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Michael Neal

BRISTOW,VA

Summary

Michael is a leader, scrum master, project manager, developer and cloud migration specialist with 20 years of experience as a government information technology contractor. For the last 3 years he has been working as the Scrum Lead for the Health And Human Service Technical Web Application Team. Through this position Michael helped foster a very successful self organized team with extremely good team communication, collaboration and comradery. The project involved very critical fast changing priorities using a Kanban system.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Lead/Sr. Project Manager

Webfirst
11.2022 - 07.2025
  • Adapted quickly to changing circumstances or new information during projects, demonstrating agility and flexibility in decision-making processes.
  • Empowered team members by encouraging autonomy and self-organization, fostering a positive work environment conducive to innovation and growth.
  • Maintained the product backlog in Jira working with the Product Owner, aligning priorities with the team's work through a Kanban system.
  • Led daily stand-up meetings to maintain clear communication channels and ensure alignment on priorities and expectations.
  • Optimized resource allocation for maximum value delivery, balancing workload among team members effectively.
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for optimized project outcomes, fostering strong relationships among team members.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Conducted retrospective meetings to identify areas of improvement, leading to more effective future sprints.

Senior Scrum Master

Peraton
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • Resolved impediments to team progress by proactively identifying issues and facilitating effective solutions.
  • Enhanced team productivity by implementing Agile methodologies and improving communication between cross-functional teams.
  • Reduced time-to-market with efficient backlog management and prioritization of tasks based on business objectives.
  • Optimized existing workflows by analyzing performance metrics and implementing continuous process improvements tailored to specific organizational needs.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Project Lead

Zantech IT
04.2021 - 08.2022
  • Managed enterprize sized software solutions working with the government client to gather requirements and architect a solution.
  • Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies and improving team communication.
  • Helped develop a cross-functional and self organized team and worked to remove impediments and improve team communication and morale.
  • Served as Scrum Master for 2 development teams leading them through all agile meetings and managing the projects through Azure DevOps Scrum boards.
  • Coached team on agile best practices and worked on project estimation methods.
  • Collected and delivered user stories from the client to the software team for implementation and writing Software Requirements Documentation (SRS).
  • Developed software architecture and design using wireframes, mockups, diagrams, charts, and prototypes.

CGI Logo Deputy Team Lead | Software Developer | S

CGI Federal
03.2012 - 04.2021
  • Federal Contractor for US Army working for multiple companies on the contract in a variety of roles over the years.
  • One of several integral leaders for the first successful migration to Azure for the U.S. Army HQ including 30+ web PaaS and IaaS applications and SQL databases.
  • Leading as an application and Azure Subject Master Expert, I coordinated with government leaders, program management, internal and external contractors and the development and DBA teams daily to development strategies, schedules, set priorities and to advise best practices to build a successful constantly changing and evolving migration plan.
  • Worked directly with Army Cybersecurity to conduct regular scans of applications and led the effort for the development team to remediate over 100,000 lines of code to pass security standards for the Azure migration.
  • Served as the Scrum Master for a DoD software development team. Greatly improved team communication, productivity and morale through impediment removal working closely with the Program Manager, Project Manager and the Scrum team.
  • Served as the CGI Federal onsite lead for the program managing the onsite CGI subcontractor staff, interviewing, hiring, reviewing, mentoring and interacting directly with the main contractors’ program manager as a liaison.
  • As a developer and software architect I worked with government representatives, including Senior Executive Service members, to manage re-design, develop and maintain the main customer website. Acting as Scrum Master and front-end developer, our team implemented the first .NET Core application for the program, helping to usher in modernization and cutting edge technology to legacy applications.
  • Assisted the Team Lead with duties including managing projects, staff, maintaining application security standards and preparing weekly reports of the team accomplishments.

Education

Organizational Leadership & Project Management

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA
01-2023

Skills

  • Agile coaching
  • Product backlog management
  • User story creation
  • Estimation techniques
  • Requirements gathering
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Resource allocation
  • Teamwork
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Test-driven development
  • Project management
  • Retrospective facilitation
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Customer interaction
  • Risk identification
  • Team leadership
  • Jira
  • Azure DEVOPS

Certification


  • Certified Scrum Mater (CSM)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Timeline

Scrum Lead/Sr. Project Manager

Webfirst
11.2022 - 07.2025

Senior Scrum Master

Peraton
09.2022 - 11.2022

Project Lead

Zantech IT
04.2021 - 08.2022

CGI Logo Deputy Team Lead | Software Developer | S

CGI Federal
03.2012 - 04.2021

Organizational Leadership & Project Management

ECPI University

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