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Mayur Ruparel

Principal Consultant
Pune

Summary

Dynamic Program and Release Management Leader with over 18 years of experience in IT, specializing in enterprise-scale program governance and release management in both cloud (Azure) and on-premise environments. Demonstrated expertise in planning, coordinating, and executing complex releases while minimizing risk and maximizing stability. Proficient in Agile, SAFe, and DevOps methodologies, ensuring the integration of best practices for scalable delivery. Skilled in managing stakeholder relationships and aligning release priorities with business objectives, supported by a strong foundation in software engineering and cloud technologies to drive efficiency and foster cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications

Work History

Principal Consultant

Wipro Ltd.
08.2021 - Current
  • Leading release management for a flagship digital transformation program, ensuring timely, risk-mitigated delivery of web and mobile applications.
  • Facilitating collaboration with clients and product teams to define delivery roadmaps, prioritize releases, and align technology initiatives with business objectives.
  • Driving Agile, DevOps, and SAFe implementation to enhance delivery cycles, embed best practices, and develop high-performing, cross-functional teams.
  • Orchestrating and managing release management frameworks, including release calendars, change control processes, and deployment readiness checkpoints across varied initiatives.
  • Coordinating end-to-end release workflows among Development, QA, CI/CD, and Operations, decreasing risks, and promoting zero-downtime, high-quality deployments.
  • Enhancing release reporting and metrics to provide leadership with real-time visibility into progress, risks, and release quality, ensuring data-driven decision-making.

Principal Engineer / Technical Manager

Harman Connected Services
05.2018 - 08.2021
  • Led Agile delivery and program management for four cross-functional teams, driving product development and application maintenance for a prestigious U.S.-based automotive client.
  • Collaborated with Engineering and Product teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives, contributing to product roadmap planning, release management, and seamless delivery.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies for multiple teams while promoting Agile practices.
  • Spearheaded cross-team collaboration to manage dependencies, remove impediments, and ensure smooth project execution.
  • Conducted engineering and technology assessments to evaluate project feasibility, resource requirements, and customer demand.
  • Optimized project planning by estimating resource needs, facilitating cross-team coordination, and evaluating potential output to enhance project profitability.
  • Analyzed and recommended optimal design solutions to clients, clearly articulating benefits and business impact.
  • Provided technical leadership and support to optimize project initiatives, and maximize value-added operations.
  • Collaborated with multiple departments to define engineering strategies and specifications, ensuring effective execution.
  • Managed and maintained DevOps pipelines for Docker-based applications, improving deployment efficiency and system reliability.

Module Lead / Agile Scrum Master

Avaya India Pvt Ltd.
05.2013 - 03.2018
  • Served as an Agile Scrum Master, facilitating key Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, and Scrum of Scrums.
  • Led a development team as a Development Lead, actively contributing to planning, design, development, and coding, while ensuring alignment with project timelines.
  • Conducted in-depth system analysis and design, preparing high-level and low-level design documents (HDD, LLD, SRAD), and developing proofs of concept (POCs) to validate technical solutions.
  • Managed release activities for applications, ensuring smooth deployments, and minimizing disruptions.

St. Software Engineer

Symantec Inc.
07.2010 - 05.2013
  • Progressed from Software Engineer to a senior role, making significant contributions to the Risk and Threat Management group.
  • Led feature research and development for the product, leveraging Microsoft and iOS technologies to enhance functionality and user experience.
  • Played a key role in one of the initial projects established by the newly formed India team, actively gathering domain knowledge from onsite teams to ensure seamless execution.

System Software Engineer

Emerson ECE
05.2008 - 07.2010
  • Conducted detailed system analysis and design, preparing high-level and low-level design documents (HDD, LLD, SRAD) and developing proofs of concept (POCs).
  • Architected and designed applications for small-scale web and Windows platforms, ensuring scalability and performance.
  • Utilized C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, JavaScript, SSIS, and SSRS services to develop robust, efficient solutions.

Web Developer

Riva logic Technologies
03.2007 - 05.2008
  • Developed the Riva CMS product and features for the RIVA suite of CMS products using C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, and web services.
  • Designed and built websites, portals, and large-scale web applications for multiple clients, ensuring functionality and user engagement.
  • Led the design, content writing, and production of web pages to meet project requirements, and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Translated concepts into user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to create intuitive site interactions and user experiences.
  • Defined and executed the design process at all stages, including research, conceptualization, testing, and implementation.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - E&TC

Amravati University
Amravati, Maharashtra
09.2005

Higher Secondary Certificate - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
01.2001

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

Maharashtra State Board
01.1999

Skills

  • Release Management & Program Coordination
  • Project & Change Management
  • Stakeholder, Vendor & Client Management
  • Risk Management & Project Governance
  • Agile Methodologies & Process Improvement
  • Agile Coaching & Best Practices Implementation
  • Azure Boards, JIRA, Rally, ServiceNow
  • Azure DevOps,Harness, Jenkins, Terraform, Git, GitHub, SVN, Perforce
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • C#, NET, ASPNET MVC, WCF, Web API, Python, Objective C, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, XML
  • Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, MS SQLite
  • Splunk, IIS, WTX, Design Patterns, Automation & CI
  • Visual Studio, Xcode

Certification

Certified SAFe Agilist, Scaled Agile Inc., 08/23

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Principal Consultant

Wipro Ltd.
08.2021 - Current

Principal Engineer / Technical Manager

Harman Connected Services
05.2018 - 08.2021

Module Lead / Agile Scrum Master

Avaya India Pvt Ltd.
05.2013 - 03.2018

St. Software Engineer

Symantec Inc.
07.2010 - 05.2013

System Software Engineer

Emerson ECE
05.2008 - 07.2010

Web Developer

Riva logic Technologies
03.2007 - 05.2008

Higher Secondary Certificate - undefined

Maharashtra State Board

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

Maharashtra State Board

Bachelor of Engineering - E&TC

Amravati University

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