Nikki Howard Tarver
Woodstock
Summary
Innovative and organized professional with knack for multitasking and effective communication. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and event planning, coupled with strong administrative and coordination skills. Committed to driving successful program execution and delivering impactful results.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Coordinator (Remote)
CACI INTERNATIONAL (DHS)
05.2024 - Current
- Supported the administration of CSIP and CSAP initiatives, including student engagement, onboarding training, student profile management, and student placement/mapping
- Triage and addressed apprentice questions and issues, ensuring timely and effective resolution
- Engaged with potential and primary placement host, fostering positive relationships and facilitating successful placements
- Contributed to business process improvements where applicable, streamlining program operations
- Handled inquiries about the program, communicated program updates and provided support to the program team
Business Analyst (Remote)
CACI International (DHS)
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Analyze business and technical processes to formulate and develop new and modified business process systems
- Maintain overall schedule of projects, maintenance, and operational activities
- Track risks and opportunities within assigned projects supporting program and project managers
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ascertain system requirements such as features, input data, output data, techniques, controls, User Acceptance Testing criteria, and execution of user’s acceptance
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop stories and Coordinate testing activities while documenting outcomes
- Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.
Agile Scrum Master (Remote)
TECH MAHINDRA (AT&T)
10.2019 - 01.2023
- Facilitated, planned, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings and software demonstrations
- Protected development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts while maintaining focus on product backlog and project timeline deliverables
- Directed a10-person team through the implementation of over a dozen projects with a combined budget of over $4M
- Utilized Agile Scrum practices to help team increase their velocity within the first year of adoption by65%
- Maintained and tracked defects as well as issues until resolution
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
Specialist-Scrum Master (Remote)
AT&T
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Lead the transition from Waterfall to100% Agile methodologies and practices
- Process enhancements were implemented to meet new organizational strategy
- Educated, applied scrum methodology, agile framework to drive team members and stake holders
- Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives and release planning for my team
- Directed the implementation and adaptation of JIRA for our team which reduced time frame to create and manage tickets
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources
Baker College
Flint, MISkills
- Process Improvements
- Jira Software/ ServiceNow
- Event Planning
- Communication Skills
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Office administration
- Kanban
- Program management
- Project Management
- Waterfall to Agile Migration
- Requirements Gathering
- Agile Methodologies
Certification
- Certified SAFe6 Scrum Master Scaled Agile (SSM), Scaled Agile, Inc.2019- Current
- Certified SAFe6 Product Owner/Product Manager- Current
Business Analyst
- Collaboration
- Program Coordinator
- Scrum Ceremonies
- Agile
- Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale projects on time and on budget by effectively collaborating, facilitating, and coaching multiple Scrum Teams.
- Analytical results driven personality and work ethic; has an innate ability to influence others and produce dynamic and long-lasting results.
- Certified Scrum Master offering5+ years’ experience known for effective communication, positive outlook, and commitment to focus on end-user value.
- Highly organized Program Coordinator with vast experience in facilitating company training sessions and developing administrative processes.
Timeline
Program Coordinator (Remote)
CACI INTERNATIONAL (DHS)
05.2024 - Current
Business Analyst (Remote)
CACI International (DHS)
08.2023 - 01.2024
Agile Scrum Master (Remote)
TECH MAHINDRA (AT&T)
10.2019 - 01.2023
Specialist-Scrum Master (Remote)
AT&T
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Certified SAFe6 Scrum Master Scaled Agile (SSM), Scaled Agile, Inc.2019- Current
- Certified SAFe6 Product Owner/Product Manager- Current
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources
Baker College
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