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Scrum Master & Project Manager
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Also having experience as Project Manager with 10 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Globant
01.2021 - Current
- Coordination of development teams using agile methodologies as Scrum, Kanban and Safe
- Implement agile methodologies and tools as jira, azure, planner to follow up
- Creation of dashboards and status reports and present to the client
- Lead weekly status, reviews-demo and refinement meetings
- Managing the implementation of different IT solutions as ecommerce platforms, AWS,SAP, web apps, mobile apps
- Managing and coordinate projects using different methodologies as PMI, Activate
- Collaborate in the planning
- Negotiation of scope changes and risk management
- Manage invoices, timesheets and project budget
- Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Manage and lead projects with technology as SAP, Mobile , Web and eCommerce.
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Solera
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Coordinate projects for the e-commerce area (sales force) for insurance clients in the USA
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Objectwave
11.2017 - 04.2020
- I was in charge of the implementation of e-commerce platforms like Magento, Hybris and Salesforce for different sectors
- Lead development and support teams in different locations such as USA, Mexico, Colombia and Ukraine using agile and traditional methodologies
- Report status and progress of projects with clients using agile methods
- Estimation and analysis of requirements with stakeholders using agile methods
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Creation, prioritization and sizing of user stories with stakeholders and development team
- Tracking, creating and updating the backlog and sprint backlog
- Improvement and implementation of agile processes for the development, support and project management area.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
- Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Softtek
04.2015 - 10.2017
- Lead teams based on Scrum and PMI methodology
- Resource management, taking charge of the budget and billing
- Done definition, creation and monitoring of scrumboard and speed statistics of the work team
- Project planning and scope definition in conjunction with stakeholders
- Schedule and facilitate meetings using agile methods (planning, review, retrospective meetings) Status report of the project to the client using reports such as burndow, burnup, risk burndow
- Prioritization of user stories with stakeholders using the Moscow method and creating the backlog
- Follow-up of the sprint backlog through daily meetings with the development team.
Scum Master / Project Manager
SOA
04.2014 - 04.2015
- Coordinate daily meetings with the team to review progress, using scrum board and Jira tool
- Coaching Scrum methodology, guiding the development team to implement and carry it out
- Coordinate meetings between other scrum teams to review delays, spikes, priorized user stories and review backlog
- Creation of commercial proposals for new projects working with the commercial and sales area
- Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables using agile and tradicional methodologies
- Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems
- Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Project Manager / Agile Lead Scrum Master
IBM / Iusacell
03.2010 - 03.2014
- Responsible for the budget of each project and the resources for new projects
- Coordinate the different developer teams from different areas to carry out a common project
- Coaching members of development teams to the scrum methodology
- Coordinate scrum meetings to review the progress of the project and identify possible deterioration
- Use metrics to know the response speed of each team and report through burndown and burnup graphics
- Presentation of the status and progress of the different projects of each team Management and planning of the master project plan for different projects and areas
- Responsible for the budget of each project and the resources for new projects
- Coordinate the different teams from different areas to carry out a common project.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering -
La Salle
Skills
Technical Understanding
Specialized Training
- Scrum Master Certified
- Product Owner Certified
- Agile Certified Practitioner
- Agile Moscow Priorization Course
- Google Cloud Course
- Magento Solution Specialist Course
- Kanban Course
- SAFE Course
Software
Azure
Planner
MSOffice
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Languajes
English : Advanced Level
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Globant
01.2021 - Current
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Solera
06.2020 - 01.2021
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Objectwave
11.2017 - 04.2020
Senior Scrum Master & Project Manager
Softtek
04.2015 - 10.2017
Scum Master / Project Manager
SOA
04.2014 - 04.2015
Project Manager / Agile Lead Scrum Master
IBM / Iusacell
03.2010 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering -
La Salle
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