Ahfaaz Hussain

Manager Program Management at Guardant Health
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(386) 825-5501
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United States, US

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Edie Hovermale

I worked with Ahfaaz on a small team tasked with speeding up the FDA required documentation for software products. This project was an addition to his Program Manager responsibilities however, Ahfazz completed all work on time and at the highest quality. Some of the project tasks included Jira migration, custom Jira project design and configuration, tools integration and training. Ahfaaz thought broadly, taking all aspects into consideration when strategizing and implementing the solutions. Ahfaaz was respected and trusted by the team and larger business unit. I recommend Ahfaaz if you are looking for a thinking, organized, trustworthy, team player who delivers.

Shubhda Roy

Ahfaaz worked with me as a scrum/release manager on the MRD Team. From the day he joined, his leadership capabilities were evident. He always had ideas to improve the process or organize the scrum teams. He introduced multiple metrics and dashboards bringing transparency to gaps and areas of improvement. This helped the team set strategic goals towards actionable metrics improving the velocity and run rates. He always comes with a tool set of ideas and explains new methodologies with patience and calm demeanor. It is my pleasure to recommend him.

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Credentials

  • Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE)
    Cprime, Inc
    Feb, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Advanced Scrum Master
    Scrum Alliance
    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Jan, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Jan, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Scrum Master
    Scrum Alliance
    Feb, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
    Scrum Alliance
    Mar, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 6 Release Train Engineer
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Apr, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager Program Management
      • Nov 2020 - Present

      Established the software program management team that has helped bridge the gap between product and engineering and has resulted in a predictable monthly release cadence Leading a team of scrum masters, releases managers and business analysts across a portfolio of 2 value streams consisting of 15+ scrum teams and shared services teams Facilitate the flow of propositions form executive level product and engineering leaders through the programs all the way to the scrum teams Established and maintain operations supporting continuous planning and delivery while balancing flexibility and providing predictability across 15+ scrum teams Implemented regular metrics analysis and reporting to access risks and lead data driven decisions. Outcomes resulted in continuous improvement, strategic planning and organization structure improvements for optimal delivery Provide mentorship and guidance to my team via regular 1:1’s and 360 feedback Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Release Train Engineer
      • Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

      Lead delivery of new features and platform to support the NAFIY brand of products within DIS being used by over 500 medical institutions Defined the organization strategy for creation of agile delivery teams Lead the teams through program increment planning and execution Own the program budget, resourcing plans and approval of project deliverables Mentor other scrum masters in the organization and provide agile coaching Rolled-out of design control process to meet industry standards and reduce time to market by 40% Show less

    • United States
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Release Train Engineer
      • Sep 2016 - Jul 2019

      Lead delivery of mobile applications for 1000+ banks to over 30MM end users Designed, established release process for app development, including release planning, status dashboards, risk mitigation, decision tracking, and agile metrics Implemented the scaled agile framework (SAFe) process to align business goals with resource capacity planning, development execution, and release delivery Lead delivery of mobile applications for 1000+ banks to over 30MM end users Designed, established release process for app development, including release planning, status dashboards, risk mitigation, decision tracking, and agile metrics Implemented the scaled agile framework (SAFe) process to align business goals with resource capacity planning, development execution, and release delivery

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Scrum Master
      • Dec 2015 - Sep 2016

      Client - GAP Inc. Senior scrum master for the stores infrastructure team which was focussed on the rollout of new hardware and software to all GAP retail stores Lead the implementation of the agile best practices to the group resulting in an improvement and reduced time to market by 20% Client - GAP Inc. Senior scrum master for the stores infrastructure team which was focussed on the rollout of new hardware and software to all GAP retail stores Lead the implementation of the agile best practices to the group resulting in an improvement and reduced time to market by 20%

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Scrum Master
      • Apr 2012 - Dec 2015

      Client : American Express Led multiple large scale competing projects such as migrations, cloud on-boarding, and release management, enabling technology team’s ability to deliver on business strategy and goals. Achieved instant interoperability of newly integrated FIS vendor platform by architecting processes for internal integration, such as problem management, change management, and release management Agile Transformation: Increased velocity by 120% and decreased defects by 88% by transforming US Banking Technologies organization to agile from waterfall Show less

    • United States
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Business System Analyst
      • Aug 2006 - Mar 2012

      Client : American Express Business analyst for 3-year project to migrate 87m cards to new FIS vendor platform, Managed requirements gathering, design reviews, UAT testing and gap analysis delivering over 3,500 requirements including change controls on time and withing budget Led the strategic analysis to determine point of arrival platform for deposit and loan accounts on FIS Metavante resulting in cost avoid of 2m over 3 years, through analysis of vendor cost, technical integration, business transaction fees, and conversion cost. Delivered multiple critical projects concurrently, such as migrating ACH functionality to vendor and enabling B2B ACH payments. Projects were delivered on time and within budget, receiving highest satisfaction rating from business leaders. Show less

Education

  • Andhra University
    Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science
    2002 - 2006

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