SUMMARY

• Solutions oriented and results driven professional with over 9 years of Agile/Scrum, Project Management, and Business Analysis experience. Proven track record of successfully delivering projects with excellent level of client satisfaction.
• Scrum Master, Project Management, Business Analyst and Engineering experience in utilizing Waterfall and Agile principles and values on variety of IT Infrastructure and Application development projects.
• Professional who believes in Servant Leadershipand unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge team members.
• Spearheaded numerous projects categorized as Business, Technical, Systems and Admin projects with proven track record of successfully managing highly visible enterprise - wide projects ranging from $100k to multimillion dollars in budget and 6 to 18 months in duration.
• Effectively lead, motivate and organize teams, define and successfully deliver scope aligned with strategic business objectives, suggest and implement recommendations to improve quality, employ creative approaches to solve problems and make informed decisions.
• Expert in Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies including Waterfall and Agile/Scrum principles & values. Expert in transition from Waterfall to Agile.
• Servant Leader, Guide and Coach for Scrum team members in agile values, principles and various execution models like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Agile, XP and Confidential .
• Professional in Requirements gathering, Writing User Stories, Development & testing activities, Code packaging and Deployment tasks.
• Adept in creating physical Scrum/Kanban boards and Sprint backlogs.
• Great at Story Point estimations using various methods such as Poker Planning.
• Skilled in leading agile ceremonies such as Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings.
• Experience with Program Increment (PI) planning meetings to align with Agile Release Train (ART) common mission and vision.
• Lead Scrum planning sessions successfully.
• Promotes ideas of DevOps, starting with a culture of shared responsibility and communication with operations. Help the team improve on their journey towards continuous delivery.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills in estimating the budget and creating team allocations.
• Proficient in project management activities such as project plans, managing risks, issues, escalations, reporting status, managing scope, and cost & schedule constraints.
• Expert in understanding client’s expectations and goals, gathering detailed requirements, analyzing information, creating strategic roadmaps, providing recommendation, and managing customer relationships.
• Great in documenting and managing Dependencies, Issues, Risks and Change Requests.
• Professional in creating various project documentation including Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burn Up and Burn Down charts.
• Expert in handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Skilled at creating complex Process workflows and views utilizing swim lane diagrams and Gantt charts.
• Experienced in handling politically charged environments.
• Great with Conflict Management and Change Management across different projects.
• Hands on experience in working with Project Management Office (PMO) in activities such as cost benefit analysis, budget allocation calculations, and financial ratios such as Return on Investment (ROI).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Languages: C, C++, SQL, RDBMS Basics, .NET, Java/J2EE, Linux/Unix

Software and Tools: MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Outlook, OneNote, Primavera, Clarity, SharePoint, HP Service manager, Service Now, IBM Lotus Notes, Guidewire, Trac tool, Gitlab, JIRA, Confluence, AgileCraft, Version One, iceScrum, Requisite Pro, Pro-E, Gambit, Fluent, Inventor

Excellent Communication: Management, Leadership, Multitasking, Analytical, Problem solving and Quick Learning skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scrum Master/Project management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Sprint/Iteration Planning meetings with an outcome of an organized Iteration Backlog.
• Effectively plan, coordinate, facilitate Daily Stand Up (DSU) meetings and capture the progress.
• Manage Team and Sprint Backlogs (Stories/Tasks) using JIRA and AgileCraft.
• Help team members in Requirements gathering from stakeholders, writing test cases, executing test scenarios and packaging the build.
• Assist in creating Change Notification Requests (CNRs) needed for deployment tasks, conducting functional and business checkouts.
• Create and maintain Burndown and Burnup charts to track the velocity of the team.
• Attend and contribute in SAFe meetings (Scrum of Scrums) to represent the team and pass information back to the team.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) meetings to plan and deliver the integrated Releases.
• Facilitate team breakout sessions during the PI planning meetings to document the committed objectives.
• Assist team members in preparation for Agile Release Train activities, includingPI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt workshop.
• Work with Release Train Engineer and other Scrum Masters to identify, document and resolve dependencies.
• Support, assist and guide the Product owner throughout the process in creating and grooming the Product Backlog. Help in writing user stories and identifying the size of the features/estimate story points using Poker planning method and prioritize the items.
• Help the Scrum team in defining the Definition of Done and set Sprint Goals.
• Document impediments and dependencies and actively addresses the issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the iteration.
• Assist and guide in Release planning.
• Assist in Team demo and System demo of the product and capture feedback.
• Facilitate Iteration Review and Retrospective meetings. Add stories based from Retro meetings.
• Coach development team in self-organization, cross functionality and pairing of team members.
• Encourage team for Continuous Testing, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment and to design the solution for Release on Demand. Explain techniques like Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavioral Driven Development (BDD).

