Bob Vats

About Bob Vats

SEEKING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS SCRUM MASTER/AGILE COACH OR PROJECT MANAGER Seasoned program manager with 15+ years of experience managing global portfolio of high-profile programs and projects in high-tech, oil & gas and insurance segments SCRUM MASTER and AGILE COACH-enabling global cross functional teams in Agile Scrum practices to deliver high-quality products and servicesExperienced DevOps manager with relevant expertise in orchestrating teams, infrastructure, and tools to enable rapid software deliveryProficient in project scoping, team building, collaborating with business leads and project managers, managing deadlines, understanding and articulating priorities, training team members, removing impediments and delivering resultsStrong creative and analytical thinking with the innate ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlinesSkilled problem-solver with strong analytical and consultative skills, including operations research, business needs definition, internal and external collaboration, conflict resolution and organizational alignment

Experience

1. Scrum Master Agile Coach

   AIG

   Jul 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Transform and coach teams from Waterfall to Agile methodology. Perform agile assessments, coaching, training, and startup of a new Scrum team. Interview managers, scrum masters, and team members. Observe scrum ceremonies. Work with business to address tough questions around the benefits of adopting the Agile methodology, virtue of maintaining stable teams, assigning field personnel as Product Owners, benefits of accepting incremental releases, and align engineering, marketing, and operations for better solution alignment. Coach team members on Agile processes and facilitate grooming, planning, demo and retrospective meetings. Work with Scrum Masters on team building, scrum ceremonies, removing impediments and overall guidance in building self and team. Facilitate Agile adoption Retrospective for the organization with the leadership and guide teams with outcome resulting in enhanced team performance •

Education

• University of Houston

  BBA, Marketing

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Alliances
• Business Process
• Business Intelligence
• Mobile Devices
• Product Management
• Process Improvement
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Strategy
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Integration
• Product Development
• Project Portfolio Management
• Outsourcing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Pre-Sales
• Sdlc
• Scrum Master
• Management
• Enterprise Software
• Professional Services
• Team Leadership
• Requirements Analysis
• Marketing
• Training
• Hp
• Resource Management
• Service Delivery
• IT Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• IT Service Management
• Pmo
• Pmp