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
undefinedTravelling 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
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