John Paul Thakuria
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Energetic knowledgeable Project Lead manages simultaneous projects delivering projects within timeline and budget constraints. Skilled team leader and motivator. Proven success in meeting project deadlines, goals, and objectives. Terrific interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational talents. Strengths in client management, expectations, and problem-solving. Highly effective at managing multiple, concurrent projects and mitigating risk and scope creep. A strong and diverse background in Agile Scrum Management SDLC, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Project Management
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Project Lead
Oracle
01.2008 - 02.2018
- Planned, executed and promoted a total of 30+ projects per year.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules, and conflicts.
- Met with project managers weekly to provide detailed project reports and milestone updates.
- Developed and implemented project plans, defects, and estimates to ensure successful execution.
Agile Scrum Master
Oracle
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
- Assessed Scrum maturity of the team and organized and coached the team to higher levels of development.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
Education
Master of Science - Biotechnology
University of Natural Resources And Life Sciences
Vienna, Austria06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
Boston, MA06.2004
Skills
- Multi-Tasking Skill
- Corrective Actions
- Mentoring
- Leadership Skills
- Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)
- Project Management
- Agile Development
- Root Cause Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Jira, SQL, Defect Management
- Digital Literacy
- Agile, Waterfall, SDLC
- Scrum Project Management
- Creating and Analyzing Testing Requirements
- Lead Validation Tests
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with multiple cross-functional teams on concurrent projects both internal, external, domestic, and abroad to meet timelines and go beyond client expectations
- Resolved product software issues by closely working with senior architect software developers.
- Supervised a team of 5+ QA analysts both domestic and abroad.
- Conducted continuous product and process improvements through weekly retrospective meetings.
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Project Manager Certification
- Scrum Agile Training - Oracle
Game Design, Musician/DJ, Writer
Amateur DJ/Musician that has worked a few gigs for both Public and Private events
Aspiring Screenwriter in the science fiction and fantasy genre
Started a small video game design company - working on adventure/platformer mobile and pc games
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Samuel Butler
Timeline
Agile Scrum Master
Oracle
01.2015 - 01.2018
QA Project Lead
Oracle
01.2008 - 02.2018
Master of Science - Biotechnology
University of Natural Resources And Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Boston University
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