Manjunath Gowda
Scrum Master And Release Manager
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with 6 years of experience and proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Scrum Master and Release Manager
CitiusTech
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Created presentations and infographic for platform release enhancement communications.
- Coordinated scheduled releases and updates.
- Planned and orchestrated end-to-end processes from Requirement to Release.
- Handled change management for production releases, orchestrating frameworks according to customer goals and prescribed timeframes.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
Lead Test Analyst - Scrum Master
NEC Software Solutions
01.2016 - 08.2022
- Created and achieved product quality
objectives and met product specifications. - Supported company in maintaining work
environment focused on quality, communication,
collaboration, integration, and teamwork. - Fixed identified issues to increase productivity
and boost workflows. - Communicated project updates to stakeholders
at all levels. - Examined events in application log management
and monitoring tool to identify root causes for
failures. - Reported progress, test metrics and results to
project stakeholders. - Provided each staff member with exemplary training to help improve departmental efficiency and boost understanding of respective job duties.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning,
backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews,
and sprint retrospectives. - Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture
and business value. - Generated reports for IT project progress and
performance. - Created and implemented contingency plans to
address potential risks.
Senior Software Test Engineer
eClerx Services Ltd
09.2012 - 11.2016
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality
and identified additional areas to review.
Documented current production methods to
identify points of limitation to target for
quantification through testing procedures.
Provided each staff member with exemplary
training to help improve departmental efficiency
and boost understanding of respective job
duties.
Evaluated data sets from multiple test
implementations to determine and account for
standard variance in test results.
Fixed identified issues to improve workflows.
Education
B.E in Computer -
Pillai's Institute of Information Technology, Mumbai University
MumbaiHigher Secondary School Certificate -
CKT
MumbaiSecondary School Certificate - undefined
K.A.B high school
Skills
Project Management
Resource Allocation
Meeting Participation
Change Management
Conflict Resolution
Risk Management
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Personal Information
- Hobbies: Swimming, Table Tennis, Cooking, Traveling
- Date of Birth: 04/29/88
- Gender: Male
Timeline
Senior Scrum Master and Release Manager
CitiusTech
08.2022 - Current
Certified Scrum Master
03-2022
Lead Test Analyst - Scrum Master
NEC Software Solutions
01.2016 - 08.2022
Senior Software Test Engineer
eClerx Services Ltd
09.2012 - 11.2016
B.E in Computer -
Pillai's Institute of Information Technology, Mumbai University
Higher Secondary School Certificate -
CKT
Secondary School Certificate - undefined
K.A.B high school