Introduce Yourself!

[johng5422]

1. Who are you? John Graham
2. Where are you located? Adamstown, Maryland
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am retiring from the Air Force after 22 years and am looking to broaden my experience. Scrum is something that I am interested in and want to get the CSM certification.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning the ins-and-outs of the community and seeing where I might be the most useful.
5. And, how did you find us? I’ve been interviewing with a company that sent me different links with possible courses and this was listed.

[Bob Hartman]

Thanks for your service John!

[josh_n]

Who are you? Joshua Nimblette

Where are you located? New Hyde Park, New York

Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I was recently laid off, and I’m here to acquire new skills and certifications that will enhance my job prospects.

What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I am most excited about meeting new people and exchanging ideas. In my previous role as a team leader, I discovered the importance of valuing every individual’s perspective.

And, how did you find us? Through the Scrum Alliance website.

[_cp]

1. Claudio Prado (CP – even my wife calls me that :P)
2. Lisbon, Portugal
3. I have a strong background in waterfall PM.. time to exercise new skills in Scrum
4. Making the world a better place
5. ~Scrum Alliance

[jacque]

1. Who are you? Jacqueline Renner
2. Where are you located? New York City area
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Seeking to officially certify as a scrum master. I have been part of several teams practicing Scrum / Agile with some formal coaching and am looking to strengthen those skills.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Opportunity to lead more dynamic teams in Scrum, adding value as quickly as possible to stakeholders and organizations.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance

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Earl Hylton

NYC area

I am here to grow my knowledge and experience in an Agile sort of way

I am hoping that my present company is willing to take the plunge of Agile and AI

CSM

[Brandon Willmon]

1. Who are you? Brandon Willmon
2. Where are you located? Murfreesboro, TN
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I’m here because I want to learn more about agile project management. I am currently studying for the CAPM certification and a key stakeholder in a project I was working on mentioned this approach.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? There are multiple ways to approach a project, so I’m excited to see things from different perspectives.
5. And, how did you find us? A colleague at my company recommended this class.

[Natasha Thaden]

1. Tasha Thaden
2. Kansas City
3. Recently moved to a team that functions with a product owner/delivery manager/etc and wanted to learn more about it.
4. Finding better ways to work.
5. Scrum Alliance website

[Sabari Sappa]

• 1. Who are you? Sabari Sappa
  2. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
  3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I’m here to acquire new skills and certifications that will enhance my job prospects.
  4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I’m excited to learn in details about agile project management and apply the knowledge at work.
  5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance

[Ryan Pena]

1. Who are you? Ryan Pena
2. Where are you located? Yonkers, NY
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? My organization is transitioning to Agile and I manage IT products.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I’m interested in learning more information about being a Product Owner so I can apply it to my new role.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance website

[jkp]

1. Joshua Peirpoint

2. Jacksonville, FL

3. New to SCRUM, looking to further career.

4. Learning something new

5. My boss referred me.

[Aliza Regalado]

Hi Everyone, Here’s my introduction!

1 – Aliza Regalado

2 – Arlington Heights, IL

3 – I am here to learn more about Product Owner role and improve my skills and knowledge

4 – Learning from others and working smarter

5 – Our team recently had training

[Stephanie Fraze]

1. Stephanie Fraze
2. Fort Wayne, Indiana
3. To enhance my current agile skills and take next steps into taking on agile leadership.
4. Making meaningful connections with other self motivated and engaged individuals.
5. Recommended from a Scrum Master.

[Ben Rader]

1. Ben Rader
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. I am a Product Owner at my company who has been in the job a little over 2 years now but never received formal Agile or Scrum training. I’m looking to learn some more of the fundamental aspects of this training to make sure I’m covering the basic responsibilities of my role, then start looking for ways to implement and iterate to provide value to the product lines I manage and the development team I work with.
4. I’m excited to learn from other members participating in these trainings to get new perspectives and ideas and how to best implement them into practice.
5. Other members in my department completed this training earlier this year.

[Ralph Amato]

1. Ralph Amato

2. Palm Bay, Florida

3. I am a Business Analyst at Inovalon and also work with our client EDI integrations.

4. Looking forward to learning more about Agile and how to best use it.

5. Half our Team completed this training earlier this year.

[Christen Roy]

Hello all!

1. My name is Christen Roy

2. I live in Scarborough, Maine

3. I am a pharmacist by education, a pharmacy technician by background and my newest role is a Principal Product Manager at Inovalon, which is a company that builds healthcare software. I am looking to learn about Agile so I may be as strategic and nimble in my approach to my job as my peers.

4. I am most looking forward to expanding on the ideas from the initial training and figuring out how it all works together.

5. I started with Inovalon in Sept and this is a training that is rolling through the organization!

[ebony]

1. Maria Adebote
2. Birmingham, UK
3. To learn and re-learn in any way possible
4. I am most excited about sharing lessons learnt and re-learning about better ways of working personally and professionally.
5. Through a course I was taking on Udemy

[Christine Heal]

1. Christine Heal

2. Mooresville, NC

3. I became certified as a Scrum Master in 2017 when Agile was introduced to the payroll software side of our company. At the time, I was over a tax compliance team for our payroll service bureau. I was able to take what I learned and incorporate it into our dept. I have recently transitioned to the software side in a Product Owner role. I’m looking to refresh my understanding of the basic principles and learn more about writing stories. I love what I do and really want to excel and gain the knowledge and experience in this new role.

4. I’m excited to learn through everyone’s experience and incorporating what I’ve learned into my day to day.

5. I found this course through the Scrum Alliance site.

[Cristina Heisler]

1. Cristina Heisler
2. Louisville, KY
3. I’m looking forward to learning more about Product Ownership.
4. I’m excited to get to know others and make connections.
5. Scrum Alliance website.

[Paul Lister]

1. Who are you? – I’m a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum trainer running CSM and Scrum essentials courses
2. Where are you located? UK
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I’m here to help and talk about Agility and in particular Scrum
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? It’s always a joy to learn form other Agilists
5. And, how did you find us? Google !

[Heath Brown]

1. Who are you? Heath Brown
2. Where are you located? Lubbock, TX
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am here to bring about transformation and overall stability through knowledge of agile. I am looking to understand agile practices more in depth. Having been a Scrum Master for 3 years, I look forward to building on the blocks of experience and providing better insight to the teams that surround us.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? How positive everyone is, I am an inspirational light and I love seeing other positive people and how that community fosters stewards for leadership and overall growth.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance is where we got our Scrum Fundamentals, and I have been a Scrum Master for 3 years in my organization. We are heavily agile, so, I wanted to build on that, maybe look into being an agile coach eventually.