Sherwin Andrada

About the Candidate

SHERWIN VELCHEZ ANDRADA, Scrum Master Antipolo City, 1820, Philippines, 09391666033, [email protected] SUMMARY Dynamic Project Manager and Scrum Master with over 9 years of experience spearheading Agile transformation and driving efficiency within teams. Proven ability to elevate productivity through strategic Scrum implementations and coaching, empowering teams to produce high-value products. Successfully managed projects for notable clients like Cebu Pacific Air and Disney, enhancing product quality and meeting all timelines. Ready to bring expertise in Agile delivery excellence to elevate the Scrum practices within a forwardthinking organization. WORK EXPERIENCE 01/2025 – Present 01/2024 – 11/2024 09/2020 – 01/2024 Project Manager/Scrum Master, CI and T Araneta City Spearheading and mentoring the organization in its Scrum adoption. Strategizing Scrum implementations across the organization. Empowering employees and stakeholders to comprehend and enact Scrum and empirical product development. Driving change that boosts the productivity of the Scrum Team. Collaborating with other Scrum Masters to enhance the effectiveness of Scrum application throughout the organization. Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and crossfunctionality. Enabling the Development Team to create high-value products. Eliminating impediments to facilitate the Development Team’s progress. Facilitating Scrum events as needed or requested. Guiding the Development Team in environments where Scrum is not yet fully embraced. Project Manager/Scrum Master, Sunlife Philippines Managing project scope and timelines effectively. Taguig City, Philippines Coordinating sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups. Coaching team members in Agile frameworks for improved performance. Facilitating internal communication and fostering effective collaboration. Partnering with product owners to manage backlogs and accommodate new requests. Resolving conflicts and eliminating obstacles as they arise. Guiding teams to implement changes smoothly. Ensuring deliverables meet quality standards by the end of each sprint. Champions higher scrum maturity for development teams. Cultivating a productive environment where team members feel ownership of the product and enjoy working on it. Project Manager/Scrum Master, Collabera Digital Makati, Philippines Coaching team members in self-management and cross-functionality. Guiding the Scrum Team to focus on creating high-value increments that adhere to the Definition of Done. Facilitating the removal of impediments hindering the Scrum Team’s progress. Enhancing stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed. Leading, training, and mentoring the organization in its Scrum adoption efforts.07/2014 – 05/2020 Planning and advising on Scrum implementations across the organization. Assisting employees and stakeholders in understanding and employing an empirical approach for complex work. Removing barriers that stand between stakeholders and Scrum Teams. Clients: Cebu Pacific Air, GlobeMynt/Gcash Scrum Master/QA Manager, RCG IT Makati, Philippines Advocating for transparency, inspection, and adaptation in processes. Leading daily scrums, sprint reviews, and planning meetings to ensure full team engagement. Managing interdependencies among agile teams. Collaborating with Product Owners to support both short-term and long-term release planning while maintaining a healthy backlog for execution. Shielding teams from external interferences to enable optimal functionality and productivity. Serving as team leader for the QA team, fostering close cooperation to ensure information sharing and the development of satisfactory solutions for service delivery. Leveraging Agile and Scrum methods to meet project milestones within deadlines. Analyzing and reviewing test sequences and scopes based on test results in product design. Developing test scripts based on comprehensive business requirements and functional documentation. Engaging with diverse resources across the workspace, including business, development, and analyst teams. Implementing test scripts, recording actual results, and identifying defects. Assisting in the test defect management process, monitoring, and reporting on defect resolution to management. Clients: Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Evolution Project, GameStop, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, Marriott Vacation Club (iRoam Release 5) 10/2011 – 07/2014 05/2006 – 10/2011 Application Test Lead, E-claro International Commonwealth Q.C., Philippines Collaborating with system owners and developers to understand the intended features and functions of systems utilized in operations. Defining processes for test planning and various phases of the testing cycle. Planning and scheduling multiple milestones and tasks including alpha and beta testing phases. Ensuring all development tasks comply with quality criteria through thorough test planning, execution, quality assurance, and issue tracking. Setting quality standards for teams employing new testing technologies. Seeking feedback from management as necessary. Client: Arch Insurance Application Support Lead, Accenture Makati, Philippines Conducting technical research on risk-reward scenarios and implementing effective plans to maximize project development. Supervising a development team to implement a core quality management system project based on SAP and Interspec platforms. Applying regression testing following software updates to minimize coding errors and reduce unnecessary downtime. Effectively delegating tasks to team members to optimize productivity. Client: Unilever EDUCATION FEU East Asia College Sampaloc, Philippines 05/2002 – 03/2006 Bachelor of Science, Information TechnologySKILLS Scrum Master Systems management IT strategy System integration Multitasking Time management Project Management Service Desk management Waterfall methodology Quality focused Financial forecasting LANGUAGES English Tagalog CERTIFICATES Professional Scrum Master Level 1 Scrum.org