Hepsi Madhavaram

Certified Scrum Master ®, Certified Scrum Product Owner ®

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

About

I offer experience aligning strategic plans with business use cases to deliver a seamless user experience in the IT industry. Additionally, I am able to provide expertise in education to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and build consensus across stakeholders with competing priorities to maximize outcomes and drive corporate efficiency. With a keen understanding of the Scrum environmnent and Agile methodologies, I am able to define business objectives, establish and monitor key metrics, and allocate resources to ensure completion within established scope, budget, and timeframe while ensuring confidentiality. I am looking to leverage my transferable skills, education, certifications, and expertise in a Business Analyst role and invite you to network with me to learn more about my background.

Experience

  • Intervention Specialist at NHA Schools
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

    Partner with teams of teachers to monitor the academic progress of 25 students weekly across key metrics and implement strategies to improve reading outcomes. Maintain a consistent focus on at-risk youth demonstrating academic and behavioral issues negatively impacting grades and serve as a mentor, coach, and resource to advance accurate words per minute read. ▷ Developed and facilitated new teacher training to drive efficiency, providing opportunities to shadow in a classroom setting and assigning progressive work until program completion to transition into a supervision-free environment. ▷ Facilitated 30%+ increase in national standardized test scores by working one on one with three students to boost writing and math capabilities. ▷ Improved student performance from “Below Expectation” level to deliver 60% improvement in reading words per minute.

  • Business Analyst at Borders Group Inc
    Apr 2011 - Sep 2011 · 6 mos

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and translate them into functional specifications. • Conducted data analysis and generated reports to support strategic decision-making. • Facilitated stakeholder meetings and workshops to gather insights and align project goals. • Developed and maintained documentation for business processes, system workflows, and project plans. • Assisted in the analysis of business operations and identification of improvement opportunities.