OMOLARA OGUNMOLA
Morrisville,NC
Summary
Talented Scrum Master offering 7 years of experience and top-notch abilities in solving complex problems and making accurate decisions based on sound judgment and analytical strengths. Experienced with serving teams and conflicts resolution. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Citizens Financial Group
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Led scrum events and planning meetings to realize full team engagement
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and offshore of 20+ people
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
- Coached teams in Agile best practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile Methodologies
- Collected information about tasks listed on Kanban boards and engaging team
- Operated under Kanban and Scrum frameworks to efficiently organize and carry out projects tasks resulting in on-time delivery rate of 95%
- Assisted Product Owners and Business Analysts with backlog creation and refinement
- Plan Agile best practices and encourage team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity helping to improve customer satisfaction by 30%
- Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example
- Assessed Scrum maturity of team and organized and coached team to higher levels of development
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle
- Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
Scrum Master
Scrum Master, Rocket Mortgage
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Facilitated and led Scrum events – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives resulting in on-time delivery of 97%
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
- Assisted organization and team in progressing towards business agility and implementing, adapting, and continuous developments of SAFE
- Assisted in building high performing teams and created technical agility
- Assisted in implementation of Lean-Agile principles reducing waste by 60%
- Supported teams with skills in executing PI Planning events and coordinating numerous Agile Release Trains
- Coaching teams in implementing procedures necessary to deploy Kanban
- Conducted routine Kanban board checks and verify that no work item has stalled for extended period
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies which improve employee retention by 20%
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
Scrum Master
State Farm Insurance Inc
03.2020 - 04.2021
- 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
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
- 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
- Supported minimum of 6 projects while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements
- Operated under Scrum and Scrum frameworks to efficiently organize and carry out project tasks
- Communicated with dependent team members to keep project on schedule.
Scrum Master
HCL Technologies
11.2017 - 03.2020
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement
- Applied agile mindset to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases increased production by 75%
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
- Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and offshore
- Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit Scrum team.
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
07.2016 - 11.2017
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process
- Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint
- Manage global teams by utilizing telepresence meetings and standard calls
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
- Identified and managed risk resulting in developer efficiency by 50%.
Mortgage Underwriter
Silverton Mortgage
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Determined credit risks by reviewing files in advance and comparing data against internal checklists and guidelines
- Verified integrity of applicants' information to minimize fraud
- Made careful determinations based on skilled analyses of submitted documentation covering credit histories, employment records and current financial status
- Worked with processing team members to communicate errors and obtain missing information for current applications
- Trained junior team members in underwriting procedures and loan quality grading standards resulting in workers retention by 30%
- Evaluated performance of less experienced underwriters and helped improve overall work quality by implementing improvement plans2-hour timeline consistently, turning around applications quickly with firm approval or denial decisions
- Monitored pipelines to track and log status of loans
- Made careful determinations based on skilled analyses of submitted documentation covering credit histories, employment records, and current financial status
Education
RN - Nursing
Ondo State School of Nursing
Akure, Ondo State11.2007
Skills
- Planning Team Meetings
- External Communications
- Business Intelligence Data Modeling
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Safe Environment Planning
- Continuous improvement and delivery
- Kanban
- Atlassian JIRA
- Azure DevOps
- Team Building, Mentoring & Conflict Resolution
- Coaching and Facilitating Agile Practices
- Microsoft Office
- Risk mitigation planning
- Organization and Time Management
Certification
PSM 1
PSM 2
PSPO 1
SSM
SA
Timeline
Scrum Master
Citizens Financial Group
06.2022 - 05.2023
Scrum Master
Scrum Master, Rocket Mortgage
04.2021 - 05.2022
Scrum Master
State Farm Insurance Inc
03.2020 - 04.2021
Scrum Master
HCL Technologies
11.2017 - 03.2020
Scrum Master
Fidelity Investments
07.2016 - 11.2017
Mortgage Underwriter
Silverton Mortgage
04.2015 - 05.2016
RN - Nursing
Ondo State School of Nursing
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