Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work Availability
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Ketan Rao

Scrum Master, IT Service Manager
Bangalore
Ketan Rao

Summary

Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality outcomes on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Novo Nordisk
Bangalore

Agile Scrum Master
01.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Led Iteration reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Evangelized agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques.
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – PI planning, backlog refinement, daily standup, Iteration reviews, and Iteration retrospectives.
  • Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit scrum team.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
  • Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.

Novo Nordisk
Bangalore

IT Service Manager
07.2017 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Managed network and system performance, conducting troubleshooting, security patching, and maintenance.
  • Oversaw IT department operations and training.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with latest hardware, software and networking technology.
  • Coordinated IT operations activities to deliver smooth flow of daily business needs.
  • Guided organizational technology strategy and roadmaps.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Co-ordination and collaboration of windows client activities like patching, migration, application deployment with our vendors.
  • Accessing and evaluating patches that are released by Microsoft and taking patch decision, this decision would impact to entire organization, hence this is one of most critical tasks that I handle.
  • Maintaining KPI’s and SLA’s as per defined contract .
  • Vendor assessment and taking decisions on their performance.

HPE
Bangalore

IT Analyst
03.2016 - 07.2017

Job overview

  • · The profile includes managing of over 2500+ windows servers.
  • · The clients are managed using distribution tools like SCCM and monitored via SCOM.
  • · The project gives and exposure to change management, problem management and incident management.
  • · I also support GPO deployment, writing simple PowerShell scripts.
  • · Have work exposure on Bit9 and Net backup tools.
  • · The profile involves patch management on end user servers using SCCM.
  • · Configuring, downloading and creating software update groups.
  • · Worked on syncing for WSUS server to over primary SCCM server.
  • · Working closely with Microsoft as we have a premium support.
  • · I am very well aware of application life cycle process like; release management, publishing and deploying the application in pilot and UAT phases.
  • · The profile includes Image testing, and image deployment.

KPIT Technologies
Bangalore

IT Consultant
12.2014 - 03.2016

Job overview

  • Deploying software, and software updated, Patches and handling windows L3 queue.
  • Working on HPCAE infrastructure environment, managing 25 Core servers and 250 Proxy servers
  • Day to day task includes checking server sync, releasing and publishing application, acquiring and publishing MS patches.
  • Testing new software’s and MS patches on Test machines, testing OS images and releasing them to production environment.
  • Handling windows L3 queue for the team, majorly handling multiple user incidents.

ITC Infotech
Bangalore

Associate IT Consultant
07.2013 - 12.2014

Job overview

  • Responsible for level 2 server related issues.
  • Deploying updates with Systems Management Server or System Center Configuration Manager
  • Reporting with Systems Management Center Systems Management Server or SCCM 2007
  • Evaluate alternatives for deploying and supporting applications in a managed environment.
  • Participated in complete system builds, upgrades migration and back up.
  • Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
  • Administered change management related to server upgrades and software installation.
  • Monitoring windows servers using SCOM and SCCM.

Tata Consultancy service
Bangalore

Systems Engineer
02.2012 - 07.2013

Job overview

  • Windows 7 operating system.
  • Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems.
  • Performing backups.
  • Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
  • Installing and configuring new hardware and software.
  • Logging tickets for every alerts.
  • Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords
  • Editing Internet security settings.
  • Configure outlook accounts.
  • Scheduling laptop migrations and operating system migration.
  • Supporting more that 12 client related tools.

Collabera Solutions
Bangalore

Operations Specialist
08.2010 - 02.2012

Job overview

• Create and Modify Domain User Accounts , Groups , Computer objects and Organizational Units by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC Snap-in.
• Performing User Account Administrative Tasks (like creation of user accounts, Resetting Passwords, Unlocking User Accounts, Enabling and Disabling User Accounts, Rename User Accounts and creating user mailboxes.
• Access Provisioning and Technical support for various 80 applications used by client [OTIS (IBM AS400), FileNet, Casper, COLD (IBM), HP Service Manager (HPSM) Cordiant, Capstone, SharePoint, PeopleSoft(HR & Finance)..Etc...].
• Create and maintain user account in different type of Domains such as ProphIT, DMZ, COF, COAF, OSD, TEDS ADMIN...etc.
• Configure access to shared folders and Manage shared folder permissions.
• Manage UNIX, Oracle and Teradata accounts though third party tool called ESS.
• Troubleshooting application access issues and resolving.
• IIS administration for the local site.
• Experience of handling ticketing tools like Archer & Access Central Requests (ACR)
• Responsible for Training New Resource and sharing updates with the Team
• Responsible for the adherence to fulfil the request within the SLA period.
• Troubleshooting of Entrust and VPN issues.
• Managing and troubleshooting ESX 4.0 and ESX 3.5 servers
• Installation of VMWARE tools.
• Generating reports and sending the reports to Management whenever required.
• Coordinating with Network and Storage and Windows team based on the necessity

IBM India
Bangalore

Technical Support Engineer
01.2009 - 08.2010

Job overview

  • Were the help desk use to assign tickets to our queue and we used go ahead and resolve the issue.
  • Issues would be on all Windows Applications, main frame, and Active directory.
  • We used to un-lock the id, reset the password, Delete and add work stations (PC) on the server using AD (Active directory), Check for the relevant member groups for the users on AD.
  • We also carried out all approved software installs for the users remotely.

Education

Government Science College
Bengaluru

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
04.2005 - 08.2008

University Overview

Skills

    Project Management

undefined
Availability
See my work availability
Not Available
Available
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
swipe to browse

Timeline

Agile Scrum Master
Novo Nordisk
01.2021 - Current
IT Service Manager
Novo Nordisk
07.2017 - 01.2021
IT Analyst
HPE
03.2016 - 07.2017
IT Consultant
KPIT Technologies
12.2014 - 03.2016
Associate IT Consultant
ITC Infotech
07.2013 - 12.2014
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy service
02.2012 - 07.2013
Operations Specialist
Collabera Solutions
08.2010 - 02.2012
Technical Support Engineer
IBM India
01.2009 - 08.2010
Government Science College
Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
04.2005 - 08.2008
Ketan RaoScrum Master, IT Service Manager