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Scrum Master / Agile Project Lead

About Candidate

CSM-certified Scrum Master with 8+ years of experience leading Agile teams to deliver complex enterprise software solutions on time and at scale. Expert in Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, velocity optimization, and SAFe practices to maximize team performance. Proven leader in removing impediments, coaching teams on Agile best practices, and driving continuous improvement. Strong facilitator of cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and transparent communication. Experienced in metrics-driven delivery using burndown charts and velocity tracking. Proficient in Azure Boards, Jira, Confluence, MS Office, and Agile project management tools to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.

Nationality
Indian
Certifications

Certified SAFe Scrum Master® (SSM) from Scaled Agile

Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner (SP) from Scaled Agile

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Scrum Master / Agile Project Lead

Location

Education

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Master of Science, Information Technology and Cybersecurity.
New England College (NEC) - New Hampshire, USA
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Master of Science, Applied Engineering and Management Technology.
Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky, USA.

Work & Experience

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Scrum Master / Agile Project Lead July 2019 - Jan 2025
Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids, MI

✔ Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives, while tracking sprint execution in Azure Boards to improve transparency, accountability, and delivery predictability. ✔ Coached cross-functional teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum roles, and best practices, strengthening team ownership, collaboration, and a continuous improvement mindset. ✔ Partnered closely with Product Owners to manage backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint commitments, ensuring alignment between team delivery and business objectives. ✔ Monitored and reported Agile performance metrics, including velocity, burndown, sprint health, and throughput, via Azure DevOps dashboards to support data-driven decision-making and early risk identification. ✔ Identified and removed delivery impediments in collaboration with Engineering, QA, and DevOps teams, maintaining sprint momentum and reducing delivery risk. ✔ Led retrospectives and improvement initiatives, translating team feedback and performance data into actionable process enhancements that increased throughput, predictability, and overall team effectiveness.