Highly skilled, experienced, and detail oriented servant leader with over 10 years of collective leadership experience in Agile Project Management, Information Technology, and Strategic Planning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Scrum Master
WebTPA
11.2021 - Current
Oversees all scrum processes and coaches 1-2 teams facilitating transparency, inspection, and adaption of projects
Leads a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging experimentation and innovation in processes
Guides teams on how to maximize self-organization and leverage evolve agile practices
Responsible for champion Scrum, roles, events, and artifacts to help teams and stakeholders understand their value
Manages interdependencies between teams and partners with peers and Product Owners to continuously evolve our planning practice in support of continuous planning model
Assesses Agile maturity and actively coaches to higher levels of growth, partnering with peers to help impact portfolio maturity
Observes & provides consistent and impactful feedback for both individuals and teams.
Scrum Master
BBVA Bank
01.2016 - 10.2021
Responsible for leading and guiding teams using agile and lean principles
Emphasized code quality, with an emphasis on small, focused user stories
Applied productivity metrics to provide teams and the organization with relevant feedback
Coordinated daily stand ups, sprint planning and any other scrum meetings (backlog grooming, release planning, etc.)
Ensured teams walked through scrum meetings with right objectives and set up achievable goals with necessary acceptance criteria
Facilitated process improvements toward consistent delivery of working product and ensured getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating
Properly forecast efforts quarterly to support bank-wide quarterly planning exercises.
Scrum Master
USAA
01.2013 - 12.2015
Identified and managed existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role
Ensured risks associated with business activities were effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled
Followed written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities
Worked closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve multiple program and project milestones within established timeframes
Ensured consistent visibility for teams by monitoring and reporting business objectives, work efforts, achievements, and key indicators
Identified and removed obstacles and impediments to ensure team objectives were met
Developed and tracked project budgets that included necessary capital expenditures, operational expenses, and labor funding requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Sociology -
University of Mobile
Skills
Jira
DevOps
Agile Values & Principles
Conflict Resolution
Story Pointing
Relative Sizing
Great Communicator
Emotional intelligence
Backlog Refinement
Software Development Life Cycle
Certification
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Scaled Agile Certificate
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Alliance
Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1) Scrum.org
Kanban Systems Design (KSD) Kanban University
Agile Coaching Certification (ICP-ACC)
IC Agile Certified Professional
Agile Coaching
Accomplishments
Successfully leads, coaches, and mentors between 2-3 Scrum teams at a time consisting of 6-9 per team.
Served as the Lead Scrum Master and coordinated events for all organizational Scrum teams.
Selected to serve as a subject matter expert and facilitator of Scrum events, mentor to other Scrum Masters, and speaker at Agile seminars and presentations.
Work Availability
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract Work
Work Location
RemoteHybrid
Important To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementPaid time off4-day work weekTeam Building / Company RetreatsWork from home optionPersonal development programs