Femi T.

Femi T.

Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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About Me

Oluwafemi is an expert Scrum Master with 9+ years of experience; coaching waterfall teams through Agile transformation using Scrum Kanban methodologies. He has mastery in team training for effective Scrum ceremonies, techniques for story point estimation, Agile metrics, and project management using JIRA. Guides Product Owners to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria and provides grooming for product backlogs.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Scrum Master
2019 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Monitoring the scrum processes and various scrum meetings for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Partner closely with other cross-functional departments to work on process problems and challenges that affect customer satisfaction in the implementation of projects.

  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, identify and remove impediments to success, track progress, and recognize opportunities for continuous improvement.

Bank of America
Bank of America
Scrum Master
2019 - 2019
Charlotte, NC, United States
  • Adopted and applied Scrum best practices; ensuring that the scrum team followed BAC's policies and procedures.

  • Supported extreme programming and implementation tasks including knowledge sharing sessions, pair programming, and test-driven development.

  • Coached a waterfall team through Agile transformation using Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

Zillow
Zillow
Scrum Master
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Atlanta, United States
  • Trained two scrum teams made up of 6+ people each to fill in intentional gaps within Zillow's agile frameworks.

  • Assessed the team and organization's agile maturity; providing sustainable coaching techniques at higher levels of the organization.

  • Actively collaborated with the development team on user story inception and development.

NCR
NCR
Scrum Master
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Atlanta, United States
  • Led planning and implementation processes on projects; defining the mission, goals, tasks and resource requirements.

  • Managed a $500K project budget - allocating resources, determining needs and aligning products, vendors, and services NCR's requirements.

  • Worked with existing and potential clients to improve the delivery of solutions; resolving conflicts within and between projects and functional areas.

Nuance
Nuance
Scrum Master
2012 - 2014 (2 years)
Atlanta, United States
  • Implemented Agile methodologies for Nuance’s Live Chat software projects, guiding the teams on Scrum values, practices, and rules.

  • Adopted new Agile processes leading to a higher Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), faster deliveries, improved ROI and cost savings.

  • Implemented continuous integration, improved planning processes resolving 95% of issues and motivated the team to ship clean code.

Marvel Web
Marvel Web
Scrum Master
2010 - 2012 (2 years)
Atlanta, United States
  • Coached teams, Scrum masters, business analysts and product owners on Agile values and principles.

  • Instructed team members and product owners on user story creation, acceptance criteria, Product Backlog maintenance, Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, capacity planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, demos and release planning.

  • Worked with cross-functional teams to identify dependencies, managed inter-team tasks and introduced Rally to track issues and manage backlogs.

Showcase

Scrum Master - HomeVestors
Scrum Master - HomeVestors
  • HomeVestors offers services and education to franchisees focused on independent residential real estate development.

  • The company recruits, trains, and supports independent franchises specializing in buying, rehabbing, selling, and holding properties.

  • HomeVestors utilizes Agile and Lean methodologies across multiple teams and locations, emphasizing continuous improvement.

Scrum Master - Zillow Mobile App
Scrum Master - Zillow Mobile App
  • Zillow facilitates the search for houses and apartments for sale and rent.

  • Zillow offers detailed information on home values, rentals, and foreclosures.

  • Zillow provides features for property buying, including beach locations and city center searches.

Scrum Master - Swipe Simple
Scrum Master - Swipe Simple
  • SwipeSimple enables users to accept credit card payments on demand.

  • It utilizes the CardFlight Mobile Payments API for payment processing.

  • The project team has a structured approach including story mapping, estimation, burndown charts, and release planning.

Education

Education
MBA
University of South Wales
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Education
BSc. Economics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
2004 - 2008 (4 years)
Education
PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Professional)
PMI
2019