Abhishek Maheshwari
Pune
Summary
17 years of IT industry experience with nine years in Agile methodologies, including two Scrum certifications (PSM1, CSM) and an Agile Coach Certification (ICP-ACC SAFe). Proven track record in leading Agile transformations and coaching teams in Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban, resulting in enhanced project delivery and business outcomes. Expertise in micro-services, Java development, and quality assurance, with a strong focus on project management, risk management, and performance measurement. Domain knowledge spans BFSI, retail banking, and compliance, with a history of managing global teams and delivering projects on time and within budget.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AVP – Agile Project Manager
Citi Corp
Pune
11.2022 - Current
- Coached scrum team on agile methodologies for high-quality product delivery.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, enhancing team collaboration and meeting business objectives.
- Implemented effective use of JIRA and Confluence for improved productivity in scrum management.
- Removed obstacles impacting team performance, enabling smoother workflow during sprints.
- Defined and monitored key success metrics to measure program effectiveness.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align strategic planning initiatives.
- Conducted scrum of scrums to resolve dependencies between multiple teams.
- Encouraged continuous improvement through new metrics as catalysts for change.
Senior Lead
HCL
Pune
08.2021 - 11.2022
- Delivered solutions aligned with business requirements as Scrum Master for multiple teams.
- Established and trained teams on DB Scale Agile processes and best practices.
- Coordinated daily standup and Scrum calls to enhance team collaboration.
- Managed team status in SP, ensuring alignment with Product Owner and stakeholders.
- Created Kanban dashboards, WSR, risk logs, and project reports for effective tracking.
- Estimated application lifecycle timeframes in compliance with policies.
- Facilitated code check-in/check-out processes and mapped user stories to code bases.
- Assigned and tracked user stories and defects in Jira, enhancing project visibility.
Associate Consultant
TCS
Pune
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Delivered solutions to business requirements by implementing agile practices across multiple teams.
- Established Scaled Agile Framework and trained teams on agile methodologies.
- Coordinated daily standups and Scrum calls to ensure team alignment.
- Managed team status in SP while collaborating with Product Owner and stakeholders.
- Developed Kanban dashboards, WSR, risk logs, and various project reports.
- Estimated application life cycle timelines according to established policies.
- Assisted teams with code check-ins and mapped user stories to code bases.
- Facilitated Scrum master calls to synchronize deliverables with stakeholders and team.
Senior Consultant
Wipro Technologies
Pune
02.2014 - 08.2021
- Providing solutions to business requirement.
- Scrum Master for a multiple team.
- Established Scale Agile process and trained the team on agile practices.
- Coordinating daily standup & Scrum call.
- Managing team status in SP and walk through PO & other stake holder.
- Kanban dashboard, WSR, Risk logs different project reports, chart.
- Estimate the timeframe for application life cycle per policies.
- Help team for code check in check out and map user stories with code based.
- Scrum master call with the stack holder and team to sync with deliverable.
- Assigning and tracking User Stories to Developers and Defects Raised by testing team in Jira.
- People management & Technical management.
- Preparing the Design Document as per the Functional Flow.
- Received certificate of appreciation For outstanding performance and lasting contribution to Project.
- Playing Poker game with Scrum team during story sizing.
- Using different techniques with team for retrospective for each sprint and release.
- Jira for User stories and maintain the version for different sprint for the App and Implementation life cycle.
- Creating Jira Dashboard.
Senior Software Engineer
Lexicon networks Pvt.Ltd.
Pune
12.2012 - 12.2013
Software Engineer
Infogain
Pune
03.2011 - 12.2012
Software Engineer
Maa Shoolini Logistics (P) Ltd.
09.2007 - 03.2011
Education
Executive Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
Symbiosis
Pune01.2017
B.Tech - Electronics & Comm.
UP tech University
01.2006
10th and 12th -
UP Board
01.2001
Skills
- Scrum and SAFe agile 60
- DevOps and CI/CD practices
- BFSI expertise (cards, retail banking, ledger)
- Kanban and Lean methodologies
- People management
- Agile project management
- API development and testing
- Microservices testing (Swagger)
- Program planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Continuous improvement strategies
- Team coaching and mentoring
- Risk management
- Effective communication skills
- Cloud technologies (AWS, EC2)
- Monitoring tools (Splunk, AppDynamics)
- Java and J2EE programming
- Quality assurance and defect management
- Test management tools (ALM, Jira)
- Confluence documentation and reporting
- Bitbucket and Jenkins integration
- PTS project management tool
- Hybrid mobile application development
- IBM Cast Iron and Mobile First
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- IBM Certified SOA Solution Designer (2007)
- ORACLE certified in JAVA SE 1.6 PROGRAMMER
- IBM Certified Solutions Specialist - Rational Team Concert V4
- IBM Certified Application Developer - IBM Workplace Web Content Management 6
- IBM Certified Solution Developer - Worklight and WebSphere Portal
- Safe 6.0 Agilist
- LPM
- PMP – PMI Certified Project Manager
- IBM Certified Developer for Worklight V6
Projects
- GFT – Regulatory Reporting and Product Processors, Citi Bank, Citi Corp, 11/01/22 – Present, Micro Services, Spring, Angular 8, Jira, Confluence, Splunk, ROD , AppDynamics, Bitbucket, GitHub, CICD – Jenkins, Big Data, AbInitio , Eclipse, IntelliJ, Soap-UI, Swagger, RHEL8, MSSQL, Automation Cucumber.
- Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager / Portfolio Manager NDC – Regulatory Reporting, DB Bank Financial, HCL, 08/01/21 - 11/01/22, Micro Services, Spring, Angular 8, Jira, Confluence, AppDynamics, Bitbucket, GitHub, Oracle, CICD – Jenkins, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Soap-UI, Swagger.
- Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager, Regulatory Reporting, Citi Bank, TCS, 08/01/19 - 08/01/21, Micro Services, Spring, Angular 7, Jira, Confluence, AppDynamics, Splunk, Bitbucket, GitHub, Oracle, CICD – Jenkins, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Soap-UI, Swagger.
- Sr. Scrum Master / Technical Project Manager Smart Data Portal – LOB (Local Issuing Bank), MasterCard, Wipro, 06/01/18 - 08/01/19, Microservices, Spring, Angular 7, CA Rely, Confluence, Bitbucket, GitHub, Oracle, H2 Database, CICD – Jenkins, SonarQube, Eclipse, IntelliJ, SoapUI, Swagger.
- Scrum Master DSA - Direct Selling Application (Mobile / Browser Based), Citi Bank, Wipro, 12/01/15 - 06/01/18, Microservices, Spring, Angular 6, CA Rely, Confluence, Bitbucket, Oracle, BMC Release Tool, Eclipse, SoapUI, Postman.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/14/84
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
AVP – Agile Project Manager
Citi Corp
11.2022 - Current
Senior Lead
HCL
08.2021 - 11.2022
Associate Consultant
TCS
08.2019 - 08.2021
Senior Consultant
Wipro Technologies
02.2014 - 08.2021
Senior Software Engineer
Lexicon networks Pvt.Ltd.
12.2012 - 12.2013
Software Engineer
Infogain
03.2011 - 12.2012
Software Engineer
Maa Shoolini Logistics (P) Ltd.
09.2007 - 03.2011
Executive Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
Symbiosis
B.Tech - Electronics & Comm.
UP tech University
10th and 12th -
UP Board
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