Kevin Chivington
Westerville,OH
Summary
An IT Professional with broad experience, showing technical aptitude in a wide range of roles and settings including quality assurance and testing combined with extensive Agile experience. Covering various platforms from desktop, web, and cloud-based to mobile applications as well as front and back-end systems in both automated and manual testing environments. Equipped with diverse industry experience leveraging strong oral and written communication skills as well as solid problem-resolution, leadership, mentoring and collaboration skills, coordinating effectively with both technical staff and stakeholders.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Scrum Master / QA SME
Battelle
01.2021 - Current
- Holding an active security clearance, supporting multiple cross-functional teams and products, providing agile coaching, backlog refinement based on client needs, identifying areas for continuous improvement, and support quality delivery of software solutions
- As a Scrum Master, provide agile coaching and assist with product backlog refinement, including user story and task writing, sprint planning, daily scrum/stand-up facilitation, development estimation, leading retrospectives, capacity planning / roadmaps, testing, process improvements, and code deployments
- As Study Lead for multiple products and projects, manage and contribute to writing plans and reports, staff and budget planning, coordinate with clients, create screen designs and wireframes, workflows, documenting processes, creating smoke and regression test plans, planning and executing tests, and identifying user interface / user experience improvements (UI/UX)
- Collaborate with product owners and clients, team members, and other technologists to define solutions and drive progress
- Plan Agile best practices and encourage team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity
- Coach teams in Agile practices and provide necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master / Agile Coach
CareWorks Technologies
12.2017 - 01.2021
- As a consultant at Sedgewick, CareWorks MCS and LBrands, provided project management, agile coaching, and Scrum Master assistance, led and assisted with multiple products and initiatives from small enhancements to new client implementation, client data migration, and larger-scale projects
- Supported testing and validation efforts as well as assisted with production support (triage, issue tracking and prioritization)
- Collaborated with the senior management, product managers/SMEs, business stakeholders & the development team to establish processes to deliver system enhancements, collaborated to estimate development effort & plan project roadmaps using Jira Portfolio & other tools
- Conducted training on agile & lean concepts and practices, trained & coached BSAs and SMEs on User Story and Acceptance Criteria writing, helped implement, facilitate, and led agile events (daily stand-ups, team retrospectives, sprint planning), refinement, estimation, “3 Amigos” collaborations and collaborated with the team on process / continuous improvement efforts
- Supported product backlog management and Scrum framework for bi-weekly sprint releases
- Participated in Scrum sessions, facilitated Scrum of Scrums, created and updated Confluence pages, tracked project milestones and blockers
Agile Project Manager / Agile Coach / Business Analyst
Doc Halo
11.2015 - 09.2017
- As a servant leader in the Development Team, implemented and utilized agile practices and processes, participated in cross-functional application development of web-based and mobile applications to develop software solutions
- Assisted development team with delivery of technical solutions by implementing processes, facilitated planning, requirement discovery, created product wireframes, story refinement and prioritization, team ceremonies, provided new staff on-boarding, triaged production support issues, led three-amigo discussions, coordinated user acceptance testing (UAT), implement continuous improvement efforts, coordinated deployment planning, provided documentation, coordinated and communicated production releases across the company and assisted with pre- and post-deployment validation efforts
- Provided HR support for new hires, including coordination of staff onboarding
- Coordinated on-boarding and mentoring of new hires, resulting in stronger staff development and increased productivity.
- Contributed to roadmaps, plans, instructional training, release notes and other materials to document team practices and product information.
Agile Quality Assurance Analyst
Kforce
06.2014 - 11.2015
- On assignment at McGraw Hill Education as a member of an agile development team in Platform Services, responsible for API testing and validation efforts.
- Supported company in maintaining quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
- Mentored and coached team members on QA and agile topics and strategies.
- Collaborated with team members in the review of requirements, including writing of user stories and acceptance criteria, creation and execution of manual and automated tests.
- Built automated tests using JMeter to establish regression test suite.
- Monitored and analyzed root cause of failed tests and coordinated with development team on resolution.
- Reported progress, test metrics and results to project stakeholders.
