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Shari Arun

Shari Arun

Project Manager, Scrum Master

Summary

Focused and goal-oriented professional offering over 16 years including onsite experience in Japan in managing various mid to large sized projects across multiple geographical locations and for leading automotive European and Asian OEMs, Tier1s.


  • Hands on experience in managing Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment HMI systems .
  • Gained international exposure of over 3.5 years; worked on site in Japan as PoC to customer. Experience in requirement management, customer engagement and business retention.
  • Decisive project manager with expertise in project planning & scope management, activity sequencing, resource management & optimization, budgeting effort & cost estimation, risk analysis, defect management.
  • Working experience as scrum master adhering to agile processes for project execution and standardizing scrum practices among teams.
  • Worked on onshore-offshore delivery models , directing the implementation & delivery of large-scale projects.
  • Experience in coordinating HMI feature development of Navigation, Media, Phone, HVAC, Connectivity and VF.
  • Track record of managing software development processes and quality systems based on CMMI Maturity Level 5 and ASPICE Assessment model version 3.1 processes, ISO26262, ISO27001 and EN50128/29 standards.
  • Key People Leader with success in guiding sizeable (20+), cross functional, multi-cultural & multi-geographical teams in devising best practices .
  • Provided management insight into several activities running in parallel, conflict resolution, negotiation, coaching the team.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Project Manager

Quest Global
06.2016 - Current
  • Developing project plans including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
  • Understanding business requirements and coordinating between multiple stakeholders to build solutions.
  • Involved in estimation, deciding execution strategies, and ensuring product quality till delivery.
  • Has been part of ASPICE compliant delivery of complex software project.
  • Expanded business through proactive proposals for more applications, thus increasing scope of work.
  • Conducting quality assurance reviews to ensure that project meets quality standards.
  • Identifying and mitigating project risks and issues.
  • Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
  • Coordinating material procurement and services for projects within budget requirements.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and higher management.
  • Monitoring project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Conducting 5-Why analysis to identify root causes and countermeasures. Process improvements initiated to avoid recurring defects.
  • Addressing conflict and issues within team and promoting positive and collaborative work environment.

Scrum Master

Quest Global
01.2019 - Current
  • Defined flow based agile working model that enable team to work with flexibility and minimum constraints.
  • Leading scrum team of SW, QA, CI/CD engineers, and ensuring consistent delivery of quality SW.
  • Organizing sprint ceremonies like stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives etc.
  • Collaborating with RTE, POs, technical experts, and other scrum masters to identify and manage interactive dependencies and resolve impediments.
  • Coordinating team to ensure that team operates with agreed team cadence.
  • Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
  • Coaching and mentoring POs and team members to refine their understanding of agile practices.
  • Work closely with product owners to groom and prioritize product backlog.
  • Track and report on flow metrics such as Lead time, Cycle time, Velocity, and burn-up charts. Analyze data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Set up infrastructure, process, and environment for smooth execution of project.

Team Leader

Quest Global
07.2013 - 12.2015
  • Estimation, planning and tracking against quality, time, effort, and cost.
  • Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy, and commitment to friendly service.
  • Monitored team performance and provided constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.

Software Engineer

Nest Technologies
06.2007 - 06.2012
  • Application software developer mainly focusing on automotive HMI user interface
  • Reviewed customer specifications and designed UI solutions
  • Participated in architecture, design and implementation of UI using C, C++ and C#.
  • Analyzed and proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
  • Unit level and Integration test preparation and testing
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.

Education

MBA - Operations Management

IGNOU University
Trivandrum
06.2012 - 2014.05

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Kerala University
Trivandrum
04.2004 - 2007.05

Skills

    Project Management

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Certification

PMI certified Project Management Professional

Accomplishments

  • Awarded Best Project Manager of the year 2019 and 2023 for achieving quality improvement of 95% by setting bug-zero target.
  • Achieved 10/10 customer satisfaction score during onsite assignment.
  • Received CEO appreciation in the year 2020 and “Employee of the quarter” awards in 2019 for expanding the business through proactive proposals and increasing the scope of work.
  • Participated in Technology Symposium held in 2021.

Additional Information

  • Navigation infotainment Application in Unity

Role : Project Manager, also playing the role of scrum master in the team

Duration : June 2022 - Present

Customer : European Tier 1 - TomTom


  • Train Control and Monitoring System - HMI Software development of multiple metro projects

Role : Scrum Master

Duration : Jan 2019 - May 2022

Customer : Japanese Automotive OEM - Mitsubishi


  • FCA R1 Low Program

Role : Project Manager, also playing the role of scrum master in the team

Duration : April 2017 - Dec 2018

Customer : OEM: Fiat Chrysler Automotive America, Customer: Tier 1 Japan


  • Volvo Scalable Platform Architecture

Role : Project Manager

Duration : June 2016 - March 2017

Customer : OEM: Volvo Sweden, Customer: Tier 1 Japan


  • NTG5 and NTG5.5

Role : Team Leader

Duration : July 2012 - May 2016

Customer : OEM: Daimler-Benz, Customer: Tier-1 Japan


  • Other projects - M7, BSIS, LCT, Hyperion scanner ,

Role : Software developer, Senior Software engineer

Duration : July 2007 - June 2012

Customer : OEM: Faria America, Customer: Tier-1 Japan


Timeline

SAFe 6 Scrum master

06-2023

PMI certified Project Management Professional

03-2023

Scrum Master

Quest Global
01.2019 - Current

Project Manager

Quest Global
06.2016 - Current

Team Leader

Quest Global
07.2013 - 12.2015

MBA - Operations Management

IGNOU University
06.2012 - 2014.05

Software Engineer

Nest Technologies
06.2007 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Kerala University
04.2004 - 2007.05

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