Bryce R

Project Manager Scrum Master

Freelancing Career • Freelance

Dec 2018 - Present • 7 yrs 6 mos

- Provide Project Management and Scrum Master support to startups, agencies, and public-sector organizations in need of short term delivery stabilization or Agile training and guidance. - Lead Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retros) for distributed teams to improve delivery accuracy and performance. - Translate business goals and strategic objectives gathered from Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders into clear roadmaps and prioritized backlogs. - Implement and optimize Agile tools and reporting (Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence) to both help the team keep organized and increase visibility for leadership. Representative Engagement - Embedded full-time as a delivery lead on the New Jersey Unemployment Modernization initiative to upgrade the legacy mainframe infrastructure to a modern, scalable platform. Partnered with New Jersey stakeholders to establish Agile practices, release governance, and standardize deployment processes, reducing downtime and shortening release coordination cycles by 50%, while serving as liaison between state agencies and technical teams.