project success and alignment with business objectives.
  • Evaluated and validated HIPAA transactions and maintained code-set standards to improve compliance and operational integrity.
  • Enhanced Scrum maturity in alignment with organizational needs by incorporating Agile principles within teams.
  • Spearheaded and successfully completed 834 automation projects for increasing member enrollment processes and system efficiency.
  • Led successful transformation from Waterfall to Agile methodology that amplified project management and delivery.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Management

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
12.2012

Skills

  • Agile coaching expertise
  • Timely high-quality solutions
  • Product & Sprint Backlog Management
  • User Feedback & Competitor Analysis
  • Product Research, Testing, & Delivery
  • Sprint Planning & Retrospectives
  • Tool & Technology Implementation
  • Capacity Planning & Management
  • Team Management & Leadership
  • IT Strategy Design & Implementation
  • Metrics Analysis & User Testing
  • Project Tracking & Reporting
  • Issue & Obstacle Management
  • Requirement Gathering & Analysis
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Oracle DB
  • Microsoft SQL server
  • Version One
  • Siebel
  • HP Metavance
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • ServiceNow Intellidox
  • MCG
  • Essette
  • MS Visual Studio Code
  • Rad MD by Magellan
  • HP Quality Center
  • SOAP UI
  • Ready API
  • J meter
  • TIBCO
  • Informatica
  • SAS
  • SAP Business Objects
  • Selenium
  • Eclipse
  • Notepad
  • Jenkins
  • GITLab
  • Embdeon Provider Portal
  • RoboFTP
  • Autosys
  • Clarity
  • Altova XML spy
  • Web MD Wellness Portal
  • Share Point
  • EPIC
  • QNXT
  • Optum Impact Pro
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Dynatrace
  • OKTA
  • Azure DevOPS
  • Datadog
  • AWS
  • JIRA
  • SFTP
  • SQL
  • Ansible
  • Rubrik
  • SolarWinds
  • Tenable
  • Figma
  • Confluence
  • Box
  • Miro
  • Atlassian Analytics

Certification

  • PSM 1 Scrum.org, 2024
  • SAFe SSM, 2020
  • SAFe POPM, 2020
  • SAFe Agile Team Member, 2016
  • HIPPA Business Associate, 2014
  • Dean SDLC, 2013

Timeline

Agile Delivery Lead

RIO Medical Supplies
09.2024 - Current

Senior Scrum Master (Contractor)

Exact Sciences
07.2023 - 08.2024

SAFe Agile Senior Scrum Master | RTE

FEI Systems
07.2021 - 06.2023

SAFe Agile Product Owner

Dean Health Plan
01.2019 - 07.2021

Agile Leader

Dean Health Plan
03.2015 - 12.2018

Business Analyst/QA

Dean Health Plan
11.2013 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Management

Purdue University

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