DINESH KUMAR B
Chennai
Summary
Delivery Lead with extensive experience at Photon Interactive, recognized for enhancing Agile team performance and achieving cost reductions. Proficient in Program Management and Stakeholder Engagement, utilizing Cloud technologies and Data Analytics to ensure project success. Demonstrated ability to improve delivery velocity through strategic governance and risk management practices.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery Lead
Photon Interactive
2022.03 - 2023.11
- Led global Agile teams; improved delivery velocity and reduced costs
- Enabled sprint governance and SLA-driven reporting
Sr. Project Manager
Photon
2021.02 - 2022.03
- Oversaw 80+ team delivery across multi-phase $10M programs
- Implemented RAID, risk logs, and stakeholder workshops
Project Manager / Scrum Master / QA Manager
Photon
2014.01 - 2021.01
- Managed Sitecore CMS localization for 8 countries
- Implemented Agile best practices for Walgreens & BestBuy
QA Specialist
Software AG
2004.01 - 2013.01
- Led QA initiatives, automated testing, improved release quality
Education
M.S - Data Science
GUVI-IITM-HCL
01.2025
B.E - EEE
University of Madras
Skills
- Program/Project Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- SAFe Delivery
- ITSM
- Incident Management
- Problem Management
- Change Management
- Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Data Analytics
- Python
- SQL
- NLP
- SLA Tracking
- KPI Tracking
Certification
- PSM II (Scrum.org)
- ITIL 4 Foundation (Axelos)
- IRM Level 1 – Enterprise Risk Management
- Master of Science in Data Science (GUVI – IITM & HCL)
Accomplishments
- Directed $10M+ programs across India, US, UK, Germany
- Improved SLA compliance by 98% and sprint velocity by 20%
- Reduced operational costs by 15% through Agile resourcing
- Received 'Best Performer Award – 2023' at Photon
Timeline
Delivery Lead
Photon Interactive
2022.03 - 2023.11
Sr. Project Manager
Photon
2021.02 - 2022.03
Project Manager / Scrum Master / QA Manager
Photon
2014.01 - 2021.01
QA Specialist
Software AG
2004.01 - 2013.01
M.S - Data Science
GUVI-IITM-HCL
B.E - EEE
University of Madras