K V DAMODAR KUMAR

(PSM 1 certified Scrum Master)

Contact: +91-9618363888
E-Mail: kattamurivdk@gmail.com

SKILLS SET PROFILE SUMMARY

Agile Best Practices  A total industry experience of 13 + years which includes

hands on exposure to various functions in Project & Program
Frame Work – Scrum ,Kanban. mgmt ( Agile & waterfall methodology., Vendor
Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, Capacity Planning,
Risk Assessment Resource Management, Business Operations,
Administration.
Jira Tool  Experience and Expertise in Agile transformation of scrum
team, handling multiple partners, large employee base &
Azure Boards setting up several operational processes & policies for
smooth operational flow.
Team Collaboration  Knowledge of Project Life Cycle, with skills in project planning,
workflow, execution, control and resource balancing as well as
Project Management having ability to support multiple simultaneous short-term
projects.
Problem Solving  Efficient in working independently & in a team on multiple tasks,
dealing with sensitive and confidential information, interacting
Team Management with senior management, Cross function leaders, employees
across the organization, Grievance handling & timely query
Process Enhancement resolution

WORK EXPERIENCE

Solugenix India PVT Ltd [SEP 2022 – Till Date] as a Project Manager & Scrum Master for Capital Group
and Agile Transformation Projects,USA
 Acting as a Centralized Scrum Master for scrum teams and guided the teams to work in agile way of working.
 Providing the training to all the team members to adopt scrum events like Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, and all
other Scrum events (Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint review, Sprint Retrospectives).
 Work with the Development Team and Product Owner to maintain the Product Backlog and prioritize the
sprint backlog also facilitate decision-making, issue resolution and consensus among the team members and
dependent team.
 proactively identifying and removing impediments and dependencies/Blockers , internal to the team as well
as external, dealing with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
 Sharing the weekly and Monthly Reports to stakeholders.
 Closely working with the Product owners and fine tune the techniques to build healthy product backlog

WIPRO Technologies [OCT 2019 – MAR 2022] as a Scrum Master for CITI Global Projects
 Acted as Scrum Master for scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work
 Coordinate Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, and all other Scrum events (Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint
Retrospectives).
 Work with the Development Team and Product Owner to maintain the Product Backlog and prioritize the
sprint backlog also facilitate decision-making, issue resolution and consensus among the team members and
dependent team.
 proactively identifying and removing impediments and dependencies/Blockers , internal to the team as well
as external, dealing with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
 Sharing the weekly and Monthly Reports to stakeholders.
 Worked with the Jira Admins to help setting up the workflows and customization of Boards in Jira tool.

IBM India PVT Ltd [OCT 2018 – AUG 2019] as a Scrum Master Lloyds Banking Group,UK

 Acted as Scrum Master for scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work
  Coordinate Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, and all other Scrum events (Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint
Retrospectives).
 Work with the Development Team and Product Owner to maintain the Product Backlog and prioritize the
sprint backlog also facilitate decision-making, issue resolution and consensus among the team members and
dependent team
 Embrace a leader role across scrum teams and support them by proactively identifying and removing
impediments and dependencies, internal to the team as well as external, dealing with cross-functional teams as
appropriate.
 Coach teams daily on Scrum principles and monitor Sprint Burn down Charts and maintain other productivity
metrics
 Acted as liaison between stakeholders and teams to negotiate Sprint scope and facilitate Sprint Reviews,
using outcome to work with product management in updating the Product Back log.
 Tracking and communicating the overall progress of the release to the stakeholders (using Burn-downs, Burn-
up etc).
 Facilitate Sprint Retrospectives and expedites plans for improvement and use Scrum practices where applicable
 Experience in leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and exhibits personal accountability
for successful completion of projects and tasks assigned.

HSBC India PVT Ltd, [NOV 2016 – AUG 2019] as a PM .HSBC Global Projects

 Handling MIS for entire LIC-EDMS vertical (8 zones- India’s largest Digitalization project) & ensuring all aspects
of the Project to achieve Project objectives
 Coordinate with other internal departments and organizational entities to identify and monitor issues, impacts
and dependencies.
 Managed team size of 70 team member’s
 Perform regular project status calls on weekly and monthly basis, develops periodic reports on a variety
of subjects including status, risks, issues and resolution.
 Keeping track for the logistics supply to ensure that average productivity is maintained PAN India as per their
business layout & agreed production.
 Preparing Trend Analysis reports & Presentations for Senior Management Meetings and Client Reviews.
 Responsible for defining, reviewing and tracking i.e. Quality, On-Time Delivery (within TAT).
 Coordinating with Service Delivery Manager & the teams to get the required assets & support to be delivered
to appropriate location Onsite /Offshore & coordinating with various Partners/Vendors to deliver services
within TAT.
 Understand the client’s requirements and coordinate with the appropriate Partners to ensure that
these requirements are fulfilled.
 Provide guidance to internal and external Service Providers in fulfilling their Change Management roles
and responsibilities.
 Identify and implement process improvements and Remedy Yoda/integration enhancement.
 Coordinate planning and implementation of Changes that may require multiple Service Providers.
 Consolidate reports from all Service Providers.
 Change Dispute and Escalation handling. Change Audits and backlog, Process Training.

Qualification

 B.Tech from Anna University with aggregate of 70% in 2005.

IT SKILLS

 Well versed with MS Office, Internet Applications and strong knowledge about Software Applications.
 Handhold experience on Jira tool (Creation of Dash Boards, Workflows Setup, Project Migration, Bulk operations.
 Having good knowledge on confluence.
 Having knowledge on Azure Boards.

UNDERTAKING

My varied activities and interests have contributed towards shaping the different facets of my character. They
have enhanced my analytical ability, improved my logical skills, influenced my personality and have made me a
participative team player. Lastly they have made me a better individual in life.

Date: SIGNATURE

Place: (K.V.DAMODAR KUMAR)