Ximena Blake
About Ximena Blake
Ximena Blake is a Senior Scrum Master at uShip, where she has worked since 2018. She has a diverse background in product management and marketing, with previous roles at Valoran USA, YESIMO, and Austin American-Statesman.
Current Role at uShip
Ximena Blake serves as a Senior Scrum Master at uShip, a position she has held since 2018. In this role, she facilitates Scrum ceremonies, which include daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives. She focuses on defining relevant metrics to help teams understand their performance and identify areas for improvement. Ximena also performs ongoing assessments of teams' Scrum maturity to inform support decisions, contributing to the overall effectiveness of Agile practices within the organization.
Previous Experience in Product Management
Ximena Blake has held several roles in product management and experience management. She worked as a Senior Product Experience Manager at Valoran USA, Inc. and YESIMO from 2012 to 2013. Following these positions, she served as a Product Manager and Scrum Master at A Place for Mom from 2016 to 2017. Her background includes significant experience in scaling Agile practices from team level to enterprise level, enhancing product development processes.
Marketing Management Background
From 2014 to 2016, Ximena Blake was the Marketing Manager for Consumer and Community Development at the Austin American-Statesman. In this role, she focused on community engagement and consumer marketing strategies. Her earlier experience also includes a position as a Digital Marketing MBA Intern at Winogradsky/Sobel in 2011, where she served as Team Lead, further solidifying her expertise in marketing.
Educational Qualifications
Ximena Blake holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Texas at Austin, which she completed from 2001 to 2004. She later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at St. Edward's University, graduating in 2012. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her roles in product management and marketing.
Bilingual and Bicultural Expertise
Ximena Blake is bilingual and bicultural, possessing native proficiency in Spanish. Her experience living and working in Latin America enhances her ability to navigate diverse cultural contexts, making her an asset in roles that require cross-cultural communication and understanding.