Srinivas Rao Mahankali

 SRINIVAS RAO MAHANKALI Plot No: B-94, Journalists’ colony,E-mail:-Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500033Mobile: - Summary Software Professional with more than 11 years of experience as a “Test Engineer”, “QA Lead”, “Project Lead” & “Scrum Master” 5+ years of experience in Agile Methodology including 3+ years as a Scrum Master Expertise on Scrum Framework Enabled improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying & tracking hidden tasks that increased stake holder satisfaction Worked closely with Product Owner & Development team(s) on product backlog refinement Expertise in asking the right questions to improvise the process Knowledge on Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) with Jenkins Knowledge in Test Automation using Selenium Good business understanding capability and quick learner of Client specific applications Coordinating with the Test, Development and Business entities to track the project progress Experience in onshore and offshore coordination Experience as a Project Manager in few traditional projects Experience Relevant Experience: Organization Designation Role Period Elorce Industries Pvt Ltd., Sr. Software Engineer Scrum Master Mar 2019 – till date Providence Software Solutions Pvt Ltd., QA Specialist Scrum Master June 2018 – Feb 2019 Abine Inc., QA Specialist Scrum Master Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ComakeIT Software Pvt Ltd., Sr. Software Engineer Scrum Master Oct 2011 – Dec 2014 United Health Group Associate Lead Project Lead May 2010 – Sep 2011 Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd., Associate QA Lead Nov 2006 – Apr 2010 Non - IT Experience (BPO): Organization Designation Role Period June Online Services Senior Associate Tech Support Executive Mar 2005 – Oct 2006 Knoah Solutions Pvt. Ltd., E-Service Officer Tech Support Executive Dec 2002 – Feb 2005 CyberBills India Pvt Ltd., Customer Member Support Support Executive Jan 2002 – May 2002 Skills Coaching Agile & Scrum Testing Functional Testing Techniques, Database Testing, Regression, Acceptance & Smoke Testing(s), IVR Testing, Mobile Testing on real device(s) Methodologies Agile & Waterfall Methodologies Management Tools JIRA, Mercury Quality Center 8.0 & HP Quality Center 9.2 Certifications CSM (Certified Scrum Master) from Scrum Alliance SMAP (Scrum Master Accredited Certification) from International Scrum Institute ISTQB Foundation Level Education M.Sc. (Computer Science) from Osmania University in 2001 with 60% B.Sc. (Computer Science) from Osmania University in 1999 with 62.3% Intermediate (M.P.C) from Board of Intermediate Education in 1996 with 54% SSC from Board of Secondary Education in 1993 with 72% Projects Project 1: Project:Log Meeting Client:Elorce Industries Private Limited Team Size:8 Duration:October 2019 – till date Project Description: Log Meeting is a mobile and web-based application, which helps you to manage your meetings in organized manner. This application also helps you record meetings and capture MOM. This application is used to Schedule, Join, Record, and cancel meetings. It also helps the user to capture Minutes of Meeting and convert the same into text and share the same to the attendees of the meeting including host. Roles and Responsibilities: Facilitating the Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events Coaching the Scrum team on various Scrum roles, events, and artifacts. Track and remove internal and external impediments from the scrum team Facilitate the grooming sessions with the product owner, to build Product Backlog Tracking the progress of Sprint stories regularly and maintain relevant metrics Using JIRA to track the progress of Sprint and Release and to setup Project Hierarchies, Releases and Sprints Ensure scrum process is followed diligently by development team and ensure smooth delivery of the increment/release Keeping track of the project using metrics like Burn down chart, Iteration Velocity chart, Defects reports Project 2: Project:Ditty Image and Gallery Client:Ditty Gallery (Prem Mahendran from Australia) Team Size:4 Duration:Mar 2019 – Sep 2019 Project Description: Ditty Images offers various photographers the privilege to set the price for their images. They can control the selling price and license type by choosing the licensing option of ‘Exclusive’ or ‘Multiple’. Exclusive images are sold to only one buyer and the ‘Multiple’ option enables you to sell images to many buyers. This website allows photographers to enjoy the freedom of getting the true value for your images. Once sold, 88% of your sale be automatically deposited to your account in Ditty Images. Roles and Responsibilities: Facilitating the Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events Coaching the Scrum team on various Scrum roles, events, and artifacts. Track and remove internal and external impediments from the scrum team Facilitate the grooming sessions with the product owner, to build Product Backlog Tracking the progress of Sprint stories regularly and maintain relevant metrics Using JIRA to track the progress of Sprint and Release and to setup Project Hierarchies, Releases and Sprints Ensure scrum process is followed diligently by development team and ensure smooth delivery of the increment/release Keeping track of the project using metrics like Burn down chart, Iteration Velocity chart, Defects reports Project 3: Project:Supersonic Client:Supersonic, Powered by MTN Team Size:5 Duration:June 2018 – Feb 2019 Project Description: Introducing supersonic, South Africa’s newest Internet solution, brightened by MTN. It is one of the largest Internet Service Provider in South Africa. They provide internet solutions, which are easy to understand and simple to use. Their services are easily manageable to have complete control. Their interactive app allows you to decide how you want to ‘Internet’. Users can upgrade or downgrade with the touch of a button. Instead of copper wires, supersonic uses fiber optic cables, so data is transmitted as pulses of light. This means supersonic speeds on a more reliable network. The service is provided only in South Africa. Roles and Responsibilities: Facilitating the Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events Assisting the Product Owner in Product Backlog refinement Coaching the Scrum team on various Scrum events and artifacts Responsible for removing impediments and coordinating with external teams to achieve