Scrum Master/Project

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate Sprint Planning sessions.
• Facilitate Daily Scrum meetings and resolve impediments.
• Breakdown Epics into Stories and Tasks.
• Help estimate the story points and hours.
• Identify, create and manage Dependencies, Risks and Issues using IBM Lotus Notes.
• Facilitate Risk Identification Sessions.
• Responsible to setup physical Scrum board in the collaboration room and keep it up to date.
• Help team in finalizing a Definition of Done and Working Agreement.
• Communicate impediments to stakeholders ahead of time.
• Facilitate Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings. Share Sprint progress and lessons learned in the Retrospective meetings. Encourage team for continuous improvement.
• Create Burn Down and Burn Up charts to monitor the velocity of team.
• Act as a liaison with other groups, such as agile teams, program, dependent projects, service areas, stakeholders, and release teams.
• Act as a mediator between development team and product owner and/or Business team.
• Present project status in PMO and Leadership meetings with Directors and AVPs as needed.
• Assist with overnight/weekend deployments and help resolve the Production or other issues.
• Work and coordinate with offshore team members.
• Complete and assist with Project closing activities.

Project Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for documenting risks, issues and cross project dependencies within the project schedule.
• Identified potential risks and issues that could occur during the execution of the ERP system.
• Provided procedures and weekly reports to identify and resolve data integrity issues.
• Responsible for Bank Reconciliations and Journal Entries for different clients.
• Assisted in tax filing reports for clients.
• Assisted in creation of depreciation documents for clients.
• Analyzed confidential and sensitive information and prepared reports.
• Demonstrated leadership skills by analyzing different case scenarios and providing a resolution to the problems.

Project Assistant

Confidential, Orangeburg-SC

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with the creation of Business Plan.
• Involved in Research and Development of the product.
• Created company financials including cost related to research and development, raw materials and financial ratios.
• Projected income statements for a 5 year business plan.
• Assisted with market and SWOT analysis of the product.
• Assisted with selection of the materials.
• Helped in creation of the process workflows.
• Lead the prototype manufacturing of the product.
• Presented the product and prototype to stakeholders.

Assistant Manage

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Cost management and preparing day to day sales analysis and cash flows.
• Implemented Inventory management techniques such as First in And First out (FIFO).
• Applied Supply management principles for efficient supply of products based on the demand.
• Ensured maximum customer satisfaction through effective marketing strategies such as Price Match and Product availability.
• Effectively planned, coordinated and monitored activities to develop and implement procedures, processes and systems.
• Planned and monitored day to day activities for team members.
• Identified Risks, Issues, Decisions, and Impediments to ensure smooth running of business.
• Involved with general administration.
• Responsible for gathering requirements from the stakeholders.
• Review the blue prints of the product.
• Recommend corrections in the provided drawings.
• Design the parts and components using AutoCAD and Pro-E.
• Communicate roadblocks and document mitigation plans.
• Integrate all parts and component in Pro-E.
• Present and demonstrate the working model.
• Capture feedback from stakeholders for continuous improvement.

Confidential

Submarines Analysis

Responsibilities:

• Created the geometric model by defining Coordinates, Vertices and Wireframes.
• Defined the density of the grid and boundary surfaces.
• Defined the parameters such as temperature, units and materials using Fluent.
• Ran different scenarios using different parameters and recorded the results.
• Review OSHA guidelines and standards.
• Identified the material handling and storage standards.
• Presented and demonstrated the guidelines and standards to stakeholders.
• Identified and documented common errors and ways to mitigate them.
• Recommended ways to correct the common violations & deficiencies in an organization.
• Developed training plans and educational material encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
• Facilitated and presented a seminar on the safety guidelines.

Business Analyst/Production Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading the Requirements gathering and brain storming meetings.
• Gather and analyze requirements from Business and Systems stakeholders.
• Develop and explain RACI chart and timeline views to the team.
• Create cost benefit analysis, Use Cases and Use case diagrams.
• Document verify and route Business Requirement Document (BRD) for approvals.
• Identify Data Elements and finalize with Business Architects.
• Develop communication strategy and communication plans.
• Conduct User Acceptance testing.
• Assist in developing test cases.
• Provide status updates, overview of the requirements and explain impediments to Leadership.
• Identify the defects and assist in the resolution of the problem.
• Make sure the highest quality product is maintained.
• Participate and contribute in Leadership meetings.

Assistant Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed projects on time study in machine shop, improvement in compressor packaging and preventive maintenance of Lathe and Milling machines.
• Identified production requirements to achieve the production targets more efficiently.
• Used Confidential techniques such as Muda, Mura and Muri for improvement.
• Ensured the most efficient utilization of the available resources for production.
• Minimized throughput time and work in process inventory through efficiency.
• Designed execution production plans both corrective and preventive.
• Improved material handling system and plant layouts to ensure smooth flow of production.
• Developed accurate methodology involving method study of manufacturing, along with the other engineering economic principles.
• Improved the overall quality of products with the help of analysis of non-conformances.
• Motivate production resources and building team spirit among the workmen which promoted a healthy work environment.