SUMMARY:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) offering 16+ years of overall IT experience with an impressive record of delivering and implementing the project as per scheduled deadlines, extending post - implementation and maintenance support to the technical support teams and client.
• Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software and Web development projects on time by effectively collaborating, facilitating, leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments and fostering self-management. Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.
• Highly skilled and successful in coaching, mentoring and leading technical, project management, and leadership teams in adopting Agile/Scrum, Kanban and Agile best practices with strong business results.
• Known as an expert in leveraging emerging technology to deliver creative, reliable, cost-saving solutions and strategies that increase overall productivity while meeting changing business needs. Results oriented and accountable with a proven progressive career reflecting strong management experience that builds and leads highly motivated teams. Highly praised for work ethic, problem solving skills, communication skills and successful delivery of work. Having first class executive leadership, negotiating and communicating skills and capable of providing authoritative guidance and advice to both in house and third party test teams.
• Agile/Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
• Break down concepts into user stories
• Risk and Issue Management
• Software Engineering
• Backlog prioritization
• System Integration
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Quality Management
• 8+ years of Test Management and 3+years of Scrum Master experience
• Keen planner, strategist and implementer with demonstrated success in end-to-end project management and ensuring effective management of various resources to meet project specifications
• Significant experience working with onsite/offshore, clients, project leadership and technical teams for securing & executing concurrent projects
• Handling end to end management of multiple project from conceptualization and visualization to technology mapping and final execution of projects.
• Good Exposure to Business Requirement Management (Elicitation, Validation, Specification, Verification), Gap Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Process Management, Change Management, Application Development etc. in diverse business domains.
• Facilitating sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, Inspect and adapt and stakeholder meetings.
• Tracking and managing product backlog, burn down metrics, velocity, and task break-down.
• Facilitated the transition of the applications from waterfall to Agile as a Coach.
• Proactive in sensing a risk, and work on mitigation plan, Track and communicate updates on the sprint/release progress to the project stakeholders, and raise a flag in SoS (Scrum of Scrums) as warranted.
• Possess good communication skills and a fast learner with an appetite to grasp and adapt to changing technologies.
• Insightful knowledge of business process analysis and design, re-engineering, process rationalization, cost control, capacity planning, performance management.
• Providing insights and taking part in Business Development activities like responding to proposals, cost-benefit analysis etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Core JAVA, JavaScript, and VB Script.

ERP EBS Modules: Supply Chain (Inventory, Purchasing, Order Management) Manufacturing (Bills of Material, Work In Process (BOM, WIP)

Databases: SQL, Oracle, MS Access 2003

Domain Knowledge: ERP, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Insurance, Web Technologies and Health Care

Methodologies: SAFe, SCRUM, Kanban, SDLC and WaterfallTools & Utilities: Quick Test Professional (QTP) 8.2/8.0, WinRunner 7.5, LoadRunner 8.0/7.6, Rational Test Manager, Tandem, Citrix, Quality Center, Lotus Notes Application, DOOR s Application, CALIBER and Crystal Report 8.TRAC and Test Link, MEGA, SPLUNK and MOTHRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Test Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Enforced Kanban principles as a scrum master that resulted in reduction of Cycle time by 20% thus increasing team's throughput.
• Enabled improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying & tracking hidden tasks that increased customer satisfaction.
• Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.
• Implemented Issues Tracking in Version One to effectively track impediments against user stories.
• Facilitated Agile adoption Retrospective for the organization with the leadership and guided teams with outcome resulting in enhanced performance.
• Coached new SM and trained global teams, which resulted in early delivery of project and reduced process waste caused by lack of common understanding.
• Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings.
• Removed team impediments on a daily basis to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables.
• Facilitated team and cross-team Retrospectives to build good working relationships among the agile teams across the project.
• Collaborated with members of the Product, Business and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs.