Meron Damcio
Atlanta
Summary
Highly skilled Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), BS Degree, with over 5 years of experience coordinating, facilitating, coaching, mentoring, and training Agile teams across a wide array of industries. Experienced with managing the scope and timelines of software development and other projects as a servant leader by promoting and enabling open communication, problem-solving, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increased transparency. Demonstrated ability to employ a variety of Agile frameworks, including SAFe and Kanban, as well as integrate Scrum techniques/artifacts such as Sprints, Sprint Reviews/Retrospectives, User Stories, Definition of Done, Backlog Refinement, DevOps, and others. Proficient with using JIRA to plan, track, and manage projects. Trained in Kanban.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Equifax
01.2022 - Current
- Facilitate all Agile ceremonies for multiple project teams
- Resolve impediments or conflicts that hinder the teams' progress
- Manage multiple projects' scope and timeline by maintaining a master schedule in SmartSheet
- Monitor team cadence and perform schedule analysis
- Build strong relationships and be the point of contact for internal and external communications
- Migrate the product suite from on-prem to a hybrid/cloud environment and increase product adoption
- Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
- Help teams implement changes effectively
- Ensure project team members maintain project documentation in JIRA
- Coach team members in Agile methodology and scrum practices to guide them to higher scrum maturity.
Scrum Master
Emory University
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Coordinated, facilitated, coached, mentored, and trained teams using Agile frameworks and integrating Scrum techniques/artifacts such as Sprints, Sprint Reviews/Retrospectives, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, and others
- Demonstrated servant leadership by facilitating and enabling open communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution among teams to promote commitment toward achieving Sprint objectives and prioritizing team needs
- Planned and estimated time and cost across all phases of the project lifecycle
- Monitored work progress and identified potential risks and obstacles
- Motivated and supported team members, ensuring they were properly trained and equipped to complete their duties and resolve impediments quickly
- Ensured transparency of the product backlog, sprint backlog, and burn-down chart and communicated team overall progress by tracking burn-down metrics, velocity, and productivity.
Scrum Master
Department of Public Health
02.2019 - 12.2019
- Defines individual sprint content (gathers story cards, updates JIRA, and updates daily tracker)
- Monitors the completion of story card writing against the program schedule
- Reviews the release schedule and directs activity to align to that high-level schedule
- With the Integration teams, establish integration dates, document affected stories, monitor and update the tracker
- With the Development lead, lays out the development sequence of EPIC/Categories
- Conducts Daily Stand-Ups
- Evaluate progress within a sprint and escalate if necessary
- Administers the Scrum board
- Works with the Development Lead, Integration teams, and Program Manager to assess the impact of new requirements new stories against the program schedule
- Communicates team status to all internal stakeholders and continuously refines/improves metrics by working with the team
- Escalates issues that require executive attention or in any case where schedules are at risk.
Junior Scrum Master
Patientory, Inc.
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Developed advanced skills in using Agile frameworks, including SAFe and Kanban, and Scrum techniques/artifacts by working alongside a senior Scrum Master to join the development team and Product Owner to maintain a prioritized and prepared backlog, plan upcoming releases, and assist the team in drafting acceptance criteria and test plans
- Resolved conflicts and impediments
- Utilized software development processes/procedures, including test-driven development, incremental development approaches, and technical change management
- Communicated with internal and external business partners to understand business needs and priorities
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and ensured adherence to best practices and commitment to quality and delivery
- Encouraged team responsibility, self-accountability, and continuous improvement
- Collaborated with the Product Owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
- Ensured software was installed reliably, efficiently, and with quality for the product.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Health Informatics -
Georgia State University
Skills
- Certified Scrum Master/Product Owner
- Agile Frameworks (SAFe, Kanban)
- Scrum Techniques/Artifacts
- Servant Leadership
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- JIRA
- Cloud Services (AWS)
- Adaptive Leadership
- Scrum Methodology
- Team Leadership
- Waterfall methodology
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Timeline
Scrum Master
Equifax
01.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
Emory University
01.2020 - 12.2021
Scrum Master
Department of Public Health
02.2019 - 12.2019
Junior Scrum Master
Patientory, Inc.
05.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Health Informatics -
Georgia State University
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