Experience

Ithaka | Scrum Master
Databases for academic research
Mar 2017 – Dec 2019, New York City

• Scrum master for three fully distributed development teams
• Provided training and coaching on agile best practices including story mapping, estimating work, and sprint planning for teams with no previous agile experience
• Continuously improved processes and tools for adapting agile to teams working across drastically different timezones (US, EU, and Asia)
• Lead all scrum ceremonies including daily standups, sprint retrospectives, sprint planning, scrum of scrums, show and tell, and blameless post mortems
• Closely monitored team cycle time, performance, and quality

• Implemented a customized agile workflow for software and design projects in a previously waterfall environment
• Managed several web and mobile apps from ideation to launch
• Provided company-wide guidance on adoption of new tools (Slack, Pivotal Tracker, Trello) and project management best practices
• Promoted from Scrum Master Assistant in Jan 2015

• Scrum Master for distributed team
• Prioritized backlog and tracked progress

• Introduced agile processes to waterfall organization
• Managed continued development of new platform while supporting users in legacy system
• Prioritized and groomed backlog
• Reported on progress to president and adjusted processes
• Facilitated rollout of new flagship application and supported client adoption
• Oversaw all personnel, including managing hiring and performance reviews

• Managed office and all accounts for Austin branch of early stage real estate startup
• Initiated and designed enhancements based on user needs
• Participated in Agile processes with remote development team
• Grew real estate portfolio by 30% and brought on largest client to date

Education
New York University 
Certificate in Project Management, 2015

University of Texas at Austin
BA – Geography Major, Business Minor, 2009

Certifications & Skills

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• JIRA, Confluence, Pivotal Tracker, Trello, Asana, Basecamp, and just about anything else
• Fluent in Russian
• Excellent beard