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Milind Prakash Karhe

Milind Prakash Karhe

Pune

Summary

  • Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
  • Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget.
  • Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
  • A servant leader for scrum teams with 7 years of Scrum Master experience, ensuring the effective use and practice of Agile Framework

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SCRUM MASTER & PERFORMANCE TEST LEAD

GLOBANT
Pune
03.2020 - Current
  • Executed servant leadership & led multiple projects using Agile/Scrum methodology, resulting in improved team efficiency
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.

TEST LEAD/SCRUM MASTER

Synechron
Pune
08.2018 - 03.2020
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Established and maintained quality control standards.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.

QA ENGINEER/SCRUM MASTER

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS
Pune
10.2016 - 06.2018
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint.
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
  • Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit scrum team.

SQA ENGINEER

SYMANTEC
Pune
02.2014 - 10.2016
  • Developed and executed QA test cases, scripts and procedures for automated software maintenance.
  • Resolved technical issues and forecasted troubleshooting complications during software trials.
  • Designed, executed and maintained automated test scripts for in-project deployment.
  • Collaborated with QA analysts to establish, meet and maintain quality assurance thresholds based on best-practice tools.

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

TIETO
Pune
02.2011 - 01.2014
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
  • Built repository of historical performance data for use in plotting trends.

Education

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Pune University
06.2010

Skills

  • Scrum Facilitation
  • Project Management
  • Risk Identification
  • Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Test Driven Development
  • Customer interaction
  • Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Servant Leadership
  • Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
  • JIRA, VersionOne
  • Confluence
  • MS-Office, MS-Azure
  • JMeter, LoadRunner, HPQC, Google Cloud, MS-SQL server

LinkedIN

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milind-karhe-74007a13

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master 1 awarded by Scrum.org
  • Certified Scrum Master awarded by Scrum Alliance
  • ISTQB Certified

Timeline

SCRUM MASTER & PERFORMANCE TEST LEAD

GLOBANT
03.2020 - Current

TEST LEAD/SCRUM MASTER

Synechron
08.2018 - 03.2020

QA ENGINEER/SCRUM MASTER

NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS
10.2016 - 06.2018

SQA ENGINEER

SYMANTEC
02.2014 - 10.2016

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

TIETO
02.2011 - 01.2014

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Pune University
Milind Prakash Karhe