Milind Deshpande — Director of Engineering

Information Technology Professional with over 20 years of experience in delivering successful projects in IT Consulting, Healthcare, Banking & Financial Services and Classified Developments. Solutions driven certified Project Management Professional, Product Owner, Business/Systems Analyst with experience leading cross-functional distributed teams and expertise in all areas of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Result oriented communicator with ability to translate Technical information to Non-Technical audiences and complex Business Requirements to Technical Staff. Experienced Team player working with international teams. Drives objectives and optimizes performance. Specialties: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Business Systems Analysis, Applications Development and Testing, Application Design, IT Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring. • Engineering Manager, Technical Product/ Project Manager, Senior Business Systems Analyst, Product Owner with expertise in managing complex IT projects. • Facilitation skills to lead Requirements, User-Story sessions and interpret stakeholder responses. • Expertise in Business and Systems Analysis, Requirements elicitation, technical documentation and Software validation. • Strategic thinking to Define Product Vision/Road map and negotiate priorities with stakeholders. • Experience in handling large scale Data Migration and Systems Modernization projects. • Expertise in ETL, Database, API, Web Services, Client-Server, Web & Mobile Applications and BI Reports testing. • Over 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance, involving Analysis, Manual and Automation testing. • Expert in creating Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios and Test Strategies, Defect Management to ensure Quality and Business Requirements. • Experience in Project Planning, Estimation, Team Management and Strategic Resource Planning. • Proven ability in Client-Engagement, Onsite Co-ordination and Leading globally distributed teams. • Experience in setting SMART Goals for the team, Coach, Mentor, and lead personnel within a technical environment. Certifications: PMP® - Project Management Professional, CSM® - Certified Scrum Master, CSPO® - Certified Scrum Product Owner, SA® - SAFe® 5 Agilist (Leading Agile), ICP-ACC - ICAgile Certified Professional Agile Coaching.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned IT project manager with expertise in healthcare and financial services.

Location: Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Experience: 20 yrs 11 mos