Aug 2017 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Jul 2016 – Nov 2016 · 4 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• 1. Facilitated and participated in the setup of Scrum practice @ Palash IVF Solutions.
• 2. Coached / mentored the development team during project transition from traditional SDLC model to Agile philosophy.
• 3. Provided testing consultancy to the QA team and project management consultancy to the COO and the Software Delivery team at Palash IVF Solutions.

Jun 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Roles: Agile Coach / Scrum Master, Project Manager
• 1. Setup Agile – Scrum practice for Corporate and Retail Business units at SEED Infotech.
• 2. Coaching, mentoring and hand-holding Retail projects team during project transition from traditional SDLC model (V-model) to Agile philosophy.
• 3. Working as Project Manager for some end-to-end short and mid term assignments for certain customers (having their ODCs in Pune, India).
• 4. Delivering learning programs on Agile-Scrum, Software Testing, and Life Skills (in both, workshop and onsite formats).
• 5. Playing Agile Coach Role in the Retail Business unit.
• 6. Groom the software testing faculty fraternity (from Retail division) by conducting "Training the Trainer" sessions and also by providing them with tips on making the sessions not only informative but current.
• 7. Playing the role of testing and agile SME to drive new business or adding value to the existing business.
• 8. Evaluating external trainers and creating a pool of trainers for any/all training requirements.

Dec 2015 – Jun 2016 · 6 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Ensured that onsite and off-shore teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and transparency – lead by example.
• Coordinated software delivery with product and pre-sales teams to ensure feature releases based on commitments.
• Project Management, Mentoring and Nurturing QA & Customer Support teams, Test Automation, Manual Testing, Team Performance Management, Process improvement (related to day to day operations), team on-boarding.
• Add on responsibility: Managed operations of the Level 1 & 2 Customer support team.

Apr 2012 – Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Roles: Scrum Master / Agile Coach, Project Manager
• 1. Was a key facilitator in the transition of the software products (30+ people) from waterfall to Agile while acting as Scrum team member and later as Scrum Master of one mixed on/off shore team.
• 2. Was Scrum Master and Agile Coach for one of the key products from the business unit (collectively for 18 months).
• Responsibilities were:
• o Facilitating all Scrum related rituals being the Scrum Master
• o Facilitating product backlog refinement with the product owner and the development team
• o Ensuring any / all impediments reported by the team get resolved on a timely manner
• o Participating in management review meetings and presenting product metrics
• 3. Focused on training the teams to write good user stories, prioritize the work based on business value and handling of the tasks by the team. Placed substantial efforts on team member role training, and time-boxing software deliveries.
• 4. Brought in Agile best practices such as time-boxing, continuous integration, code/design reviews, transparency, accountability, rally tracking, product visioning, technical debt reduction, self-management, empowerment and role training resulting in realized velocity improvement
• 5. Coordinated with Scrum Master from the other product teams within the business unit and getting impediments removed to ensure smooth deliveries happening via Sprints for all the core products within the group.
• Role: Project Manager
• Managed delivery of 1 large and 2 mid-size projects for SunGard's MarketMap (FAME) Business Unit.
• Key responsibilities included: Project / Program Management, Mentoring and Nurturing the development team, Test Automation, Manual Testing, Test Case Design, and ensuring delivering value to customer.
• Special mention: Got internally certified as "SunGard Learning Champion" and delivered multiple learning programs around Agile (Scrum), Software Testing, VBA, and Soft skills.

Oct 2008 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Joined SunGard and took over as the QA Lead of 1 large and 6 small products from SunGard's MarketMap (FAME) Business Unit.
• Key responsibilities included: Managed transition of the products from US and later Geneva, Swiss, to India. Participated in product trainings and took over test design and test execution of 2 major products, Test Management, Test Planning, Team on-boarding, Mentoring and Nurturing QA team, Test Automation, Manual Testing, Performance Management of the QA staff, and ensuring delivery within time and budget, and with quality. Identify training needs of the team and arranging for the same by liaising with the learning and development team.
• Role: Scrum team member / Agile evangelist
• 1. Participated in Enterprise Agile transformation and coordinated Agile adoption for teams across multiple sites in the India, US, and Swiss.
• 2. Worked as a Scrum team member and participated in testing of 2 Market Data products.

May 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Created high level test scenarios, Designed detailed test cases, Mentored junior QA staff, Participated in analysis of functional / business requirements, Maintained and Managed Defects log, Participated in test execution of: Core Banking and Personal Banking applications.

Apr 2006 – May 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Created high level test scenarios, wrote detailed test cases, reviewed test automation scripts (created in QTP), mentored junior QA staff, performed analysis of functional requirements, worked with Test Director very closely and setup QA process, also worked on documenting related processes for the organization.

Jul 2005 – Mar 2006 · 8 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Created high level test scenarios, Wrote detailed test cases, Participated in analysis of functional / business requirements, Participated in test execution of: Synygy's Enterprise Compensation Management product.

Jul 2004 – May 2005 · 10 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Created high level test scenarios, Wrote detailed test cases, Participated in analysis of functional / business requirements, Participated in test execution of: PATROL Configuration Manager & PATROL History Loader KM.

May 2003 – Jul 2004 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Apr 2002 – Apr 2003 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Sep 2000 – Mar 2002 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India