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Lombard, Illinois, United States

• Orchestrate sprint planning sessions to ensure that project objectives are well-defined and prioritized, focusing on creating educational software that caters to the specific needs of students, parents, and staff.• Spearhead the adoption of Agile methodologies, effectively transitioning the development team to a more flexible and responsive approach to project management, which is crucial for staying agile in the ever-evolving educational landscape.• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and encouraging team members to share feedback openly, fostering an environment of innovation and adaptability.• Advocate for a user-centric approach, making sure that the software addresses the unique requirements of students, parents, and staff, resulting in solutions that are tailored to the diverse needs within the different areas in the company.• Support the professional growth of team members by organizing training sessions and workshops related to Agile methodologies and best practices in software development, equipping the team to deliver high-quality software.• Proactively identify and address potential project risks, devising mitigation strategies to prevent scope creep, delays, and budget overruns, thus ensuring the smooth execution of projects focused on improving the educational experience.• Manage the software development life cycle, overseeing multiple releases and ensuring the on-time delivery of high-quality features.• Skillfully resolve conflicts and impediments that emerge during the development process, fostering collaboration and maintaining a harmonious team environment.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including daily standup meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and bi-weekly retrospective meetings, ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the development team.• Empower teams to self-organize and encourage them to grow cross-functionally, promoting a sense of ownership and accountability in the pursuit of project goals.• Protect the development team from outside distractions, impediments, or conflicts, maintaining a sharp focus on the product backlog and project timeline to ensure streamlined development processes.• Empower the development team to remove impediments, enabling them to continuously deliver value for shareholders and stakeholders.• Actively pursue the continuous learning of Agile/Scrum techniques and share this knowledge with the team, fostering a culture of ongoing improvement.• Support and educate the Product Owner in refining and managing the product backlog, enhancing the Product Owner's ability to drive the project effectively.• Eliminate conflicts, assist the team in developing appropriate solution strategies, and proactively monitor for potential future tensions, ensuring a harmonious working environment.• Work with the team to co-create and refine team working agreements, the definition of "ready," and the definition of "done," setting clear expectations and quality standards.• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or judgment, with a strong focus on collaborative problem-solving and continuous improvement.• Help remove impediments and coach the Scrum team on strategies to overcome challenges and maintain project momentum.• Facilitate story estimation and backlog grooming sessions with the team, ensuring that tasks are well-defined and aligned with the recruiter's perspective.

• Guided the development team by implementing and facilitating Scrum practices, including daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring alignment with business goals within the dynamic restaurant industry at Bloomin' Brands Inc.• Acted as a developer, aiding in software development tasks, contributing to codebase development, and assisting with debugging, thereby gaining a deep understanding of the technical challenges the team faced, which was pivotal in crafting solutions that enhanced the overall dining experience for customers and streamlined operational efficiency for the staff.• Worked closely with product owners and business stakeholders to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with the company's vision for user stories and requirements, directly impacting the development of innovative solutions that addressed the unique needs of both customers and restaurant staff.• Proactively identified and removed impediments hindering the team's progress, including addressing technical debt, resource constraints, and communication gaps, which were crucial in ensuring the seamless functioning of technology-driven solutions in a fast-paced restaurant environment.• Maintained project progress tracking, team velocity, and sprint burndown charts to provide transparent metrics that aided stakeholders in making data-driven decisions, and these metrics were instrumental in demonstrating how technology improvements directly impacted customer satisfaction and staff efficiency.• Collaborated with other departments, including Quality Assurance, DevOps, and UX/UI design, to ensure a holistic approach to product development and delivery, guaranteeing that the technology solutions created aligned seamlessly with the broader restaurant ecosystem, benefiting both customers and staff.

Graduate Degree, Music Teacher Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music Performance, General