SUMMARY:

• Highly experienced Scrum Certified, PMI ACP and POPM trained Technical Scrum master/PM/QA Lead who leads and manages team members
• 11 years of extensive experience as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, and QA Lead in diversified fields of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile - Scrum process, specializing in Quality Assurance process on Windows and UNIX and Linux environments.
• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for four years for software development teams
• Knowledge of Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, Agile Games
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
• Experience applying a wide variety of well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs etc
• Previous experiences as a team lead Excellent communication and mentoring skills
• Highly experienced in ALM -HP’s Quality Center 11.x, Zephyr and Jira
• As a QA, Experienced in Mobile Testing and Hardware Devices Testing
• Experienced in IBM - Batch processing and Transaction processing -CICS
• Tested several packages and home grown application in technologies like web based and .Net technologies among others.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, UAT, Code Lock, Back out, Implementation testing, UAT testing and Backend Testing
• Experienced in Reviewing requirements, Creating High Level test scenarios, Detailed Test Cases and Execution of Test Scenarios .
• Excellent team member with an ability to perform individually, good interpersonal relations, strong communication skills, hardworking and highly motivated.
• Highly experienced in estimation and allocation of resources
• Highly experienced in SharePoint

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows 10, 8, 7 & XP, Linux RHEL 6.8, Android and IOS

Technologies: Payment Systems, POS (Point Of sale), API, Java, .Net, XML, SOA, WCF, IIS, SAAS,, Web services, Mainframe -IBM Batch Processing, Application Processing, Connect ship, People soft and SAP

Testing Tools: Version One, Jira, ALM -Quality Center 11.0, Visual Studio -TFS, Bug Tracker, SOAP UI, Zephyr, Confluence and Test Link

Databases: Oracle, MS SQL, Teradata, DB Visualizer, Query Analyzer and Postgres 9.1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbus, GA

Scrum Master & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Leading multiple scrum teams with total of 30 resources
• Facilitate stand-ups, iteration reviews, demos, retrospectives and other activities
• Work closely with product and engineering teams on user story refinement
• Provide input to sprint commitment and release planning - using team capacity and team velocity
• Provided guidance for continuous improvement
• Communicate team progress and dependencies with team leads
• Represent team at Scrum of Scrums
• Be an advocate for Agile and the Scrum methodology
• Coordination with product and engineering teams on best practices
• Evaluation of methodologies and frameworks that may fit the team for continued improvement of team processes
• Prepared the plan and facilitated Quarter/year end process
• Prepared the plan and facilitated Mainframe migration process
• Sent Weekly status report to management
• Co-coordinating with offshore development partners
• Facilitated Release planning
• Facilitated Release retro

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Scrum Master & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Scheduled Weekly meetings with Clients, Sales and Products teams
• Experience in writing Requirement document
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining product backlog. Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
• Facilitated scrum ceremonies such as Grooming, Planning, Demo, retro and Daily Scrum
• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Guiding the team on how to get the most of out of self-organization
• Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• Distributed reports weekly to internal and external

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining product backlog. Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example
• Facilitated scrum ceremonies such as Grooming, Planning, Demo, retro and Daily Scrum
• Guiding the team on how to get the most of out self-organization
• Guiding the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• Created and distributed reports weekly to internal and external

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Tested in LINUX environment
• Tested with Web and Mobile devices
• Actively participated in the bi-weekly meeting with the QA Director
• Facilitated the weekly status meeting with the Business
• Sent status report every day to the Stakeholders which includes defect density and Metrics Report
• Demonstrated the ability to work independently with good technical skills, strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Involved in creating Use Cases
• Analyzed the Business and System Requirements for various modules of the application.
• Provided Macro Level of Estimation(MLOE)
• Analyzed the Design Specifications
• Provided Detailed Level of Estimation(DLOE)
• Involved in the weekly status meeting
• Provided Test Strategy that clearly described the test environment, setup, risks, scope, assumptions, dependencies, and strategy within and across teams and provided presentation to QA Director and Stake Holders
• Created Master Test Plan with detailed test cases which includes detailed test cases that clearly describe the pre/post conditions, test executions steps, and expected results
• Uploaded documents in SharePoint
• Hands On Tester
• Validated data in Oracle database using SQL queries
• Facilitated Defect Meetings
• Conducted Test Plan Review Meeting with the Stake Holders
• Reviewed and Managed test data in Quality Center
• Actively participated in the Project Management meeting and provided status
• Provided Holiday Support

