Experience

Nordensol

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager/ Sr Scrum Master

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Work with a data team to drive data analytics and reporting initiatives, ensuring accurate insights and data-driven decision making • Coach the teams through the sprint execution and facilitate all Scrum Events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective) • Support and coach the Product Owner, especially in refining and maintaining the product backlog to ensure the team maintained a healthy backlog of ready user stories. • Champion data-driven decision making by providing actionable insights and visualization using BI tools • Worked with 3rd party vendor data team • Coach the team in understanding the agile practices and principles, thereby encouraging the team to be cross-functional and increased the team's work velocity. • Facilitate Sprint Review to demonstrate the functionalities delivered in the Sprint and ensure feedback is utilized as the teams plan for upcoming Sprint. • Led cross-functional teams through data platform modernization initiatives, migrating BI applications to the cloud Show less



Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

• United States
• Insurance
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Scrum Master II

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Involved in the full HIPAA compliance lifecycle from GAP analysis, mapping, implementation, testing for processing of Health Insurance claim • Worked with Product Owners and team members to learn and practice healthy backlog management (Product/Sprint) and prioritization practices • Assisted in dependency management and cross team coordination including scrum of scrum and Train Sync meetings • Facilitated continuous improvement and the development of a learning culture on teams • Facilitated ceremonies, collaboration, communication, and conflict management • Prepared and facilitated release planning with teams • Mentored Product Owners and team members in agile practices • Removed impediments to the team’s ability to perform • Facilitated team development, mediated conflicts, protected the team and encouraged healthy team dynamics. • Fostered team responsibility, self-accountability, transparency and self-organization • Leveraged coaching skills to help the team learn to solve its own problems • Coordinated release planning across solution, engaging teams across solution to ensure successful delivery • Provided detail oversight for 3rd party vendor delivery schedule and assists RTE with overall program level management. • Coordinated opportunity for demo and incremental delivery by 3rd party vendors. Show less



U.S. Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scrum Master/ Project Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Introduced agile practices and principles to team to gradually change the mindset and help them embrace scrum. • Facilitated all scrum ceremonies including daily scrums, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives. • Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and engineers to define project requirements, objectives, and success criteria • Fostered team work, built mutual trust, respect and collaboration among team members. • Identified and removed impediments to keep team focused on sprint goals • Effectively communicated with managers and business stakeholders on deliverables, timelines and support needed from them. • Utilized Burndown charts to monitor the teams progress and processes. • Coached the team in continuous improvement and implementation of best practices to maximize efficiency and on-time delivery of projects. Show less