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KIMBERLY STANARD

KIMBERLY STANARD

Kansas City,MO

Summary

Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows. Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies. Instrumental Certified Scrum Master bringing 14 years of experience achieving ambitious goals in challenging IT environment. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, customer, and project needs. Successful at motivating teams to meet demanding timelines.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1

Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)

1
1

Certified Scrum Master (Six Sigma Global Institute)

1
1

Certified Product Owner (Six Sigma Global Institute)

1
1

ITIL4 Foundation Training

1
1

Certified SAFE for Teams

Work History

Scrum Master

Macquarie Group
01.2023 - Current
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives for 3 cross functional teams.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Coached 3 cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Mentored junior team members on Scrum best practices, fostering their professional growth within the organization.
  • Created comprehensive user stories with clear acceptance criteria to guide development efforts.
  • Assessed and reported progress to stakeholders at all levels regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.

Senior Application Specialist

Waddell and Reed
11.2010 - 12.2022
  • Collaborated with developers, analysts and project managers to expedite incident resolutions.
  • Provided training to end users on new and updated systems and software.
  • Performed quality assurance testing on new software releases for alignment with goals for efficiency and performance.
  • Analyzed and mapped data and wrote SQL scripts to extract data from SQL databases.
  • Played key role in major system migrations by providing hands-on technical assistance throughout planning and execution phases.
  • Contributed to successful implementation of new company-wide applications by assisting with requirements gathering, testing, documentation, training sessions.
  • Provided 24/7 support for web- and client-based applications, file and data feeds and batch processes to prevent impact to business.
  • Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting strict deadlines.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by providing timely and efficient support for various applications.
  • Interfaced with customers and developers to diagnose problems and implement configuration requirements and solutions.

Senior Test Lead

Waddell and Reed
04.2010 - 06.2011
  • Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts for third-party testing services when necessary for 3 critical applications.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering collaborative work environment and enhancing team performance.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Reduced defect leakage by establishing rigorous testing procedures and standards.
  • Actively participated in Agile planning sessions, providing valuable input on test scope and effort estimation.
  • Fostered open lines of communication with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring transparency regarding progress on deliverables.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify potential risks, resulting in proactive mitigation strategies.
  • Delivered high-quality releases under tight deadlines by prioritizing critical tasks and adjusting resources accordingly.
  • Spearheaded root cause analysis of issues discovered during testing to facilitate prompt resolution by internal and vendor development teams.
  • Defined, created and controlled testing environments for successful software deliverables.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
  • Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules.
  • Conducted periodic reviews of test cases to ensure relevance and accuracy as specifications evolved over time.

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Maple Woods Community College
Kansas City, MO

High School Diploma -

Oak Park High School
Kansas City, MO
05.1990

Skills

  • Agile Metrics Tracking
  • Estimation Techniques
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • Scaling Agile
  • Product Owner Collaboration
  • Agile Coaching
  • Servant Leadership
  • Backlog Grooming
  • Sprint Retrospective Facilitation
  • Sprint Review Facilitation
  • Sprint Planning

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance), 07/01/24
  • Certified Scrum Master (Six Sigma Global Institute), 10/01/22
  • Certified Product Owner (Six Sigma Global Institute), 10/01/22
  • ITIL4 Foundation Training, 2020
  • Salesforce Trailhead - Achieved Ranger Level
  • Certified SAFe for Teams, 2021

Personal Information

I am a native Kansas City resident who loves the KC Chiefs!

Happily married for the last 22 years with 2 awesome children who are 12 years apart.

My son and daughter in law live near by and have blessed us with 4 grandchildren. (I love being a Nana!)

My daughter is currently enrolled in UNL (University of Nebraska at Lincoln) and is entering her Junior year. (Go Big Red!)

I love to cook, travel, read mystery and historical books, watch classic movies on TCM (Cary Grant and Bogey are my favorites!), spend time with family and friends and go on adventures (as my granddaughter says) with my grandchildren.

I have been in IT for 14+ years and love the challenge it brings and that each day is different from the last. I believe in honesty, integrity, and working hard while maintaining superior quality and excellence.

Accomplishments

  • Achieved adaptation and maturity in scrum processes by introducing Agile and Scrum Methodologies for 3 cross functional teams across multiple regions for project, service request and incident requests.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of Global Performance project.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to organize prioritized customer requests and provide status updates to business partners.

Work Availability

monday
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

Remote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureCareer advancementPaid sick leaveHealthcare benefits401k matchPaid time offFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPersonal development programs

Software

MS SQL Server

JIRA

Confluence

Salesforce Data Loader

ETL

Informatica

Tidal

Service Now

Microsoft Office

Sharepoint

Visio

Powerpoint

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)

Interests

Travel

Classic Films (Black and White Mysteries)

Mystery and Historical Books

Quote

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline

Scrum Master

Macquarie Group
01.2023 - Current

Senior Application Specialist

Waddell and Reed
11.2010 - 12.2022

Senior Test Lead

Waddell and Reed
04.2010 - 06.2011

Some College (No Degree) -

Maple Woods Community College

High School Diploma -

Oak Park High School

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