; B|R BARBARA RUZVIDZO

972-655-6619 Seeking to become the next Business Analyst to build complex systems,
remove impediments from teams, and deliver customer-centric products
barbara.ruzvidzo@gmail.com and features to boost earnings projections.

Little Elm, TX PROFILE SUMMARY

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting /
Finance
Oxford University
1999
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Project Team Coordination
• Kanban
• Project Scope, Planning, &
Prioritizing
• Resource Requirements &
Management
• Scheduling, Organizing, & Time
Management
• Project Requirements Gathering
& Analysis
• Milestone Development &
Deliverables Tracking
• Team Leadership & Cross-
Functional Team Collaboration
• Project Budget Planning &
Administration
• Best Practices in Project
Management Methodology
• Scaled Agile Framework
• Functional & Technical
Documentation
• Process Improvement Initiatives
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
• Advanced Excel
• Oracle
• GitHub
• Power BI
• Microsoft Project
• Jira
• Confluence
A results-driven, analytical, and Business Intelligence/Certified Scrum
Master, bringing a history of achievement in implementing Agile/Kanban
methodologies and scrum ceremonies to facilitate on-time product
delivery via aligning resources and removing roadblocks. Record of
success driving key initiatives from planning to implementation, achieving
positive and measurable organizational impact. Combines analytical
knowledge, leadership abilities, and relationship-building skills to engage
stakeholders at all levels and enable data-driven decision-making. Excels
at identifying areas of improvement, ensuring the highest efficiency and
excellence level. Adept at reducing project completion time via
establishing sequential project/workforce schedules, from the early
design stages through project governance to conclusion. Regularly
assessed the team's and organization's Scrum maturity and coached
Scrum Masters to lift maturity levels, achieving fully productive team
sprints. Passion for driving teams towards high performance and great
WORK EXPERIENCE
pride in quality craftsmanship.
Sr. Business Data Analyst October 2018- To Date
Paramount Bank- Hazelwood, MO
 Accurately assessed and captured operation and product
 Gathered data to complete Life Insurance underwriting
 Monitored and presented LifePRO reports regularly
 Worked with business closely to understand current
processes, setup up pipelines to collect data from various
sources and move it to data warehouse in Azure.
 Monitored and created data visualizations to bring
visibility to the effectiveness of various processes and
quality of outcomes.
 Used analytics and data science tools to predict trends in
mutual funds management and life insurance
marketability and management
 Developed actionable insights from data analysis,
document findings & present insights and
recommendations.
 Developed, deployed and maintained Python, Django,
Power Apps based applications that enabled data
collection and analytics.
 Communicated with stakeholders at all levels to discuss
analysis results and worked with both structured and
unstructured data to derive meaningful conclusions.
 Developed actionable insights from data analysis,
Sr. Business Analyst/ Scrum Master III October 2013-
August 2018
Wells Fargo Bank – San Francisco, CA
 Added value to measuring project progress through leading Scrum Ceremonies, including
sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
 Ensured that the Agile Coaches and Scrum teams always followed the Scrum framework and
advanced opportunities to improve continuously.
 Monitored progress and coached the team toward the goal of increasing productivity and
performance.
 Guided the Scrum Team on the Agile/Scrum practices, theory, and guidelines and continuous
delivery of quality products and services to customers
 Contributed to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization
 Worked with cross-functional teams, including Product Owners and Developers, to ensure product
backlogs are well groomed, prioritized, and visible to internal/external stakeholders
 Defined project scope, objectives, and delivery; drove decision-making and supported organizational
product teams
 Strived to mitigate impediments impacting the Scrum team’s ability to deliver on Sprint goals
successfully, whether technical or organizational
 Monitored actual progress of the project, including deliverables and financials, to prepare reports for
stakeholders
Planned and organized demos and testing to validate the readiness of product/system for end-users

Scrum Master
Publix Supermarkets – Lakeland, FL Apr 2006 – Oct 2013
 Enhanced team productivity metrics by instigating continuous improvements and training
 Collaborated with product managers, business analysts, and tech leads to determine and resolve
potential blockers
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Product Owner Nov 2000 – Apr 2006

Cingular Wireless – Brookhaven, GA

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

 ITIL
 Six Sigma GreenBelt
 Project Management
 Certified Scrum Master
 Certified Scrum Product Owner
 Advanced Excel
 IIBA
 FLMI