KARTHIK R

• Facilitating Scrum framework adoption for 2 cross-functional Agile squads delivering fintech applications in 2-week sprint cycles.
• Conducting Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement across 2-week sprint cycles.
• Improved sprint velocity by 20–25% within 6 months by strengthening story point estimation and capacity planning.
• Increased sprint predictability from 65% to 88% by introducing structured dependency tracking and risk management practices.
• Reduced spillover stories by 30% through improved Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) alignment.
• Enhanced backlog readiness by 35%, ensuring user stories had clear acceptance criteria before sprint commitment.
• Designed and implemented Agile dashboards in JIRA, improving stakeholder visibility and reporting efficiency by 40%.
• Reduced impediment resolution time by 45% through proactive tracking and daily follow-ups.
• Lowered production defect leakage by 25–30% by promoting shift-left testing and stronger Dev-QA collaboration.
• Accelerated release cycle time by 18–22% by optimizing workflow and encouraging DevOps CI/CD alignment.
• Improved team engagement and participation in retrospectives by 50%, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Mentored team members on Scrum principles, enabling transition from task-based execution to outcome-driven delivery.
• Strengthened stakeholder management through bi-weekly release updates and KPI tracking (velocity, burn-down, cycle time).

Key Business Impact:

• 25% increase in team productivity
• 20% reduction in time-to-market
• 30% decrease in post-production defects
• 88% sprint goal achievement consistency

• Defined QA strategy, acceptance criteria, and test benchmarks.
• Led test planning, execution, and defect management lifecycle.
• Implemented automation practices to improve efficiency.
• Reduced production defects through structured regression cycles.
• Coordinated onshore-offshore teams and improved release quality.

• Led QA teams across multiple projects, ensuring high-quality releases.
• Designed comprehensive test strategies and release plans.
• Reduced defect leakage through root cause analysis and preventive frameworks.
• Automated repetitive test scenarios to improve test cycle efficiency.
• Reported milestones, risks, and quality metrics to senior stakeholders.
• Mentored junior testers and conducted internal knowledge sessions.
• Actively contributed to Agile adoption and sprint-based release cycles.

Key Achievement: Consistently delivered high-quality releases with minimal post-production defects.

• Performed functional, regression, and end to end testing.
• Collaborated with developers to resolve defects efficiently.
• Improved test case effectiveness, reducing post-release customer complaints.
• Developed and maintained test documentation and defect repositories.

• Managed cross-functional testing teams.
• Designed robust test plans and schedules.
• Improved release quality through structured QA processes.
• Strengthened stakeholder communication across offshore teams.

• Performed functional, regression, and root cause testing.
• Collaborated with developers to resolve defects efficiently.
• Improved test case effectiveness, reducing post-release customer complaints.
• Developed and maintained test documentation and defect repositories.

• Performed functional, regression testing.
• Collaborated with developers to resolve defects efficiently.
• Improved test case effectiveness.
• Developed and maintained test documentation and defect repositories.

• B.E in Information Science
• Passed in first class - 61%