Shanthi Ramakrishnan, PMP, CSP, CSPO

ac24fk@r.postjobfree.com 503-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanthirama1

Over 15 years of experience in validation, program and project management leading cross functional and geo teams delivering projects on schedule.

Leadership experience in team development, program and project management and implementation.

Strengths include problem-solving skills, people and project management skills, time management, cross-functional teamwork, communication and influencing skills, verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, well organized, passion for continuous improvement and adapting to change.

Experienced in working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, product lifecycle management, product roadmaps, SDLC, QA testing, requirements gathering & analysis and test-driven development.

Areas of Expertise & Skills

OS: Linux and windows

Languages: Intermediate skills in C, C++, web and Linux scripts

Version control: Subversion and GIT

Bug tracking: PVCS and Jira

Project management: Agile, Scrum and Kanban

Certifications

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) 2017

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) 2017

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) 2017

Work Experience

Prem Consulting – Beaverton OR 2016-present

Client Manager

Worked with different clients and ensured providing appropriate resources. Developed client proposals, managed & leveraged client relationships.

Intel Corporation - Hillsboro, OR 2004-2016

Program Manager / Scrum Master (2012-2016)

Program manager for device driver validation of gateway products. Used industry project management best practices for evaluation of quality project planning including schedule, scope, budget, change management, communications and managed progress against project plan. Owned the product lifecycle from initial concept to delivery. Performed scrum master role for QA team when moved from waterfall to agile methodology.

Led teams with more than 12 members for test development, efficiency management, gap coverage, automation, execution and bug scrub. Created and implemented action plans for on time delivery of projects. Executed complex projects on time.

oMore than 90% of delivery was ahead of or on schedule.

Performed major role in product meetings and release readiness reviews in software releases to customers. Tracked and ensured release criteria are met.

oThis resulted in significantly increasing seamless deployment within projected deadlines.

Saved 20% annual cost and increased productivity by 30% by managing and analyzing cost and budget of outsourced teams.

Impact contributor for ROI analysis for risk based validation leading to resource management.

Key player in complete deployment of new and customer requirements of cross functional teams through entire product life cycle and overall end-to-end delivery of products.

Performed higher-level project tracking, reporting and metrics. Managed staffing allocation, and tracking. Developed and implemented quality management plan and took corrective action for new risks.

Scrum Master for validation teams. Facilitated regular scrum sessions, project reviews, agile activities and meetings, including sprint planning, retrospectives and sprint reviews.

Collaborated with cross functional teams to define clear deliverables and meet them. Driven information sharing.

Prepared quality metrics and effectively engaged with stakeholders to set and drive quality goals.

Followed agile methodologies and Kanban. Tracked validation projects and backlog work flow in Jira.

Program Manager/ QA Lead (2007-2012)

Managed a team of more than 20 members. Used industry and project management best practices for evaluation of testing, training associated with project, and completion.

Redefined validation team structure by creatively including contract software development and execution resources and trained them. Hired and managed team. Led and directed work of contract staff.

oAchieved more than 50% efficiency improvement.

Managed scope, schedule, budget and resources, cross team dependencies, and coordinated cross-team initiatives and blocking issues.

Customer support lead for triaging the issues and providing timely fix for customer defects, which resulted minimal disruptions in service, ensured the highest quality product delivery and increased customer satisfaction.

Lead for continuous integration, development of test strategies, creation of appropriate test harnesses and test driven development.

Vital participant in improving quality in group that received Intel software quality award.

Major contributor in HDCP compliance that is a key validation for first time HDMI certification.

QA Lead (2004-2007)

Championed validation of the new automation test frame work driving efficiency across the organization.

oExecution time was reduced by more than 30%.

Proven track record in identifying and implementing automation tools and frameworks.

Lead for process improvements that steered team towards efficiency and quality improvement.

Designed, developed and implemented feature testing and reviewed technical specifications.

Complied change requests, verified scope of the project and written lessons learned documents.

QA Lead / Engineer 2000-2003

Contractor QA lead in validating firmware and network at Intel Corporation.

Managed validation of email marketing software that is a cloud software as service product at responsys.com.

Awards

Software Quality Award for Smart TV Innovation, High Quality Software at high speed.

Divisional Award for validating the HDMI from scratch to 1st time certification.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication - PSG College of Technology, India

Status

US citizen

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