Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
I’m Daniel, a Project Manager with a strong foundation as an Agile Scrum Master (CSM, A-CSM), passionate about driving efficiency, innovation, and successful outcomes in complex business and technology projects. With over a decade of experience, I specialize in leading cross-functional teams, optimizing processes, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact. My approach combines proven project management practices with Agile methodologies, enabling adaptability, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement. I thrive in dynamic environments where I can guide teams to excel, foster collaboration, and transform challenges into opportunities for growth. Currently, I’m focused on connecting with like-minded professionals and organizations where I can contribute to delivering strategic initiatives and transformative projects. Let’s connect and explore how we can achieve success together!
After leading Agile delivery as a Scrum Master, I transitioned into a Project Manager role to lead larger cross-functional initiatives and drive end-to-end execution of strategic transformation programs. As a Project Manager, I lead cross-functional teams to deliver strategic transformation initiatives with a focus on quality, stakeholder alignment, and end-to-end execution. Transitioning from my Scrum Master background, I now manage large-scale projects involving legacy system migrations and cross-team collaboration across business, QA, and development streams. Key Contributions: Deliver multi-phase technology and process migration projects on time and within scope. Coordinate cross-functional teams (developers, QA, SMEs, business owners) to ensure seamless execution. Oversee QA and UAT activities, including planning, validation, and defect resolution. Track milestones, manage risks, and facilitate daily syncs to drive accountability. Partner with program leads, transformation teams, and global contributors to align delivery with business priorities. Present updates, reports, and insights to senior stakeholders, supporting executive decision-making. Champion continuous improvement through Agile best practices, tool standardization, and process optimization. This role builds on my previous experience as Scrum Master within MassMutual, expanding from team-level Agile delivery to enterprise-level project leadership. Tools & Methodologies: Jira · Confluence · MS Project · Excel · Agile · Scrum · Waterfall · QA/UAT · Stakeholder Engagement · Risk Management
Led two Agile teams, fostering a deep understanding of project goals, scope, and deliverables, significantly enhancing team coordination and delivery efficiency. Temporarily served as Product Owner for 4 months, adeptly managing the product backlog and ensuring strategic alignment with evolving project demands and business objectives. Enhanced team agility and throughput by facilitating daily stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives, achieving a 20% improvement in delivery speed through refined Scrum practices. Played a pivotal role in issue resolution, impediment removal, and risk management, contributing to the smooth progression of projects. Conducted thorough progress reporting and recommended actionable adjustments to the Product Owner and Head of Development, ensuring continuous project optimization. Diligently maintained sprint burn-down charts, providing transparent and up-to-date insights into team performance and project status. • Facilitated daily Scrum ceremonies, ensuring efficient project flow and team alignment. Led backlog grooming sessions, estimating story points for new Jira issues to prioritize and streamline project tasks effectively. • Supporting the Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog, enhancing project clarity and focus on deliverable outcomes. • Acting as a key liaison between the scrum team and product management, fostering clear communication and aligning project goals with business objectives. • Forecasting deliverables for each sprint, providing detailed end-of-sprint achievement reports to stakeholders. • Guiding the team in resolving conflicts and making decisive project-related decisions, enhancing team dynamics and project outcomes. • Identifying and removing impediments, mobilizing appropriate resources to address challenges and maintain project momentum. • Coached the team in Agile methodologies, reinforcing best practices and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement. • Promoting servant leadership
Spearheaded daily Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring optimal team collaboration and project alignment. • Led backlog grooming sessions, effectively estimating story points for new Jira issues, which streamlined task prioritization and enhanced project clarity. • Supported the Product Owner in refining and maintaining the product backlog, ensuring alignment with strategic project goals. • Served as the primary liaison between the Scrum team and product management, facilitating clear communication and integration of business objectives. • Forecasted sprint deliverables and compiled comprehensive achievement reports, enhancing stakeholder insight into project progress. • Facilitated team discussions, decision-making, and conflict resolution, strengthening team cohesion and problem-solving capabilities. • Identified and removed impediments, leveraging resources to maintain project momentum and meet deadlines. • Coached the team on Agile processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and self-organization. • Demonstrated servant leadership, consistently leading by example and supporting the team in achieving high performance and autonomy.
Acrelec Software (Romania) — Scrum Master As a Scrum Master at Acrelec Software, I led the Agile team towards achieving a deeper understanding of our project's purpose, scope, deliverables, and timelines. My role involved: • Facilitating key Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, which drove process improvements and enhanced team coordination. • Organizing backlog grooming sessions and collaborating closely with the Product Owner to ensure precise and effective management of the product backlog. • Acting as a liaison between the scrum team and product management, ensuring alignment of project objectives with business goals. • Proactively identifying and managing project risks, resolving impediments, and escalating issues when necessary to maintain project momentum. • Regularly reporting on progress, recommending remedial actions to stakeholders, and diligently maintaining sprint burn-down charts to ensure transparency and accountability in project execution. • This role at Acrelec was pivotal in honing my skills in facilitating Agile processes and leading teams towards successful project deliveries. For more about Acrelec's innovative solutions, visit their site: Acrelec.com
• Led a team of software and quality engineers, enhancing team dynamics and fostering an environment of self-management to boost productivity and software quality. • Temporarily assumed the role of Product Owner for 4 months, strategically managing the product backlog to align with key business objectives and ensuring the seamless delivery of critical software enhancements each sprint. • Subsequently served as both Scrum Master and Project Manager for 3 months, overseeing cross-functional project efforts and ensuring adherence to Agile practices throughout the organization. • Facilitated standard Scrum ceremonies, coached the team on continuous improvement practices, and led the prioritization of learned enhancements to refine processes and outcomes. • Generated regular Scrum artifacts to maintain transparency of sprint progress and priorities, utilized Jira for enhancing team efficiency, and supported the development team in critical testing phases. • Actively involved in high-impact projects such as Security Tool Coordination, Business Help, and DFM & PPM, contributing to significant organizational advancements.
• Scrum Master (April 2015 - March 2018): Led Agile teams, ensuring clear understanding of project goals, scope, and deliverables. Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings, driving process improvements and team performance. Managed project risks and impediments, fostering an agile and responsive team environment. • QA Automation Engineer (May 2015 - March 2018): Developed and executed automated tests for application functionality on Mac and iOS, enhancing product reliability and user experience. Managed test environments and collaborated with the development team to ensure rigorous quality standards. Led efforts in automating the .Net UWP application, significantly reducing bugs and improving deployment cycles. CD_Rator Project. • Technical Support Specialist (September 2011 - November 2013): Managed customer support claims, provided comprehensive problem diagnosis, and offered full support for all software packages. Coordinated with the US support team and prepared them with pre-release information to enhance service delivery. Supported worldwide customers and distributors, ensuring high service standards and customer satisfaction.