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David Pramod

Scrum Master
Hyderabad

Summary

Mission-focused Scrum Master with extensive experience coaching and mentoring highly skilled teams. Bilingual professional with more than 6+ years of experience delegating tasks and managing projects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Scrum Master

Cigna Corp
hyderabad
10.2016 - Current
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
  • Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.

Program Manager

Rosen Herbs
israel
07.2015 - 08.2016
  • Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
  • Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
  • Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
  • Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.

Plant Manager

Vibha Aggrotech Ltd
hyderabad
08.2013 - 06.2015
  • Managed direction and planning for plant with focus on optimization of daily functions, exceeding customer expectations and achieving KPIs.
  • Created new training program with focus on staff safety, food safety and production quality to achieve reduced labor costs and tighter control points.
  • Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
  • Maintained quality of product with robust inspections and assessment team.

Assistant Manager

YBE Hospitality Services
hyderabad
02.2006 - 08.2013
  • Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
  • Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
  • Mentored team members to enhance professional development and accountability in workplace.
  • Conducted weekly staff meetings to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements and evaluate progress toward goals.

Education

MBA - Financial Services Marketing Operations

IASE University
Rajastan
06.2003 - 05.2005

Skills

Customer interaction

Project Management

Risk identification

Documentation Management

Planning and Coordination

Organization and Time Management

Travelling and Sports

Travelled to Canada and Israel and many other places and playing cricket and badminton

Timeline

Scrum Master

Cigna Corp
10.2016 - Current

Program Manager

Rosen Herbs
07.2015 - 08.2016

Plant Manager

Vibha Aggrotech Ltd
08.2013 - 06.2015

Assistant Manager

YBE Hospitality Services
02.2006 - 08.2013

MBA - Financial Services Marketing Operations

IASE University
06.2003 - 05.2005
David Pramod Scrum Master