Nikki Foust Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Wa, Us

- Lead, inspire, and motivate teams with a continuous improvement mindset- Advocate for and affect positive change for my teams' success within the organization's Agile framework (Scrum) and journey- Remove impediments and blockers for my team's continuous professional (and personal) development- Accountable for the team's development and deployment of new applications, systems software, and/or enhancements to existing applications- Liaise with support, admins, and engineers to assist with QA, program logic, and data processing- Reviewing and advocating for the most efficient work load of my team to reduce duplication of effort, unnecessary work, and create efficiencies- Research and make recommendation on software products and services in support of procurement and development efforts- Accountable to ensuring that development projects meet business requirements and goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify and resolve systems issues

Experienced and passionate servant leader with a proven track record of fostering communication, collaboration, and teamwork. Skilled with facilitating the Scrum framework, removing impediments, and encouraging team self-organization.Excellent communicator and innovative problem solver, leveraging masterful organization skills and an innate ability to sense questions, needs, wants, and concerns before they are brought to light. Accomplished with facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review/Demo, and Sprint Retrospective), as well as supporting the Product Owner with facilitation of Sprit Refinement meetings. Agile and Scrum enthusiast, educating the framework to team members, stakeholders, and leadership. - Implement agile methodologies using a Scrum framework throughout my organization, across as many as 60 CFT members and their leadership- Coordinate with fellow Scrum Masters and the Agile Program Delivery Leader to find opportunities grow and strengthen the organization's understanding and adoption of the Scrum framework- Lead 2 Cross Functional Teams, including during a team reorganization that spanned 6 months- Experience as a stand-in Product Owner, strategically being mindful of the "swim lanes" of each role and being accountable to them and the team- Accountable for my teams' effectiveness delivering MVP products to the organization within the Scrum framework- Serving my teams and Product Owners by coaching, removing impediments, ceremony facilitation, encouraging self-organization, creating opportunities to define team commitments, engaging stakeholders, and facilitating workshops to build knowledge and skills

Comptia A+, Net+, Sec+ Certified

Olympia, Wa

Comptia A+ Certified

West Olympia

I do all duties in a front office setting. Some of my duties include opening new accounts, financial reviews, processing loans, as well as teller duties. I am experienced with NCUA regulations, as well as FDIC. Additional experience: Branch Marketing LiaisonCentralized LendingPeer CoachingIT LiaisonVault TellerBranch SchedulingMonthly/Yearly EvaluationsBrandwear revolution (Bi3)Consumer/Small Business Lending