Joe G.

Joe G.

Senior Software Engineer

Portland, Maine, United States of America
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About Me

I am a seasoned Scrum Master, Coach and Facilitator of Agile and Scrum methodologies; managing distributed teams and bringing structure to technical projects. I employ a servant-leadership approach on projects to foster transparency, communication and understanding of project status, goals and team capacity in the implementation of solutions across organizations and the continuous delivery of valuable software to clients.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Agile Consultant
2019 - Present (5 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.

ZoomSIP Telecom
Founder
2012 - 2016 (4 years)
Portland, Maine, United States
  • Developed web sites and customer interface solutions using different tech stacks.

  • Analyzed, designed and developed solutions for an integrated payment system to accept cryptocurrency and credit card payments.

  • Developed a custom mobile VoIP application; with SEO and PPC marketing.

Gaucher & Associate
Agile Consultant
2011 - 2019 (8 years)
Seaside, CA, United States
  • Developed web sites and customer interface solutions using different tech stacks.

  • Analyzed, designed and developed solutions for an integrated payment system to accept cryptocurrency and credit card payments.

  • Developed a custom mobile VoIP application; with SEO and PPC marketing.

Spectrum
Spectrum
Senior Agile Project Manager
2005 - 2011 (6 years)
United States
  • Supported cross-functional teams comprised of technical professionals to successfully deliver engineering projects.

  • Optimized trade-offs between quality, resources, scope and time in the implementation of projects for clients.

  • Identified and drove process improvements by diagnosing issues and implementing solutions on projects.

OTELCO
OTELCO
Engineering Manager
2000 - 2005 (5 years)
New Gloucester, United States
  • Provided technical leadership for the overall planning, execution and success of complex technical projects to support the wholesale business.

  • Mentored a team of design engineers to define tactical solutions for product delivery on system upgrades.

  • Managed, trained, and motivated technical personnel to improve, optimize and identify opportunities to enhance development processes.

Consolidated Communication
Consolidated Communication
Data Engineer
2000 - 2005 (5 years)
Portland, Maine, United States
  • Participated in quality assurance activities, designed solutions for projects and worked on enhancements to existing programs.

  • Coded, tested, debugged, implemented, and documented moderately complex programs for clients.

  • Created appropriate documentation on assignments such as program code and technical documentation.

Portfolio

Agile Coach/Scrum Master - Social Network Platform Development
Agile Coach/Scrum Master - Social Network Platform Development

Worked as an Agile Coach/Scrum Master for a team of developers in India and business leaders in Portugal; oversaw the development of a demo product for pitching to investors. Improved the work structure for actual incremental progress, and facilitated communication between developers and business leaders. Enhanced the product's ability to accurately measure production rates to produce realistic timelines for product release. The product is in beta production and gathering investments.

Project Manger - Data Center Migration
Project Manger - Data Center Migration

Supervised the migration of data circuits in two large data centres on the east coast and west coast. Managed the on-time delivery of the project within budget; providing clarity on the status of the project between different functional groups for efficiency on the project.

Scrum Master - Circuit Provisioning Portal
Scrum Master - Circuit Provisioning Portal

Worked as a Scrum Master/Agile Coach on a project; building custom database solutions to order and tracking large quantities of fiber circuits. Improved the productivity of the project team by introducing transparency between project status and business leaders. Maintained and focused on project goals, coached the team on agile principles and methodologies - enabling developers and the product owner to communicate better on the project. The project was launched internally with 400+ users.

Education

Education
A.A Business Management
Grantham University
2008 - 2010 (2 years)
Education
Certified Scrum Master
The Scrum Alliance
2010
Education
PMP
Project Management Institute
2010