FedEx Services
June 2019 - Current
IT Associate | Global IT Talent Development - Scrum Master
EXPERIENCE
Rotation 2: Enterprise Customer
Serve as a Scrum Master for one of the 2 ECDC (Enhancing Customer Data Capability) teams under manager
Generated a custom report, using Version One, on backlog item and feature data, while also creating a formula to calculate lead-time on the items
Provide metrics – velocity, cycle time, burndown charts – to the team and manager, then utilizing them in Sprint and PI Planning
Schedule and facilitate Scrum activities such as Daily Standup, PI and Sprint Planning Events, Sprint Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinements
Assist the CDS (Common DatanService) team in project management tasks in VersionOne, PPM, and Agile Activities
(Rotation 1: Global Hub and Sort)
Participated in Dino, X-Net Replacement testing at the AFW hubs
Assisted the Scrum Master for PI Demo and Planning events, and in introducing Version One to the Scrum Team
Conducted and documented research on OVO, Splunk, and App Dynamics
Migrated all the documents from Purple Hub over to a new SharePoint website prior to retirement
FedEx Services
June 2018 - August 2018
IT Intern | Strategic, Planning & Analysis Organization
Refreshed the IT Hall of Fame Program Using Agile Methodology
Served as the project team’s SCRUM master (organized planning sessions with managers and agile coach, reported any hindrances in the project to the managers, and led iteration demo sessions)
Networked with other interns and full-time employees in both group and 1-on-1 settings
Built and developed a website in collaboration using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, while also competing with the other intern teams
BLOGGING EXPERIENCE
SB Nation
April 2018 - Current
Associate Editor, Podcast Host and Producer | Grizzly Bear Blues, Memphis Grizzlies Affiliate Website
Serve as the website’s “Gameday Coverage Lead” for pre-game and post-game media-sanctioned events in the form of press conferences and locker room availabilities
Assist the Site Manager in editing staff writers’ articles and pushing them live, coordinating weekly content schedules for the website, and facilitating ideas among the staff
Write 15-20 articles per month pertaining to gameday coverage and opinionated features, which includes interviews, player analysis, and speculation
Co-host and produce a weekly 30-minute podcast called “The Core 4”
FanSided Network
April 2016 - April 2018
Site Expert | Beale Street Bears, Memphis Grizzlies Affiliate Website
Completed and edited between 50-70 articles per month that contain opinions, analysis and NBA news
Attended media-restricted events such as post-practice and pre-game availability and press conferences
Operated social media platforms for the website, with a Facebook page with 1,024 likes and a Twitter page with 12.6K tweets/2,211 followers/1,741 likes
Set website record in page views (109,852 and 117,411) for consecutive months
COLLEGIATE / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
November 2016 - Current
Active Member - January 2016 - May 2019
Currently serve as the chapter’s Recruitment Advisor where I guide the chapter’s active Recruitment Chairmen in the various recruitment activities – including spring, summer, and formal recruitment.
Served on the chapter’s executive board for two year-long terms (one as Recruitment Chairman, and one as Secretary – Vice President of Communications – 2017 and 2018)
Organized formal recruitment and summer recruitment events, signed a 75-man pledge class for fall recruitment
Administrated a Google Sheet document with over 150 names and phone numbers of potential new members for the recruitment team to contact
Maintained and updated a chapter roster of 150 members
Wrote the minutes and took attendance for chapter meetings
Formed and collaborated on a “Senior Incentive Program” for members that stayed active all throughout college tenure
Worked with the Vantine Composites to create the 2018-19 fraternity composite
Associated Student Body (ASB)
May 2018 – April 2019
Served as a Senator for the School of Business
Member of the Infrastructure Committee