Deon Wilson

8 years of experience, expert in agile and waterfall methodologies known ability to produce high-quality deliverables. Solutions-driven Business Analyst/Scrum Master leading cross-functional teams and driving Business Consulting, Process Innovations, Risk and Compliance, Product Development, Application Technology. End-to-end Project Management including stakeholder engagement, project feasibility, benefits value mapping, team management, risk/change management, delivery reports.

Ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate the team and project sponsors in order to achieve the various goals and objectives of the project, excellent interpersonal skills, capable of developing effective relationships across the department and engaging with the people in effective way to deliver outcomes. Collaborative leader, proven ability to lead and develop teams, who works extremely well in dedicated and matrix team environment and cross functionally. Translated business requirements and/or initiatives into a conceptual solution described through Epics and Stories and application of abstraction to ensure the right level of detail to the key stakeholders.

Performed the Scrum Master role managing cross-functional teams, bringing transparency and facilitating events - Sprint Planning, Estimation Workshops, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, Fun Retrospectives.

Agile Scrum Master - Truist

(2022-03 - 2025-10)

• Representing the team at the Scrum of Scrum Meetings and leading the meetings in the absence of the RTE.
• Working with RTE to map out all features and stories to be featured in the PI planning for each quarter.
• Managing a Community of Practice for knowledge sharing and brainstorming for solutions to issues faced within our teams.
• Facilitating cross-training for various scrum teams I manage.
• Worked effectively within the Scrum Teams to remove impediments.
• Guided the teams through continual improvement process and best practices.
• Empowered the Scrum teams with regular inspect and adapt opportunities.
• JIRA admin activities for teams (created boards, workflows, filters, dashboards, reports using JQL.)
• Planned and tracked sprints and iterations closely and helped the team to focus on commitments & delivery.
• Communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to the teams and management.
• Organized & Facilitated continuous Team and Organization Agile Maturity Assessments.
• Facilitated Retrospectives using innovation techniques and closure of action items on improvements.
• Reporting the metrics like burn down chart progress, quality, velocity, lead time, cycle time and throughput continuously to the team and various stakeholders.
• Prepared various dashboards in Jira which reflects risks, dependencies, impediments.
• Helped Product owner with effective management of Features, Epics, Stories and Backlog Refinement, ensuring INVEST criteria is met for all User Stories in the Backlog.
• Effectively supporting the Delivery Teams through changes in objectives and re-prioritization of requirements.

Senior Specialist - Scrum Master - Charles Schwab

(2018-02 - 2022-02)

• Led two teams of geographically dispersed developers within the Global Information Security Division, focused on development of software and APIs related to Identity and Access Management.
• Guiding the Global Information Security (GIS) Division through an initial phase of Agile Transformation.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of assigned features by optimizing the flow of stories and the value delivered.
• Working with Business Partners and application SMEs to identify and mitigate risk and execution of the delivery of end-to-end technology solutions.
• Manage timelines and communicate feature status within not just the team, but also with leadership and business partners.
• Coordinate agile ceremonies, manage dependencies for the team, provide visibility into team plans & progress, and enable continuous improvement within the team and organization.
• Work closely with analysts, developers, and testers to ensure requirements and designs are translated accurately into working stories and that test plans and scripts serve customer needs.

Scrum Master - Lockheed Martin - Marietta, Georgia

(2017-06 - 2018-01)

• Effectively guided Scrum and Kanban teams.
• Creating working agreements, establishing, and helping the teams to achieve their Sprint Goals
• Facilitated Retrospectives using innovative games.
• Educated and coached the teams on usage of Jira and Confluence tools.
• Took ownership to drive through resolutions of issues or blockers, coordinate directly with other development/product teams on inter-dependencies or through Scrum-of-Scrum ceremonies.
• Helped Product Owner with effective management of Backlog.
• Educated and ensured Agile/Scrum implementation methodology, practices, values, and framework are adhered to by team members, while resolving impediments by coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional team
• Coordinated with the Scrum Team in Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Review Meetings, Sprint Retrospective Meetings and Backlog Grooming meetings.
• Contributed to ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile and Traditional Project Management.

Project Manager - Lockheed Martin - Marietta, Georgia

(2016-10 - 2017-06)

• Served as a member of the Training Systems Solutions (TSS) Project Management team within the C-130 Portfolio.
• Acted as the Engineering and Technology Point of Contact.
• Ensured that Program Engineering and Technology processes and procedures were defined and followed.
• Ensured that Program Technical resource needs were defined and met while also working with Functional organization to identify and secure appropriate staffing.
• Responsible for overall Engineering and Technology cost, schedule and technical program performance while ensuring overall technical integrity of the delivered product.
• Tracked supplier technical performance, quality of requirements, design, etc.
• Coordinated Change Management activities (Revision Control, Software Configuration Changes, Change Board, etc.)
• Developed and tracked Technical Performance Measures (TPM) and Metrics to measure Project progress and identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
• Conducted Project Reviews with Customers and Suppliers and identified and mitigated cost, technical, and schedule risks.

Integrated Program Planner - Lockheed Martin - Orlando, Florida

(2016-04 - 2016-10)

• Responsibility and Coordination for a wide variety of projects and/or program related tasks.
• Supported LM Aeronautics Air Mobility and Maritime Missions (AMMM) programs such as C-130J, LM-100J, C5 Galaxy and P-3 Orion, to include Engineering development, Fabrication / Production of aircraft and retrofit kitting Sustainment and Fleet Modification operations.
• Developed and maintained Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for new proposals and existing development programs as well as Program Summary Master Schedules and associated reports and metrics.
• Facilitating scheduling and program support for various tasks from the initial phase to completion
• Interfaced with various organizational levels inside and outside of the AMMM Program and provided efficient, quality products and services to a broad mix of internal and external customers.
• Followed up with issues not immediately resolved in a timely manner, ensuring stakeholders are aware of revised direction.
• Assisted coordinating and preparing disaster recovery and risk mitigation plans.

Project Coordinator - World Wide Technology - Orlando, Florida

(2015-05 - 2016-04)

• Tracking and understanding documentation deliverables for multiple small projects
• Gather documentation from the customer.
• Assist with or manage the oversight of all aspects of project life cycle to include initiation, planning, execution, controlling and closing, taking project through final implementation.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal & external stakeholders.
• Basic understanding of project team roles and functions to effectively assist in coordinating activities/tasks.
• Follow best practices and ensure that requirements are met and documented.
• Document project risks, assumptions, and constraints and aid in implementing approved actions and workarounds designed to mitigate project risk.
• Monitor status of all identified risks to minimize the impact of the risks on the project.
• Financial management of project budgets to ensure all budgets, forecasts and costs are measured, tracked, and reported for project success.
• Use appropriate tools and techniques to identify and quantify variances.
• Document measurement criteria for success with the help of Project Managers or other Leads.
• Assist in managing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs.
• Ensure that all issues are