Project Engineer Scrum Master

SOHAN KUMAR RUSTUMPET

412-***-**** ********@******.***.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesohankumar/ EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA Master of Science in Management (Strategy Concentration) GRE 98 percentile 05/25

• Relevant Coursework: Product Management, Corporate Strategy, Technology Strategy, Pricing Strategy

• Honors: Forté Fellow Scholarship Recipient

CHAITANYA BHARATI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Hyderabad, India Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Top 10% of the class 6/22

• Honors: Awarded funding of 15K USD from Research & Innovation Cell of the Institute. EXPERIENCE

COLLINS AEROSPACE, AN RTX BUSINESS Hyderabad, India Associate Project Engineer 04/22 - 08/24

• Project Leadership & Team Development: Co-led the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Council, securing a $28K grant to launch a strategic pilot project; mentored new hires and facilitated departmental knowledge-sharing sessions to accelerate project onboarding and skill development.

• Program Delivery & Technical Recognition: Recognized as MVP (1st among 90+ engineers) for leading high-impact software integration and Agile delivery of Boeing’s 777X Flight Control Module, exceeding quality benchmarks and accelerating time-to-deployment.

• Agile Project Management: Facilitated Agile ceremonies as shadow Scrum Master, leading a 12-member team during program increment planning to strategize and execute the product roadmap.

• Productivity Improvement: Developed a GUI-based automation tool for the training council to streamline employee upskilling, enhance learning efficiency, and increase engineering team productivity by 18%.

• Process Optimization: Implemented a scalable Quality Assurance Framework to minimize peer review defects, generating $18K in annual cost savings, and engineered an end-to-end script automation tool, improving process efficiency and saving 4,500+ human hours annually.

• Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement: Facilitated cross-functional RCCA sessions to define strategic roadmap, forecasted to enhance operational efficiency by 2.5% and potentially yield annual cost savings of up to $50K through process standardization & risk mitigation. EDTEX Hyderabad, India

Product Sales & Strategy Intern 02/22 - 03/22

• CRM & Relationship Management: Managed customer relationship data for 80+ B-Schools across India using CRM systems and built a global client pipeline of 300+ prospects across 4 continents, supporting lead generation and market expansion initiatives.

• Stakeholder Onboarding & Product Adoption: Presented product demonstration during onboarding & introductory processes to key stakeholders in my unit.

• Campaign Optimization & A/B Testing: Conducted A/B testing on email outreach and onboarding content across client segments to optimize messaging and conversion rates; analyzed engagement metrics using Excel and CRM reports, leading to a 15% improvement in lead-to-demo conversion. T-SEVA, Family Venture Hyderabad, India

Co-Founder & Project Coordinator 10/16 - present

• Social Impact & Strategic Execution: Spearheaded initiatives across 30+ districts in Telangana, aligning with 9 of the 17 UN SDGs, to assess and enhance welfare distribution mechanisms.

• Operational Efficiency & Outreach: Streamlined beneficiary onboarding processes, resulting in the successful delivery of welfare benefits to over 300,000 citizens and 1,400 microbusinesses, unlocking entitlements valued at 179 Cr INR (~$21.5M USD).

• Data-Driven Program Management: Led data-driven program optimization by analyzing geospatial and demographic data across 30+ districts, identifying 120+ underserved zones and strategically deploying 200+ field agents to maximize outreach and service equity.

• Performance Monitoring & Executive Reporting: Directed the design and implementation of real-time executive dashboards to monitor beneficiary conversion (35%+), operational KPIs, and program health metrics—enhancing stakeholder visibility and improving decision-making speed by 40% ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Skills & Tools: Scrum, Jira, SPSS, Python, SQL, Power BI, Excel, Confluence, Asana

• Certifications: Atlassian Agile PM Certificate, Career Essentials in Business Analysis by Microsoft

• Fellowship: Selected for Xartup’s exclusive founding cohort (<8% acceptance) receiving mentorship

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