SUMMARY

• US Citizen, highly knowledgeable, versatile and result oriented professional with over 10+ years of experience in Agile digital marketing, Financials with Trade and Derivatives, E - commerce, Digital TV, Software development systems integration.
• Manage E-Commerce portfolio with expertise in Homepage & Navigation, Search, YMAL, Browse & Shop, Path to Purchase, Payment, Account vendors to allow credit card processing by all agile methodologies for the end to end shopping experience.
• Expertise with progressive levels of responsibility spanning engagement leadership, program and project management, process re-engineering and systems analysis.
• Expertise in coaching the team in Scrum project management practices through: Building Organic, self-organizingagile teamsand integrating them into the enterprise
• Create a guiding, shared team vision, project vision, and product vision, implement simple, adaptablemethodology rulesto deliver business value rapidly and reliably, Creating open flow and exchange ofinformation among project team members and external groups
• Maintain a light touchby supporting team autonomy,flexibility and customer value focus without sacrificing control and Tracking and monitoring the projectfor timely and relevant feedback while instituting systemic learning andadaptation
• Expertise in collaboration and facilitate Scrum collaborations through: Release Planning Sessions todetermine what a Release should include and when it should be delivered, Iteration Planning Sessions by elaboration,estimation and prioritization on highest-value product deliverables for the nextiteration
• Manage Daily Standup Meetings to rapidly take the pulse of the project, address challenges, andcoordinate activities of the team and with the Product Owner management of RACI and RAID, Iteration Review / Demo Sessions to demonstratecompleted functionality to interested stakeholders and users to show progress and gain important feedback, Iteration Retrospective Sessions that reflecton project and process issues and take action as appropriate and Continuouscollaboration and process improvement
• Proven cross-organizational leadership to facilitate the Agile transformation.
• Expert knowledge of the practices, concepts and procedures related to coaching and facilitating development teams in the adoption and practice of agile principles.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Scrum, Agile, Waterfall, RUP, SDLC, Use Case, Requirement Gathering, Interviews, JAD Sessions, Functional Specifications, RACI, RAID, SSIS, Kanban, AWS Cloud Computing online services

Project Management: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, MS outlook, Lotus Notes, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Solaris., Lync, Version One, Quality Center, Sharepoint, JIRA, Version One

Technical: SQL, Visual Basic, MS SQL Server 7.x/2000, MS-Access, Microsoft FrontPage, Rational Rose 2000, MS Visio, Project 2000, Gap analysis, Rational Clear Quest, Test Director, Bugzilla, Omniture, SiteCatalyst, AS400, .net

Languages: SQL, Cold Fusion, Visual Basic, HTML, ASP, JAVA, Oracle, .Net, c++, Java, JavaScript

Third Party Integrations: Paypal, Boder Free, Avalara (Tax Calculation), Bazaar Voice, Google Omniture, YesMail, Link Share, Chat, Add This

Tools: Rational Enterprise Suite, Test Director, Drupal, Word Press,Test Rail, Youtrack, Charles Proxy/ Test Rail, Youtrack, Charles Proxy for logs, Scoop, Elgato testing, Geoblocking through Charles. Fiddler, Libby MWfor logs, Scoop, Elgato testing, Geoblocking through Charles Fiddler, Libby MW

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - NY

Sr. Digital Agile Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Led digital product strategy for various hybrid/agile teams with daily stand up, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospectives, backlog grooming, story point estimation and release planning for on-site and off shore teams.
• Led digital development for design, UX, content, UI development, engineering, and quality assurance for the App redesign project for Playplex project entailing apps including web, mobile web, apps and connected devices like iOS and Android (Phone and Tablet) on the old vs. new app and defined features with product owner.
• Lead teams responsible for crafting meaningful digital experiences varying from the design and build of large scale platforms to shorter cycle, highly creative campaign work across our portfolio of high profile clients.
• Plan & execute various research activities throughout the project lifecycle to help ensure solutions are insight driven and truly user-centric
• Lead cross functional teams to deliver extraordinary outcomes: Producers, UX, Art Directors, Content specialists, Business analysts, Technical architects, UI developers, Application developers, Testers
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, grooming, demo, retrospectives, and other related team and intra-team meetings
• Led Monetization - Ads and products with inhouse and 3rd party ads including Google ads, Freewheel ads for web, mobile and tablets for several brands including MTV, BET, CMT, CC, Viva, NickJr, Nickelodeon, international brands and many more
• Organize and facilitate daily “stand-up: scrum team meetings, Sprint reviews, sprint and release planning/grooming, demos and other Scrum related meetings
• Identify and work closely with our partners across the Global Consumer Bank to ensure that all appropriate teams so they are represented in the Scrum meetings while practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability.
• Ensure that the team is following the Agile process/framework, look for opportunities to continuously improve quality, delivery and process while removing impediments from their team
• Produce, track and communicate sprint/release and team metrics and performance to appropriate stakeholders.
• Manage scrum master items that include owning Sprint/Release calendar management, sprint planning, helping the team make appropriate commitments through story sizing and task definition, and leading effective retrospectives.
• Prioritize the most impactful work on the team by working with the Product Owner and manage the product backlog to maximize benefits.
• Protect the team from outside interference, removing impediments, and ensure that the work is delivered as a team.
• Create and maintain the backlog, roadmap, book of work and creating best practices for the program

Environment: - JIRA, Charles Proxy, VPN, Comscore, Omniture, Demdex, Neilsen, Enterprise Tester, SharePoint, Slack, Confluence/Jira, Hipchat

Confidential, NY

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Effectively managed all aspects of Digital project management - scoping, estimation, budgeting, invoicing, scope management, team management and client relationship led requirement-gathering sessions for various Digital, Video, Video subscription and TV guides, Setup box, Cross browser, Mobile and Tablet based projects.
• Worked with PMO resources (Executive level business, Product Owners, Development / Engineering resources and external partners) including Application Managers, Supervisors and project teams to improve the overall quality of products.
• Managed multiple projects through closure; develop release plans with contract requirements, milestones, risks and plan for execution.
• Responsible for scheduling necessary meetings with resources and stakeholders, act as a facilitator and provide clear documentation, minutes and communication to all involved with project(s).
• Conducted project briefings on project status to project teams and Senior Leadership when required.
• Perform project control analyzing variances to the project plan, providing root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Guided the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Guided the team on how to get the most out of self-organization
• Guided the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
• Assessed the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Environment: - Hadron platform, Services running on Hurley, Jira, Test Rail, Youtrack, Charles Proxy for logs, Scoop, Elgato testing, Geoblocking through Charles. Fiddler, Libby MW

Confidential, NY

Sr. Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced Confidential ’s high-touch in-store application providing an alternative way for customers to learn more about beauty care products by sharing reviews, making and saving personalized beauty cart
• Implemented features like browse products, profiles, YMAL suggestions, shopping cart, social media sharing capabilities, payments, checkout.
• Worked on demandware out of the box e-commerce solution for Jones Group new business global launch.

Environment: - Hybris, ATG, Firebug, MS Office, Version One