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Brennan McCarthy

O'Fallon,MO

Summary

Certified Scrum Master with background in managing cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects within set timelines. Demonstrated skill in facilitating daily scrums, sprint planning, and backlog grooming while collaborating with product owners to align team efforts towards business goals. Committed to improving team efficiency, enhancing communication, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Successfully steered previous organizations towards agile methodologies by fostering an environment of transparency and trust.

Successful at collecting and defining feedback from stakeholders in order to plan effective stories that bring products to life. Exceptional skills in organizing workloads, building relationships and managing product development steps. Dedicated to addressing technical challenges head-on.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Consultant (Scrum Master II/Product Owner)

Daugherty Business Solutions/Southwest Airlines
Creve Coeur, USA
04.2021 - 12.2024
  • Served as Senior Scrum Master for the Flight Planning Integration team, leading a multi-year Agile initiative to transition from legacy Swift to the FlightKeys system.
  • Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives, using SAFe methodologies.
  • Established strong working relationships with both internal teams as well as external vendors and clients.
  • Improved team performance by coaching Agile best practices, addressing team dynamics, and resolving cross-functional impediments.
  • Enabled Agile Release Train (ART) readiness and coordinated cross-team dependencies in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the organization to ensure alignment of objectives.
  • Monitored progress of ongoing projects to ensure objectives were met within specified time frames.

Consultant (Scrum Master/Sr. Business Analyst II)

Daugherty Business Solutions/Cox Communications
Creve Coeur, USA
03.2021 - 12.2021
  • Designed and optimized Jira dashboards to enhance workflow transparency, track key performance metrics, and improve decision-making.
  • Played a vital role in fostering Agile adoption and driving continuous improvement across teams.
  • Analyzed complex information from multiple sources to identify patterns or trends.
  • Provided advice on operational processes, business development initiatives, organizational changes and other areas of improvement.
  • Collaborated with clients to develop action plans to address specific challenges and objectives.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
  • Evaluated existing systems and processes against industry best practices to enhance efficiency.

Scrum Master - ERP Finance (PeopleSoft)

Ascension
Maryland Heights, USA
02.2019 - 09.2020
  • Supported the development team in understanding user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
  • Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum/Kanban process and how to best support the team's success.
  • Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Identified risks associated with sprint goals and worked with the team to mitigate them.
  • Encouraged continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
  • Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.

Solutions Development Lead, PeopleSoft Interfaces

Ascension
Creve Coeur, USA
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Responsible for enhancing all legacy data interfaces to fully integrate with all Health Ministries, providing a more cost-effective, consolidated platform as part of the 'Symphony Project.'
  • Prepared weekly status reports highlighting accomplishments achieved during the week along with upcoming objectives.
  • Worked closely with multiple teams and consultants to support and oversee the design, development, and testing of new and existing APIs.
  • Responsible for maintaining the product vision through user acceptance testing, building the product roadmap, managing the product lifecycle, coordinating structured test plans with engineers, and serving as a servant leader throughout each cutover period.
  • Performed root cause analysis on production issues reported by users or customers in order to provide effective resolution.
  • Provided technical guidance to team members on coding standards, best practices, performance optimization techniques.
  • Conducted code reviews and provided feedback to developers in order to maintain a high level of quality assurance within the organization.
  • Created detailed documentation including design specifications, test plans, deployment procedures for assigned projects.
  • Monitored project progress and took corrective action when necessary to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Participated in sprint planning sessions with the development team to create realistic timelines for project deliverables.
  • Analyzed system requirements from both functional and non-functional perspectives in order to design efficient solutions.

Solutions Development Senior Analyst

Ascension
Creve Coeur, USA
06.2011 - 01.2014
  • Analyzed business processes and identified opportunities for automation through scripting or programming languages like Python.
  • Troubleshot production issues related to application deployments or configuration changes in a timely manner.
  • Reviewed code written by junior developers for quality assurance purposes.
  • Provided technical support to other developers in troubleshooting application issues.

Senior Specialist

Fleishman-Hillard
Creve Coeur, USA
10.2009 - 06.2011
  • Maintained documentation related to projects such as change requests or bug fixes.
  • Conducted regular meetings with team members to review progress on projects.
  • Monitored progress against milestones and adjusted schedules accordingly.
  • Developed training materials for new staff members regarding relevant topics.
  • Developed, maintained, and implemented strategic plans for projects.
  • Assessed customer needs and developed solutions to meet those needs.

Specialist

Fleishman-Hillard
Creve Coeur, USA
01.2008 - 10.2009
  • Provided technical support for users experiencing difficulties with software applications.
  • Analyzed customer needs and recommended appropriate products or services.
  • Provided technical support for customers in resolving complex issues.
  • Created training materials for new hires on the company's procedures and policies.
  • Developed and implemented specialized procedures for customer service operations.
  • Reviewed documents for accuracy prior to submission or publication.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Management Information Systems

Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
01.2007

Skills

  • Jira management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team coaching
  • Process improvement
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Conflict resolution
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Presentation skills
  • Kanban, SAFe, and Scrum experience
  • Performance tracking
  • Continuous improvement
  • Communication strategies
  • Data management
  • Team building
  • Disaster recovery
  • Cloud computing

Web

www.linkedin.com/in/brennan-mccarthy-5054a433

Certification

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Scrum Alliance - Credential ID 1280807
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager - Scaled Agile, Inc. - Credential ID 41378039-5398
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner - Scaled Agile, Inc. - Credential ID 99636769-3601

Timeline

Senior Consultant (Scrum Master II/Product Owner)

Daugherty Business Solutions/Southwest Airlines
04.2021 - 12.2024

Consultant (Scrum Master/Sr. Business Analyst II)

Daugherty Business Solutions/Cox Communications
03.2021 - 12.2021

Scrum Master - ERP Finance (PeopleSoft)

Ascension
02.2019 - 09.2020

Solutions Development Lead, PeopleSoft Interfaces

Ascension
01.2014 - 12.2017

Solutions Development Senior Analyst

Ascension
06.2011 - 01.2014

Senior Specialist

Fleishman-Hillard
10.2009 - 06.2011

Specialist

Fleishman-Hillard
01.2008 - 10.2009

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Management Information Systems

Saint Louis University

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