Shomari Brooks, Ssm, Psm1, Kmp Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, VA, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Scrum Master and Agile coach for multiple government clients (IRS & HHS).
• Facilitated Agile ceremonies and team building activities, enhancing collaboration and productivity.
• Implemented OKRs in product planning, aligning efforts with strategic objectives.
• Established a Community of Practice, fostering knowledge sharing and innovation.
• Led change management initiatives, guiding Agile adoption and transformation.
• Conducted business analysis and backlog refinement, ensuring delivery of valuable products.

• Scrum Master for multiple teams, providing a learning environment to maximize team efficiency and overall business value.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies. (Daily Stand Up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, Iteration Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, Program Increment)
• Utilized Jira to collect metrics to provide teams and the organization with relevant feedback on velocity, quality, and overall impact of our efforts.
• Support the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
• Eliminate impediments by actively addressing issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Iteration.
• Foster a collaborative environment for a high-performing team through coaching and leading with servant leadership behaviors.

• Served as Scrum Master for 1-2 scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the methods of work.
• Facilitated sprint planning, retrospective and sprint demos.
• Assisted the product owner with keeping the backlog groomed and refined.
• Ensured cross-team coordination and self-management.
• Reached out to the larger company network for impediment removal.
• Utilized Jira to maintain relevant metrics that help the team see how they are doing.

• Coordinated staff schedules for 10-15 clinics per day, often communicating with 100+ nurses each shift
• Coordinated with multiple stakeholders, and managed Excel spreadsheets containing employee data.
• Remained adaptable by managing work streams for both routine and special projects simultaneously.
• Ensured project efficiency by delegating incremental responsibilities to a team of five (5) and held progress meetings.
• Leveraged sprint planning to foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, relentless improvement based on metrics, and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Trained and onboarded new employees and ensured individuals were making progress and adhering to policies.