SUMMARY:

• Results - driven manager and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with consistent success directing cross-functional project teams to deliver solutions that are in line with strategic initiatives
• Excel Confidential building collaborative relationships and providing constructive leadership throughout the software development lifecycle including stakeholder communications, risk mitigation and change management
• Experience and resourcefulness in problem solving and driving project momentum
• Lead Agile product development teams in achieving timely customer-focused quality results

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Agile Coaching and Roll Out - Scrum, Kanban, Safe (Scaled Agile Framework)/Lean
• Agile Project and Program Management
• Software Engineering & QA
• Team Building & Leadership
• Planning & Implementation
• Controls & Reporting
• Risk Assessment & Impact Analysis
• On Site and Off-shore Resource Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web/Mobile: Windows Phone, Android, Java J2EE, Java, JMSXML, EJB, Putty, Cygwin, API Testing Tools, HTML, XML, CSS, Firmware, Micro strategy BI Reporting, DataOS, AWS, Azure, Big Data

Management: Microsoft Office/Project/Visio/SharePoint, QC, Rally, Version One for Agile Project Management, Jira/Green hopper, TD Platform, Confluence, DevOps

Operating System: Linux/Unix, Sun Solaris, Windows, Windows Embedded Systems, WindRiver

Test Automation: QTP, Silk Test, WinRunner, Selenium

App Servers: Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS

Database: SQL Server Enterprise Manager, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle 11g, MSSQL, DB2

Bug Tracking: Rational Clear Quest, WebPTS, Siebel CaRDs2000, DevTrack, Jira, mzilla

Version Control: Rational ClearCase, Visual Source Safe, AccuRev, GIT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Agile Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Successfully planned and delivered the feature projects for Confidential - Grid Data distribution network ) group that took care of data transfer of millions of records from different Confidential & Confidential sources to End User UI application without any data loss
• Took care of cross functional facilitation amongst other teams like QA, Prod Support, Business Analyst and Product management within Confidential & Confidential and successful execution and delivery of Confidential projects
• Built and Managed self-driven, collaborative Feature development scrum team for Confidential
• Managed and led multiple projects as Agile Scrum Master for teams of 4-9 members as part of multiple parallel releases for successful timely delivery.
• Managed remote team members
• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies - Story/Requirements Grooming, Sprint Review/Vision Meetings, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospective and Scrum of Scrum sessions
• Provided continuous feedback to team members on their performance and facilitate continuous improvement; provide honest feedback on team members’ performance to their resource manager(s)

Confidential, Burlington, MA

Software Engineering Manager/Agile Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Agile Scrum Master and Software Engineering manager, managed software development projects involving Web UI and data analytics for their Maps and Navigation products
• Effectively coached the teams of 25 team members to be Agile and self-empowered
• Managed Mobile App Development of Store Application for Windows Phone, Android, feature phones and Windows Surface Tablet of Confidential 's Devices Group and continued to manage them even after acquisition of Confidential 's Devices group by Confidential
• Took care of release planning, resource management and scheduling for product development efforts
• Collaborated with cross functional teams including Product management, Support, Test, and other Engineering teams regularly in support of release planning
• Managed and built self-empowered product development teams in Agile Development Environment
• As a people manager, developed individual career development, involved in performance reviews, succession planning, hiring and training for direct reports

Confidential, Burlington, MA

Agile Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed end-to-end release cycles for Business Intelligence project team for Confidential
• The scope of the project was to manage complex nightly/weekly/monthly ETL transactions of business data using Oracle data warehouse and build business reporting for clear picture of company’s revenue generation from Location Point Advertising using Micro Strategy Reporting as front end tool
• For Backend business Data handling project, managed complete cycle from Project scoping
• Requirements Development/Testing -> System Testing -> Staging/UAT -> Production
• Managed changes to project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques; mitigated project risks and minimized the impact of risks by identifying dependencies on other product/project releases and priorities
• Collaborated with team members, product owner and stakeholders for acceptance of sprint deliverables; aligned stakeholders’ and team members’ expectations throughout the release cycle
• Facilitated communications and activities related to data migration from Oracle data warehouse to DataOS platform, parallel effort alongside Confidential development and releases that included business intelligence development and reporting using Micro Strategy; Co-ordinate efforts between Confidential ’s DataOS team and Confidential team for better results

Confidential, Chelmsford, MA

Software Engineering Manager/Agile Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed software development projects involving Web UI/Front End and backend development for Confidential 's Workforce Central suite as well as embedded software and hardware delivery of InTouch Device.
• InTouch Device project is Confidential 's highest revenue earning product generating more than $150 million dollars revenue
• Facilitated cross functional collaboration with other teams like business, product management, production support within organization for successful quality delivery of these products.
• Coached and managed scrum teams of 8-13 team members - both development and QA
• Developed individual career plans including performance reviews, succession planning, hiring and training
• Facilitated formal and informal knowledge transfer activities and team collaboration between product development team and cross functional teams; led weekly “Triage” defect analysis meetings for planned software releases

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Software QA Manager/Agile Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Managed software development projects involving Web UI/Front End and backend development for Confidential 's Performance/Compensation/Succession Planning Suite for 4 years.
• Executed Agile Roll out for development/QA organization and have successfully transitioned teams from Waterfall to Agile by continuous coaching, by introducing iterative delivery and Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Coached and managed 3 scrum teams - each consisted of 10-12 Dev and QA onshore and offshore resources.
• People management and mentoring of onshore and offshore QA teams