Francis Obinzu
Houston,TX
Summary
Scrum Master with extensive experience at SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION, specializing in Agile transformations and team performance enhancement. Expertise in Product Backlog Management and cross-functional collaboration, driving teams towards continuous improvement and timely delivery of high-quality results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
Houston, TX
08.2019 - Current
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives cross-functional teams.
- Work closely with Product Owners to ensure the Product Backlog is well-defined and prioritized based on business needs.
- Remove impediments to ensure the team can focus on delivering high-quality work within each sprint.
- Drive Agile transformations and assist with implementing Agile practices in non-Agile teams.
- Coach and mentor development teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.
- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and ordering the product backlog.
- Working closely with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog is visible and prioritized towards business value.
- Promote transparency and communication between teams and stakeholders, ensuring the project progresses on time and within scope.
Scrum Master
Molina HealthCare
Houston, TX
01.2017 - 07.2019
- Assist with capturing and clarifying business requirements and translating test requirements.
- Lead collaborative sessions translating business strategies and objectives into business requirements while diving standardization across different business solutions.
- Led 2 Scrum teams in the successful delivery of product/software, consistently meeting deadlines and improving team velocity.
- Managed and improved Agile processes, resulting in improved Sprint predictability and quality.
- Delivered training and workshops to new team members on Agile principles and Scrum ceremonies.
- Identified and addressed bottlenecks and inefficiencies, increasing team output.
- Worked closely with senior leadership to align Scrum processes with company-wide initiatives and goals.
Project Coordinator
B.A.S. F
Houston, TX
10.2014 - 12.2016
- Assist with capturing and clarifying business requirements and translating test requirements.
- Lead collaborative sessions translating business strategies and objectives into business requirements while driving standardization across different business solutions.
- Lead Agile activities, structuring product backlogs into epics, features, user stories, and tasks.
- Coordinated the delivery of software features within Agile frameworks, ensuring timelines were met.
- Worked alongside Scrum Masters to ensure cross-team collaboration and alignment on project goals.
- Assisted in the facilitation of Scrum ceremonies and acted as a point of contact for project-related issues.
Education
BSc. - Chemical Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX01.2011
Skills
- Scrum Framework and Agile Methodologies
- Sprint Planning
- Review
- Retrospectives
- Product Backlog Management
- Agile Project Management Tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello, Asana)
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Coaching and mentorship
- Continuous Improvement
- Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving
- Change Management
- Collaboration Tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
- Reporting tools (Confluence, Excel)
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Salesforce Administrator
- Salesforce Developer 1
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Scrum Master
SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
08.2019 - Current
Scrum Master
Molina HealthCare
01.2017 - 07.2019
Project Coordinator
B.A.S. F
10.2014 - 12.2016
BSc. - Chemical Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
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