Project Manager

• Nov 2022 - Present

Scrum Master

• Sep 2020 - Nov 2022

Working as a Sr. Scrum Master at VisionX, an AI and automation company providing Machine Learning (ML) based digital camera data optimization, mobile applications and website development covering a complete SDLC (Requirements, Design Review, QA Review, UAT review and Deployment). Manage business and software development projects using Agile project management tools and metrics. Provide recommendations and solutions for continuing improvements in process and documentation to maximize efficiency and streamline work for two Scrum Teams simultaneously. Major Responsibilities: • Work with Product Owner and developers to plan work to map the whole value stream in the system using Kanban for visualization. • Help in creating project charters, user stories and backlog prioritization to assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a successful Production Implementation. • Manage the scrum teams in product development process and integration into existing client systems. • Create Jira tickets and Confluence pages, help assigning the story points for Scrum team and manage Scrum boards. • Breakdown larger stories into smaller chunks to get more reliable burndown charts. • Experience on Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence platforms. • Execute all the Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective). • Coach the scrum development teams, help in removing impediments, build trusting environment and help in resolving disagreements/conflicts. • Help in software QA testing, security audits and User Acceptance Testing. • Communicate directly with the Stakeholders (Business Users, Product Owner and Architects) to elicit high level and detailed project requirements. • Collaborate with the Product Owner and scum teams to deliver software based on Scrum framework on a sustainable cadence. • Facilitate discussions, decision making and internal & external communication. • Responsible for organizing meetings and publishing Minutes of the Meeting. Show less

Project Manager Scrum Master

• Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

Change Agent fulfilling the roles of Scrum Master, Process Manager, and Coach for Two Agile Scrum teams providing Internet of Things (IoT) based innovative hardware/software platforms for NextGen waste management, water management and Geo tracking systems. Implement Agile ceremonies with in scrum teams. Analyze data to assess goal completion, and capacity planning. Collaborate with Product Owners to establish a proper definition of Done (DoD). Monitor changes in scope as well as regulate priorities to attain optimal business value. Implement rapid releases through prioritization and the managing of iterations. Facilitate Agile process learnings for scrum teams through focused coaching and mentorship. Major Responsibilities: • One Agile Scrum team provided an integrated software solution to by analyzing the data from IOT sensors and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to optimize waste pickups and city route planning. • The second team is an offshore hardware and software development. This included firmware development, frontend and backend development of the application platform. The team also developed RESTful APIs, to seamless integration with third-party systems. • Managed sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-up calls, identify roadblocks or dependencies. • Create Jira tickets and Confluence pages, help assigning the story points for Scrum team and manage Scrum boards. • Breakdown larger stories into smaller chunks to get more reliable burndown charts. Show less

QA Analyst

• Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

• Develop, implement and integration of system test plans, test processes, test cases and requirement traceability matrix for Integrated Loan Data Warehouse software. • Participating daily in Agile/Sprint meetings with BAs, Developers, and UAT teams to understand/clarify requirements and discussing issues/defects. • Actively participating in discussion for preparation of User Stories and reviewing them for the appropriate Business Requirements for creating related test cases. • Reviewing and using relative data dictionaries as business requirements for creating the test cases • Identifying, managing and reporting bugs/defects and validating issues to reject or accept as defects in defect tracking system Inflectra Spira Team. • Demonstrated ability with SQL for creating queries using MS SQL Server Management and IBM Aginity Netezza to fetch the data from the source/Warehouse databases. • Comparing databases to verify that data from different source databases ends up in warehouse database after successful ETL job process. • Using Atlassian Cloud Jira Agile for creating features and story tickets, reporting bugs, logging time against bugs and test cases, and keeping track of different phases of Agile process including sprints and backlogs. • Implement the regression test bed for new testing cycles. • Preparing and updating QA test execution plan sheet to track test cases and defects' history Environment: • Windows 7 & 10, Spira Team, MS SQL Server Management, IBM Aginity Netezza, Jira Agile, MS-LYNC 2010, MS Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point). Show less