Mark Kowalski
Senior Scrum Master (CSM, SA, RTE)
- Role
- Senior Scrum Master at M&T Bank
- Location
- Buffalo, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Kowalski
Project professional that can provide organization and structure across various project methodologies (Agile and Waterfall), to satisfy technical and business initiatives;• Experience incorporating Agile processes and techniques to effectively run a team, promote self-organization and overcome road blocks to develop and deliver usable products;• Challenge teams to think outside the box and be creative• Knowledge of SharePoint, Visio, MS Project, Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and JIRA/Confluence• Basic programming with SQL;• Experience working with automated testing tools like Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Quality Center, along with Photoshop, Microsoft Paint and other industry tools used for mockups; and• Continual education of industry standards and practices• Active certifications in Hardware/Software from CompTIA including Network Plus & A+, CSM From Scrum Alliance, SAFe 5 Agilist and RTE 5 with Scaled Agile and previous certifications from New York State including Series 7, 63, Life & Health
Experience
Senior Scrum Master
Jun 2022 — Present · Buffalo, NY, US
Scrum Master/Agile Coach for multiple teams with varying degrees of self organization • Help establish PI planning approach, activities and events for the ART • Guide team members in utilizing all agile ceremonies to maximize delivery value • Assisted Junior Scrum Masters, Product Owners and agile leaders to increase the effectiveness of agile in the organization • Help Implement Risk, Assumption, Issue, Decision (RAID) process to assist teams mitigate impacts • Participated in facilitating ART wide agile learning sessions and Organization wide agile community of practice learning sessions • Contribute in building out reporting abilities, telling the story for team sprints and establishing ART metrics
Education
Computer Educated Services Corporation
CompTIA Network Plus and A+ Certified, Computers
Niagara County Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Mathematics and Physics
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