Akash S.

Akash S.

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Gujarat, India
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About Me

I am an experienced professional with expertise as a Project Manager and Business Analyst in overall project management and planning activities for multiple projects and all business aspects of the requirements and analysis phase. I have expertise in driving efficient planning and execution of critical management efforts related to the complete lifecycle of projects - working closely with dev teams to deliver solutions. I also have hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, Customer Success, and Solution Consultant, providing the core functions of managing projects - steering technology and business needs towards successful project outcomes. I have a strong work ethic with extensive hands-on, active participation in all facets of projects.

Leadership 10 years Agile Methodologies 9 years Project Management 7 years Business Analysis 5 years Delivery Management 6 years Scrum 9 years Quality Assurance 12 years HTML 4 years CSS 4 years JIRA 8 years WordPress

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Project Manager/Scrum Master/Business Analyst
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote

  • Acted as a Product Owner & Agile Scrum Master to set up delivery roadmap for products and feature releases with agile principles. Transforming a team of 20+ talented engineers from across the globe working on a ground-breaking NFT product in Web 3.0 space.

  • Directly worked with the Co-Founder and CTO to design and propose new agile processes to help solve the silos among team members working on multiple different platforms/technology.

  • Guided the team on setting up correct JIRA and GitLab structure to effectively run scrum processes for multiple scrum teams

Agile MethodologiesScrumProject ManagementLeadershipQuality AssuranceBusiness AnalysisHTMLCSSJIRAGitlabMicrosoft OfficeWordPressDelivery ManagementCustomer SuccessProduct Solution DemosB2B Product OnboardingGoogle Apps
Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Principal Consultant
2017 - Present (7 years)
Gandhinagar, India

  • Act as the go-to solution consultant for the sales team - demoing product solutions and closing sales deals with customers.

  • Delivered onboarding playbooks and operating procedures for the Jive and Bonzai platforms - completing 45+ projects.

  • Worked on use case implementations, technical integrations, and platform configurations on projects for clients.

Agile MethodologiesScrumProject ManagementBusiness AnalysisDelivery ManagementLeadershipQuality AssuranceHTMLCSSJIRAMicrosoft OfficeWordPressCustomer SuccessProduct Solution DemosB2B Product OnboardingGoogle Apps
Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Scrum Master / Agile QA Manager
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Gandhinagar, India

  • Worked with Agile methodologies and processes on projects for the rapid delivery of solutions within deadlines.

  • Liaised with product managers and technical stakeholders to clarify schedules, status and details of projects.

  • Designed and implemented a new Scrum framework for the QA team - rewriting the QA playbooks and introducing Lean approaches to streamline all QA processes.

Scrum MasterQA LeadershipQA TestingJIRAMicrosoft OfficeCustomer SuccessGoogle AppsProject Management
Cybage Software
Cybage Software
Senior QA Consultant
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Gandhinagar, India

  • Led the QA team on all projects within Cybage - handling all QA activities and processes.

  • Implemented and followed Agile Methodologies on all projects for Cybage Software.

  • Actively participated in sprint planning and sprint retro meetings on projects - preparing status and summary reports.

Agile MethodologiesScrumLeadershipQuality AssuranceJIRAMicrosoft OfficeGoogle Apps
Gateway Technolabs
Gateway Technolabs
QA Analyst
2013 - 2013
Gandhinagar, India

  • Prepared and delivered quality test scenarios and test cases applicable to various solutions.

  • Worked on sprint tickets to understand client requirements and estimations on projects.

  • Initiated Scrum calls with clients to clear and understand client POC on projects.

Agile MethodologiesScrumLeadershipQuality AssuranceJIRAMicrosoft OfficeGoogle Apps
Wipro
Wipro
Project Manager
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Pune, India

  • Provided sound business analysis, process and change leadership within a maturing, Agile framework for Wipro.

  • Built and delivered project status reports that align with enterprise project portfolios.

  • Recommended and implemented strategies to address technical issues and risks on projects for efficient operations.

LeadershipQuality AssuranceMicrosoft OfficeGoogle AppsProject Management

Portfolio

Aurea Software - Customer Onboarding Manager
Aurea Software - Customer Onboarding Manager

Worked as a Customer Onboarding Manager on the Jive (SaaS) and Sharepoint-based intranets - planning and implementing solutions for clients across North America, Europe and Australia. Developed playbooks, managed technical and business teams, handled the onboarding platform, training and implemented use cases on projects.

Education

B.Tech Instrumentation & Control Engineering
B.Tech Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Nirma University, Ahmedabad - India
2005 - 2009 (4 years)