Craig Lambrecht
Scrum Master
Bloomington,MN
Summary
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. Mission-focused with extensive experience coaching and mentoring highly skilled teams.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Andersen Corporation
09.2019 - Current
- Introduced Scrum framework and trained developers in all aspects of implementation
- Coached 3 scrum teams in Agile practices and cultivated positive mindset towards Agile methodologies
- Developed user story writing workshop to meet INVEST criteria
- Trained team members on use of JIRA to manage sprint backlog
- Product Owners averaged 18% annual profit increase after partnering with Andersen during my tenure
- Facilitated Scrum daily standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings
- Coordinated weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (story points) for backlog items
- Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity assessment into sprint planning sessions
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Developers to ensure sprint goals were continuously met
- Conducted stakeholder surveys, increasing satisfaction by 25% over 12 month period
Scrum Master
General Electric
11.2017 - 09.2019
- Transitioned Scrum Team from Waterfall to Agile through training and mentorship
- Facilitated daily Scrum sessions where team members integrated their tasks towards sprint goal
- Ensured team updated Product Backlog ahead of Sprint Planning meetings for optimal workflow
- Removed or swiftly escalated any impediment to ensure Scrum Team operates at its maximum capacity
- Worked with product owners to prioritize, validate user stories, and identify channels for improvement
- Gathered feedback from stakeholders during sprint review and analyzed trends quarterly
- Utilized Kanban boards during sprints to prioritize work in manageable increments
Scrum Master
Daktronics
08.2016 - 11.2017
- Lead Scrum events including daily standup, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospective
- Collaborated with Scrum Team to refine product & sprint backlogs, striving towards the end product goal
- Communicated consistently with the Product Owner & team to refine backlog items and ensure all work is ready to be estimated and sprint planned
- Prepared development status reports for account stakeholders
- Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with end product users to establish goals and clearly define product requirements
College Admissions Counselor/ESL Teacher
Everest Education
09.2014 - 07.2016
- Received Scrum training & utilized its framework in early development of our College Admissions program
- Advised 12 Students throughout a 1 year period, achieved 100% placement rate to desired Universities
- Students in the program were collectively awarded over 1 million dollars in scholarships
- Designed workshops to assist students in completing each stage of the college application process
- Worked with students to complete numerous iterations of personal statements and supplementary essays
- Ran marketing campaign to find & select qualified students for scholarship fund
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication, English Literature and Educational Studies
Mankato State University
05.2014
Skills
- Scrum Proficiency Technical Skills
- Scrum Coach
- Leadership Certification
- Project Implementation
- Servant Leadership
- Backlog Management
- Story Estimation
- Product Owner
- Lean/Agile methodology
- Servant Leader
- Conflict Resolution
- CSM Certified
- Kanban
- Jira Software
- Rally Workspace
- Confluence
- Microsoft Teams
- Safe
- Salesforce
- Software Lifecycle Dev
- CI/CD Pipeline
Timeline
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Andersen Corporation
09.2019 - Current
Scrum Master
General Electric
11.2017 - 09.2019
Scrum Master
Daktronics
08.2016 - 11.2017
College Admissions Counselor/ESL Teacher
Everest Education
09.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Communication, English Literature and Educational Studies
Mankato State University
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