Georgette Achimbi
Charlotte,NC
Summary
An experienced Certified SAFe Scrum Master (SAFe) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) with over 6 years of product development experience in financial services and investment, production, manufacturing, and offshore drilling. Skilled in leveraging Agile frameworks to align business initiatives with sustainable results. Expertise in coaching and mentoring teams on Agile values, practices, and transitions, including both collocated and offshore teams. Proven success in guiding new and struggling teams to high performance, evidenced by faster development cycles and improved release quality.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Accrue Partners, Inc. (Contract)
Charlotte, NC
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Led a cross-functional Scrum team in the successful implementation of Agile practices, resulting in a 30% increase in productivity.
Facilitated discussions, decision-making, and conflict resolution across the team.
Coached team members on Agile best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Assisted the team in resolving impediments by identifying and engaging the right personnel.
Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to both the team and management.
Updated Agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs.
Collaborated with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) during PI Planning based on objectives, strategy, and timeline defined by the Release Train.
Continuously improved Scrum Master skills through education and engagement with fellow Scrum Masters and practitioners.
Helped the team execute effective sprints by organizing and facilitating regular backlog refinement sessions, focusing on clarifying and adding details to PBIs, ensuring stories were ready for the development team.
Provided guidance and coaching to various organizational stakeholders interacting with the team.
Scrum Master
SSI-Schaefer Systems, Inc. (Contract)
Charlotte, NC
06.2019 - 10.2022
- Protected the team from over-commitment, managed the backlog, and prioritized the resolution of defects/bugs, resulting in the on-time delivery of a major initiative.
- Coached and mentored the team to take ownership of system and process improvements identified in sprint retrospectives, instilling values of self-management, ownership, and empowerment, which led to a 20% increase in achieving sprint goals by the start of the second quarter.
- Tracked visibility configurations and other management tools to keep business partners engaged, leading to a reduction in feedback time.
- Shielded the team from external interference to ensure optimal functionality and productivity.
- Supported the team in identifying and gathering requirements for building a CI/CD pipeline, enabling frequent deployment to production.
Scrum Master
Emerson Automation Solutions
Houston, TX
08.2016 - 05.2019
- Engaged with fellow Scrum Masters to identify opportunities for improvement across delivery processes, driving organizational change and achieving a 25% value increase per quarter in sprint goal delivery.
- Facilitated discussions and conflict resolution while empowering the team to self-organize.
- Promoted quarterly Agile health check meetings to identify areas for improvement and help the team develop potential solutions.
- Assisted the Product Owner, other project leaders, and the Scrum team in adopting an Agile mindset, defining, and familiarizing the team with the Definition of Done and Definition of Ready, leading to increased value delivery.
- Focused on enhancing Agile practices and values by actively coaching team members on growth mindset and advancing current Agile adoption.
Project Coordinator
Atlantica Management USA, Inc.
Houston, TX
06.2010 - 07.2016
- Designed and maintained a project team SharePoint site to provide essential project documentation, version control, and access for team members.
- Oversaw project operations from inception to completion by devising robust strategies for a full-scale project plan, including work breakdown structure, task dependencies/estimations, resource allocation, and project milestones.
- Conducted meeting agendas and PowerPoint presentations, attended meetings, and documented minutes.
- Collaborated with the project manager to establish and achieve project goals, objectives, scope, and deliverables.
Education
Masters of Business Management -
Belhaven University
Houston, TXBachelor of Science: Finance -
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, MOSkills
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Backlog Refinement
Relationship / Team Building
Conflict Resolution
Risk Management
Iteration/Sprint Planning
Communication and Collaboration
Process Improvement
Training at Team Level
Program Increment (PI)
Team Leadership & Coaching (Onshore and Offshore)
Financial Services Planning
Jira Confluence Jira Align
MS Teams Outlook Zoom
MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
Certification
- Certified SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master (SSM) - Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Alliance
Affiliations
Community of practice | Beingagile Consulting
Timeline
Scrum Master
Accrue Partners, Inc. (Contract)
01.2023 - 02.2024
Scrum Master
SSI-Schaefer Systems, Inc. (Contract)
06.2019 - 10.2022
Scrum Master
Emerson Automation Solutions
08.2016 - 05.2019
Project Coordinator
Atlantica Management USA, Inc.
06.2010 - 07.2016
Masters of Business Management -
Belhaven University
Bachelor of Science: Finance -
Missouri Western State University
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