Manikandan Murugesan
Chennai
Summary
Certified Professional Scrum Master with over 16 years of overall experience, including 4 years as a Scrum Master and 12 years as a QA Lead. Skilled in implementing Agile practices, driving team collaboration, and ensuring successful delivery of high-quality products. Proven ability to bridge the gap between development teams and stakeholders, fostering continuous improvement and maximizing productivity.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Softcrylic
10.2017 - Current
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
QA Lead
Tech Mahindra
02.2014 - 10.2017
- Increased customer satisfaction through adherence to quality standards and customer requirements.
- Updated quality control standards, methods, and procedures to meet compliance requirements.
- Provided observations, took measurements, and performed tests at various stages according to quality control plan.
- Coordinated and oversaw periodic audits to evaluate product quality and safety and address non-conformances.
Senior QA Engineer
Zylog Systems Ltd
02.2008 - 02.2014
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
- Developed action plan for company certification using ISO 9000 standard knowledge.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
J.J College of Engineering And Technology
Trichy, Tamilnadu.06-2003
Skills
**Agile Methodologies**: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
- **Scrum Practices**: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives
- **QA Expertise**: Test Planning, Defect Management, Quality Assurance Standards
- **Tools**: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Selenium, MS Project
- **Team Leadership**: Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Servant Leadership
- **Communication**: Stakeholder Engagement, Workshop Facilitation, Clear Documentation
- **Continuous Improvement**: Metrics Analysis, Retrospective Action Plans, Feedback Loops
Certification
Certified in “Professional Scrum Master 1” from Scrum.org.
Certified in "The Complete Agile & Scrum Project Management Course" from Udemy
Certified in "Complete Project Manager's Practical Guide to Using AI 8 PDU" from Udemy
Certified in “The Complete SQL Bootcamp: Go from Zero to Hero” from Udemy
Certified in " ISTQB Certified Agile Tester" from Udemy
Certified in “ISTQB® Certified Tester - Foundation Level” from Udemy
Timeline
Scrum Master
Softcrylic
10.2017 - Current
QA Lead
Tech Mahindra
02.2014 - 10.2017
Senior QA Engineer
Zylog Systems Ltd
02.2008 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
J.J College of Engineering And Technology
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