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Renaldo Walker

Waldorf,MD

Summary

Dedicated and certified Scrum Master with 7 years of experience facilitating Agile methodologies. Proven track record of successfully implementing Scrum practices. Adept at fostering collaboration, resolving impediments, and driving continuous improvement. Passionate about enabling teams to deliver high-quality products with a customer centric focus.


Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master

Gallaudet University
10.2018 - Current
  • Led and coached 5+ Teams through multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) through successful PI (Program Increment) planning, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
  • Oversaw three consecutive release cycles of My Gallaudet app, decreasing bugs. Each cycle was submitted with 100% functionality less than eight months apart.
  • Conducted Joint application development (JAD) sessions with the product owner and other stakeholders on a regular basis to illustrate Program Increment Planning in 10-week work cycles.
  • Coordinated with other Scrum Masters and Stakeholders to manage dependencies, mitigate risk, and optimize the flow of value across the organization.
  • Facilitated Scrum events, Sprint planning, Backlog Grooming, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to define and prioritize product backlogs, refining user stories for clarity and feasibility.
  • Executed Lean-Agile principles and SAFe practices, driving efficiency and reducing time-to-market for product delivery.
  • Implemented Agile metrics and reporting, tracking team velocity, burndown, sprint reports and identifying areas for continuous improvement.
  • Acted as a servant-leader, removing impediments and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Scrum Master

Brownstone Consulting
05.2016 - 10.2018
  • Successfully transitioned a traditional development team to Agile methodologies, resulting in a 80% increase in productivity.
  • Led and coached cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and practices.
  • Conducted Scrum training sessions for team members, fostering a deep understanding of Agile principles and practices.
  • Facilitated effective communication between stakeholders, development teams, and leadership.
  • Established and maintained a collaborative environment by fostering open communication, transparency, and a culture of trust within the Agile teams.
  • Conducted effective and collaborative Sprint Retrospective meetings to evaluate current sprint and identify opportunities for future improvements.
  • Ensuring delivery of valuable outcomes by presenting high-value increments for review in a timely manner based on stakeholder priorities during Sprint review meetings.
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep focus within my teams.



Education

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Currently Pursing SAFe Certification

Scaled Agile
06.2024

Computer And Information Sciences

Prince George's Community College
Upper Marlboro, MD
09.2019

Skills

  • Agile methodologies
  • Scrum Framework
  • SAFe Framework
  • Agile Principles
  • Sprint Planning and Retrospective
  • Leading, Coaching, Mentoring and Teaching
  • User Story Refinement
  • Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Servant Leadership
  • Communication
  • Customer interaction
  • Problem-Solving
  • Lean-Agile Leadership
  • Team Facilitation
  • Continuous Improvement
  • PI Planning
  • Change Management
  • Software Development Process (TDD/BDD/ATDD/ATF)
  • Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)
  • Agile Metrics and Reporting
  • CI/CD pipeline Management
  • Problem-Solving
  • Jira, Confluence, AWS, Azure DevOps, MS Office, Smartsheet

Timeline

Scrum Master

Gallaudet University
10.2018 - Current

Scrum Master

Brownstone Consulting
05.2016 - 10.2018

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Currently Pursing SAFe Certification

Scaled Agile

Computer And Information Sciences

Prince George's Community College

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