SCRUM MASTER & AGILE LEADER
Blending creativity with structure to deliver collaboration and results.
David Wilson-Brown
Servant Leader | Performance Coach | Strategic Educator
About
Results-driven Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified SAFe 6.0 Agilist, certified educator, and seasoned learning coach with over 15 years of experience in facilitation and teaching. I specialize in fostering inclusivity and driving growth in learning and development across both corporate and public education sectors.
I apply Agile methodologies—including Scrum and Kanban—alongside CI/CD practices to ensure streamlined, high-quality project delivery. My expertise spans facilitation, coaching, and full-stack development, leveraging JavaScript, React.js, Material-UI, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, and MySQL to drive innovation and excellence in project outcomes.
Career Highlights
Operational Excellence & Event/Project Management
Managed multi-venue events and community productions for 500+ attendees, coordinating teams of 40–200+, vendor relationships, budgets, and logistics to achieve seamless execution and a 65% increase in participation.
Directed 6+ annual productions across multiple school districts, integrating scheduling, set-ups, and resource management for award-winning results and Top 20 National School of Excellence recognition.
Boosted program ROI 18–23% annually through strategic planning, vendor partnerships, and stakeholder engagement, while maintaining exceptional service and safety standards.
Agile & Scrum Leadership
Served as Scrum Master for 12+ teams and 400+ participants per cohort, facilitating Agile ceremonies, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduced project delays by 16% and increased team engagement by 15%.
Applied Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies to both software projects and performance productions, improving delivery efficiency 15–30% and enhancing transparency across all stakeholders.
Streamlined workflows for 10+ multi-stakeholder web migrations, achieving 30% higher engagement and 100% client satisfaction.
Team Development & Stakeholder Engagement
Designed and implemented tailored learning strategies for 40–80+ participants per cohort, achieving 90%+ approval ratings.
Built collaborative, high-performing teams in both education and project environments, leading to awards, consistent UIL Superior ratings, and measurable increases in stakeholder satisfaction (up to 78%).
Conducted client and team training sessions, reducing support requests by 40% and ensuring smooth adoption of new platforms or processes.
Technical & Process Expertise
Leveraged full-stack web development skills (JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, MySQL) to drive project innovation.
Implemented CI/CD practices, reporting systems, and project dashboards to optimize efficiency, track KPIs, and improve stakeholder visibility.
Agile Project Management in Non-Profit Technology Initiatives
Green Horizons: Agile Web Enhancement for Environmental Advocacy
Project Achievements:
Achieved a 12.8% increase in year-to-date (YTD) page views.
Enhanced user engagement with a 4.2% rise in average time spent on site.
Successfully reduced bounce rate by 6.73% YTD.
Grew subscriber base by 12%.
Attained an 89% Accessibility Score, ensuring wider user inclusivity.
Scored a high 97% in Performance, showcasing optimized site efficiency.
Boosted SEO ranking by 14%, improving online visibility.
Realized a 13% increase in Return on Investment (ROI), demonstrating financial efficacy.
Scrum Master Successes:
Redesigned and migrated legacy Drupal site to modern Squarespace platform, enhancing user experience and functionality.
Implemented timeboxing and collaborative strategies for project management excellence.
Integrated Agile tools like Jira, enhancing processes and team collaboration across 4 cross-functional teams.
Led effective sprint planning and backlog refinement, ensuring 100% adherence to project goals and timelines.
Developed and delivered 6+ comprehensive training sessions, empowering clients with skills for independent website management and routine updates.
Subscriber Growth
Increase in Page Views
Decrease in Bounce Rate
89% Accessibility & 97% Performance
— Google Lighthouse
Educational Leadership in Agile Environments
Empowering Coders: Agile-Led Learning in a Dynamic Bootcamp Environment
Agile Project Management and Scrum Mastery
Extensive Agile Ceremony Facilitation: Conducted over 400 Agile ceremonies per cohort, including daily scrums, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinements.
Implemented Agile Metrics and Team Optimization: Applied Agile metrics and reporting across 12+ teams, enhancing decision-making and project efficiency.
Continuous Improvement and Scrum Tracking: Led continuous improvement practices, ensured meticulous tracking, updating, and reporting of all Scrum activities.
Problem Resolution and Innovation: Proactively identified and resolved over 100 impediments per cohort, fostering a culture of problem-solving and innovation.
Educational Leadership and Student Support
Inclusive Learning Strategy Implementation: Tailored learning strategies for adult learners, integrating inclusive measures to accommodate diverse learning needs.
Supportive Educational Environment: Created a supportive, accessible, and collaborative environment for 40-80+ students per cohort.
High Stakeholder Satisfaction: Achieved over 90% approval rating through in-depth satisfaction survey analysis, effectively eliciting and documenting stakeholder requirements.