Tala N.

About Tala N.

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Experience

1. Scrum Master

   Boeing

   Apr 2017 — Present

   Empower a cross functional scrum team, consisting of Product owners, Software developers and Quality Assurance testers resolve conflicts through mutual appreciation of skills, rational discussion, practicing negotiation, empathy, and escalation of larger issues to higher management- Responsible for managing and monitoring scrum processes with coordination of scrum team(s) in Agile Methodology- Guide team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values- Arrange daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo, and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation processes- Communicate with management and stakeholders on the progress of the development teams using key performance indexes (KPIs) like sprint velocity and burndown charts- Drive conversations identifying cross-team risks and dependencies, to allow expeditious removal of potential impediments- Work closely with Product Owner to ensure timely prioritization of Product Backlog, Backlog Refinement, and that User Stories are written following best practices- Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, leading by example.

Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Professional Science Masters, Advanced Energy and Fuels Management

  2011 — 2012

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering with math minor

  2002 — 2006

• University of Houston

  Certificate, Subsea Engineering

  2014 — 2015