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Bassey Eyo

Bassey Eyo

Manchester

Summary

I'm a highly trained individual knowledgeable in software development technologies, e-Commerce, health tech and considered a talented leader. Certified Scrum Master with definitive leadership qualities and strong critical thinking and decision making skills.


I consider myself a 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.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Rapid Capsule
Manchester
12.2018 - Current
  • Facilitate Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Collaborate with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Plan Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
  • Anticipate impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
  • Plan and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling parties to meet and discuss project progress.
  • Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
  • Managed a team of 20 developers and business analyst for development of Health Tech software and increased productivity by over 50%.

Product Owner

PayPorte
Lagos
01.2017 - 09.2021
  • Liaised with 3 product team and 10 development team to help break down requirements.
  • Broke project into epics and implementable user stories.
  • Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.
  • Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Worked on feature development and code implementation on front-end web applications, back-end API services, API portal and API gateway capabilities.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery in 6 months.
  • Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
  • Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
  • Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
  • Allocated and approved team resource usage.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
  • Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
  • Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software.
  • Identified innovative and automated approaches to routine tasks, making suggestions that were widely received.
  • Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.
  • Enforced alignment of project strategy with business objectives and made modifications to promote efficient project completion.

Software Development Project Manager

Inits (Nigerian Electronic Voters Register)
Abuja
01.2009 - 08.2010
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
  • Built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and devised strategies, initiatives and events promoting products and services.
  • Gathered requirements for ongoing projects and organized details for management use.
  • Streamlined tasks in effort to provide easier and more efficient workflows for peers and colleagues.
  • Oversaw planning, application development, verification and risks involved in software projects.
  • Resolved issues immediately ensuring project deliverables were not negatively impacted.
  • Coordinated development, testing and release of complete suite of web-based software offerings.
  • Managed all communications between clients, stakeholders and in-house software development team.
  • Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Created clones, images, templates, snapshots, resource allocation, resource pools and system monitoring by applying subject matter expertise of VMS file system.
  • Gathered and disseminated project materials at key points to stakeholders.
  • Successfully worked with EU, UNDP and team of over 30 software developers to create the current Electronic Nigerian voters register
  • Monitored resource usage and managed tasks so costs did not exceed budget projections.
  • Supervised and trained team of software developers, providing resources needed for success.

Software Project Manager

Socket Works Uganda ( World Bank Funded Project)
Kampala
01.2008 - 07.2008
  • Streamlined tasks in effort to provide easier and more efficient workflows for peers and colleagues.
  • Oversaw planning, application development, verification and risks involved in MUBS/WORLD Bank E-Learning software project within 12 months.
  • Monitored resource usage and managed tasks so costs did not exceed budget projections.
  • Answered client questions (World Bank/MUBS/Ugandan Government) via phone and email to quickly resolve issues and improve service.
  • Worked collaboratively with instructional designers and developers to implement LMS development phase of moderately complex and/or unique instructional e-learning and e-library design plan for one the largest University in East Africa - Makerere University .
  • Integrated academic courses, web sites and learning modules using course management software, web authoring tools, and eLearning technologies from Coursera and Havard.
    Develops interactive instructional learning objects.
    Builds and maintains assessment and evaluation instruments.
  • Conducted workshops, seminars, and other training programs in course design, pedagogy and the relevant and appropriate use of technology.
  • Provided training on new and existing technology, initiatives and policies to Ministry of Education team, university faculties and support staff on an individual or group basis..

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pure And Applied Physics

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Nigeria
12.2005

Certificate - BUSINESS DYNAMICS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan
Boston, MA
06.2014

Certificate - STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan
Boston, MA
07.2014

Certificate - Global Executive Academy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan
Boston, MA
03.2015

Certificate - Driving Digital And Social Strategy, (DIGS)

Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
04.2015

Certificate - Developing & Managing A Successful Tech. Strategy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan
Boston, MA
06.2015

Certificate - Market Driving Strategies

London Business School
London, UK
11.2015

Certificate - Financing The Entrepreneurial Business

London Business School
London, UK
11.2015

Certificate - Platform Strategy: Building And Thriving

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan
Boston, MA
10.2016

Diploma - Foundation in Business Administration & English

The University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
09.2019

Master of Science - Digital Business

University of Salford
Manchester, UK
01.2024

Skills

  • Sprint Planning
  • Skill Matrix
  • Risk Register
  • Team Engagement
  • External Communications
  • Business Intelligence Data Modeling
  • Release Planning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Planning Meetings
  • Change Management Process
  • Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Trello
  • Standardized Methodologies
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Scrum Methodology
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Servant Leadership
  • Miro, Ideaboardz,
  • Agility Improvements
  • Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
  • Dependency Mapper
  • Mapping & Writing Stories
  • Best Practices and Tools
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Agile Estimating and planning
  • G-Suite
  • Software Development and Admin Tools: JIRA, Confluence

Affiliations

  • International Visitor Leadership Program, a professional exchange program of the United States Government.
  • Alumni of the U.S Department of State, Washington

Certification

  • Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) - Scrum.org

Work Availability

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Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Timeline

Scrum Master

Rapid Capsule
12.2018 - Current

Product Owner

PayPorte
01.2017 - 09.2021

Software Development Project Manager

Inits (Nigerian Electronic Voters Register)
01.2009 - 08.2010

Software Project Manager

Socket Works Uganda ( World Bank Funded Project)
01.2008 - 07.2008

Bachelor of Science - Pure And Applied Physics

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Certificate - BUSINESS DYNAMICS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan

Certificate - STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan

Certificate - Global Executive Academy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan

Certificate - Driving Digital And Social Strategy, (DIGS)

Harvard Business School

Certificate - Developing & Managing A Successful Tech. Strategy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan

Certificate - Market Driving Strategies

London Business School

Certificate - Financing The Entrepreneurial Business

London Business School

Certificate - Platform Strategy: Building And Thriving

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan

Diploma - Foundation in Business Administration & English

The University of Manchester

Master of Science - Digital Business

University of Salford

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