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Howard Ngwa Fube
Scrum Master | Agile Delivery Leader
Fayetteville,NC
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Summary
Professional with comprehensive experience in agile methodologies and team facilitation. Skilled in guiding teams through agile practices, fostering collaboration, and driving successful project outcomes. Adept at adapting to changing requirements, resolving conflicts, and ensuring continuous improvement. Recognized for strong leadership, effective communication, and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Xylem, Inc.
Morrisville, NC, USA
08.2022 - Current
- Lead 2–3 Agile teams (10–15 engineers) delivering cloud, data, and platform initiatives with consistent on-time sprint delivery.
- Administer Azure DevOps boards, workflows, dashboards, and automated reporting, reducing manual reporting by 40%.
- Manage Jira administration (workflows, permissions, custom fields, automation) to streamline team operations.
- Improve Agile maturity and predictability, reducing velocity variance by 25%.
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, backlog refinement, and cross-team dependency management.
- Partner with Product Owners to refine roadmaps, prioritize value, and align delivery with business goals.
- Drive continuous improvement using flow metrics (cycle time, throughput, WIP), reducing bottlenecks by 20%.
Scrum Master
Lyft, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC, USA
12.2019 - 08.2022
- Served as servant leader for 4 Agile Scrum teams, ensuring effective adoption of Agile practices.
- Increased team velocity, throughput, burndown accuracy, and cumulative flow performance.
- Managed end-to-end Scrum processes: sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coached team members and stakeholders on Agile principles and best practices.
- Supported Product Owners with backlog refinement and PI planning.
- Removed impediments and improved delivery consistency, achieving 98% sprint goal completion.
Scrum Master
Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T)
Raleigh, NC, USA
12.2017 - 11.2019
- Directed Agile delivery for digital banking, regulatory compliance, and modernization programs with multimillion-dollar impact.
- Leveraged Azure DevOps to optimize backlog management and enhance transparency for senior leadership.
- Strengthened Agile maturity through standardized ceremonies, quality gates, and team agreements.
- Ensured alignment with compliance and audit requirements through close partnership with business leaders.
- Removed organizational impediments by coordinating across architecture, security, QA, and infrastructure.
- Improved predictability and delivery reliability by 20–30% through data-driven coaching.
- Facilitated quarterly planning, dependency mapping, and release governance.
IT Support Technician / Help Desk
Information Technology Company
Falls Church, VA, USA
06.2016 - 11.2017
- Managed vulnerabilities using Nessus scanners to detect risks across enterprise assets.
- Resolved issues related to user accounts, network connectivity, and endpoint security tools.
- Supported patching, software updates, and system hardening.
- Monitored system performance and escalated security anomalies.
- Supported onboarding/offboarding and access provisioning.
- Practiced firewall rules, endpoint hardening, and basic threat detection.
Education
Master of Arts (MA) - Public Leadership
University of San Francisco
02.2026
Master of Science (MSc) - Cybersecurity Management & Policy
University of Maryland Global Campus
12.2020
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Computer Networks & Cybersecurity
University of Maryland Global Campus
12.2019
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Sports & Physical Education
National Institute of Youth and Sports
Yaoundé, Cameroon12.2012
Skills
- Agile Delivery & Transformation
- Scrum
- Kanban
- SAFe
- Jira & Azure DevOps Administration
- Executive Communication & Stakeholder Alignment
- Release Planning & Dependency Management
- Data-Driven Coaching & Flow Metrics
- Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Regulatory & Compliance Programs
- Team Leadership & Coaching
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Confluence
- Miro
- MS Teams
- SharePoint
- Power BI
- Lean
- CI/CD Concepts
- SQL (basic)
- API familiarity
- Documentation automation
Certification
- PSM I – Professional Scrum Master
- SSM 5.0 – SAFe 5 Scrum Master
- CGRC – Certified in Governance, Risk & Compliance (ISC2)
- Business Analytics Science Certificate
- Microsoft Software & Systems Administration Certificate
Personal Information
Title: SCRUM MASTER | AGILE DELIVERY LEADER
Work Availability
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Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Advanced (C1)
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Timeline
Scrum Master
Xylem, Inc.
08.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
Lyft, Inc.
12.2019 - 08.2022
Scrum Master
Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T)
12.2017 - 11.2019
IT Support Technician / Help Desk
Information Technology Company
06.2016 - 11.2017
Master of Science (MSc) - Cybersecurity Management & Policy
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Computer Networks & Cybersecurity
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Sports & Physical Education
National Institute of Youth and Sports
Master of Arts (MA) - Public Leadership
University of San Francisco