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Certification
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GORAKNATH  SHETTY

GORAKNATH SHETTY

MANGALORE

Summary

  • 20+ years of experience in the IT industry, including challenging roles in GIS testing, consulting, Team Leader, Scrum master, and Project Management.
  • Worked with Cognizant, CoreLogic, National Bureau of Soil Survey and & Land Use planning (NBSS&LUP), ISRO Projects, Data collection InfoTech and First Indian Corporation .
  • Software development: Managed a software development team using Agile methodology and demonstrated a strong understanding of change management principles.
  • Proficient in working with tools such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD Map, MapInfo, QGIS, ERDAS, JIRA, and Pivotal Tracker.
  • GIS Projects: Parcel Mapping, Flood Mapping, Soil Mapping, Change detection, Road Networking, Municipal Annexation, Shore line changes. & change detection. Possess extensive knowledge of the GIS project life cycle

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

Atlantic Data Atlantic Data Bureau Services
Mangalore
01.2021 - Current

Project Details

E-Bulk Disclosures software solution: The e-Bulk Disclosures software solution is a 100% online disclosure management solution that integrates with the DBS e-Bulk Interface .

Digital ID: Digital identity is a digital representation of a person acting as an individual or as a representative of an organization. It enables them to prove who they are during interactions and transactions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Define, improve and manage PMO & Scrum Process processes.
  • Work with stakeholders within the business to define and communicate project goals, scope, schedule and milestones.
  • Identifying and mitigating risks and issues, and communicating them to the management and internal stakeholders.
  • Discuss and follow up with development team to finalise a delivery schedule, once requirements are finalised.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and that they meet business requirements.
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
  • Suggest and implement best practices in project management.
  • Approve users’ access and role within the Project management system.
  • Review the PMO’s process documentation and approve minor .amendments.
  • PMO team staffing decisions – screening and shortlisting potential candidates.

Technical Consultant

FREE LANCE
UDUPI
07.2020 - 01.2021

Free Lance

Worked on various freelance projects under Vijnan Foundation, including GIS Mapping and property survey.

  • Cadastral Survey.
  • Development of GIS based model to generate risk maps to identify Dengue risk in the study areas.
  • Beat, Pin code and Division mapping of Post office.
  • Development of Geospatial database of Udupi District of Karnataka State.
  • Drone Survey & GPS Survey.

SENIOR BUISNESS ANALYST

COGNIZANT
PUNE
12.2019 - 05.2020
  • Understand the overall product roadmap as articulated by senior story author/product owner and work closely with the Dev team to translate roadmap into team specific release plan.
  • Understand existing and new functionality / system and seek clarifications with the senior story author/Product Owner.
  • Perform gap-analysis for new functionality/features Updated Requirement and Gap Analysis Document.
  • Conduct review session with senior story author/PO for the drafted stories to ensure requirements are detailed.

Scrum Master

COGNIZANT
MANGALORE
12.2015 - 12.2019
  • Managing and Driving the Agile Process using agile methodology with the scrum framework.
  • Facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospective.
  • Facilitated Release reviews & retrospectives.
  • Facilitated weekly meeting with the Product owner.
  • Worked with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner & 16 dependent teams to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery.
  • Successfully transitioned the team from Kanban to Scrum
  • Tracked & managed Sprint backlogs & team velocity.
  • Supported UAT/Production deployment activities by coordinating with dependent teams, system engineering & Build team, Change Board approvals, Raising blackout.
  • Estimation, Sprint planning.
  • Co-Ordinated BSM and site scope server alerts.
  • Co-Ordinated between dependent teams for sign off’ s and approvals required for CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings.

GIS TEST LEAD

COGNIZANT
BANGALORE
12.2006 - 12.2015
  • Parcel Mapping, Municipal Annexation, BRUSH FIRE, Flood Mapping, Boundary Layer Alignment.
  • The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) - Township & Range.
  • Georeferencing, digitisation, Map projections & Transformations
    Use a range of GIS applications to capture the location data.
  • Loading/transforming GIS data between different system.
  • Monitor adherence to standards and procedures.
  • Identify and manage risks at the project level.
  • Define and implement technical related standards.
  • Specification and guidelines documentation.
  • QC / QA planning, implementation, coordinating the project within the enterprises.
  • Sending technical queries to Client.

TEAM LEAD

DATA COLLECTION INFOTECH (INDIA) PVT LTD
BANGALORE
02.2005 - 12.2006
  • Requirement Analysis
  • Lead the Road networking team. Project planning, implementation, coordinating the project within the enterprises.
  • Monitoring team’s performance, responsible for communication with the client including status reporting, Quality checking and project delivery.
  • Prepared Road network for CVI/DVI survey, Omni survey and SCANNER Survey. Performed Routing for CVI/DVI survey, Omni survey.
  • Processed CVI and DVI Survey Data.
  • Prepared BVPI Reports using UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS).

GIS ENGINEER

NATIONAL BUREAU OF SOIL SURVEY & LAND USE PLANNING
BANGALORE
08.2004 - 02.2005
  • Soil Map Creation.
  • Requirement Analysis.
  • Project planning, implementation, coordinating the project within the enterprises.
  • Specification and guidelines documentation.

GIS CONSUTANT

MANGALORE UNIVERSITY
MANGALORE
07.2001 - 07.2004
  • Developed various thematic maps and supervised various overlay analysis

GIS Engineer

INFO DESK MANIPAL PVT. LTD
BANGALORE
04.2001 - 06.2001
  • .Georeferencing, Digitization, Topology & Database creation

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering

MANGALORE UNIVERSITY, MANGALORE
04-2000

Skills

  • Agile - SCRUM
  • Project Management
  • GIS ,Remote Sensing & Cadastral Survey

Affiliations

Member of “The Institute of Engineers” (India) – M-164397-5

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM from Scrum Alliance – Certified on 18 Mar 2016- 000510602)

Timeline

Project Manager - Atlantic Data Atlantic Data Bureau Services
01.2021 - Current
Technical Consultant - FREE LANCE
07.2020 - 01.2021
SENIOR BUISNESS ANALYST - COGNIZANT
12.2019 - 05.2020

Certified Scrum Master (CSM from Scrum Alliance – Certified on 18 Mar 2016- 000510602)

03-2018
Scrum Master - COGNIZANT
12.2015 - 12.2019
GIS TEST LEAD - COGNIZANT
12.2006 - 12.2015
TEAM LEAD - DATA COLLECTION INFOTECH (INDIA) PVT LTD
02.2005 - 12.2006
GIS ENGINEER - NATIONAL BUREAU OF SOIL SURVEY & LAND USE PLANNING
08.2004 - 02.2005
GIS CONSUTANT - MANGALORE UNIVERSITY
07.2001 - 07.2004
GIS Engineer - INFO DESK MANIPAL PVT. LTD
04.2001 - 06.2001
MANGALORE UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering
GORAKNATH SHETTY