Lauri Clay
Https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriclay/
Summary
Committed Agile expert with over 15 years of expertise in public speaking, presenting information clearly, and developing high performing teams. As a Certified Scrum Master and Project Manager, I am focused on the overall progress of our teams, projects, and deliverables.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Morgan Stanley/e-Trade
Alpharetta, GA
05.2022 - Current
- Forecast, schedule and monitor project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
- Develop solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
- Identify needs and coordinate resource allocation to deliver quality standards on time and within budget.
- Remove impediments and protect team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
- Lead daily Scrum cadences and sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
- Assess team metrics and work to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
- Train and mentor team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum, Lean and Kanban processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
- Enhance efficiency of content flow between developers and transparency of content status through integration of automated workflow pipelines.
- Develop technical infrastructure planning, data migration and integration services with third-party applications and platforms.
- Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
Agile Coach/Scrum Master Coach
MagMutual Insurance
Atlanta, GA
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
- Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
- Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
- Identified potential project risks and helped developed mitigation plans to resolve potential issues.
- Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
- Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
- Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
- Coached and mentored team members, stakeholders and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.
Scrum Master
Saia LTL Freight
Atlanta, GA
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Facilitated and supports all Scrum ceremonies, including, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
- Mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
- Lead daily scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
- Worked with Product Owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
- Strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
- Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
- Managed multiple internal and outside scrum teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
- Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Warner Media Entertainment - TBS-TNT, HBO Max,
Atlanta, Georgia
03.2012 - 10.2020
- Led daily scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
- Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
- Executed critical path scheduling for Infrastructure development in order to meet delivery schedules and budget.
- Increased team efficiency by 70% by inspiring motivation, spins and changes for quality and timeliness.
- Managed highly complex digital projects impacting all areas of enterprise and crucial to bottom-line success.
- Delivered 5 projects on time and within budget within 3 months.
- Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VASkills
- Manage multiple Infrastructure teams simultaneously
- Guide and coach teams on effective Agile practices/frameworks and principles to deliver high quality products and to satisfy our customers
- Strong leadership and camaraderie with all levels of the organization including the stakeholders
- Guide teams on Scrum/Kanban methodologies and best practices
- Excellent communication and problem Solving
- Heat Map/Forecasting of teams for Capacity Management
- Solid understanding on the SDLC
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance - 2020
Timeline
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Morgan Stanley/e-Trade
05.2022 - Current
Agile Coach/Scrum Master Coach
MagMutual Insurance
05.2021 - 05.2022
Scrum Master
Saia LTL Freight
01.2021 - 05.2021
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Warner Media Entertainment - TBS-TNT, HBO Max,
03.2012 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University
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