HammedAAllison

903-226-7488 / arif@dumpaconsulting.com
Summary
Skilled Scrum Master with 7+ years of experience in project management and task delegation and excellent problem
solving, organizational and decision-making abilities. Well-versed in coordinating SDLC and technical projects with co-
located and off-site teams. Desire to apply expertise to new role with progressive organization. Energetic individual with
background in mentoring and training capable teams to achieve project goals and meet deadlines in Agile development
environment. Ready for a new scrum-oriented role with a progressive organization that will challenge my knowledge.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master of Science: Business Information System

Tshwane University of Technology – Pretoria, Gauteng | 2017

Bachelor of Science: Computer Science

Olabisi Onabanjo University – Ogun, Nigeria| 2009

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Scrum Alliance community, SAFe Community of Excellence

SKILLS

 Agile best practices  Risk analysis

 Kanban  Scope development
 Presentation skills  Scrum methodology
 Customer requirements analysis  Communication
 Software process management  Project planning
 Scrum processes  JIRA expertise
 Backlog management  Time management
 Requirements gathering  Data Analytics
 Resource planning  Data Lakes
 Business intelligence  Data Engineer
 Investment Management

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Scrum Master

Jet Solutions, Remote |Texas| Jun 2018 -Current
 Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, data lake and cloud technologies within
Agile environment.
 Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical
paths and business needs.
 Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
 Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical
paths and business needs.
 Monitored and facilitated scrum processes and team meetings for Product development.
 Partnered with developers to automate manual processes and adopt a Production flow for new dashboards and the
modification of existing dashboards saving time and money while highlighting crucial business performance
indicators/metrics.

Agile Scrum Master

Capital Bank |Maryland| Aug 2017 – May 2018. Contract
 Facilitate Scrum ceremonies to champion idea of self-organizing teams in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
with compliance to change & release management processes.
 Positioning team to succeed by removing impediments while protecting Scrum team.
 Coach & Train Scrum team members to efficiently utilize Scrum Framework
 Using Microsoft Project & Jira created and updated detailed project budgets and resources estimates.
 Managed a highly complex investment management team that handled financial assets and other investment
decisions about portfolios of securities on behalf of clients under investment objectives associated with the
management of client portfolios.

Agile Scrum Master

Airlines Reporting Corporation|Arlington, VA| Jun 2016 – Jul 2017.
 Coached DevOps Engineering team in writing code, integrate systems and buildconfigurations to drive and
innovate around server-based platforms across organizations.
 Engaged with DevOps & Software Engineering team in the design and development of
software tools to reliably manage application delivery.
 Led DevOps team to improve the predictability and reliability of software releases with
the implementation of automated build, test and deployment tools and processes.
 Coach, mentor, motivate and coordinate project team members and influence membersto take positive action
adopting Agile practices.
 Facilitate and lead daily stand ups for organizations to resolve impediments.
 Lead teams in using Agile Methodology including Scrum, Kanban & SAFe to improveteam effectiveness.

Agile Scrum Master

Rawlings Wales PTY |Johannesburg| Jul 2014 – May 2016
 Developed new analytics tool to allow senior management to understand impact of each project.
 Trained and mentored highly effective teams to meet corporate service standards.
 Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency
and reduce production times.
 Participated in daily Scrum meetings to update on project progress.
 Strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
 Managed highly complex technical projects impacting all areas of enterprise and crucial to bottom-line success.
  Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications, and translate into product backlog.

Sr. Business Analyst

Rawlings Wales PTY | Johannesburg| Oct 2009 - Jul 2014
 Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and
meet standards and deadlines.
 Worked with cross-functional resources to implement direct marketing programs to increase customer base.
 Developed organizational change management strategies adopted by key stakeholders and evangelized across all
departments.
 Boosted company productivity and customer satisfaction by streamlining or eliminating inefficient processes.
 Wrote and run SQL queries in SQL server to analyze and manipulate data.
 Credited as a primary driving force behind a 5% increase in margins this fiscal year.
 Collaborated with stakeholder groups across the organization to ensure business and technology alignment.
 Proposed solutions meeting defined specifications and needs.
 Performed quality assurance, system integration and user acceptance testing facilitating on-time, on-budget and
acclaimed “go-live” of enterprise implementations.

Data Analyst
AIICO Insurance PLC | Lagos| Jan 2007 – Oct 2009
 Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation, and implement risk reduction action plans.
 Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, data lake and cloud technologies within
Agile environment.
 Managed multiple internal and outside scrum teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
 Stayed current on emerging technologies and trends that could benefit production process.
 Evaluated projects for issues, alleviating problems, `` and distractions to meeting team goals.
 Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project
parameters.
 Worked with product management and Agile teams to drive projects to production, meeting deadlines and outcomes.

CERTIFICATIONS

SAFe 5 Scrum Master (SSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), Economics and Business Forecasting Data
Warehouse and Data Processing Decision making and Predictive Analysis. Big Data Mining Tableau Data Science C/C+
+ Python Microsoft Power BI SQL