BRIGID LOWMAN
Cary,NC
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
08.2022 - Current
- In the last five quarters, squad has completed an average of 93% of the work planned during each sprint.
- Regularly implement feedback gathered in retrospectives. These initiatives include creating Confluence pages to make Change requests available to all team members in one place, creating and facilitating knowledge transfer sessions.
- Managed product backlog with product owner to ensure there was always enough ready work in the queue. Adept at using JIRA to make the work visible to all stakeholders.
- Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals. Tracked velocity sprint over sprint to allow for accurate prediction of amount of work accomplished in future sprints. Achieved predictable velocity.
- Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling parties to meet and discuss project progress.
- Identified innovative and automated approaches to routine tasks such as certificate renewal, making suggestions that were widely received reducing distractions and emergencies for squad.
- Worked effectively with Scrum team both internally and off-shore.
- Implemented changes brought to light in Sprint Retrospectives to increase psychological safety and increase squad velocity.
- Built strong working relationships with all squad members as well as chapter members with a sense of humor, warmth and acceptance.
- Utilized strong organization skills to ensure most important priorities were being addressed in a timely fashion.
Sixth Grade Math teacher
Mills Park Middle School
08.2016 - 06.2022
- Received performance bonus for high student achievement annually as one of the best math teachers in Wake County, NC. Students, including minorities exceeded expected growth by an average of 50%.
- Facilitated over 200 meetings with various stakeholders to review progress and chart new goals for students with special needs.
- Improved outcomes for students through collaboration with cross functional colleagues and analysis of assessment data. Participated in scrum of scrums with sixth grade math teachers to discuss risks and dependencies across the program.
- SKilled at discussing sensitive topics with stakeholders. Regularly answered parent emails with phone calls to facilitate transparent communication. Regularly employed agile values such as face to face communication.
- Commended by principal for excellent open ended questioning skills
Education
Master of Education - Special Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - English
James Madison University
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
- Certified Scrum @ Scale
- Certified Agility Health Facilitator
Volunteer Activities
Appalachia Service Project Adult Leader
Panther Creek High School Marching Band Boosters VP of Sustainability
Boys Scouts of America Trail to Eagle Counselor
JIRA Competencies
Create stories, sprints, epics | use story and epic templates ensuring all relevant information is included in each | manage backlog to allow for better sprint planning | use velocity report to inform sprint capacity| connect epics to Quarterly Planning Increments and Sub initiatives in JIRA ALIGN |combine similar stories into subtasks to minimize context switching
Timeline
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
08.2022 - Current
Sixth Grade Math teacher
Mills Park Middle School
08.2016 - 06.2022
Master of Education - Special Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - English
James Madison University
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