Gayatri Kelkar
Belle Mead,NJ , USA
Summary
Seasoned Certified Scrum Master with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, including 5+ years overseeing large-scale traditional Waterfall and Scrum projects. Skilled in orchestrating cross-functional IT, Agile, and QA teams to ensure timely completion of project deliverables. Proven track record of implementing project management best practices and leveraging technical expertise to consistently meet targeted objectives. Professional Agile facilitator committed to driving team success and delivering high-value projects, guiding teams through Agile transformations and optimizing workflows to enhance productivity. Known for strong focus on collaboration and adaptability to evolving project needs, ensuring consistent achievement of goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master
Caprium Technology
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- JIRA / Confluence administration – creating projects, tracking progress, following up with stakeholders. Report generation and distribution.
- Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Collaborated with team members, technologists, to define solutions and drive progress.
- Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion ,supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues.
- Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
- Handling the entire project lifecycle from inception to delivery along with quality.
- Identified potential risks early in the project lifecycle and implemented mitigation strategies accordingly.
- Optimized resource allocation by identifying and addressing bottlenecks in project workflows, leading to reduced time-to-market for product releases.
- Boosted customer satisfaction scores by providing regular updates on product enhancements resulting from feedback provided during sprint review meetings.
- Projects - Oneallratings.com, diamondcertified.org, Wordpress websites for client , diamondcertified.info , Mobile application -fintech domain, Ecommerce website ,DK-CV Data warehouse - CRM integration
Associate Consultant-Quality
Tech Mahindra
08.2015 - 03.2019
- Agile Testing - Test planning, Test case design, Reviewing, Execution of Test Cases, Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix and writing acceptance criteria.
- Functional, Non-Functional Testing, Regression testing, User interface testing, Database testing, Mobile application testing, Payment integration testing.
- API testing with JMeter, Postman, SoapUI.
- Tested Restful web service using Rest Assured framework java. Validated JSON formatted data, different http status code like 200, 201, 400,500etc.
- Testing mobile devices to ensure their configuration, operation, and capabilities work efficiently for Android, iOS platforms
- Producing clear and concise test reports and releasing notes to co-workers when needed. Signing off the release at every stage like DEV ,TEST and PROD
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail, organization, and adherence to deadlines.
- Streamlined QA processes for better efficiency, implementing standardized test cases across multiple projects.
- Boosted customer satisfaction by ensuring high-quality user experiences through rigorous usability testing. ensuring clear communication regarding issue status and resolution timelines.
- Maintained robust documentation of test results, providing valuable insights for future development efforts.
- Analyzed quality and performance data to support operational decision-making.
- Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Projects - West Coast University / American Career College , Mobile application - COMAU – NGRS
Quality Engineer
Dhingana.com
06.2013 - 08.2015
- Testing mobile devices to ensure their configuration, operation, and capabilities work efficiently for Android, iOS platforms
- Test planning, Test case design, Reviewing, Execution of Test Cases
- Defect Tracking, Report generation
- Web browser testing, Mobile application testing, testing logic of copyright / protection of data for various demographics
- Production deployment of new features to existing app.
- Project – Dhingana.com – web application and mobile application.
Quality Engineer
Caprium Technology
01.2012 - 06.2013
- Automated manual test cases using the Selenium WebDriver and TestNG to cover all the quality risks identified as needing extensive or balanced testing
- Used Core Java (algorithm, data structure, multithreading, collections, and concurrency) to create frameworks and conduct backend testing.
- Testing mobile devices to ensure their configuration, operation, and capabilities work efficiently for Android, iOS platforms
- Test planning, Test case design, Reviewing, Execution of Test Cases
- Defect Tracking, Report generation
- Data warehouse testing by doing Source to Target mapping testing, Metadata Testing, Data Transformation Testing, Incremental ETL testing
- Production deployment and support activities.
- Project – CarrerSnap, DealsOnHomes, stationDigital, JwellersApp.
Associate Consultant
GlobalLogic
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Automated manual test cases using the Selenium WebDriver and TestNG to cover all the quality risks identified as needing extensive or balanced testing
- Testing mobile devices to ensure their configuration, operation, and capabilities work efficiently for Android, iOS platforms
- Test planning, Test case design, Reviewing, Execution of Test Cases
- Defect Tracking, Report generation
- Production deployment and support activities.
- Project - Core8-Reward All Testing web and mobile application Core8-Reward All
Software Engineer
Kewill Solutions
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Project – Testing of various versions of FlagShip 2.0 /3.6/ 3.8/ 3.9
- “Flagship” is a carrier compliance product so that manufacturers can compare the shipping cost with different carriers & can ship a product efficiently. It is also able to generate various documents like labels and manifests which need to ship a parcel. It was also able to track the product from where it is getting shipped
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Marathwada Institute of Technology
06.2005
D.C.T (Diploma in Computer Science & Technology) -
RPW Pravara Nagar From Mumbai University
06-2002
Skills
- Project management ,Project planning and development
- Sprint planning ,Backlog grooming
- Stakeholder management , Customer interaction
- Agile metrics tracking
- Kanban , Scrum methodology
- Scrum processes ,Retrospective analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Languages: Java, C, C, PHP,Java
- Testing tools: TestNG, JMeter, Postman
- Defect tracking tools: Jira, Bugzilla, Asana
- Database Software: Oracle, MySQL, SSIS
Timeline
Scrum Master
Caprium Technology
08.2022 - Current
Associate Consultant-Quality
Tech Mahindra
08.2015 - 03.2019
Quality Engineer
Dhingana.com
06.2013 - 08.2015
Quality Engineer
Caprium Technology
01.2012 - 06.2013
Associate Consultant
GlobalLogic
01.2006 - 01.2012
Software Engineer
Kewill Solutions
01.2005 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Marathwada Institute of Technology
D.C.T (Diploma in Computer Science & Technology) -
RPW Pravara Nagar From Mumbai University
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