gokhan ciftci

scrum master

About

Full-stack Technical Leader with proven experience in software development lifecycle in designing, developing and managing customized IT solutions while leveraging all aspects of software delivery. Enthusiastic leader mentoring and managing teams of software developers, business system analysts (BSAs) and project managers / PMO to deliver projects on time and within requirements. Skilled in transformational changes (waterfall to agile) committed to applying deep versatile experience in making a difference.

Country

united states

City

portland

Industry

sporting goods

Skill

software development, sdlc, software project management, business analysis, cross functional team leadership, management, agile methodologies, requirements analysis, integration, project management, leadership, analysis, microsoft sql server, agile project management, software development life cycle, .net, web services, business process improvement, systems analysis, process improvement, c#, .net framework, t sql, scrum master, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, vendor management, program management, portfolio management, it portfolio, pmp, scrum, business process management, project management office, software as a service, it strategy, strategy, enterprise software, vendor managed inventory, third party vendor management, service oriented architecture

Experience

scrum master

nike

2018-10 - Present · 8 yrs

senior manager pmo, pmp

ibm

2016-1 - 2018-7 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Oversight of Project Management Office (PMO), including Business System Analysts group. Provided leadership and direction on a portfolio of projects from transformational to ROI-driven and compliance. Worked with C-level executives and multiple clients. Served as a Scrum Master for top business initiatives. ✓ Spearheaded Agile Project Management methodology and associated enterprise-level cultural transformation from Waterfall to Agile and provided a higher business value by increasing delivery cycle and keeping up with ever-changing regulatory requirements. ✓ Established new project intake process with metric-driven approach, providing executive leadership better transparency and guidance for higher value projects / portfolios. ✓ Helped bridge the gap between IT and business groups by leveraging experience in Enterprise Software Development to build buy-in cross-functionally, eliminating redundancies, streamlining processes and aligning project management / requirement analysis practices with IT Operations / Software Development methodology.

senior manager, enterprise development, architecture and data

ibm

2010-3 - 2015-12 · 5 yrs 10 mos

software development manager and vp, mortgage servicing technology

merrill lynch

2005-2 - 2010-3 · 5 yrs 2 mos

application development manager

trillium

1998-11 - 2005-2 · 6 yrs 4 mos

Managed design and implementation of business applications and provided Internet and Intranet application consulting. ✓ Developed and oversaw implementation of BizPartner Business Process Management, a unique SaaS platform increasing efficiency by designing, analyzing, optimizing and automating business processes many years before business process management was known to software industry. ✓ Worked with multiple high-level clients providing technical leadership and consultancy on software development projects.