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Tested with Windows and Linux environment
• Only QA who demonstrated the ability to work independently with good technical skills, strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Analyzed the Business and System Requirements for various modules of the application.
• Provided Macro Level of Estimation(MLOE)
• Analyzed the Design Specifications
• Provided Detailed Level of Estimation(DLOE)
• Involved in the weekly status meeting
• Provided Test Strategy that clearly described the test environment, setup, risks, scope, assumptions, dependencies, and strategy within and across teams and provided presentation to QA Director and Stake Holders
• Created Master Test Plan with detailed test cases which includes detailed test cases that clearly describe the pre/post conditions, test executions steps, and expected results
• Reviewed and provided constructive feedback to peers for creating Low level Test Plan
• Uploaded documents in SharePoint
• Hands On Tester
• Validated data in Oracle database using SQL queries
• Facilitated Defect Meetings
• Created and provided Traceability Matrix
• Conducted Test Plan Review Meeting with the Stake Holders
• Reviewed and Managed test data in Quality Center
• Created UAT test plans
• Facilitated UAT testing with Business Users
• Actively participated in the Project Management meeting and provided status

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Scrum Master/Lead QA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the Planning/Grooming session
• Analyzed the Stories and came up with the High Level Of Effort
• Involved in the Design Discussion and determined the High Level of effort and Low level of effort
• Facilitated the Scrum Meeting
• Facilitated the weekly status meeting with the Business
• Allocated onshore and offshore resources based on estimation
• Created Master Test Plan with detailed test cases which includes detailed test cases that clearly describe the pre/post conditions, test executions steps, and expected results
• Reviewed and provided constructive feedback and suggestion for peers for creating Low level Test Plan
• Facilitated Test Plan Review Meeting with the Stake Holders
• Uploaded documents in SharePoint
• Hands On Tester
• Backend Testing -Validated data in the database using SQL queries in DB visualizer
• Facilitated Defect meetings
• Provided Test Strategy that clearly described the test environment, setup, risks, scope, assumptions, dependencies, and strategy within and across teams and provided presentation to QA Director and Stake Holders
• Actively Participated in the ‘Sprint Review’ Meeting
• Actively Participated in the ‘Sprint Retrospective’ meeting
• Handled offshore and onshore resources
• Reviewed and Managed test data in a Quality Center
• Sent status report every day to the Stakeholders which includes defect density and Metrics Report
• Actively participated in the Project Management meeting and provided status
• Actively participated in the bi-weekly meeting with the QA Director
• Provided Knowledge Transfer for other Team members who were not involved in the project
• Provided Scrum to all QA teams
• Attended and provided the required QA documentation for Architectural review Board
• Attended and provided the required QA documentation for Implementation review Board

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lead QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business and System Requirements for various modules of the application.
• Provided Macro Level of Estimation(MLOE)
• Analyzed the Design Specifications
• Provided Detailed Level of Estimation(DLOE)
• Worked using CMMI process improvement model - Level 2
• Provided Test Strategy that clearly described the test environment, setup, risks, scope, assumptions, dependencies, and strategy within and across teams and provided presentation to QA Director and Stake Holders
• Mentored and gave for Contractors
• Reviewed and provided suggestion for creating Low level Test Plan which includes detailed test cases that clearly describe the pre/post conditions, test executions steps, and expected results
• Mentored and provided Traceability Matrix
• Conducted Test Plan Review Meeting with the Stake Holders
• Reviewed and Managed test data in a Quality Center
• Hands On Tester
• Backend Testing -Validated data in the database using SQL queries in SQL Server
• Actively participated in the Project Management meeting and provided status
• Actively participated in the weekly meeting with the QA Director
• Conducted Peer Review Meeting
• Provided Document and gave a demo for the Implementation Team
• Provided for other Team members who was not involved in the project