Agile Coach & Scrum Master
Roche
(Pharmaceuticals and medical technology, >10.000 employees)
Keywords
Skills
- Agile, Lean, DevOps, Scrum, Nexus, Less, SAFe, XP, Kanban, OKRs, Design Thinking, Value-Stream mapping
- Consulting, Coaching, Mentoring, Teaching, Facilitation, Training, Therapy, Hypnosis
- Servant Leadership, Active Listening, Rapport Building, Motivation, Negotiation, Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Pattern recognition
- Fluent in English, Russian, Romanian, and upper intermediate in German (B2)
- IC Agile (Professional Agile Coaching), Scrum.org (PSM I, PSM II, SPS, PSK, PAL, PSPO I, PSD), Scrum Alliance (CSM)
- Psychology: Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Enneagram Practitioner
Project history
05/2023
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Present
• Served 1 Team as a Scrum Master, and the CGIT area as an Agile Coach
• As SM, my focus was set on developing a re-usable Therapy Deployment Framework
• As AC, my focus was set on adopting and scaling agile practices across different departments
• As SM, my focus was set on developing a re-usable Therapy Deployment Framework
• As AC, my focus was set on adopting and scaling agile practices across different departments
08/2021
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07/2023
AGILE COACH & Scrum Master
VISA
(Banks and financial services, >10.000 employees)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r]evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximisation
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organise, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; whilst encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people’s workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical Chapters
10/2020
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08/2021
AGILE COACH & Scrum Master
Boehringer Ingelheim
(Pharmaceuticals and medical technology)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r]evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximisation
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organise, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; whilst encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people’s workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical Chapters.
04/2020
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10/2020
AGILE COACH & Scrum Master
Emma Sleep
(Other)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r] evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximization
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organize, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; While encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people's workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical chapters
10/2018
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04/2020
Lead Scrum Master
EQUIFAX, UK
(Banks and financial services, 5000-10.000 employees)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r]evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximisation
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organise, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; whilst encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people’s workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical Chapters
09/2017
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09/2018
SCRUM MASTER
NHS Digital, UK
(Pharmaceuticals and medical technology, 1000-5000 employees)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r]evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximisation
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organise, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; whilst encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people’s workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical Chapters
03/2014
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08/2017
Scrum Master & Agile Coach
Ultra Systems
(Internet and Information Technology)
- For over 7 years, I am passionately working very closely with the Leaders, Developers, Product Owners, peers, and various level Stakeholders, championing and encouraging the Agile & Lean mindsets, cultural change, and continuous improvement
- Coached and mentored 30+ C-Level Leaders towards their personal and professional Agile & Lean [r]evolutions
- Trained 10+ Product Owners, by teaching, coaching, and mentoring them towards products value maximisation
- Helped 30+ Cross-Functional Teams to self-organise, get empowered, and become accountable for their decisions; whilst encouraging people to experiment, learn, retrospect, and grow both personally and professionally
- Identified and hired 11 full-time Scrum Masters and 7 Product Owners, at various seniority levels
- Facilitated 100+ gamified agile practices trainings both remotely and in person
- Helped 3 Customers implement DevOps (including ML Ops, DevSecOps), impacting over 2000 people’s workflow
- Helped 4 Customers with KPIs to OKRs transition, impacting the work of over 5000 people.
- Engaged hundreds of stakeholders into the world of Agile, by showcasing them where and how it can help, highlighting and selling the benefits of the mindset change as well as Agile and Lean practices adoption
- Encouraged and motivated colleagues at all levels to adopt an Agile based culture, valuing feedback and transparency, improving communication and collaboration, focusing on reliable yet flexible, outcome based processes
- Initiated and leaded Agile Communities of Practice, Meetups, as well as various technical and non-technical Chapters
06/2013
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03/2014
IT Project Manager
Ultra Systems
(Public service, 1000-5000 employees)
Acting as an IT Project Manager for the Ultra Systems - Moldova's largest IT Consultancy. Worked with the Government and largest bank (MAIB)
03/2011
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03/2013
Software Developer
Trabo Plus
(Consumer goods and retail, 1000-5000 employees)
Part-time job as a Software Developer, to combine work and study.
Certifications
Scaled Professional Scrum
Scrum.org
2019
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org
2019
Professional Scrum Master II
Scrum.org
2019
Professional ScrumProduct Owner
Scrum.org
2019
Professional Scrum with Kanban
Scrum.org
2019
Agile Coaching Certified Professional
IC Agile
2019
Professional Agile Leadership
Scrum.org
2019
Professional Scrum Developer
Scrum.org
2019
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
2018
Local Availability
Open to travel worldwide
Open to travel.
