Daniel Barnes

About Daniel Barnes

AGILE SCRUM MASTER PROFILE Agile Scrum Master with experience in leading the…

Experience

1. Agile Scrum Master Operations Manager

   Duke University Hospital

   Sep 2018 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   SCRUM MASTER / OPERATIONS MANAGERUses JIRA to maintain product backlog and iteration backlog, create and track user stories, Iteration planning, tracking and managing Iterations, creates status reports and burn down charts.Works with the Product Owner to ensure backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team.Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk.Tracks and communicates the overall team progress, providing visibility to stakeholders.Guides our team on how to get the most out of self-organization and leverage it to evolve the team’s agile practice.Build a trusting and safe environment where challenges are raised and explored with an emphasis of problem solving.Works closely with my team and peers to support sprint and release planning, foster team self-awareness, encourages cross-training, decision-making and continuous improvement.Works closely with the Release Train Engineer for the ART in coordinating dependencies between various scrum teams.Facilitates Iteration Planning meetings, daily standups, Iteration review, product backlog refinement meetings and iteration retrospective meetings.Lead and managed a skilled team of 80 associates, oversaw daily maintenance operation of the healthcare facilities.Drove the development and execution of program plan by working with the project team to define, sequence, estimated duration of activities, and determined schedules to meet project objectives.Created and implemented policies and procedures that improved both patient care and employee safety. Ensured the application of institutional policies, especially those regarding patient rights, confidentiality and full disclosure.

Education

• Appalachian State University

  Bachelor of Science In Business Adminstration , International Business , Risk Management & Insurance

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Risk Management
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Customer Service
• Business Analysis
• Insurance
• Underwriting
• Commercial Insurance
• Public Speaking