Sheri Kerr

About Sheri Kerr

Dedicated military veteran with a diverse professional background spanning product management, dealer training, and instructional design. Proficient in Agile methodologies, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean principles. Demonstrated success in optimizing team efficiency, reducing cycle time, and elevating product quality. Skilled in fostering strong relationships, promoting positive morale, and facilitating effective communication across all organizational tiers. Committed to continuous growth, holding Scrum Master, and Scrum Product Owner certifications. Recognized for leading the transition of a corporate training team from waterfall to an iterative development approach, and providing coaching and feedback to corporate leaders. Combined industry expertise includes military, healthcare, office furniture, software, construction, and agricultural equipment sectors.

Experience

1. Scrum of Scrum Master

   John Deere

   Apr 2024 — Present · Moline, IL, US

   Enhanced organizations prioritization and efficiency as Scaled Scrum Master by incorporating PowerBI scaled burndown charts, analyzing progress of slice initiatives by epic, identifying areas needing attention, and utilizing data to drive conversations during meta scrum meetings.

Education

• NeuroLeadership Institute

  John Deere Leader Coach, Brain-Based Coaching Certificate

  2015 — 2016

• Western Illinois University

  Instructional Technology & Telecommunications, Instructional Design, Graphics

  2003 — 2006

• American InterContinental University

  MBA, Organizational Psychology & Development

  2009 — 2010