Cathy Ferrell

CATHY FERRELL PROJECT MANAGER | SCRUMMASTER cathyferrell.ca - Remote Linkedin/in/cathy-ferrell PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I’m a Project Management Professional and ScrumMaster with expertise in the areas of fraud, security, digital projects and technical implementations. I have a track record of delivering on time and budget, and a reputation as a proactive manager who gets things done. I have experience managing dispersed teams and putting collaboration tools to work for their success. I am passionate about global issues and am looking for my next opportunity to work on interesting things with talented people. SKILLS Strategic Planning Agile Methodologies Budget & Forecasting Scope Management Proactive Communication Servant Leadership PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROJECT / PRODUCT MANAGER Swish Labs | Remote, Contract - Nov 2018 - present Agile project and product management for remote web and mobile development teams using Scrum principals  Led internal and client facing projects end to end  Focus on agile delivery and push toward DevOps  Called upon to mentor other PMs and help move projects quicker through the initiation phases into a consistent delivery cycle CSS, HTML, WordPress Data & Process Mapping Getting Things Done PROJECT MANAGER Freelance | Remote - Mar 2018 - present  CERTIFICATES  PMP - Project Management Professional Project Management Institute   Other Sea | Startup - Transformed a business idea into a tactical project plan; client dashboards, resource requirements and WBS, created PMO playbook Digital Human - Managed resources and project tasks for the Girls Rise Up initiative; led implementation of digital strategy Jillian Rabe, LLC - Led a rebranding project including revamp of website and redesign of logos and promotional material Created several WordPress sites for fellow travelers including personal content, small business and entrepenurial ventures CSM - ScrumMaster Scrum Alliance PROJECT MANAGER / COFOUNDER Yarn | Startup, Remote - Nov 2017 - Sept 2018 Advanced Business Anal ysi s Skillsoft PM for a small team of entreprenuers to bring an idea for an app to release  Honourable mention in Product Hunt hackathon for November 17  Agile sprint approach to ensure on time submissions  Released into the app store in June CATHY FERRELL PROJECT MANAGER | SCRUMMASTER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED...) PROJECT / PRODUCT MANAGER – Fraud Prevention & Security Projects, IT&S Scotiabank | Toronto, Canada - 2013 - 2017 Led IT project teams to implement fraud and security controls  Leader in the Banks digital transformation using agile approaches and iterative delivery cycles  Product owner of the cheque fraud system; worked with the business line on enterprise projects  Implemented a Day One MVP Mobile RDC solution that prevented over $1m in fraud loss in 90 days  Led enterprise fraud project with $6m budget, multiple vendors and high level stakeholders  Grew to a senior role on the team, consulting on program strategy and project alignment PROJECT READER / INTELLIGENC E ANALYST Toronto Police Service | Toronto, Canada - 2009 - 2013 Analyzed information, prepared reports, managed and made recommendations on projects involving criminal intelligence information of a confidential nature  Provided detailed threat analysis and target identification while preparing situational awareness briefings and intelligence reports to policing command and partner agencies  Drove operations teams that successfully mitigated and deterred many severe threats to public safety  Early adopter of new technologies including social network analysis, financial data analysis and digital mapping (GIS) CERTIFICATES FRONT END DEVELOPER Skillcrush INVESTIG ATI VE AN ALYSIS Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario CRIME AN ALYSIS & INTELLIGENCE AN ALYSIS Alpha Group PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT B.A. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL STUDIES | FINANCE University of Western Ontario | London, Ontario BACC HONOURS CANDIDATE | MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Brock University | St. Catharines, Ontario POST GRADUATE | APPLIED DIGITAL GEO GRAPHY AND GIS Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario CERTIFICATE OF TERRORISM STUDIES University of St Andrews | Scotland REMOTE YEAR | MANGATA