Dinesh Anandan

I currently serving as a Product Owner at Nokia, where I drive the development and success of software products. I am responsible for defining and prioritizing product requirements, maintaining the product backlog, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. Additionally, I actively participate in agile ceremonies to foster continuous improvement and adaptive evolution.

• Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
• Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining the product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
• Proactively identified risks associated with project timelines or deliverables, implementing mitigation strategies when necessary.
• Owned and prioritized product backlog.
• Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders by maintaining open lines of communication and addressing concerns promptly.

Previously held the role of CI Guardian at Nokia, where I played a critical role in ensuring continuous integration and delivery process, maintaining the quality of deliverables, and facilitating seamless collaboration among cross-functional teams. I actively contributed to the improvement of development practices and processes, ensuring the successful execution of CI/CD pipelines.

• Developed a CI/CD pipeline that reduced time-to-deployment from 2days to 8 hours.
• Implemented a CI/CD pipeline to streamline the process of testing and releasing software.

Served as Scrum Master at Nokia, where I played a pivotal role in coaching and guiding the testing team in agile principles and practices.

• Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.

• Trained junior testers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
• Defined and tracked test results, defect counts and performance discrepancies.
• Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
• Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
• Completed regression tests of new software builds to assess performance and success of bug fixes.

• Mentored new hires, resulting in stronger staff development and increased productivity.
• Coached employees on best practices, providing constructive feedback to support their professional growth.
• Streamlined processes for creating, updating, and distributing training materials, resulting in significant time savings for staff members involved in these tasks.
• Led cross-functional team to update training curricula, keeping pace with industry changes.
• Evaluated the effectiveness of training initiatives by tracking participant progress and gathering feedback for continuous improvement.
• Enhanced trainee engagement through interactive workshops and hands-on activities.
• Collaborated with subject matter experts to create accurate training content.

• Learned new materials, processes, and programs quickly.
• Supported departmental tasks to increase understanding of industry processes.
• Assisted in assembling project documentation for project manager, confirming inclusion of data and preliminary information.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.