Avinash Kishan
Gurgaon
Summary
Project Coordinator and Scrum Master with over 13 years of experience leading teams in complex projects, currently managing Mastercard Payment Gateway Systems at EPAM. Expertise in overseeing payment gateway initiatives and facilitating scrum ceremonies, driving successful merchant onboarding. Proven track record in aligning business goals with technology solutions, enhancing processes for competitive advantage. Certified SAFe 6 Agilist with strong skills in managing both agile and waterfall projects across multiple vendors.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Coordinator
EPAM Systems: Client - Mastercard
01.2025 - Current
- Oversee team planning, tracking, and management to achieve project objectives.
- Coached team using Scrum framework and facilitated all related ceremonies.
- Identified and removed impediments to enhance team progress.
- Established and maintained Rally/JIRA and Confluence pages; conducted training sessions for team members.
- Managed project staffing by selecting candidates aligned with business needs.
- Understood project objectives, established roadmaps, and organized team activities.
- Monitored progress to ensure scope delivery while mitigating risks and issues.
- Collaborated with team members to develop effective strategies for risk avoidance.
ScrumMaster
EPAM Systems: Client - LSEG
08.2021 - 01.2025
- Coached team in adopting Scrum framework and executing related ceremonies.
- Identified and removed impediments to enhance team progress.
- Established and maintained Rally/JIRA and Confluence pages; conducted training sessions.
- Managed project staffing by selecting candidates aligned with business needs.
- Served as Scrum Master for LSEG client, developing Curation Enterprise applications.
- Transformed existing Dante production data into next-generation format for UID reliance.
- Implemented new source management application to reduce redundancy in records.
- Applied validations on curation records to ensure data integrity per business rules.
Assistant Manager
StateStreet
11.2017 - 04.2022
- Drove team performance by implementing Scrum framework and facilitating related ceremonies.
- Managed UI development, web service integration, and exception handling to enhance functionality.
- Conducted code reviews and mentored peers on IBM BPM concepts and reusable assets.
- Led customer demonstrations and knowledge transfer sessions for team members.
- Directed migration from IBM BPM 8.5 to IBM BAW 20.0, transitioning data/tools to Manta and Collibra.
- Oversaw migration from legacy systems to modern tools, ensuring seamless integration.
- Developed workflow application utilizing IBM BAW within DQM for asset management in IGC.
- Migrated product from IBM BAW and IBM IGC to Manta and Collibra for improved data governance.
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro
01.2016 - 11.2017
- Developed UI and Coach Views for streamlined user interactions.
- Implemented exception handling and integrated web services for enhanced functionality.
- Conducted code and design reviews using Neches Tool – BP3 to ensure optimal solutions.
- Mentored peers on advanced IBM BPM concepts, component test cases, and reusable artifacts.
- Integrated ODM with IBM BPM to improve process efficiency.
- Participated in product demo sessions with clients to showcase features.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions for team members to enhance skill sets.
Consultant
HCL Technology
07.2014 - 01.2016
- Implemented end-to-end process for checklist application to enhance efficiency.
- Developed reusable services within toolkit for multiple process applications across projects.
- Established checklist auto-scheduling and exception handling mechanisms.
- Conducted code and design reviews to ensure optimized solutions were implemented.
- Mentored peers on advanced IBM BPM concepts, component test cases, and reusable artifacts.
- Participated in product demo sessions with clients to showcase application functionality.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions for team members to enhance understanding of processes.
- Created standardized configurable checklist solution to eliminate manual processes and ensure archival compliance.
Software Engineer
LnT Infotech
04.2012 - 07.2014
- GUI development using Dojo, formulation of LCV Validation and implemented exception handling.
- Conducted Code and Design review to ensure the most optimized solution is in place.
- Mentor peers on advanced IBM BPM concepts, component test cases and reusable artifacts.
- Migrated from IBM Lombardi 7.2 to IBM BPM 7.5.
- Participated in playback (product demo) sessions with customer.
- Conducted KT sessions for Team Members.
- Future Generali (FG), an insurance company in India decided to replace its existing system in order to keep up with the changing market needs by adopting BPM. The whole process was re-engineered, services were automated wherever possible and proper monitoring was placed by employing SLAs. Due to which once took 28 days to launch a new policy scheme, and after adopting BPM, a policy launch is now made possible in less than 5 days.
- Technology Involved: IBM BPM 7.5, IBM WESB 7.5
Education
B.E - Information Science and Engineering
Sri Venkateshwara college of Engineering
Bangalore01.2011
HSC -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
Bangalore01.2007
SSC -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
Bangalore01.2005
Skills
- Project management and staffing
- Agile project management
- Team collaboration strategies
- Risk assessment techniques
- Banking & insurance services
- Payment processing solutions
- IBM BPM and IBM BAW
- Whatfix - Digital Adoption Framework
- Cloud services with AWS
- Continuous integration with Jenkins
- Visual documentation using MS Visio
- Web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Database management (MS SQL Server, DB2, Oracle)
- Core Java programming
Certification
- Certified SAFe 6 Agilist
- Certified Scrum master
- IBM BPM V8.0 Developer
- IBM Websphere Lombardi Edition V7.2 BPM Developer
- Whatfix – Digital Adoption Platform
Languages
Hindi
Advanced
C1
English
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Project Coordinator
EPAM Systems: Client - Mastercard
01.2025 - Current
ScrumMaster
EPAM Systems: Client - LSEG
08.2021 - 01.2025
Assistant Manager
StateStreet
11.2017 - 04.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro
01.2016 - 11.2017
Consultant
HCL Technology
07.2014 - 01.2016
Software Engineer
LnT Infotech
04.2012 - 07.2014
B.E - Information Science and Engineering
Sri Venkateshwara college of Engineering
HSC -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal
SSC -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hebbal