Akash S.

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.

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UpStack
UpStack
Project Manager/Scrum Master/Business Analyst
2021 - Present (4 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

Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Principal Consultant
2017 - Present (8 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Showcase

Aurea Software - Customer Onboarding Manager
Aurea Software - Customer Onboarding Manager
  • Managed onboarding for clients across North America, Europe, and Australia.

  • Developed playbooks, managed technical and business teams, and implemented use cases on projects.

  • Planned and executed solutions for clients through onboarding platforms.

Education

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