Project Manager & Scrum Master

Experienced professional with advanced skills in Jira Atlassian, Microsoft Office, Trello, Agile methodologies, and the Waterfall model. Strong proficiency in English (C1) and upper intermediate proficiency in German (B2). Extensive work experience as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, Application Owner, and Support Specialist at IBM International Services Centre. Holds a degree in Linguistics from FILOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA at UMB Banská Bystrica.

SCRUM MASTER - May 2016 - Currently

• Lead agile team developing a finance application.
• Day-to-day coaching of the Scrum team.
• Negotiating with product owner and stakeholders.
• Managing project requirements in Jira.
• Resolving conflicts.
• Performing day-to-day Scrum Master activities.
• Acting as a Technical Owner delegate.
• Ensuring audit readiness of the application and re-validation of mandatory documentation.
• Acting as Librarian, promoting code to Test and Production.

PROJECT MANAGER - May 2013 - May 2016

• Led a team supporting Cognos.
• Onboarded new customers.
• Ensured the application ran on the highest version of software.
• Managed requirements using the Waterfall method.

PROJECT MANAGER AND APPLICATION OWNER - April 2009 - May 2013

• Led a development team for a Lotus Notes application.
• Acted as Application Owner.
• Ensured audit readiness of the application.
• Managed projects and requirements using the Waterfall method.
• Led the team through ASCA certification.
• Analyzed Business requirements.

SUPPORT SPECIALIST - April 2004 - April 2009

• Provided system operation support.
• Supported data quality and data flow in SAP.
• Worked with different legacy applications.
• Created and ran different basic SQL queries to support business needs