- Participated in quarterly software releases.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio06.1995
German language and culture
Dreieich-Gymnasium
Langen, GermanySkills
- Project Management Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall
- Software Development Methodology: Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD), Lean
- Test Automation: Apache JMeter, Ruby Cucumber, SpecFlow, TestExecute, SoapUI, LoadUI, QARun
- Technologies: Web/Web Services, Mobile (Android, IOS), Client-Server, Functional experience
- DB: SQL, JQL (Jira), IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis Desktop Manager
- ALM and Wiki: HP Quality Center, Confluence, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rational Team Concert (RTC), Trello
- IDE/Source Control: Git/SourceTree, Microsoft Visual Studio/Team Foundation Server (VS/TFS)
- Productivity: MS Office Applications, Google Apps
- Collaboration: Slack, Skype for Business, HipChat, Lotus Notes, Google Workspace, Citrix WebEx Teams, Microsoft Teams
- Data Analytics: SumoLogic, Dynatrace, New Relic
- Screen Capture: Greenshot, MS Paint, SnagIt
- Industries: Utilities, Healthcare, Consulting, Government/Public Sector, Financial Services, Insurance, Education, Nonprofit/R&D
- Coaching and mentoring
- Team facilitation
- Requirements gathering
- Sprint planning
- Project management
- Release planning
Accomplishments
- Achievement Award Nominee – Culture, Battelle 2024
- Solver Spotlight, Battelle 2023
- Core Value Award for Teamwork, CareWorks Technologies 2011
- Hats-Off Award, National City Bank 1996
Skillsandtools
Secret, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD), Apache JMeter, Jenkins, Ruby Cucumber, SpecFlow, TestExecute, SoapUI, LoadUI, QARun, Web/Web Services, Mobile, Client-Server, Functional experience, PC, SQL, JQL (Jira), Gherkin, QARun Scripting, English, German, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle, Redis Desktop Manager, Windows 3.1 – 10, Android, iOS, Confluence, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Zephyr, Microsoft Visual Studio/Team Foundation Server (VS/TFS), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Trello, HP Quality Center, Symphony, MS Office Applications, Google Workspace, Slack, Skype for Business, HipChat, Lotus Notes, Citrix WebEx Teams, Microsoft Teams, SumoLogic, Dynatrace, New Relic, Git/SourceTree, Microsoft Visual Studio/Team Foundation Server (VS/TFS), Greenshot, MS Paint, SnagIt (TechSmith), Healthcare, Consulting, Government/Public Sector, Financial Services, Insurance, Utilities, Education, Nonprofit, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), Scrum.org, 02/01/13, Certified Software Quality Analyst, QAI, 12/01/02 - 12/01/08
Awards
- Achievement Award Nominee, Culture, Battelle, 2024
- Solver Spotlight, Battelle, 2023
- Core Value Award for Teamwork, CareWorks Technologies, 2011
- Hats-Off Award, National City Bank, 1996
Community Service
- Volunteer, Lifeline Christian Mission, Westerville, Ohio, 2020 - Present
- Volunteer, Friends of the Homeless, Columbus, Ohio, 2010 - Present
- Deacon/Ministry Leader, 2002 - 2005, 2006 - 2012, Served, led, and counseled Young Adults (ages 18-35) in a volunteer setting at church. Organized, staffed, and mentored support and leadership teams. I co-planned events and service projects, coordinated and co-taught classes.
- Volunteer, Honduras Mission, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2006, 2008, 2011
- Volunteer, Hurricane Katrina Relief, Mandeville, Louisiana, 2005
Activities
- Former member of Central Ohio Quality Assurance Association (COQAA)
- Attend agile and QA/Automation-related Meetups as available
- Have attended and presented at the ATDD Developers group Meet Ups
- Stay involved with Process Improvement initiatives within teams I assist
- Led a process improvement team (“P.I.T. Crew”), which focused on staff process improvement ideas
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master I - Certified Feb. 2013
- Certified Software Quality Analyst, Certificate #11659 – Dec. 2002 – Dec. 2008
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master / QA SME
Battelle
01.2021 - Current
Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master / Agile Coach
CareWorks Technologies
12.2017 - 01.2021
Agile Project Manager / Agile Coach / Business Analyst
Doc Halo
11.2015 - 09.2017
Agile Quality Assurance Analyst
Kforce
06.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science -
Ohio State University
German language and culture
Dreieich-Gymnasium
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