SUMMARY

• IT Project Manager with experience in organizational design, process improvement, enterprise system/software development and implementation, systems architecture assessments, strategic road map design, and business intelligence/data analytics support services
• Excellent ability to lead cross functional teams (e.g., architects, developers, QA team, business analysts, and project support) through the software development lifecycle
• Experienced in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and release in Agile - SCRUM and Waterfall Development Environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects effectively including resource allocation, time management, prioritization, scope monitoring, risk management, and communication with stakeholders including product/business owners and subject matter experts, as well as with team members
• Strong technical skills including knowledge requirements documentation, testing methodologies, requirements traceability, Joint Application Requirement (JAR) and Joint Application Development (JAD), use case diagraming
• Develop and conduct internal training programs
• Strong knowledge of CMMI, GDP, HIPPA, FDA CFR 21 Part 11 and QA standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to interact with a diverse group of clients, managers, and subject matter experts

TECHNICAL SKILLS

508 Compliance Tools: JAWS, WAVE

Databases: SQL Server, SQL, Oracle, SQL Developer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows, UNIX

Languages: JAVA, SQL, HTML, XML

Applications: MS Office Suite (SharePoint, Visio, Outlook, Excel, Word), J2EE, SVN, .NET, ServiceNow

Requirement Management Tools/ Testing Tools: JIRA, Selenium, Smartsheet

Project Management Tools: Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Project Manager/Scrum Master

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional team of data analysis, database management, business intelligence and visualization, business analysts, QA, testers, developers and administrative resources in completing software development projects
• Manage all aspects of program delivery for complex IT support contract, including client management, staffing, budgeting, Agile ceremonies, contract related activities, and managing client expectations and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all aspects of projects, responsible for lifecycle systems development, and operations phases to include technical and functional considerations, requirements analysis/management, software development, testing, operations and maintenance, and customer/change management.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, providing guidance/advisory services to personnel and contractor teams across technical and business disciplines on matters such as systems development, data architecture, integration, requirements, testing, and project management.
• Implement Agile-Scrum principles to track project progress and ensure milestones are completed on time and within budget. Analyze and define the information management strategy to align project priorities to achieve programmatic and policy goals.
• Monitor, maintain and report on project status on a continual basis and duration of the project. Manage project risks and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Define processes and tools best suited to each project activity, while balancing Agile development methodologies to include the current state technology environment and future state architecture in compliance with the strategic roadmap.
• Lead daily stand-up meetings, grooming meetings, planning meetings, requirements clarification sessions, demos to the customer and Quality Assurance teams, sprint retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Leverage JIRA tracking tool to manage user stories, epics, and intake tickets.

Environment: MS Office Suite, JIRA, Oracle, JAWS, ServiceNow, iRISE

Senior Business Analyst

Confidential, Tysons Corner, VA

Responsibilities:

• Worked with clients, stakeholders and business owners to gather, analyze, document and manage business and user requirements to identify potential solutions for the business.
• Analyzed and identify business problems, research alternatives, create presentations, test to confirm and implement solutions for defined business processes.
• Supported and informed the product owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog in JIRA
• Elaborated on Software Requirements Specifications and Software Design Specifications for new, enhanced and retired applications
• Assisted the product owner with user story prioritization before the sprint planning meeting.
• Performed demos for the stakeholders of new functionality that was created in the current sprint.
• Interacted with business owners, subject matter experts (SMEs), and management team to identify scope and to prepare Business Requirement Documents, Use Cases, User Stories, and Activity Diagrams to further develop technical requirements and/or Functional Specifications.
• Ensure that all artifacts complies with corporate SDLC policies and guidelines.
• Provided guidance to project managers, business owners, development team and SMEs to resolve outstanding issues and actions of items that are taken in the review meeting.
• Facilitated defect review meetings involving all stakeholders to review defects, identify severity and set priorities as per client requirements, ensuring accuracy and conforming to deadlines.
• Conducted sprint planning based on new and backlogged requirements.
• Performed task decomposition, delegate tasks and monitor project milestones using HP ALM.
• Captured quality attributes, external/internal constraints for functional/non-functional requirements.
• Participated in development of training materials for the new technology and organizing user training.
• Facilitated walk-through of project deliverables for approval.
• Completed all support documentation including creating and updating all user and technical procedures, manuals, business and functional requirements, traceability matrices, process flows, operational support documentation.

Environment: MS Office, HP ALM, JIRA, Oracle, SQL server, J2EE, JAVA, SVN, JAWS, WAVE