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Omar Jama

Minneapolis,MN

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.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Sheltering Arms LLC
New York
03.2018 - Current
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
  • Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
  • Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling parties to meet and discuss project progress.
  • Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Kaiser Permanente
Atlanta, GA
03.2018 - 10.2019
  • Responsible for managing all aspects of initiative, including defining appropriate phases and coordinating interdepartmental deliverables
  • Constantly improved project methodology, tools, and services
  • Used IS&T Project Office methodology and tools, created and maintained project documentation, charters, work plans, and deliverables
  • Created best practices and tools for project management and execution
  • Assessed, planned, and implemented risk mitigation strategies; proactive escalated issues; and developed contingency plans for stakeholders
  • Assisted with inward/outward correspondence and shared data by gathering, analyzing, interpreting large volumes of data to help improve team operations
  • Collaborated with professionals to develop statistical models that analyzed data and detected patterns

Scrum Master

Sun life
Chicago, IL
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Facilitated scrum process, which involved moderately complex projects, non-projects, or maintenance work
  • Directed scrum teams to adhere to Agile and Scrum practices to actively promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint
  • Optimized scrum team velocity to identify opportunities for improvement to achieve higher levels of team performance
  • Delivered capabilities while adhering to Software Development Lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes as needed to ensure that all risk, security, and development requirements were met
  • Collaborated with discipline managers on governance policies and corporate standards adherence
  • Led teams in scrum agile ceremonies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Service Management

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
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Skills

  • Standardized Methodologies
  • Sprint Planning
  • Planning Meetings
  • External Communications
  • Team Engagement
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Technology Implementation
  • Scrum Methodology
  • Quality Deliverables
  • Collaborative Team Work
  • Stakeholder Negotiations

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Languages

Somali
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Scrum Master

Sheltering Arms LLC
03.2018 - Current

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Kaiser Permanente
03.2018 - 10.2019

Scrum Master

Sun life
01.2016 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Health Service Management

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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