Scrum Master · Agile Coach · Facilitator

Building high-performing Agile teams.

Senior Scrum Master & Agile Leader with a strong track record of coaching teams, leading transformation efforts, and improving Agile ways of working across complex technology organizations. Passionate about developing people, strengthening collaboration, and turning challenges into measurable improvements.

Garrick Plaisted
Garrick Plaisted
Mesa, Arizona
role
Scrum Master & Kanban Lead
certs
A-CSM, CSM, CSPO
frameworks
Scrum · Kanban · Scrumban
tools
Jira · Confluence · JQL · CQL & more
service
U.S. Marine Corps
Garrick Plaisted CSM + CSPO Semper Fi

How I help teams

01

Coach teams & leaders

Growing an Agile mindset, self-organization and accountability — not just the ceremonies.

02

Facilitate with purpose

Sprint planning, refinement, retros and workshops that leave teams aligned and energized.

03

Make work visible

Dashboards, team maturity rubrics and radar charts that turn data into better decisions.

04

Train & mentor

Helping new Scrum Masters, Product Owners and teams build strong Scrum fundamentals.

Results teams can see

<70% → 95%+

Jira hygiene across multiple Wells Fargo product areas, via a composite dashboard.

Org-wide

Team Maturity Rubric and radar charts adopted across Wells Fargo Technology.

1M+ pages

Accessibility overhaul led at Mesa Public Schools, alongside its Agile transformation.

10+ years

Coaching Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban teams in finance, product studios and education.

  1. 2023 — present
    Sr. Scrum Master
    Wells Fargo
  2. 2020 — 2022
    Scrum Master
    Synapse Studios
  3. 2019 — 2020
    Scrum Master
    Prizelogic
  4. 2018 — 2019
    Scrum Master
    Cyberitas Technologies
  5. 2009 — 2015
    Scrum Master, Sr. Web Developer, Supervisor
    Mesa Public Schools
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