As a T-shaped professional, Katrina Julia continually expands her breadth of knowledge in a wide variety of areas. She understands and supports the various roles performed by the Cybersecurity Analyst, UX Designer, as well as the IT and Data Specialist- recognizing that we all play significant parts as a team.
By heart and depth, she is primarily a Copywriter and Scrum Master, and aims to put her best efforts forward.
As a Copywriter, Katrina Julia lists the following at her core:
Persistence- She understands that every role has its challenges. Her persistence enables her to take on constructive feedback with considerable resilience.
Persuasion- Katrina Julia believes in the power of persuasion with positive influence; her curiosity conveys the most creative of expressions.
As a Scrum Master, she embodies these qualities:
Scrum Knowledge- Her foundational understanding of Scrum allows her to implement the framework in both theory and practice. She coaches the individual with a focus on mindset and behavior, the team in continuous improvement, and the organization in truly collaborating with the Scrum team.
Project Management- She is responsible for managing impediments, eliminating waste, managing the process, managing the team's health, managing the boundaries of self-organization, and managing the culture.
Process Integration- She functions as a mentor and transfers Agile knowledge and experience to the team.
Empathy- She practices active listening which allows her to lean into open conversations with her team, and resolve complicated situations or matters of conflict. Understanding that we are all coming from different backgrounds, she recognizes individual idiosyncrasies and celebrates the diversity of perspectives.
Communication Skills- She takes initiative as a facilitator by setting the stage and providing clear boundaries in which the team can collaborate.
Critical Thinking Skills- She strives to solve blocking issues to the team's progress, taking into account the self-organizing capabilities of the Development Team.
Leadership- She acts as a servant leader and focuses on the needs of the team members and the people they provide value to (the customer) with the goal of achieving results in line with the organization’s values, principles, and business objectives.
Katrina Julia's DISC Style reports a blend of both Supportive and Cautious traits.
Some words that describe her are:
• Helpful,
• Kind,
• Logical, and
• Methodical.
Source: https://discpersonalitytesting.com/free-disc-test/show-work-results/get-free-report/
Katrina Julia inspires with her strong sense of values; has great interpersonal skills and a unique systematic approach; is goal oriented and advocates for creative solutions.
She leads with compassion to encourage collaboration among cross-functional teams.
Skills, no matter how complex they may seem at first, are transferable.
Katrina Julia has been keen in learning the skills needed for these tools to increase productivity and collaboration. She has dedicated her time and effort, and has been passionately motivated by the host of efficiency benefits in learning the tools of the trade.
Persistent and incremental- that's how Katrina Julia honed in on her competencies!