Introduce Yourself!

[Patrick Curtain]

1. Who are you? I’m Patrick Curtain, developer and agilist
2. Where are you located? I’m based around Portland, Oregon, but love to wander.
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Hoping to gain and contribute to everyones practices and strategies in their groups.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Seeing the antidote to ‘Dark Scrum’ and ‘Fragile Agile’ impressions in our developer communities.
5. And, how did you find us? It was mentioned from the Skillbook certification course I’m attending.

[Christine Mitchell]

1. Christine Mitchell
2. Waldron, AR
3. Im here to learn more about Agile development world!
4. Learning more about the various methodologies
5. Scrum Alliance

[Stephanie Opene]

1. Who are you? Stephanie Opene
2. Where are you located? San Francisco , CA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I want to formally educate myself on leading in an agile format
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Collaboration with other young professionals!
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance

[Selvameenakshi Viswanathan]

Answer the following questions so we can learn about you:

1. Who are you? Selvameenakshi (Selva)
2. Where are you located? Austin, TX
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I want to learn more about Agile methodology and how to apply learnings practically.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Networking
5. And, how did you find us? Skillbook Academy

[Jessica Williams]

1. Who are you? Jessica Williams
2. Where are you located? Richmond, VA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Refresh and advance my knowledge on best practices in the agile world.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Looking forward to networking!
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance

[Zarinah Otey]

1. Who are you? I am Zarinah Otey
2. Where are you located? York, SC
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I want to learn more about scrum and am looking for a good grasp of scrum.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Being able to connect with like-minded individuals.
5. And, how did you find us? My father told me about SkillBook.

[Elizabeth Carreto]

1. Who are you? Liz Carreto
2. Where are you located? Miami, FL
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? It’s been a while since I’ve taken an Agile course, it was time for a refresher!
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Share experiences with other professionals like me.
5. And, how did you find us? My employer provided a course listing to choose from.

[Kristin Tonthat]

1. Who are you? Hi! I’m Kristin Tonthat
2. Where are you located? Located in Denver, CO
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I have my SAFe SSM and am looking to expand my knowledge
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning best practices and sharing tips from other SMs
5. And, how did you find us? Through the CSM course site

[SIMONE CICI]

1. Simone Cici
2. Rome, Italy
3. To share experiences and grow up. I think read and discuss experience and suggestions helps to get better coaching Scrum. I will start working in a new project next month as Scrum Master. I’m PSMII certified but I don’t have so much job experience so far on Scrum Agile project.

4. I found topics interesting and I’m looking for grow up my knowledge on Scrum. In my opinion suggestions and real life experience can help to help 🙂 and coach scrum framework best.

5. Searching for the meaning of the acronym INVEST to write good user stories :).

[Becky Bimler]

1. My name is Becky Bimler
2. Located in Columbus, Ohio
3. I have been a scrum master
   for about 2 years & want to learn more about the role to improve myself
   and help my teams mature
4. I am most excited about connecting
   with other Scrum Masters and learning from their experiences
5. I found this site based on
   co-workers recommendations

[Olivia Robles]

Hello all!

1. Olivia Robles-Myers
2. Denver, CO
3. I’m hoping to learn about Agile and SCRUM and how I can use those practices to help my organization and team!
4. I’m excited to network and connect with individuals of all skill levels!
5. LinkedIn

[Joshua]

1. Who are you? Josh Arena
2. Where are you located? Cleveland, OH
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I’m in a period of professional development and eager to take on challenges to better excel at my technical craft. I’m sick of touting Agile at just a trend/buzzword level and want to begin adopting a legit mindset.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? This seems like an awesome place to learn and improve alongside others. The overall attitude is great.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance (scrumalliance.org)

[Carlos Rodriguez]

1. Who are you? Carlos Rodriguez
2. Where are you located? Richmond, Va
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I want to learn Scrum and better help my job prospecting. I’m looking at learning everything I can!
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I’m excited about this being my first certification course I’ve ever taken, and continuing to grow and learn as much as possible.
5. And, how did you find us? Just scrolling through Google I ended up coming across the website.

[Neda Ledoux]

1. Hello, My name is Neda
2. I live in Fort Collins, CO
3. I am a QA tester and I am looking to advance my career by getting my Scrum Master Certification.
4. As a QA I am part of a scrum team but I am excited to learn more about it. Also, looking forward to meeting new people in my profession and the opportunity to bounce ideas off each other.
5. A co-worker recommended the site.

[Amber Carreon]

1) Amber Carreon

2) Dallas, TX

3) Looking to apply for a new job, and transition to the role of a scrum master.

4) Excited to explore the growth and opportunities in the tech industry.

5) Scrum Alliance Website

[Meghan Bryant]

1. Meghan Bryant
2. Charlotte, NC
3. I am looking to learn more about the ScrumMaster role and branch into the world of IT
4. I am most excited to learn about how the role of ScrumMaster works and how I can benefit from certification
5. Scrum Alliance website

[Joan RM]

1. Joan Ramery-Mas

2. Alexandria, Virginia

3. I want to learn everything I can about Scrum to expand my knowledge.

4. Learning best practices and sharing tips from other SMs.

5. Through the course site – scrumalliance.org

[Rama Darsanapu]

Hi All,

– Rama Darsanapu

– Plano, Texas

– to be best agile practitioner

[Lateshia Dorvil]

Hello I’m LaTeshia.

I am currently located in Maryland.

I want to learn more about the IT world and how to properly execute duties as a scrum master.

I am most excited about the connections I will have moving forward.

I found this training through my husband.

[Evian Kassab]

Hi All,

My name is Evian Kassab, I’m a Sr. Business System Analyst at Td securities, live in Windsor Ontario, Canada and work remotely. I’m looking to learn about the agile implementation and scrum master role to bring it to my team. I chose this course from the scrum alliance website.