Kronos

As ScrumMaster for 3 teams I facilitate at all Scrum ceremonies and guide them to the completion of their stories.  Two teams are remote and one team is local.  This is the most rewarding work that I have ever done and Kronos is the best company that I've ever worked at.

ScrumMaster

INSYS Group, Inc.

Scrum Master for Insys Group Inc. working at United Health Group on a project ingesting data from the data lake, enhancing the data then moving it into a consumable format for customers.

As QE Manager led team of 7 engineers in the testing of multiple products over multiple releases while ensuring that the final product was released on-time with 0 severity one defects.

•	Managed QE staff including hiring, performance management and career development to ensure alignment with defined goals
•	Collaborate with product development, Bangalore QA Managers and release manager in release planning/scoping and in analysis of customer issues
•	Release management activities including load work balance, monitoring and necessary adjustments to quality of test case development and sprint deliverables; regression cycle planning
•	Managed engineers at all levels and in different geographic locations while they participated on multiple scrum teams
•	Participated in weekly release meetings to provide test metrics and status to management for both manual and automated testing
•	Provided test strategy document which stated types of test platforms, applications/storage type under test and overall test coverage

QE Manager

As Automation Product Owner led engineers in the architecture definition, implementation and delivery of a new automation framework based on Java using TestNG/Groovy.  Also led 21 engineers in the deployment and maintenance of hardware setups running automated Perl scripts while providing metrics used to gauge quality of two products throughout the SDLC

•	Organized automation team into developing a new framework based on Java which provided QA engineers with the ability to create automated scripts and compile code in a widely accepted OO language (old tooling did not have a compiler and very few resources to consult for support)
•	Formed automation team into a very effective scrum team with a steady and predictable velocity.
•	Worked with lead engineer to effectively define and size stories.  Met with team for each sprint planning session where stories were prioritized and tasked out by team
•	Team regularly completed all tasks at end of each sprint due to effective planning and efficient execution
•	Architecting of framework completed in Q4 and delivery of first phase was completed in next quarter
•	Regularly sought feedback from the end-users of the framework (customers) to gain insight into how they used it, what was good or what wasn’t working for them and modified functionality based on this information
•	First scripts implemented achieved 80% automated coverage of two large features thus significantly reducing manual regression test effort
•	Coordinated effort of ~25 automated setups over multiple releases, qualifications and hotfixes for product
•	Brought new automated setups using a new framework into production for product. Drove effort to create and distribute a best practice guide for department to follow when developing, implementing and maintaining automation for the product
•	Removed script redundancy and consolidated functionality that resulted in a reduction in the number of autoservers from 21 to 8 over two years

Product Owner - Automation

As Scrum Master guided 2 to 4 teams through 10 day iterations.  In a servant leader capacity organized and focused each scrum team in achieving operational excellence through such activities as backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily scrum meetings and sprint reviews.

•	Organized and facilitated scrum meetings such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, demos retrospectives and assisted in resolving impediments when necessary
•	Expert at driving the adoption of Scrum guidelines, removing impediments, and fostering self-management while keeping teams focused on successfully delivering their product
•	Tracked team progress and velocity using Version One
•	Reported status and progress to Product Owners and management
•	Facilitated discussions with Product Owner and team for different issues such as reassignment of team members, velocity affected by non-scrum activities or change of functionality
•	Ensured that team followed agile principles and facilitated discussions of done/done between team and Product Owner
•	Supported team in story pointing and making commitments based on appropriate estimations
•	Worked with teams implementing different functionality such as UI, application support, storage and core functionality
•	Planned and coordinated final weeks of testing before release by working directly with all Scrum Masters, Product Owners and QA Managers, both locally and in Bangalore.  All information became prioritized stories which went onto each team’s backlog and were broken down into tasks by the teams

Scrum Master

Oversaw QA team in the completion of software testing for release to market of high-end data management products generating $MM revenues. Developed detailed project plans and schedules; assessed and mitigated project risks. Coordinated testing activities with multidisciplinary, cross-functional and international groups to ensure on-schedule completion of project tasks. Developed performance metrics and reports to convey project progress to upper management.

Group Leader/Supervisor Engineering (2007 to 2010)

EMC Corporation

Coordinated planning among release, test and development departmental managers in MA and 6 in Bangalore, India. Trained and directed teams of 5 to 8 QA engineers to achieve project goals, provided support and worked to quickly resolve hardware/resource issues. Analyzed, procured and allocated resources to secure anticipated software release dates. Participated in new employee hiring; evaluated resumes, conducted preliminary phone screenings, interviewed select candidates and gave input on final hiring decisions.

Senior Software QA Engineer

Participated on multiple projects within the System Test Group, writing test cases and configuring both Windows and Unix software and hardware. Feature lead for testing EDM product support on a Solaris box that supported Oracle, Novell Netware, SAP and Lotus Notes.

Software Engineer

As a Certified ScrumMaster since 2010, I can leverage my past experience QA Manager and Product Owner to usher software development and testing projects through the SDLC on-time, on budget and with minimal defects. Excels at guiding and participating in teams using Agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and value driven product development.

Exceptionally motivated and leads well by example; offers exceptional time management skills to facilitate team planning and prioritization. Strong skills in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency. Well-developed interpersonal skills; works effectively with cross-functional stakeholders outside of scrum teams.  Comfortable as a remote or independent contributor.

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