Open To Work
Cindy Horning
TALOGY, INC
Fishers,IN
Work Preference
Job Search Status:
Open to work
Desired Job Title
Quality Assurance AnalystScrum Master CoachSenior Scrum MasterProject Manager
Work Type
Full TimeContract Work
Location Preference
RemoteHybrid
Location:
Fishers, IN
Open to relocation:
No
Important To Me
Work-life balanceHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionCompany Culture
1
Certification
21
Years of experience
Dedicated and experienced Certified Scrum Master with over 10 years of success coaching development teams and driving process improvements. Skilled in facilitating agile ceremonies, championing project delivery frameworks, and bridging communication gaps across business units. Proven ability to resolve impediments, guide delivery activities, and provide data-driven insights to enhance team performance and organizational maturity. Eager to leverage expertise to drive efficiency and value at your organization
Work History
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER
14 Years 7 Months- Coach four development teams to foster high performance and self-organization
- Facilitated agile ceremonies tailored to team needs, improving collaboration and engagement
- Drive process improvements that increase delivery efficiency and transparency
- Partner with cross-functional leadership to consistently deliver business value
- Champion project delivery frameworks to fit team and organizational needs
- Led delivery best practices and tools across multiple methodologies
- Bridge communication gaps between business units, leadership, and project managers
- Resolve delivery risks and impediments promptly as escalation point of contact
- Facilitate meetings to align client needs and delivery commitments
- Supported change management initiatives to enhance delivery maturity across the organization
- Compiled productivity metrics to deliver actionable insights for data-driven decision-making
- Provide coaching across Agile, hybrid and waterfall practices
- Promote continuous learning, feedback and adaptation within teams
- Detail oriented Jira Administrator with 4+ years of experience configuring, maintaining, and scaling Atlassian suite products (Jira/Confluence) to optimize enterprise Agile workflows, permissions and reporting
- CONFIDENTIAL
Team Lead Quality Assurance Analyst
3 Years 10 Months- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans to ensure quality for client-specific modifications and effective defect resolution
- Executed SQL scripts to validate database changes, ensuring data integrity
- Collaborated with developers during test execution to ensure effective code-change coverage
- Recreated client-submitted production issues to facilitate root-cause analysis and expedite resolution
- Provided accurate estimations for client requests
- Mentored new employees on testing best practices and team processes to enhance knowledge transfer and integration
- Mentored staff to enhance skill sets and improve overall performance.
Quality Assurance Analyst
1 Year 11 Months- Authored and executed test plans for client-specific modifications and defects to ensure quality deliverables
- Collaborated with developers during test execution to enhance code-change coverage and accuracy
- Recreated client-submitted production issues to support root-cause analysis and expedite resolution
- Participated in estimation discussions for client requests
- CONFIDENTIAL
Education
Associates Degree - General Studies
CONFIDENTIAL
Skills
Agile Coaching
Scrum/Kanban/Waterfall methodologies
Jira Administration
Atlassian tools
Process Improvements
Metrics tracking and analysis
Analytical Problem Solving
Stakeholder communication
People Leadership
Conflict Resolution
Project delivery frameworks
Certification
Certified Scrum Master – January 2012, Government Clearance since 2006
Timeline
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER
TALOGY, INC
01.2012 - CurrentRead More
Team Lead Quality Assurance Analyst
TALOGY, INC
02.2008 - 12.2011Read More
Quality Assurance Analyst
TALOGY, INC
02.2006 - 01.2008Read More
State University of New York (SUNY)
Associates Degree from General Studies
Read More