GANESH KUMAR R

Growth Path

Consultant (July 2024 – Present)

Senior Associate Consultant (Jan 2023 – June 2024)

Associate Consultant (June 2021 – Dec 2022)

Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer, USA.

• Held dual roles as a Senior Business Analyst and Scrum Master for a leading semiconductor manufacturer in the world.
• Facilitated Collaborative Workshops with key Business Stakeholders in Requirements Elicitation and Gathering, ensuring alignment between Business Needs and Technical Solutions.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into tangible deliverables in the form of epics/stories in JIRA.
• Collaborated with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the Product Backlog, adhering to iteration goals and business needs.
• Created a detailed Functional Specification Document that effectively guided the Development Team in understanding system requirements and functionalities.
• Contributed to Sprint Releases and various SDLC activities for Functional Testing, Integration, Implementation, and Deployment in order to ensure adherence to Timelines and Quality standards.
• Conducted Workshops and led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions to gather Feedback, and refine Functionalities, thus ensuring Stakeholder satisfaction with the Implemented solutions
• Mapped existing processes (AS IS) and performed GAP analysis and identified 8 Critical Gaps through Stakeholder Engagement and Workshops
• Proficient in applying Scrum Methodology to Software Development projects, along with managing tasks through JIRA and Service Now.
• Served as Scrum Master responsible for Capacity, Sprint, and Iteration Planning at VFL Suite of Applications
• Successfully facilitated Scrum Framework by leading Daily Stand-up meetings, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective sessions to enhance communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams.

Unit Initiatives, CMTDCG.

• Contributed to the growth of Infosys' Semiconductor Practice by spearheading projects related to Semiconductor Lab Management Capabilities and Supply Chain Digital Transformation.
• Acting as the Recruitment SPOC for handling End to End Staffing, Demand Management, and Recruitment activities for my Unit in Infosys (CMTDCG)
• Contributed to Business Development Efforts by working on multiple new RFPs with the Infosys Leadership Team.
• Worked on Revenue Management Process for CMTDCG by performing an analysis of the budget estimate and actuals received before presenting it to the unit head.

Growth Path

Application Development Analyst (Oct 2018 – May 2019)

Application Development Associate (Dec 2016 – Sept 2018)

Leading Networking and Digital Communications Manufacturer, USA.

• Developed front-end data visualization tools for their network manager using JS, D3, and HTML, and worked with the client to meet their requirements from the client location in Bangalore.

Leading Telecommunications Company, Australia.

• Provided application support and code changes for all porting in/porting out for a leading mobile operator in Australia.
• Developed Java Front-End Programs and performed SQL operations for data extraction from DB servers, resulting in 3 Client Appreciations
• Created 4 automation scripts for resolving L2 tickets, which are all time-bound tasks, and application health checks using Shell Script.
• This optimized the L2 Ticket Resolving by 2 hours every day and Application Health Check by 30 minutes.
• Automation Scripts reduced manpower by 3 resources, which helped Accenture with a cost reduction of 15 Lakhs/annum and time for repetitive manual tasks of around 1 hour and 15 mins.
• Worked on multiple RCA Reports and SOPs for POPI, BUOS, LWM, and ULL Gateway Applications of the Client.
• Learned UiPath and conducted a workshop on Automation using UiPath to the fellow 11 team members for automation of tasks related to application support in the project.