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Rebecca Totie

Arlington,VA

Summary

SCRUM MASTER / COACH / SERVANT LEADER : Master of Empowerment, Result and Team Driven, Productivity Expert and Highly effective and committed SAFe Agile Scrum Master expert with over 10 years of expertise in servant leadership, coaching and mentoring multi-complex teams in delivering continuous value. Knowledgeable in task breakdown and prioritization, risk management and workflow optimization. Demonstrating excellent project management skills, multi-tasking and communication skills to coordinate multiple, concurrent projects with competing demands. Ability to function in high-pressure settings with analytical problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues. Articulate communicator with strong customer service skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Scrum Master

Dept. of Defense
Remote, VA
11.2021 - 01.2024
  • Advised multi-complex teams on how to optimize their workflow using techniques like pair programming, continuous integration, and test-driven development.
  • Support Product owner in managing Product backlog, Risks and consequences and consistently conducted regular reviews of team performance against defined KPIs and metrics.
  • Provided consultation for multiple teams on guidance on the use of tools like JIRA and confluence to track progress, manage tasks, and identify areas of improvement.
  • Identified and removed impediments to the team's progress through effective facilitation of problem solving sessions.
  • Conducted Agile training sessions for scrum teams, stakeholders, clients and government SME's on features and operation of products, client tools and processes.
  • Conducted Scrum of scrums to ensure continuous and productive sprint throughout increment and coached team members on resolving conflicts within scrum teams . improve processes through automation or streamlining existing workflows.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the development cycle and supported PI planning initiatives. p
  • Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects to include all scrum related meetings.

Agile Scrum Master

Dept. of Defense
Remote, VA
09.2019 - 08.2021
  • Facilitated product kickoff meeting and conducted client focused requirement gathering sessions to develop clarity of project scope and identify key deliverables during development cycle.
  • Assisted product owners in developing user stories and acceptance criteria for upcoming sprints.
  • Transitioned 3 waterfall teams to fully Agile while monitoring sprint performance metrics including velocity, defect rates, cycle times, to identify trends and opportunities for optimization.
  • Identified key components and integration touch points for component testing and end-to-end system testing based on design reviews.
  • Participated in design discussions with architects and developers to ensure solutions meet customer requirements while adhering to established standards and best practices.
  • Managed various project management dashboards tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
  • Conducted monthly reviews of OKRs with Portfolio managers and established mitigative solutions for identified impediments
  • Advised senior management on ways to improve organizational agility while reducing costs associated with software development projects.

Agile Project Manager

US Navy
Norfolk, VA
10.2013 - 06.2019
  • Managed $30M budgeted special project for a cross-functional teams across multi-departments in the command.
  • Conducted performance and evaluation reviews to identify key skills and experience strategically created effective project teams resulting in saving 12% of project budget.
  • Worked successfully with diverse group of leaderships, SME's, Chain of Command and coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
  • Managed 5 project teams across the portfolio and collaborated with project leads to discuss project growth and productivity strategies.
  • Coached project teams on agile principles and practices to help resolve technical, operational and productivity concerns including working with team members on strategies, policy updates, and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals.
  • Provided key Modification strategies of current workflow and existing systems to enhance performance and ensure quality product delivery.
  • Facilitated portfolio wide demo to include multiple Navy departments and updated chain of command with product status, Key result and Objectives and conducted live status report during quarterly meetings.

Education

B.S. Management Information System -

Norfolk State University
12-2022

Skills

  • Meeting and workshop Facilitation
  • Agile Ceremonies
  • Documentation
  • Process/Analysis Techniques
  • Methodologies
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Scrum Methodologies/Processes
  • Risk Identification
  • Project Backlog Management
  • Software Process Management
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Management

Certification

  • Scrum Alliance Agile Scrum Master Certification, 10/2022
  • SAFe Scrum Master v5.1, 7/2022
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master v5.1, 8/2022
  • Information Dominance Warfare Specialist (EIDWS)

Timeline

Lead Scrum Master

Dept. of Defense
11.2021 - 01.2024

Agile Scrum Master

Dept. of Defense
09.2019 - 08.2021

Agile Project Manager

US Navy
10.2013 - 06.2019

B.S. Management Information System -

Norfolk State University

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