Sprint goal Acting as a liaison between the Dev team, Product Owner, and other stake holders Removing the impediments in setting up environment for Development and Testing activities Tracking the progress of Sprint stories regularly and maintain relevant metrics Using JIRA to track the progress of Sprint and Release and to setup Project Hierarchies, Releases and Sprints Ensure scrum process is followed diligently by development team and ensure smooth delivery of the increment/release Keeping track of the project using metrics like Burn down/up chart(s), Iteration Velocity chart, Defects reports Project 4: Project:Blur - Product of Abine Client:Abine Inc., Team Size:4 Duration:Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 Project Description: Blur creates and remembers strong passwords to log you in fast from any device. It protects and fills logins, addresses, & credit cards into forms without typing. User can choose to share or mask their email, phone number & credit card anywhere. Roles and Responsibilities: Facilitating daily stand up, sprint planning, retrospective and estimation meetings. Assisting the Product Owner in Product Backlog refinement. Coaching the Scrum team on various Scrum events and artifacts. Responsible for removing impediments and coordinating with external teams to achieve Sprint goal Acting as a liaison between the Dev team, Product Owner and other stake holders Removing the impediments in setting up environment for Development and Testing activities. Tracking the progress of Sprint stories regularly and maintain relevant metrics. Ensure scrum process is followed diligently by development team and ensure smooth delivery of the increment/release Project 5: Project:Level 7 – Legacy Application Client:CCS - Combined Computer Services Team Size:5 Duration:Oct 2011 – Dec 2014 Project Description: Level-7 is the one of the core applications of CCS (Combined Computer Services) which is developed in Progress 4GL.CCS is Dutch Company which is a client of ComakeIT. Level-7 is the application for Insurance Company. It covers both General and Life insurance. Roles and Responsibilities: Initiating and actively participating in daily stand up, sprint planning, retrospective and estimation meetings Sync up with product owner and team for knowledge transfer to offshore team on upcoming enhancements and hence establish the offshore team for overall project execution Prepare Test plan and solution approaches for the customers Prepare Weekly and Monthly team utilization reports Prepare Training Plans and monitor the progress. Training new joiners Tracking of project status and progress as a Scrum Master Ensuring the Scrum team implement and follow best practices to prevent defects Performance Review of team and approving the rating and package for individual Ensure scrum process is followed diligently by development team and ensure smooth delivery of the increment/release Project 6: Project:Testing Process Development Projects (TCoE) Client:UnitedHealth Group Information Services Private Ltd., Team Size:8 Duration:May 2010 – Sep 2011 Project Description: Since UHG is a developing company in IT Industry, many areas have to be standardizing to reach to the CMMi Level 5 in IT Industry. As part of this, UHG IT portfolio of applications has grown through acquisitions and mergers each of which brought different testing methods and practices directly limiting our ability to manage quality across the organization in a cost-effective manner. An opportunity exists to establish a Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) which would harvest best practices and methods from application areas and provide the best cost solutions for increasing quality in our production environments. Roles and Responsibilities: Leading the team of 6 resources from Hyderabad Own the "Test Career Management", "Estimation", "Standards", "Community of Practice (CoP)" facets of Testing Center of Excellence Involved in preparing Master Test Plan using Microsoft Project Plan for all the deliverables and maintaining the same Involved in analyzing and understanding of the TCoE Estimation tool, developing the tool, testing and raising the defects in QC, Retesting the fixed defects Played a role of trainer, to train the testing resources on Estimations through classroom training program within UHG Involved in preparing standard templates for "Test Plan", "Test Case Design", "RTM" and sharing the same to Testing Community across the organization Tracking daily status of each resource and reviewing the work done Daily interaction with Onsite Leadership team in terms of providing updates on various facets of TCoE Hosting the daily team meetings with the team to discuss on work progress and any issues Interacting with application teams within UHG IT in terms of explaining the importance of the best practices and techniques prepared by TCoE team Project 7: Project:CARES Desktop Client:Salliemae, USA Team Size:5 Duration:May 2008 – April 2010 Project Description: Sallie Mae® is the nation’s leading provider of education funding. It envisages positioning itself as the provider of a common platform to facilitate the communication and transaction (Translator and Router) between the primary participants of the Student Loans industry Roles and Responsibilities: Understanding Use Case/BRD Involved in Test Design and Test Data preparation document(s) and reviewing the same. Performing Test Execution in Quality Center Managing a Team. Review their test cases and Compile/Report Weekly Test Status of the team to the Project Manager Interacting with Development Team and Onsite Coordinator. Defect Management - Retesting of defects and tracking them to closure in Quality Center Project 8: Project:Online File Manager Client:Ameriprise Financial, USA Team Size:5 Duration:Nov 2006 – Feb 2008 Project Description: The proposed document management solution is an electronic equivalent of a client folder for Advisors in support of establishing a paperless office. The proposed system allows for the single source storage of an electronic Client Folder and retrieval of client documents from that folder and from other currently existing sources. Roles and Responsibilities: Prepared Test Scenarios Prepared Interface Analysis Documents Executed Test Cases Defect Management - Retesting of defects and tracking them to closure Managing test execution. Compile/Report Weekly Test Status to Manager Personal Details M.SRINIVAS RAO