Vikas Kulkarni

Work History

Project Manager

Extentia Information Technology

03.2024 - Current

Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
Effectively managed scope creep by establishing clear boundaries on requested changes while keeping projects aligned with original objectives and budgets.
Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.

Product Owner

Zimetrics Technologies

11.2021 - 1 2024

Collaborated with stakeholders for business goals and vision
Defined product roadmap and features
Analyzed product requirements and execution strategies
Ideating products & solutions in automotive and manufacturing segment
Designed web interface for FOTA, SOTA and device management for vehicle ECUs, TCUs, Infotainment etc
Designed vehicle telematics solution for Fleet Management for ICE and EV vehicles (Both Hardware and application)
Mentored design team in UI/UX design flow and wireframes
Designed IoT device specs by analyzing similar products in market
Mentored BA team to understand the business requirements and convert them into epics, user stories and sub tasks
Managed pool of cross-functional in-house/remote teams and planned product increments.

Associate Manager

JetSynthesys Pvt. Ltd

05.2017 - 11.2021

Defined product roadmap and features
Analyzed product requirements and execution strategies
Responsible for end-to-end production operations & Live Ops for mobile
Conducted daily stand-up meetings with scrum team to track sprint goals
Worked with design teams in creating wireframes and validated UI/UX mockup screens
Analyzing user reviews and analytics data and for product road map and feature decisions
Designed IAP/subscription promotional offers
Helped ad monetization team in identifying ad networks SDKs and in app placements for banners, interstitial and rewarded ads
Identified risks, concerns and impediments in production and communicated them to stakeholders
Conducted sprint review and retrospective meetings to evaluate product increment and team velocity respectively
Maintained constant communication with cross functional teams, project stakeholders and top management.

Project Coordinator

Codemasters

11.2014 - 05.2017

Planned project timeline and managed deliverables
Conducted planning, Review and Retrospective meetings
Mentored BA team in user stories, story point estimates and task estimation
Monitored team velocity, burn-down and test strategies
Handled responsibility of main SPOC between UK team and India team
Maintained product backlog and prioritized sprint backlog
Helped developers in product backlog grooming and managing new change requests
Identified risks, impediments and escalate them to stakeholders.

Project Lead (QC)

Ubisoft

05.2008 - 11.2014

Handled multiple QC projects as project lead (Team size – 10 to 25)
Was responsible for planning and execution of the QA projects
Conducted the functional & regression tests and analyzed the reported defects in JIRA
Monitored performance and generated reports detailing quality of product and defect rates
Interacted with different onsite teams around the world to co-ordinate tests regarding the projects
Communicated with production team members about quality issues
Evaluated components and final products against quality standards and 1st Party manufacturing compliances
Involved in training, mentoring, deploying, and counseling of new joiners
Conducted performance appraisals and feedback meetings.

Team Lead (QC)

Gameloft

02.2007 - 05.2008

Handled team of 4 to 5 testers on various projects
Identified and isolated the Bugs for J2ME mobile applications and games
Reviewed the Bugs with reference to design documents
Managed defect life cycle in JIRA – Defect review, assigning, updating and closure
Inspected Functionality, Compliance, Interrupt and Localization testing performed by test team
Arranged Compatibility testing on wide range of devices
Performed application installation testing through OTA and locally
Performed team appraisals and review meetings.

Software Tester

Algorhythms Consultants Pvt. Ltd

01.2007 - 02.2007

Performed client-side product testing and reported user issues
Carried out tests to identify and report defects
Identified and tracked defects in SLIM software and supported developers in resolving them by regression and re-testing.

Jr. Software Tester

Hi-Trix Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

07.2005 - 12.2006

Carried out functional tests to identify and report defects
Identified and tracked defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Project Manager

Product Owner

Associate Manager

Project Coordinator

Project Lead (QC)

Team Lead (QC)

Software Tester

Jr. Software Tester

Education

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) -

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - undefined

PGDBA: Business Administration in Operations - undefined

Master of Science: Electronics, Electronics Science - undefined

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