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Experienced Certified ScrumMaster with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Linux System Administration, Agile Methodologies, Certified ScrumMaster, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Strong information technology professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Project Management from Colorado Technical University and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with an emphasis in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.

•	Demonstrated best practices for agile development, including but not limited to, release planning, facilitated creativity and empowerment for the development team and removing impediments that may rise during the iteration 
•	Assisted with major transition from Waterfall to Agile 
•	Wrote user stories and epics using collaboration with customers to ensure valued deliverables
•	Defined and documented existing Waterfall processes to Agile/Scrum
•	Managed enhancement projects which resulted in a 5-year application development KPI savings of $33.3 million
•	Designed, planned and coordinated technical efforts for production support & provided 24x7 support for supported systems
•	Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create robust project schedules and plans
•	Data Migration – as Scrum Master, worked with the team to create a product backlog and formulated subsequent sprints for data migration
•	Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines
•	Responsible for project planning, vendor negotiations, contracting professional services, monitoring performance, managed project activities, assessed strategic options, implemented enhancements and maintained system reliability
•	Formulated and defined system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex systems for business partners
•	Coordinated SIT/UAT activities for releases
•	Designed and managed JIRA implementations
•	Developed presentations and other forms of media to present project progress to the leadership team
•	Drafted action plans and led meetings with department executives to review project status and proposed changes
•	Planned and executed the CERS Hardware migration with complete success creating a $1 million in overhead savings

Scrum Master

•	Successfully led key projects which resulted in 99.9997% system availability to customers
•	Collaborated with third party vendor to create project schedules and roadmaps
•	Delivered status reports to stakeholders for budgeting and planning purposes 
•	Planned and executed the KANA hardware migration from windows to Unix for enterprise system for improved performance and cost saving for maintenance
•	Evaluated project plans and recommended adjustments based on complete review of objectives and related documents

Sr. Project Manager / Sr. Software Systems Engineer

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