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DEEPAK KALRO

DEEPAK KALRO

Coimbatore

Summary

A Certified Scrum Master having about 14+ years of experience in IT Industry and 6+ years’ experience in Agile leadership roles like Senior Scrum Master/Manager with strong technical background. An experienced leader-served towards devising and implementing strategic teamwork solutions that foster communication and collaboration across geographically distributed cross- functional teams. Accomplished -introducing and facilitating the adoption of Scrum principles, removing impediments, and promoting self- organization Experience in various domains like BFSI, HealthCare and Insurance. Worked for various clients like GE, Liberty Mutual, RBS, Wellmark. Experience in Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.

Seeking a role as a Scrum Master to combine my technical expertise in software development with my passion for Agile to guide cross- functional teams in delivering cutting-edge solutions. Committed to cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and customer- centricity within the organization. Have also contributed to Corporate Social Responsibility events, which promotes making positive contribution to the organization and mutually learning from the organization- CSR related Voluntary Activities.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager (Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
05.2019 - Current
  • Defined product vision, strategy and successful project launches.
  • Coached multiple teams in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
  • Coached agile teams by assessing current Agility maturity, supported them in continuous improvement
  • Possess expertise in gap analysis, system analysis, and stakeholder management and served as Liaison between the various stakeholders in the business
  • Possess strong Leadership coaching skills & Coach RTEs, scrum masters, product owners on agile principles, PI planning, and agile ways of working
  • Led workshops on Agile Principles and Methodology.
  • Mentored junior members of the team on the agile methodology
  • Assisted teams in identifying blockers or impediments that were preventing them from achieving their goals.
  • Supported teams in resolving conflicts or disputes that arose during sprints or planning meetings
  • Monitored Team performance metrics such as velocity, throughput, cycle time.
  • Advised teams on how to optimize their workflow using techniques like pair programming, continuous integration, and test-driven development
  • Developed training materials to educate stakeholders about agile processes
  • Communicated sprint objectives clearly to ensure everyone was aligned with the goals.
  • Encouraged collaboration between developers and other stakeholders by facilitating open communication channels.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to define user stories and prioritize backlogs
  • Created strategies for transitioning from traditional project management approaches to agile practices.
  • Client: Wellmark

Senior Developer and Acting ScrumMaster for RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
02.2017 - 04.2019
  • Participated in Weekly meetings with team and provided status daily.
  • Maintained strong knowledge by participating in workshops, conferences, and online education classes
  • Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence to track project progress and milestones
  • Implemented Scrum and SAFe practices in software development to increase the value flow.
  • Assisted with release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects
  • Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection
  • Tracked metrics related to sprint performance and identified areas of improvement for future sprints
  • Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs
  • Worked closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases

Senior software Engineer and Onsite Support

Xchanging Solutions (Now Acquired by DXC)
11.2014 - 01.2017
  • Participated Worked on RTC Tickets involving enhancements ,User issues
  • Worked as Onsite Coordinator at Dover, NH ,USA
  • Provided support for the user issues and application issues in Informatica.
  • Client: Liberty Mutual

Software Engineer

IGATE-PATNI (Now Acquired by Capgemini)
05.2010 - 10.2014
  • Worked on different phases of SDLC.
  • Developed Unix Shell Scripts to transfer files to Agencies.
  • Worked on PL-SQL Procedures.
  • Recipient of PAT on the Back and Dream Team Awards for smooth project deliverables on time, for positive feedback from client and for Team Contribution
  • Client: GE
  • Training: Pune, India (Feb-April 2010)

Education

MBA - Correspondence (SM & CM)

Annamalai University
01.2019

BTech - Polymer Engineering

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
01.2009

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Liseux Matriculation Higher Sec School
01.2009

Skills

  • Project Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • SAFE
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Release Management
  • Scrum Framework Expertise
  • Agile Coaching
  • Agile Metrics Tracking
  • Kanban
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Customer Relations Management
  • Estimation Techniques (Planning poker, T-shirt sizing)
  • Prioritization Techs (MOSCOW, WSJF)
  • Handled Remote Teams
  • Informatica (PowerCenter and IICS)
  • Database (Oracle/Redshift)
  • Unix Scripting
  • PLSQL/SQL
  • Core Java
  • C, C
  • Tools (Autosys, ESP BladeLogic)
  • Python
  • PERL
  • Server Installations (Glassfish)
  • JIRA, CONFLUENCE
  • AZURE DEVOPS
  • Good oral, written & presentation skills
  • Lead teams in an organized way
  • Love to help people and collaborate
  • Action-oriented, result-focused
  • Practices Rajyog Calm Composed

Accomplishments

  • Created and lead the Agile newsletter initiative as a pro-active initiative
  • Participated in Various Agile Meetups
  • Awarded Rising ScrumMaster Award (for ensuring the MVP releases are on time)

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (id: 1773389) from Scrum Alliance.
  • Scaled Agile Safe Practitioner.
  • Secured B Grade in Secured Business English Certified Exam conducted by British Council.

Languages:

English, Hindi, Sindhi, Tamil, French.

Timeline

Manager (Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
05.2019 - Current

Senior Developer and Acting ScrumMaster for RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
02.2017 - 04.2019

Senior software Engineer and Onsite Support

Xchanging Solutions (Now Acquired by DXC)
11.2014 - 01.2017

Software Engineer

IGATE-PATNI (Now Acquired by Capgemini)
05.2010 - 10.2014

BTech - Polymer Engineering

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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Liseux Matriculation Higher Sec School

MBA - Correspondence (SM & CM)

Annamalai University

RECOGNIZITIONS:

Recipient of Rising Star ScrumMaster and Dream Team Awards for smooth project deliverables on time, for positive feedback from client., Appreciated for CSR Activities like Teacher Online Virtual Trainings, Area Mappings, Evaluator, Mentoring College Students, Translation.

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