Asif Dewji
Spring Hill,TN
Summary
Customer and value-delivery focused Product Owner with an extensive coaching background in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe. I'm motivated by change, maturity, and new technologies that deliver competitive advantages. In my current role I've increased value realization by 50% by promoting iterative development. I'm seeking a new product, challenge, and new customers, to lead through the product delivery cycle.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
Certificates
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Agile Product Owner
Jackson National
Franklin, TN
04.2021 - Current
- Own and collaboratively prioritize product backlog, while leading backlog refinement sessions
- Write user stories complete with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests
- Own entire product deployment for each release from vision and creation to rollout and delivery for client facing withdrawals application which saves 50 hours of labor per week
- Own entire product deployment for each release from vision and creation to rollout and delivery for developer facing Azure cloud delivery tools which cut new application delivery time by 20%
- Inspire team to practice high functioning characteristics and principles of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe in each ceremony
- Create long-lasting working relationships with customers by creating a transparent delivery environment, building trust, negotiating timelines, and promoting quality
- Mentor product owners on product management skills such as negotiation, prioritization and Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies
Agile Scrum Master
Jackson National
Franklin, TN
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Continuously refined and evolved agile processes to ensure predictable and rapid software delivery for products reaching over 100,000 users annually
- Assisted with Agile and SAFe transformation throughout organization from senior executives to team members in HR, Legal, Marketing, and Operations by speaking at Jackson's SAFe For Leaders training
- Coached delivery team on participatory facilitation of scrum ceremonies after being primary facilitator for all sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint retrospectives, and daily scrums
- Coached product management, technical and business stakeholders on effective communication practices
- Served as one of six Jackson Scrum Master Center of Excellence members
- Served Jackson's Advisor Experience ART by creating a community dedicated to relentless improvement
Senior Business Analyst
Jackson National
Franklin, TN
09.2018 - 04.2021
- Supported management with team performance by implementing measurable metrics to track velocity and throughput
- Coordinated with team members to support Agile methodology adoption by crafting knowledge base articles
- Promoted to Jackson's first Agile Scrum team as a delivery team member
- Served as a Cucumber Feature File consultant with Developers, Quality Assurance analysts, and Customers after studying Behavior Driven Development
Business Analyst
Jackson National
Franklin, TN
05.2017 - 09.2018
- Implemented comprehensive requirements management plans for each project and held regular stakeholder meetings to keep all interested parties updated in project progress
- Defined and modeled business processes and business system configuration specifications
- Represented customers in front of Development and Quality Assurance teams by reviewing technical design documentation as well as test plans
- Owned and developed relationships with project stakeholders, working with each team to optimize the system development life cycle
- Delivered value to customers by identifying project issues and suggesting solutions to the project team
Business Analyst
Jackson National Asset Management
Chicago, IL
07.2014 - 05.2017
- Created project plans, testing plans, while also writing programs to create custom solutions that meet the needs of our customers
- Programmed with VB.Net, VBA, SQL, MS Access, MS Excel, and API Tools
- Served as technical lead for Bloomberg BVAL Security Pricing project
- Served as technical lead for DLL plug-in upgrade project
- Documented project plans, system manuals and system and data flow charts using Microsoft Visio
IT Technician III
The Center For Research Libraries
Chicago, IL
11.2012 - 06.2014
- Served as implementation consultant for infrastructure upgrade projects including a $24,000 Office Phone System project
- Developed reports and performed low level data analysis using Access, SQL, and Salesforce.com reporting functions to aid in decision making
- Conducted desktop/laptop/network systems configuration, installation and troubleshooting in Windows and Linux Operating Systems
- Performed variety of H.R report-generating and analysis functions pertaining to sensitive employee pension data
- Served as system analyst for H.R Projects including: D.M.S Implementation (12/13), Pension Data Reconciliation (7/13), and Recruitment Management (1/14).
Education
Master of Science - Business Information Technology
DePaul University
Chicago, IL 09.2012 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Information Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 08.2007 - 05.2010
Some College (No Degree) - Spanish Immersion
Universidad Latina De América, A.C.
Morelia, Michoacán 05.2007 - 05.2007
Associate of Science - Finance
Roane State Community College
Oak Ridge, TN 08.2005 - 05.2007
Skills
Agile frameworks best practices- Scrum and SAFe
undefinedCertification
TN HOPE Scholarship
Timeline
Agile Product Owner
Jackson National
04.2021 - Current
Certified SAFe® 5 Scrum Master, Scaled Agile
06-2020
Agile Scrum Master
Jackson National
07.2019 - 03.2021
Senior Business Analyst
Jackson National
09.2018 - 04.2021
Business Analyst
Jackson National
05.2017 - 09.2018
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Institute
06-2016
Business Analyst
Jackson National Asset Management
07.2014 - 05.2017
HTML, W3C
06-2014
IT Technician III
The Center For Research Libraries
11.2012 - 06.2014
Master of Science - Business Information Technology
DePaul University
09.2012 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Information Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
08.2007 - 05.2010
Some College (No Degree) - Spanish Immersion
Universidad Latina De América, A.C.
05.2007 - 05.2007
Associate of Science - Finance
Roane State Community College
08.2005 - 05.2007
TN HOPE Scholarship
05-2005
Oak Ridge Human Resources Association Scholarship
05-2005
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