Arseny Burekhin

Arsen Burekhin Harrisonburg, VA (540)- ·-· LinkedIn Fully Work Authorized · No Visa Sponsorship Required · Open to Reloca on PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Cer ed Scrum Master and Delivery Manager with over 10 years of experience, showcasing exper se in mastering Agile principles, leading organiza onal transforma ons, and fostering con nuous improvement. Key Skills Pro cient in Scrum (PSM), Kanban (PSK), XP and SAFE (6.0) Agile methodologies Demonstrated success in guiding globally dispersed teams, coaching execu ves, and driving organiza onal agility Technical background with a solid understanding of so ware development processes (SDLC) Commi ed to con nuous improvement, developing custom retrospec ves, and implemen ng learning plans Agile Project Management Tools (JIRA, Miro, Con uence, Azure DevOps, MS O ce 365, GitHub) Technical experience as a so ware developer in past (C#, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Python, JavaScript) Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Scrum Master 08/2021 - 02/2023 Intellias Global Technology Partner, Kyiv/Ukraine Digital Department of Japan Tobacco Interna onal project with 100+ employees in Central and Eastern Europe. Build an ecommerce ecosystem for local markets around the world. Coached and aligned 2 cross-func onal global teams with Scrum and SAFe theory and prac ces, ensuring their full ● focus on the services they deliver Facilitated team members in adop ng self-management and cross-func onality principles, guiding the team's focus ● on delivering high-value Increments aligned with the De ni on of Done Collaborated with stakeholders to de ne program scope, constraints, dependencies, and risks and resulted in a ● streamlined project plan with enhanced clarity, reducing ambiguity and enabling a 15% improvement in project delivery melines Played an ac ve role in the organiza on's Agile Transforma on, leading to the successful implementa on of the ● Scale Scrum process Scrum Master 08/2019 - 08/2021 Takeo Technologies, Boston/USA Takeo is a USA-based company with micro ful llment centers aiming to change the e-grocery industry Lead and mo vated two dynamic teams, ensuring the mely delivery of projects while maintaining stringent bud● getary constraints Collaborated closely with Product Owners and Func onal Management to me culously shape project roadmaps, ● iden fy crucial dependencies, and priori ze features Implemented strategies to measure and op mize work ow by assessing Work in Progress (WIP) and monitoring the ● aging of work items, concurrently overseeing the documenta on, tracking, monitoring, and management of risks Proac vely mi gated con icts and streamlined cross-team collabora on, ensuring smooth coordina on of depen● dencies Project Manager/Scrum Master 10/2017 - 08/2019 Upwork, Remote An agency at UpWork with 20+ people that work on blockchain projects and WEB3.0 tech stack Established de ned and cleared the so ware development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology, which resulted in a smooth ● and e cient development process Guided and coached cross-func onal teams in focusing on the development of high-value Increments aligned with ● the De ni on of Done, ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes within the Scrum framework Collaborated with QA to ensure rigorous test plan development, comprehensive unit tests, and thorough UAT ● coverage. Worked closely with DevOps to incorporate updates, leading to a product of excep onal quality, evident through minimal defects reported by QA ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ffi ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti fi ti fl ft ti fl fi ti ti ti ti ti ft fi ti ti ti tf ti ti ft fl ti ti ti ti fi ti ti ti ti tt ff fi fi ff ti ffi ti fi ti fi Scrum Master 10/2017 - 08/2019 InTouch Health, Remote The rst integrated tele-health pla orm for all virtual care needs worked with a fully remote team of 10 people ● Facilitated daily mee ngs, retrospec ve mee ngs, and planning mee ngs, resul ng in a team that was aligned and focused on their goals ● E ec vely managed sprint backlogs, ensured accurate and mely updates of work item statuses, and demonstrated adept release planning skills using JIRA, including me culous u liza on of x versions ● Established and introduced an on-boarding process for new team members, resul ng in a smooth and e cient onboarding process that helped new team members get up to speed quickly Project Manager 02/2015 - 11/2017 Ciklum, Kyiv/Ukraine Developed a Pla orm-as-a-Service (PaaS) solu on catering to mobile applica on developers, enabling them to mone ze their tra c and e ciently execute adver sing campaigns ● Engaged in hiring process and onboarding of 20 professionals. Cul vated a collabora ve team environment, leveraging cross-industry exper se ● Orchestrated the produc vity of Agile so ware development teams, overseeing 13 professionals. Consistently delivered innova ve solu ons and exceeded project success metrics ● Strategically governed project scopes within Agile and XP methodologies, ensuring mely delivery and alignment with business transforma on objec ves. Met or exceeded project success metrics consistently every quarter Team Lead/Agile Project Manager 04/2014 – 12/2014 Livatek, Kyiv/Ukraine Medical support system implemented as extra equipment, which performs diagnos cs, provides extensive informa on about the pa ent's status and o ers advice to improve the pa ent's health ● Introduced Scrum methodology to a team of 4 people and the customer, restoring trust between the customer and the team and comple ng the project on me and within budget ● Led the crea on of the CI/CD pipeline with DevOps at Livatek, enhancing team e ciency. Implemented Agile and XP prac ces, resul ng in improved produc vity and consistent, high-quality so ware delivery Team Lead/Scrum Master 09/2010 – 04/2014 Ciklum, Kyiv/Ukraine Eye-tracking technology used in medical, science, and educa onal industries Conducted comprehensive interviews and skillfully onboarded cross-func onal teams, u lizing strong interpersonal ● and organiza onal skills, to kickstart the projects. Successfully facilitated the seamless integra on of more than 20 individuals, ensuring a cohesive and e cient collabora on from project ini a on to delivery Led the team in training on Agile and XP prac ces, and helped them to implement these prac ces in their work so ● that the team was able to improve their produc vity and deliver high-quality so ware on me EDUCATION Joint Bachelor’s (BE) and Master’s (ME) of Engineering of Designing and Computer Technology Vinnytsia Na onal Technical University, Vinnytsia/Ukraine 09/1995 - 07/2000 CERTIFICATIONS ti ti ffi ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ffi ft ti ti fi ft ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ft ti ti ti ti ffi ti ti ti ff ti ti ti ti ti tf ti ti ffi ti ti ti ti ti ti fi fi ti ti ffi ti ff ti Cer ed SAFe6.0 Scrum Master (SAFe6.0) 12/2023 Six Sigma. Green Belt 10/2023 Project Management Professional(PMP) 09/2023 Coaching Skills for Managers Specializa on 07/2022 Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I) 11/2021 Business Transforma on with Google Cloud 06/2021 Infrastructure and Applica on Moderniza on with Google Cloud 06/2021 Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) 05/2021 Professional Agile Leadership(EBM) (PAL EBM) 02/2021 Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) 01/2021 Professional Scrum with Kanban I (PSK I) 11/2020 Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) 01/2020 Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) 06/2020 Cri cal Thinking in Global Challenges 05/2013 Cer ed Scrum Master (CSM) 07/2012 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●