David Ruff Email & Phone Number

Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

• Fidelity Scrum Master Jedi Designation. Awarded after over 50 hours of training.
• Lead daily Stand-ups.
• Define stories, epics, initiatives, and sub-initiatives with teams.
• Create and maintain artifacts including Squad Working Agreement (e.g., team defines what is meant by Ready and Done), Sprint Backlog, and Scrum Board.
• Organize and facilitate sprint meetings (e.g., Sprint Planning, Sprint Demos, Backlog Refinement, and Sprint Retrospectives).
• Drive teams to… Show more

Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

• Lead cross-functional teams of business stakeholders and software developers, including third-party vendors.
• Define roles and responsibilities for project teams, drive timelines, and ensure timely project installation and delivery.
• Coordinate performance teams to ensure all Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Define project scope and functional requirements with input from business and technology experts.
• Formulate strategic direction in collaboration with IT… Show more
• Formulate strategic direction in collaboration with IT management.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

• Supported internal and external customers from first contact through final product delivery.
• Defined business needs, estimated costs, and made pricing recommendations.
• Worked with executives to define new product offerings and set strategic and tactical goals.
• Defined a flexible project methodology that blended waterfall and agile development methods and improved efficiency and effectiveness.
• Leveraged post-release evaluations to drive improvements to the project… Show more
• Leveraged post-release evaluations to drive improvements to the project delivery process. Show less

Marlborough, Massachusetts

• Managed all aspects of Blue Cod’s Gatewise claims management application, including requirements gathering and user interface design, as well as database, rules engine, and security system development.
• Facilitated customer steering committees.
• Developed an incremental deployment project plan so that functional pieces of the product could be delivered to clients prior to the entire project being completed.

Webster, Massachusetts

• Managed a team that evaluated different groups’ business needs and recommended technologies to meet those needs.

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Managed the application development team supporting claims department operations.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics