Contact

Phone

(555) 018-4729

marcus.sterling@email.com

Address

Denver, CO

linkedin.com/in/marcussterling-scrum

Skills

Agile Frameworks

Ceremony Facilitation

Agile Metrics & Flow Analysis

Team Coaching & Mentorship

Tooling & Platforms

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management

Jan 2015 - Dec 2019

University of Colorado Boulder

Summary

Empirical and servant-leadership-oriented Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach with 7+ years of experience guiding multi-disciplinary software engineering squads through Agile transformations and continuous delivery. Expert in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, dismantling organizational impediments, fostering psychological safety, and applying Kanban flow metrics.

Work experience

Senior Scrum Master

Apr 2022 - Present

CloudScale Technologies

Location: Denver, CO

Guide 3 cross-functional distributed engineering squads building enterprise SaaS cloud platforms. Facilitated high-impact, actionable Sprint Retrospectives resulting in the continuous implementation of 90%+ of team-driven improvement experiments. Partnered with Product Owners to refine product backlogs, introduce Kanban WIP limits, and improve sprint commitment predictability from 68% to 94%.

Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead

Jul 2019 - Mar 2022

Apex Interactive Labs

Location: Boulder, CO

Served as dedicated Scrum Master for 2 software teams responsible for customer-facing web and mobile applications. Coached engineering teams on core technical excellence practices, transitioned the department to structured two-week sprints, lifting overall team delivery velocity by 36% within the first 6 months.

Certifications

Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)

Jan, 2024

Scrum Alliance

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Jan, 2020

Scrum Alliance

Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)

Jan, 2023

Scrum.org

Certified SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master (SSM)

Jan, 2022

Scaled Agile

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Jan, 2021

Project Management Institute