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VINNU RAHUL DAMERA

Scrum Master

Summary

Experienced Agile Scrum Master with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, seeking a role that leverages my expertise in leading and coaching cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software on time and within budget. Proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Manager Verification and Validation /Agile Scrum Master

LifeFitness
04.2007 - Current
  • Led and coached a cross-functional team of 10 engineers in the successful delivery of a new project.
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks. Facilitated all Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Collaborated closely with product owners to prioritize backlog items based on business value and stakeholder needs.
  • Created a culture of continuous learning through ongoing training sessions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the team.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals. Managed the product backlog and prioritized user stories
  • Removed roadblocks and ensured the team was on track to meet its sprint goals
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Reduced technical debt by actively identifying areas requiring refactoring or architectural improvements during sprint planning sessions.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Assessed and reported progress to stakeholders regularly, maintaining transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Created comprehensive user stories with clear acceptance criteria to guide development efforts.
  • Streamlined release processes through close coordination between development teams and operations staff.
  • Implemented key performance metrics to track team progress and identify areas of improvement consistently throughout projects'' lifecycles.
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.


Senior QA Engineer

NY City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
06.2006 - 04.2007
  • Developed and implemented a testing framework that improved product quality and reliability
  • Created and maintained detailed test plans and test cases for manual and automated testing
  • Utilized various tools to monitor application performance and ensure system stability
  • Investigated and reported customer issues, providing timely and satisfactory solutions
  • Developed and maintained test metrics to track product quality and identify areas of improvement
  • Developed and implemented a system to track and monitor customer feedback.

Senior QA Engineer

Strategem Technologies
09.2005 - 06.2006
  • Developed and implemented a risk-based testing strategy to identify and prioritize high-risk areas
  • Developed and maintained a suite of regression tests that ensured consistent product quality following each software release
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive test environment with multiple operating systems and browsers
  • Developed and maintained test data to ensure proper execution of test cases
  • Developed and implemented a performance testing strategy to ensure application performance under load
  • Performed root cause analysis to identify defects and prevent future issues.

Senior QA Engineer

InstallShield Software Corp
04.2024 - 09.2005
  • Developed and implemented a security testing strategy to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Developed and implemented a performance testing strategy to ensure application performance under load
  • Developed and maintained test data to ensure proper execution of test cases
  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive test environment with multiple operating systems and browsers
  • Developed and maintained a suite of regression tests that ensured consistent product quality following each software release.

QA Engineer

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. USA
12.2003 - 04.2004
  • Conducted end-to-end testing of web applications, ensuring all components and features functioned correctly
  • Conducted functional, integration, regression, and performance testing to ensure software quality and reliability
  • Developed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for manual and automated testing
  • Conducted system, regression, and performance testing.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Statistics -

Osmania University
04.1995 - 1998.05

Master of Computer Application -

Madras University
04.1998 - 2001.05

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Received recognition award for outstanding performance for the year 2008 from Life Fitness (Brunswick New Technologies Pte. Ltd, Singapore).
  • Received recognition award for best performance during the AMS 2.5 testing effort.

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Software

GCP

MS Office

Confluence

Putty /SSH, SnagIt, VMWare, WinDiff, Orca, , Data Dog, Win SCP

Linux, Windows

DB (Firebase/ Firestore/ Big Query/ PostgreSQL

Google Analytics, Amplitude

JMeter

SVN, Star Team, GitHub, Source Tree

Certification

Certified by Brainbench in Software Testing.

Timeline

Senior QA Engineer

InstallShield Software Corp
04.2024 - 09.2005

Certified SCRUM Master

05-2023

Manager Verification and Validation /Agile Scrum Master

LifeFitness
04.2007 - Current

Senior QA Engineer

NY City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
06.2006 - 04.2007

Senior QA Engineer

Strategem Technologies
09.2005 - 06.2006

Certified by Brainbench in Software Testing.

03-2004

QA Engineer

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. USA
12.2003 - 04.2004

Master of Computer Application -

Madras University
04.1998 - 2001.05

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Statistics -

Osmania University
04.1995 - 1998.05
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