SALIL PRASAD

SAN RAMON, CA 925-***-**** ad05xs@r.postjobfree.com WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/SALILPRASAD

Hands-on leader with with over 15 years of Scrum Master/Program Management experience. Proven track record in gathering requirements, overseeing the complete software development life cycle, creating and managing release schedule and applying Agile principles across diverse domains. Certified Scrum Master (CSM), skilled in managing teams, resolving impediments, and optimizing processes for successful project execution. Experienced in driving cross-functional collaboration and managing high-performing global teams. CORE COMPETENCIES

Program Management Portfolio Management Governance Value Stream Mapping Agile & Waterfall Methodologies Development Operations Product Roadmaps Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Quality Assurance Vendor Management Strategic Planning Budget Management Change Management TECHNICAL SKILLS

Jira, Rally, AWS, Devops, Confluence, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, MS – Office Suite, Waterfall, SQL queries for data extraction, Shell Scripting, Story Writing

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Championed Agile principles and software engineering best practices, implementing Agile methodologies in four different companies and optimizing delivery through Extreme Programming/Test Driven Development/CI/CD.

• Implemented portfolio and release management practices at Narus, resulting in a 30% reduction in software bugs within six months and increased cross-functional team collaboration.

• Transitioned Taleo's development environment into an automated Unified Development Environment (UDE), leading to on-time releases and a 40% decrease in Research & Development workloads.

• Optimized the localization process at Saba Software, reducing costs by $1M+ over three years

• Established Saba's first Program Management Office, resulting in accelerated, quality releases and a 50% reduction in the release cycle and time-to-market.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Director, Program Management & QA - Picarro 12/2019 - 9/2023 Pivoted Picarro from a hardware-centric company to a software powerhouse, forming the establishment of agile software teams and implementing SAFe methodology. Managed 2 scrum teams and a team of 3 scrum masters.

• Assembled and trained high-caliber software agile teams, documented best practices, and created standard operating procedures for enterprise-level software development.

• Eliminated development bottlenecks and improved product releases by introducing SAFe methodology, conducting organization-wide training, and establishing a quarterly release planning cadence across all three verticals.

• Managed ISO27001 and SOP2 certification efforts, identified gaps and implemented standards. Improved Cyber Security posture for cloud based deployments by leading cross functional efforts.

• Conducted stand-ups and weekly status reviews, ensuring stakeholder alignment and third-party vendor coordination to ensure organizational alignment on key initiatives.

• Proactively identified and mitigated risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing strategies for successful execution.

• Introduced change management strategies and maintained project documentation for transparency.

• Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement and enhanced efficiency from past projects. Independent Consultant, Program Management (Sanvi Consulting) 03/2015 - 11/2019

• Formed Sanvi Consulting to provide independent consulting to software companies.

• Developed release plan, risk and mitigation plan for bank wide rollout of Retirement and Investment Services Digitation effort for Bank of the West, San Ramon.

• Worked with multiple stakeholders at Mirketa and its partners to produce requirements document for Electronic Medical Record System.

• Developed solution proposal for various clients of Mirketa for Salesforce Automation, workflow automation through Sharepoints.

Sr. Director, Program Management - NARUS (a Boeing subsidiary) 10/ 2013-12/2014 Implemented Agile methodologies to improve overall efficiency/quality of the product development and review process. Increased overall collaboration and input regarding processes, requirements and design issues by establishing and coaching cross-functional teams. Standardized defect management process, conducted trainings and established RCA process.

• Implemented Agile methodologies, increasing overall efficiency and quality of the product development process.

• Streamlined release processes, conducted daily stand ups, backlog grooming sessions, Sprint reviews that increased cross-functional collaboration, and provided visibility to stakeholders.

• Continuously improved product requirement gathering and sizing process improving product delivery estimations and quality by 30%.

Sr. Director, Program Management & Operations - TALEO (acquired by Oracle) 08/2010 - 10/2013 Established portfolio/program management practices and led product releases with a $50M+ budget and ~250 Engineers. Managed a team for 6 scrum masters. Exemplified leadership in program management, build engineering, test automation, metrics development, documentation standards, and process standardization.

• Reduced outgoing product bugs 90% by developing a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for release management metrics; implemented solution companywide resulting in improved quality standards, reporting and trend analysis.

• Led the restructuring of operations and staff after the closing of a remote facility using Scrum approached. Delivered the highest-levels of support and transition assistance to foster high employee engagement with minimal disruption.

Director, Program Management Office - SABA SOFTWARE 06/2006 - 08/2010 Established Saba’s first Program Management Office (PMO) from the ground up. Implemented Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and a Balanced Score Card solution.

• Improved product quality, releases and localization process by implementing a PMO regime and best practices.

• Created a case for transitioning to Agile methodology with executive management and implemented the methodology that eliminated slipping releases and reduced time to market by 3 months in the first release and 6 months in the second release for a total release cycle reduction of 50%. Engineering Program Manager / Software Engineer - SUN MICROSYSTEMS 1996 - 2006 Started as a Software Engineer and held multiple positions before being promoted to Engineering Program Manager. Consultant - BIRLA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 1993 - 1996 EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

M.S. in Computer Engineering - Santa Clara University B.S. in Electronics - Birla Institute of Technology, India Executive Business Program - UC Santa Cruz Extension PMP Certification (2006, expired in 2018)

CSM Certification

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

- Nominated for CEO’s reward and recognition for transformational change

- Received Best Team Award for Webservices implementation - Sun Microsystems, 2003

- Achieved Leadership Award for cross-organizational server consolidation efforts - Sun Microsystems, 2002 PUBLICATIONS

- Published a white paper on how to make agile development methodology work in a distributed workforce and dynamic business environment; presented the transformation story in Saba user conference.

- Choose Your PMO Style - Command & Control or Collaborative Leadership - Projectdirectors.org

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