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Experience

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  Progressive Insurance

  Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Junior Scrum Master

  • Managed sprint effectiveness for 3 scrum teams, facilitating and organizing scrum events. helped the teams focus on goals, self-manage to achieve objectives sprint-to-sprint.• Coached on increasing team productivity by analyzing metrics; Led continuous improvement efforts with teams by implementing take-aways from retrospectives and implementing concrete solutions to make the teams more efficient and improve delivery success• Ensured the teams have a healthy backlog of ready to play work by collaborating with Product Manager.• Worked with the Product Manager to align team with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information• Applied Agile values and principles to ensure Scrum best practices are followed by product teams.• Deliver hands-on coaching to scrum teams in all aspects of Agile, Scrum and Kanban• Created an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.• Represented product team in Scrum-of-Scrums to ensure all teams are aligned on progress and timelines.• Share and learn best practices with Scrum Master peers to increase the effectiveness of the application of agile practices in the organization.• Identified and implemented improvements across product line/business unit. Show less

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  Bank of the West

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  Scrum Master

  -Coordinated with project management staff on database development timelines and project scope. Helped teams self-organize and self-manage.-Recommended improvements and assisted in changes to best practice.-Ensured development team was working efficiently towards Sprint goals.-Worked closely with delivery teams to establish expectations and ensure tasks remain on track.-Organized and facilitates daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, burndown tracking and other Scrum-related meetings.-Assisted the Product Owner and Technical Product Manager in user story creation/prioritization and product Backlog grooming via emergent requirements Show less

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  CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

  Scrum Master

  • Facilitate agile ceremonies (Product backlog refinement, Preplanning, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives).• Guide and coach, the scrum team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to customers.• Help the product owner and Development team to achieve costumer satisfaction.• Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments.• Facilitate discussions, decision making and conflict resolution.• Help the scrum team achieve higher level of scrum maturity.• Lead the team ensuring the right amount of work is committed to in each sprint and program increment to meet velocity capabilities.• Understand initiatives, epic and stories and how they fit into the overall product and project milestone.• Work with the product owner and management team to understand goals and objectives and help the scrum teams reach those goals and objectives in alignment with key milestones.• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information.• Provide all support to team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.• Work with the scrum team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational projects. Show less

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  Decisions Oriented Inc.

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2024

  Senior Scrum Master

  -Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices-Helping the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction-Lead the scrum and development teams in self-organization-Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments-Help the scrum and development teams to identify and fill in blanks in the Agile framework-Resolve conflicts and issues that occur-Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity-Support the product owner and provide education where needed-Facilitate meetings and communication between product owner stakeholders and development team members to ensure the highest value work is top priority in the backlog-Facilitate the daily scrum (stand-up), release and sprint planning sessions, sprint review (demo)-Facilitate Kick off Sprints, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Planning.-Close sprint at the end of the period and use the retrospective as a tool for improvement-Adjust tasks planning for the next sprint based on Jira reporting and tracking tools-Manage development team backlog, work prioritization, assignment, and tracking in Jira.-Create, manage and publish team metrics and reporting from Jira Assist in the administration of Jira Show less