Sr. Agile Coach/Scrum Master

MELINDA

MCGRATH

**** ** *** **, #***, Boca Raton, FL 33428, 561-***-****, ad79gk@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Agile Scrum Master/Agilist focused on authentic servant leadership, empowering and elevating others at all levels of an organization. My positive energy, engaging attitude, and unwavering thirst for continuous Agile improvement allow me to passionately excel in coaching, training, and teaching individuals and Teams as they progress along their Agile journey. Highly effective in multiple Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Scrumban, and Kanban. Adept at serving fully remote teams delivering innovative on-time and on-budget DevOps solutions. Recognized by peers as an ideal teammate. Recognized by clients as an ideal Scrum Master. SKILLS

● Experienced and educated in

Agile Theory, Mindset and

Facilitation

● Passionate Agile Evangelist &

Advocate

● STRONG Agile expertise in

Scrum, Scrum, Kanban

● Excellent Communication Skills

● Facilitation & Coaching

● 48 Soft Skill Leadership Certs

● Conflict

Resolution/Negotiation Expert

● Status & Metrics Reporting ● Training Content & Delivery EXPERIENCE

Sr. Business Consultant/Agilist/Scrum Master

Flux7, Inc., an NTT Data Company

(2016-2018 Acted as Sales/Ops Manager while shadowing Agile engagements/pursuing education. Laid off along with many others.)) March 2016 - Aug 2023

● Responsible for leading Agile adoption, as well as coaching and teaching multiple teams.

● Delivered a monthly 4-module Agile Delivery Training & Certification program across the company.

● Spearheaded the creation and delivery of Agile Management training for the Digital Cloud Organization.

● Worked with Team Members to implement AWS & Azure Cloud solutions on dozens of client engagements which have resulted in multiple extensions of enterprise client contracts. Never a red or amber status.

● Contributed to quarterly and annual multi-million dollar sales objectives being exceeded.

● Coached core Platform team and Product Owner, which produced and maintained our internal IP.

● Responsible for onboarding new college graduates through our Colleges to Careers DevOps Bootcamp.

● Adept at facilitating company-wide capacity planning for client engagements.

● Contributor on White Paper & Case Studies ( Ex.: https://www.flux7.com/blog/best-practices-for-building-agile-cross-functional-teams /)

● Skilled in collaborative & project management tools; Trello, Jira, and Slack, as well as Microsoft and G Suite.

● Consistently used Kanban/ Lean techniques such as Process Policies, Work in Progress limits, Card Age, and Cycle Time, resulting in continuous improvement, team accountability, and improved delivery time frames. A 20% reduction in Card Age and Cycle Time allowed MVP delivery to improve by 25%. Production Coordinator

Blue Raven Studios/Google Maps Photographers Ft. Lauderdale, FL January 2012 - January 2016

● Responsible for Sales, Marketing & ongoing client support for Google ‘See Inside' virtual tours in FL, GS, SC, NC, CA & NY. Executed cross-promotion of proprietary virtual tours for Medical Centers, Universities, Jets, Yachts, Hotels & Art Galleries.

Sales Process Outsourcing Specialist

EntrancePoint, LLC Coral Springs, FL

January 2009 - January 2011

‘Sales Manager on Demand' for clients.

● Created customized sales strategies for niche & specialty products & services including retail, medical, legal and tourism vertical markets.

● Met all Sales Objectives per Client Needs Assesment & Contracts CERTIFICATIONS

● Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) -scrum.org

● Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO1) -scrum.org

● Professional Scrum Kanban (PSK1) -scrum.org

● SAFe- scrum.org

● Scrum@Scale -scrum.org

● AWS Business Professional -Amazon Web Services

● AWS Cloud Economics -Amazon Web Services

● Docker -udemy.com

● Florida Insurance Licenses: General Lines, Life/Heath/Variable Annuities 1990 (expired) Prior decades of Sales experience and references promptly furnished upon request.

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