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Meschele Darden

Saint Louis ,MO

Summary

Dedicated and motivated professional with a positive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic with an eagerness to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Program Manager II

Mastercard
Saint Louis , MO
03.2019 - Current
  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Backlog Grooming, Retrospectives.
  • Create features, user stories, acceptance criteria's and definition of done for the program and team members for tracking purposes and to ensure transparency.
  • Organize and facilitate meetings with stakeholders to review project status and progress.
  • Manage a team of engineers to ensure timely delivery of technical solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for new feature development initiatives.
  • Resolve conflicts between various stakeholders involved in the program by working collaboratively.
  • Collaborate with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
  • Create dashboards using various tools such as ALM and Confluence, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Identify risks associated with sprint goals and worked with the team to mitigate them.
  • Act as a servant leader to my team members by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
  • Maintain program backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
  • Encourage continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
  • Remove impediments and protect team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
  • Coach and mentor team members, stakeholders and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.
  • Assess team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.

Education

MBA - Management

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
08-2003

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
05-1998

Skills

  • Clear Communication
  • Attention to Details
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Project Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability
  • Tool Proficiency

Timeline

Technical Program Manager II

Mastercard
03.2019 - Current

MBA - Management

Lindenwood University

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Western Illinois University
Meschele Darden