Isamar Velez
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About
Isamar Velez graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a minor in Computer Science.
Started her career as a mainframe developer with Aetna Life & Casualty. Became a Technical Lead with a team of 8 developers. Learned the skills necessary to be a successful Web developer and became a consultant, working with companies such as NCCI, JM Family, FPL, US Bank among others.
Joined Microsoft as a PM for Software and Tools and after the implementation of several successful projects she got promoted to Global Program Manager. After 8 years with Microsoft, she went back to Consulting to be part of the Agile Transformation pilot team at Celebrity Cruises. As a Scrum Master and coach, her team was able to redesign the entire booking funnel within half the time and one third of the budget forecasted. Based on the success of her team, the organization adopted the Agile framework across other departments.
A well accomplished agilist, with 4 certifications, Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) and Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I). A dedicated Agile practitioner, who is an active member of the Scrum Alliance, attends the local meetups and volunteers to help organize Agile events.
Isamar is now an Agile consultant helping companies such as NextEra and Office Depot.
Experience and services
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Career history
- 2019-07-15 - present - Southern Glazers (SAFe Sr. Scrum Master Consultant)
- 2013-03-04 - 2016-05-27 - Celebrity Cruises (Scrum Master Consultant)
- 2016-06-06 - 2017-02-24 - NextEra Energy, Inc. (Project Manager / Agile Consultant)
- 2017-06-01 - 2019-07-12 - Office Depot (Agile Consultant / Sr. Scrum Master)