Jason Lavender Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina

-Work with client Product Owner on work in-take, prioritization, and requirements discovery-Drive various routines throughout 2-week iterations, including: Daily Stand-Ups, Story and Function Elaborations, iteration planning and demos-Manage portfolio in Rally (Feature / Functions / Stories)-Review stories / acceptance criteria to drive towards groomed stories ready for iteration-Oversee and manage regression testing activities-Decompose requirements into specific and actionable development stories with the consultation of the development team(s). Associated activities include: Story creation and elaboration (detailed description and acceptance criteria) Story administrative maintenance (updates to story point sizing, sequencing, etc.) Story backlog administration (organization of bodies of related work, applying Epic labels, etc.)-Provide ongoing consultation and clarification of the Features and Stories mentioned above to development team resources, in order to ensure their understanding of the stories and associated business goals, as well as dedicated stakeholders, for those stakeholders to co-ordinate and execute UAT, create documentation and training, etc.

Charlotte, North Carolina

-Member of an agile scrum team supporting Global Banking and Marketing -Wrote user stories and created lean business case documents for sourcing and provisioning of data within the treasury related platforms -Worked with development and quality assurance teams to review technical designs and groom user stories as required-Collaborated with product management to evaluate features and report status-Responsible for contributing to backlog refinement and facilitating discussions regarding requirements within the team

Matthews, Nc

-Gathered and documented requirements for custom applications, mobile applications, and SharePoint solutions to enhance productivity of field manager teams-Managed project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.-Responsible for the overall management of the Mobile Device Management platform (AirWatch) and coordination with Application Support teams and third-party vendor support.-Managed iOS releases for field mobile devices, which included coordinating testing for new iOS versions for custom apps/websites and working with business partners to ensure end-user adoption.-Administrator for enterprise Box environment-Responsible for managing Store Portal roadmap-Provided third-level support for portal and mobility environments-Mentored junior team members on SDLC, tools, and Family Dollar applications and processes-Designed and developed sites, forms, and workflows in SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Online-Led efforts to deliver iPads to Family Dollar field managers and eventually replaced laptops.-Led work stream to create standard configuration for store Android and iOS devices-Lead BA responsible for various Portal environment implementations and migrations (Weblogic to SharePoint, Hosted to On-Prem SharePoint, On-Prem to SharePoint Online)

Matthews, Nc

-Gathered and documented requirements for new functionality and enhancements to Store Portal environment and worked with development team to implement those changes -Documented and executed test cases for code changes and utilized software testing and management tools (JIRA, QA Director)-Managed 5-person offshore QA team for functional and regression testing -Contributed to the cross training of business and IT partners before and after implementation of code changes -Provided production support for internal web portals (SharePoint 2010 & Oracle WebLogic) including back-end batch processing (AppWorx, Informatica, SQL) -Monitored and reported progress, status, and issues to stakeholders including IT management, business partners, and customers -Managed and maintained Windows 2008 remote desktop/print server environments for 7200 + locations

• Automotive Service Excellence (A.S.E) Certified Parts Specialist• Support Store Manager to maximize customer service, sales and profitability of the store unit.• In the absence of the store manager, assume full responsibility for the operation of the store.• Supervise team members engaged in daily operations and sales activity.• Perform assigned duties such as stocking, cleaning, sales, banking and cash handling, customer service, truck loading/unloading, scheduling, and inventory management.

Bs, Computer Science

Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Member of Pep Band