DEBORAH OBASOGIE

Information Technology Consultant

obasogie.deborah@icloud.com


Proficiencies

Project Management - Software Engineering - Analysis - Modeling

  • Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC)
  • Agile Project Management
  • Development Methodologies
  • Open Source Software Development Methods
  • Business Analysis & Process Management
  • Agile, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban
  • Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK)
  • Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
  • Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK)
  • Jacobson Use Case Analysis
  • Software Requirements Engineering
  • Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Environments - Frameworks

  • Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVM), Remix IDE, Truffle IDE
  • Ganache, Hardhat, Application Program Interface (API)
  • Computer Programming, Application Development
  • Test Driven Development (TDD), Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Operating Systems - Databases

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Oracle
  • Access
  • Unix
  • Linux

RECENT TRAINING

Specializations

Certifications

Education

  • Certificates:
    • Project Management (2016), Johnson County Community College
    • Agile Certified Practitioner (2014), Whizlabs Software Pvt, LTD
    • Registered Workers Compensation Specialist (2014), The National Registry of Workers’ Compensation Specialists (NRWCS)
    • Project Management (2011), DeVry University (Keller Graduate School of Management)
  • Masters, Information Systems Management (2011), DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management

Summary

  • Expertise in Agile (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, and coordinating releases.
  • Understanding of blockchain infrastructure, smart contracts, DeFi, and DApps.
  • Experience with MetaMask, web3.js, Node.js and Git-based collaboration tools.
  • Strong programming in JavaScript, smart contract and DApps development.
  • Skilled in problem solving and debugging blockchain applications.

Recent Career Highlights

  • Designed a smart contract-based identity verification system deployed on Ethereum testnet
  • Integrated decentralized storage using IPFS and managed blockchain API gateways
  • Led enterprise-wide Agile transformation initiative including training and tooling

Professional Experience

Requirements Gathering, Systems Analysis & Design

  • Requirement Gathering & Analysis: Proficient in structured methodologies like UML for data/process modeling, use case analysis, and user stories. Familiarity with Agile and object-oriented tools enhances this process.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to analyse needs and deliver system artifacts, such as user stories (Jira), process flows (Visio), and system overviews (Confluence) migrated to SharePoint.
  • Testing: Experience in unit, integration and cross-functional testing strategies, evaluating test results, tracking issues, and communicating defects.
  • Documentation & Presentation: Ability to generate documents and present project requirements, analysis, and design to both technical and non-technical teams.

Managing Projects

  • Project Management Excellence: Exemplary skills to manage projects by collaborating with teams, interface with clients, and deploy technology for successful solutions.
  • Team Collaboration: Work closely with development teams, quality engineering, business teams, and upper management to enhance product quality and provide updates on project status.
  • Project Planning & Control: Plan, monitor, and control projects focusing on schedule, budget, deliverables, customer satisfaction, technical standards, and system quality.

Agile Methodology

  • Agile Ceremonies Participation: Conduct business requirements meetings; engage in sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews, daily Scrums; guide Agile practices.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a conduit between stakeholders ensuring smooth requirements flow while adhering to SAFe processes.
  • Meeting Coordination: Schedule meetings between Scrum Masters/business analysts to prioritize stories and manage resource assignments.
  • Technical Story Creation: Develop technical stories for interfacing systems and Java teams focusing on analysis, research, design, coding, unit testing, and integration during backlog refinement/grooming ceremonies.

Work History

  • United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX 04/2017 – 03/2018
    Technical System Analyst/Consultant – Special Assignment
  • Rackspace Hosting, Inc., San Antonio, TX 08/2016 – 03/2017
    Business Systems Analyst/Consultant – Special Assignment
  • Time Warner Cable, Kansas City, MO 07/2014 – 01/2016
    Senior Business Systems Analyst/Consultant – Special Assignment
  • eSavV Technologies, Lincoln, RI 02/2014 – 04/2014
    Business Systems Analyst/Project Manager – Special Assignment
  • Missouri Employers Mutual (MEM), Columbia, MO 07/2013 – 12/2013
    Business Systems Analyst/Consultant – Special Assignment