Sunny Asi

Sr. Scrum Master

• Led Agile delivery for four cross-functional teams, aligning sprints with product vision and business goals to accelerate value delivery.
• Adapted Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) to dynamic priorities, boosting team flexibility and delivery consistency.
• Facilitated all core Scrum ceremonies to promote ownership, transparency, and continuous team alignment.
• Coached developers, product owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles to foster self-organization, and continuous improvement.
• Refined and prioritized backlogs with Product Owners to ensure focus on high-value work, and improve delivery predictability.
• Encouraged collaboration between teams by facilitating knowledge sharing sessions across multiple locations.
• Used Azure DevOps to manage sprints and visualize dependencies, enhancing team visibility and collaboration.
• Built machine learning models to automate backlog prioritization, increasing planning efficiency, and boosting velocity.
• Applied AI tools and Agile flow metrics to uncover bottlenecks, support retrospectives, and improve team performance.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives using data insights, feedback loops, and adaptive planning.
• Collaborated with engineering and product teams to align development output with documentation, and stakeholder expectations.
• Escalated and resolved systemic blockers, improving coordination, and reducing delays.
• Mentored junior Scrum Masters, leading training and knowledge-sharing sessions to support Agile maturity.

Agile Project Manager – Infrastructure and Software Modernization.

• Directed statewide Agile transformation initiatives for infrastructure and asset modernization, improving delivery cadence, and predictability.
• Partnered with leadership and delivery teams to define scope, timelines, and deliverables aligned with modernization goals.
• Coordinated Agile planning across workstreams, managing dependencies, risks, and capacity to maintain delivery flow.
• Developed strategies for continuous improvement of the software development process.
• Automated tracking and reporting with Azure DevOps and Smartsheet boosts visibility and reduces manual overhead.
• Established scalable Agile governance frameworks, standardized metrics, and improved traceability for executive reporting.
• Delivered monthly strategy and resourcing updates, enabling informed leadership decisions and priority alignment.
• Directed Agile software modernization projects, supporting upgrades with minimal operational disruption.
• Advised on AI/ML integration, advancing data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Provided executive-level reporting on roadmap status, resource use, and delivery progress to ensure alignment with long-term objectives.

• Led Agile transformation efforts across multiple development teams, aligning workflows with Agile principles to improve delivery speed, transparency, and cross-team coordination.
• Coached Product Owners and cross-functional teams on Scrum best practices, driving improvements in backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and stakeholder engagement to enhance delivery predictability.
• Facilitated strategic iteration planning and sprint goal alignment, enabling teams to stay focused on business value, and increasing sprint throughput by optimizing scope and team capacity.
• Maintained and actively updated RAID logs in Confluence, proactively tracking and mitigating risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies to safeguard delivery timelines.
• Streamlined backlog grooming and user story creation in JIRA, standardizing acceptance criteria and definition of ready, which improved sprint execution and minimized rework.
• Led cross-functional strategic planning sessions, strengthening collaboration between engineering, product, and business stakeholders to align deliverables with company-wide priorities.
• Mentored junior members of the team on the agile methodology.
• Led workshops on Agile principles and best practices.

• Championed Agile transformation across cross-functional Business Intelligence teams, introducing iterative delivery and continuous feedback loops that increased velocity by 30%, and reduced sprint cycle times.
• Led all core Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, to foster team accountability, remove impediments, and accelerate the delivery of high-priority initiatives.
• Formed and scaled a new BI delivery team, embedding Agile testing frameworks and stakeholder-centric sprint reviews to ensure alignment, data accuracy, and business value delivery.
• Facilitated end-to-end collaboration between Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and QA to clarify scope, prioritize backlog items, and ensure a shared understanding of deliverables.
• Developed Agile performance dashboards (velocity, cycle time, burndown) using business intelligence tools to enable transparency, identify bottlenecks, and drive team improvement initiatives.
• Led vendor evaluation and contract negotiation processes, optimizing external service quality and response time, while remaining compliant with enterprise procurement policies.
• Managed complex project lifecycles, including budgeting, resource forecasting, risk planning, and stakeholder communication, consistently delivering IT programs on time and under budget.
• Applied SDLC best practices and organizational change management strategies to streamline support operations, reduce cycle times, and enhance end-to-end traceability of data pipelines.
• Ensured compliance with data privacy and regulatory standards, translating lessons learned to future-facing Agile environments in highly regulated industries, such as healthcare and insurance.

• Managed multiple mid-sized IT initiatives, including data warehouse migration, client/server integration, SLA development, and vendor negotiations. Delivered projects on time and within budget through structured planning and collaboration.
• Created and delivered executive-level briefs and technical roadmaps, translating complex concepts into actionable insights to align stakeholders on goals and strategy.
• Partnered with Service Management and IT Ops teams to implement ITIL-based processes, improving service reliability, and reducing incident response time.
• Led risk assessments and mitigation planning, coordinating with stakeholders to protect timelines, and reduce project disruption.
• Supported senior project managers with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, improving resource allocation, and contract performance.
• Promoted ITIL best practices across teams, increasing governance awareness, and operational maturity.
• Applied SDLC and project management frameworks to drive full-cycle project delivery from initiation to closeout, ensuring alignment, and clear documentation.
• Built and maintained dashboards and reports, enhancing project visibility, and supporting leadership decision-making.

• Revamped legacy business systems and workflows, streamlining operations across departments to improve team coordination and delivery efficiency.
• Managed end-to-end project lifecycles in alignment with client System Life Cycle (SLC) standards, handling scope, schedules, resource planning, and budgets.
• Facilitated Agile planning sessions and team syncs with Product Owners, Developers, and QA to define goals, plan sprints, and monitor progress.
• Implemented a structured change management process to manage scope changes, capture requirements, and maintain project traceability.
• Collaborated with internal teams and external vendors to set priorities, allocate resources, and meet delivery deadlines.
• Identified process gaps and introduced scalable improvements, boosting implementation success, user adoption, and long-term maintainability.
• Created and delivered training materials, executive presentations, and documentation to support knowledge transfer, and smooth user onboarding.

• Conducted enterprise-wide operational and energy audits, identifying cost-saving opportunities that improved system performance and advanced sustainability goals.
• Led cross-functional hardware and software teams to deliver applications and product enhancements aligned with CVS’s strategic technology roadmap.
• Oversaw full program lifecycle activities, including design, development, testing, deployment, and training, ensuring delivery excellence and adherence to SDLC best practices.
• Managed complex program schedules, budgets, and resources, driving cost efficiency, reducing delivery risk, and ensuring milestones were met on time and within scope.
• Developed and maintained implementation roadmaps and project documentation using MS Project, providing clear visibility into progress, forecasts, and budget variances.
• Migrated legacy version-controlled artifacts to Team Foundation Server (TFS) to improve source control, enable traceability, and prepare for CI/CD integration.
• Led quality assurance efforts using MS Test Manager and TFS, improving test coverage, streamlining defect tracking, and increasing release confidence.

• Drove early-stage advancement of business unit initiatives, defining business cases, high-level requirements, and resource needs to support PMO intake and prioritization.
• Created detailed project plans and milestones using Microsoft Project, securing cross-functional resources to ensure smooth execution and delivery alignment.
• Analyzed market trends and led the development of business-driven solutions, acting as a subject matter expert to resolve complex operational and technical challenges.
• Collaborated with Project Managers to align roles with associate career goals, identifying cross-functional opportunities that supported team development and retention.
• Executed strategic project plans with integrated risk mitigation, milestone tracking, and scope control to ensure the delivery of defined business outcomes.