ASRC Federal Enterprise Scrum Master, contracted to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service/Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

• Govern projects that are aligned with the Agile Software Development Framework, a high-intensity, product-driven work cycle. Tasks include project management, software product development, releases, feature enhancements, new components, testing and product implementation.• Negotiate critical deadlines and capabilities among team members and stakeholders. Synchronize developers on multiple projects to ensure that team continues to satisfy clients, manages time and continues progress.• Coordinate Agile ceremonies such as planning meetings, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives to enhance communication/cooperation between team members and stakeholders using Microsoft Teams. • Define project and system technical requirements including scope, process flows, deliverables, features, and staff considerations for multiple projects.• Provide monthly reports on status of projects including velocity, issues associated with the project, updated progress and completed components. • Serve as Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams ranging from 2 – 7 developers working on web applications from concept to deploy. Utilize the application JIRA to document daily tasks and track project progress.

• Lead complex technology projects, identified and removed team impediments, cleared logistical challenges, helped identify risks and resolved issues resulting in higher return on investment.• Self-directed and independent. Prepared reports with status of projects, velocity, issues associated with the project, updated progress and completed components. • Responsible for all aspects of projects including day-to-day coordination of project management, scheduling, project tracking, releases, feature enhancements, and new components, testing and product implementation.• Created and maintained weekly/bi-monthly/monthly sprints using the JIRA application for multiple developers and product owners.• Gained working knowledge of projects, as well as acquiring new projects to successfully manage and ensure timely completion within budget and scope.• Defined project and system technical requirements including process flows, deliverables, features, and staff considerations for multiple projects.

• Exceeded normal parameters of contract management by handling a high volume of projects in various stages of completion. Successfully pursued and managed source materials to assure accuracy and efficiency of products.• Developed project-specific data management plans and quality assurance techniques that addressed job workflows, data structure, and metadata requirements to corroborate successful execution and completion of all project deliverables. • Worked with branch chiefs, technical specialists, and project specialists to adhere to Department of Interior priorities while keeping projects on schedule and meeting scope.• Used ESRI suite to construct and maintain geodatabases, familiar with georeferencing, create shapefiles, performed feature extraction/symbolization and complete quality assurance techniques to verify accuracy of data. • Implemented detailed data analysis to obtain a better understanding of user’s needs; collected, analyzed and summarized quantitative and qualitative data/information and report results.• Involved in obtaining staffing resources for project accomplishments. Evaluated and recommended recognition of team members performance to appropriate supervisor.

• Preformed essential quality assurance/control on maps and data sets to meet project specifications before delivering to clients.• Created, managed, and troubleshot ESRI services for maps, feature classes, and geoprocessing using ArcGIS server and related tools.• Assisted in the preparation of technical presentations and proposals to client. Developed improved processes for teams to meet short and/or long-term objectives.• Implemented training and mentoring program for new hires and in-house team transfers. • Held security clearance with the US Department of Defense.