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Lucía Medina Huerta

Scrum Master – Freelancer

Lucía Medina Huerta
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Madrid, Spain

Experience

May 2021 - Present
4 years 11 months

Scrum Master – Freelancer

ServiZurich

Expertise details
Position Summary
Scrum Master – Freelancer at ServiZurich
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Managing the re-design of Zurich’s Global HR platform, used by over 55 000 employees, and coordinating the product’s roadmap by planning with stakeholders the features to be delivered on a quarterly basis.
  • Delivering 3 MVP software products and their upgrades on time, money, and quality, by implementing Agile practices, resulting in a stable monthly software delivery train.
  • Facilitating agile ceremonies for over 5 different scrum teams, some with 10 senior engineers, who achieved a steady 10 % velocity increase, over a 6-month period.
  • Supporting Design Thinking and Scrum-based practices for a hybrid Zurich-Microsoft innovation project.
  • Benchmarking and coordinating discussions with vendors for Zurich’s mobile app new go-to-market strategy.
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
9 months
Munich, Germany

Scrum Master – Freelancer

Telefonica

Expertise details
Position Summary
Scrum Master – Freelancer at Telefonica
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Managing a multidisciplinary team of 8 engineers, testers, and analysts, alongside their work packages to hit business and internal timelines using Gitlab.
  • Introducing Scrum and Kanban methodologies, as well as additional processes, in both technical and product teams to ensure a more transparent and efficient workflow.
  • Ensuring team’s productivity by facilitating retrospectives, process changes and setting up a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Leading the introduction of a new operational model in conjunction with Telefonica Spain by negotiating technical responsibilities and contractual obligations, while assisting with the legal activities.
  • Coordinating over 6 software releases with international stakeholders and evaluating the impact of new releases in a multi-platform environment.
  • Working with MS Project to draft project timelines, develop risk analysis, and identify dependencies across different releases, platforms, and countries.
  • Participating in the product committee aimed at ideating new functionalities and defining their technical roadmap.
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
11 months
Madrid, Spain

Project Manager

Telefonica

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager at Telefonica
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Managing a multidisciplinary team of 8 engineers, testers, and analysts, alongside their work packages to hit business and internal timelines using Gitlab.
  • Introducing Scrum and Kanban methodologies, as well as additional processes, in both technical and product teams to ensure a more transparent and efficient workflow.
  • Ensuring team’s productivity by facilitating retrospectives, process changes and setting up a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Leading the introduction of a new operational model in conjunction with Telefonica Spain by negotiating technical responsibilities and contractual obligations, while assisting with the legal activities.
  • Coordinating over 6 software releases with international stakeholders and evaluating the impact of new releases in a multi-platform environment.
  • Working with MS Project to draft project timelines, develop risk analysis, and identify dependencies across different releases, platforms, and countries.
  • Participating in the product committee aimed at ideating new functionalities and defining their technical roadmap.
Jul 2018 - Sep 2019
1 year 3 months
Madrid, Spain

Firmware Project Manager and Scrum Coach

BQ

Expertise details
Position Summary
Firmware Project Manager and Scrum Coach at BQ
Industries
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Overlooking day-to-day projects’ progress, leading up to 10 firmware releases reaching a total of over 4 million devices worldwide.
  • Developing project timelines, designing validation plans, and supervising maintenance cycles of 13 devices, both mobile phones and tablets, as well as providing additional support by reaching out to technological partners, ie. Qualcomm, Google.
  • Promoting Scrum to drive and focus the team efforts more productively, both by mastering Jira, as well as encouraging continuous improvement processes.
Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
1 year 11 months
Munich, Germany

Scrum Master and Project Manager

Bragi

Expertise details
Position Summary
Scrum Master and Project Manager at Bragi
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Product Development
Production
Project Management
  • Managing and coordinating an interdisciplinary team of 10+ engineers, delivering multiplatform software (iOS, Android, PC and wearable firmware).
  • Securing a $10 000 deal with AT&T, the world's largest telecommunications company.
  • Introducing and managing Scrum practices within my team and planning sprints with Jira ticketing software.
  • Overseeing EVT, DVT, PVT and ramp-up processes, from both Munich and Dongguan (China).

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Insurance, Telecommunication, Information Technology, and Manufacturing.

Insurance
Telecommunication
Information Technology
Manufacturing
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources, Product Development, Production, and Quality Assurance.

Project Management
Information Technology
Human Resources
Product Development
Production
Quality Assurance
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Summary

I am a Scrum Master, with a strong focus in agile practices, who ambitions to work for engineering-based companies.

I seek to enable technical teams to become more productive and organised, while advocating for change management.

Skills

  • Pm Tools**

  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • Azure Devops

  • Align

  • Gitlab

  • Agile Skills**

  • Scrum

  • Kanban

  • Waterfall

  • Coaching

  • Safe

  • It Skills**

  • Microsoft Suite

  • Google Suite

  • Draw.io

  • Aws

  • Postman

Languages

Spanish
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Catalan
Elementary

Education

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Universidad Oberta de Cataluña (UOC)

MSc Innovation and Project management · Innovation and Project management · Barcelona, Spain · 8.5/10

Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC- EETAC)

MSc in Applied Telecommunications and Engineering Management (MASTEAM) · Applied Telecommunications and Engineering Management · Barcelona, Spain · 8.75/10

Oct 2011 - Jun 2015

The University of Sheffield

MEng Electronic Engineering with Communications · Electronic Engineering with Communications · Sheffield, United Kingdom · +2.1 Honours

...and 1 more

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Insurance 5 y
Avg length 1 y 10 m
Longest experience 4 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Spain)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Scrum Master – Freelancer, Project Manager, Firmware Project Manager and Scrum Coach
Main industries Insurance, Telecommunication, Information Technology
Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Human Resources

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Where is Lucía based?

Lucía is based in Madrid, Spain and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Lucía speak?

Lucía speaks the following languages: Spanish (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), German (Intermediate), Catalan/Valencian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Lucía have?

Lucía has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Lucía has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Lucía may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Lucía be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Lucía would be well-suited for roles such as: Scrum Master – Freelancer, Project Manager, Firmware Project Manager and Scrum Coach.

What is Lucía's latest experience?

Lucía's most recent position is Scrum Master – Freelancer at ServiZurich.

What companies has Lucía worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Lucía has worked for ServiZurich and Telefonica.

Which industries is Lucía most experienced in?

Lucía is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Telecommunication, and Information Technology. Lucía also has some experience in Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Lucía most experienced in?

Lucía is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Human Resources. Lucía also has some experience in Product Development, Production, and Quality Assurance.

Which industries has Lucía worked in recently?

Lucía has recently worked in industries like Insurance and Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Lucía worked in recently?

Lucía has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Human Resources.

What is Lucía's education?

Lucía holds a Master in Innovation and Project management from Universidad Oberta de Cataluña (UOC), a Master in Applied Telecommunications and Engineering Management from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC- EETAC) and a Master in Electronic Engineering with Communications from The University of Sheffield.

What is the availability of Lucía?

Lucía is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Lucía?

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