ALTON JOSEPH SMITH, JR., MSCIS
Aurora,CO
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Scrum Master
State Of Colorado - OIT
03.2013 - 04.2023
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
- Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams.
- Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
- Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
- Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
- Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
- Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
- Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
- Trained personnel on use of IT tools and applications.
- Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
- Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.
- Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
- Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
- Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
- Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Programming, Specific Applications
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Professional Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ10.1995
Skills
- Meeting Participation
- Backlog Management
- Risk Identification
- Change Management Process
- Public Speaking
- Team Engagement
- Development Team Trainings
- Agility Improvements
- Acceptance Criteria
- Agile Best Practices
- Project Management
- Customer Requirements Analysis
- Web Development Technologies
- Status Updates
- Team Meetings
- Customer Interaction
- Scrum Processes
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Agile Principles
- Project Management Process
- Best Practices and Tools
- Kickoff Meetings
- Effective Customer Communication
- Quality Deliverables
- Gantt Charts
- Meeting Deadlines
- Release Planning
- Data Integrity
- Network Monitoring
- Vendor Selection
- Requirements Specifications
- Grooming Practices
- Systems Thinking
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Daily Status Reports
- Employee Policies
- Sprint Planning
- Project Organization
- Strategy Implementation
- Continuous Deployment
- Corporate Standards
- Presentation Skills
- Customer Needs Assessments
- Status Meetings
- Efficient Work Breakdown Structuring
- Triage Meetings
- Product Deployment
- Organizational Structure
- Atlassian JIRA
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Document Review
- Current Trends
- Complex Problem-Solving
- External Communications
- Process Improvement Initiatives
- Issue Tracking Management
- Relationship Issues Management
- Program Framework
- Scope Definition
- Logical Flow
- UAT Support
- Documentation Oversight
- DevOps Principles
- Prepare Reports
- Plan Projects
- Deliverables Coordination
- Presentations and Demonstrations
Accomplishments
- Documented and resolved technical issues which led to positive results.
Certification
- MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
- Certified Scrum Master - 2014 - current
- Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master
State Of Colorado - OIT
03.2013 - 04.2023
Master of Science - Computer Programming, Specific Applications
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts - Professional Management
University of Phoenix
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