Omolara Nureni
Stafford,TX
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. Team-driven Scrum Master/servant leader knowledgeable in task prioritization, risk management and workflow optimization. Committed Agile expert with over 7 years of expertise in team coaching, presenting information clearly and developing high performing teams. Collaborative individual remains poised in all types of situations. I am also a talented Scrum Professional specializing in leading high performing teams from product development through successful product launches in a fast-paced environments with vast knowledge in Banking/Financial, Insurance and E-commerce industries. Bilingual Scrum Master promoting 7-year career in project management and task delegation. Energetic individual with background in mentoring and training capable teams to achieve project goals and meet deadlines in Agile development environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Scrum
Etsy
Houston, Texas
10.2020 - Current
- Led daily scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects
- Managed multiple internal and outside scrum teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication
- Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs
- Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans
- Confirmed team followed Definition of Done protocols and Agile methodology
- Worked with System Test Engineers (STE) and DevOps engineers to drive projects to production, meeting deadlines and outcomes
- Executed critical path scheduling for Project development in order to meet delivery schedules and budget
- Strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit Scrum team.
- Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals.
- Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems.
Senior Scrum Master
Humana
Louisville, KY
09.2017 - 10.2020
- Supported and worked with teams moving an entire application from legacy system to new system (Duck Creek Technology)
- Supported Rate Revision team to deliver Product Update and Rate Update features using scrum framework
- Innovated new processes and workflows that realized improvement in efficiency of delivery team
- Managed highly complex projects impacting all areas of enterprise and crucial to bottom-line success
- Increased team efficiency by inspiring motivation, spins and changes for quality and timeliness
- Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, data lake and cloud technologies within Agile environment
- Stayed current on emerging technologies and trends that could benefit production process
- Evaluated projects for issues, alleviating problems and distractions to meeting team goals
- Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
- Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Bank Of America
San Francisco, CA
06.2014 - 08.2017
- Supported Robotic Process automation (RPA) team to help deliver and enhance feature that help to ease customer usage of application
- Worked with product owner to prioritize and refine user stories in preparation of sprint planning
- Coached scrum team on how to scale agile to enterprise level, team to program and portfolio levels using Scale Agile Framework
- Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to management
- Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans
- Led daily scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects
- Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times
- Monitored and facilitated scrum processes and team meetings for [Product or Service] development.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Adhered to budget requirements with excellent planning and consistent expense monitoring.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Management
Babcock University
Certified Professional Scrum Master -
PSM 1
Certified Professional Scrum Master -
PSM 2
Scale Agile Advance Scrum Master -
SAFe SASM
Skills
- Leadership
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Team management
- Risk analysis
- Excellent Oral Communication
- Azure DevOps
- Jira/Confluence
- Microsoft office
- PI/Roadmap Planning
- Scrum Processes
- Kanban
- Lean Methodology
- SAFe Framework
- Customer requirements analysis
- Resource planning
- Scrum Methodology
- Effective Customer Communication
- Agility Improvements
- Team Engagement
Timeline
Senior Scrum
Etsy
10.2020 - Current
Senior Scrum Master
Humana
09.2017 - 10.2020
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Bank Of America
06.2014 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Management
Babcock University
Certified Professional Scrum Master -
PSM 1
Certified Professional Scrum Master -
PSM 2
Scale Agile Advance Scrum Master -
SAFe SASM