Akash S.

About Me

Akash is an experienced Project Manager and Business Analyst with expertise in overall project management and planning activities for multiple projects and all business aspects of the requirements and analysis phase. He plans and executes critical management efforts related to the project lifecycle, working closely with dev teams to deliver solutions. Akash also has hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, customer success, and solution consultant, providing the core functions of managing projects, steering technology and business needs toward successful project outcomes. With a strong work ethic, he actively participates in all facets of projects.

Frontend

DevOps

AWS Copilot

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Project Manager | Scrum Master | Business Analyst
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Working as a Product Owner & Agile Scrum Master to set up a delivery roadmap for products and feature releases with Agile principles.

  • Worked directly 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/technologies.

  • Guided the team on setting up a correct Jira and GitLab structure to effectively run Scrum processes for multiple Scrum teams.

  • Transforming a team of 20+ talented engineers from across the globe working on a groundbreaking NFT product in Web 3.0 space.

Freelance
Freelance
Senior Digital Strategist & Intranet Manager
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Designed and implemented a comprehensive intranet from the ground up, quickly establishing it as the organization’s primary collaboration hub.

  • Designed the information architecture, created news-tag taxonomy, and spun up 60+ sites, boosting weekly engagement by 70 % in 6 months.

  • Introduced a self-service publishing kit for 40+ content owners to post confidently without breaking brand or compliance rules.

  • Started “SharePoint Lunch & Learn” sessions and used heatmaps and A/B tests to trim click paths.

  • Created Copilot adoption strategy and trained the entire organization on how to use Copilot.

Microsoft 365 SharepointSharePoint Online SharePoint Administration Intranets Digital StrategyCollaborationCommunication Strategy Information ArchitectureMicrosoft 365Agile Project ManagementSharepointAWS Copilot Heatmaps A/B Testing
Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Principal Consultant
2017 - 2022 (5 years)
Remote
  • Completed 50+ customer projects, planning and implementing Jive (SaaS) and SharePoint-based intranets (Bonzai platform) for clients across North America, Europe, and Australia.

  • Managed a team of technical and business consultants and onboarded clients to the platform.

  • Created top-class playbooks and implemented use cases.

  • Managed relationships for multiple enterprise accounts with C suites.

  • Upsold new products or helped renew existing contracts.

Aurea Software
Aurea Software
Scrum Master | Agile QA Manager
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Remote
  • Worked with Agile methodologies and processes for rapid delivery of solutions within deadlines.

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

  • 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, handling all QA activities and processes.

  • Implemented and followed Agile methodologies.

  • Actively participated in sprint planning and sprint retro meetings, preparing status and summary reports.

Gateway Technolabs
Gateway Technolabs
Consultant
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 Engineer
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Pune, India
  • Provided sound business analysis, process, and change leadership within a maturing, Agile framework.

  • 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

Customer Onboarding Manager - Aurea Software
Customer Onboarding Manager - Aurea Software
  • 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)