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ROHIT S. VAIDYA

Summary

I am a highly skilled Scrum Master and Agile Coach helping to implement Agile best practices between different teams and integrating Agile teams within non-Agile processes.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master

Kforce / Constellation Energy
10.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with 10 developers, including UI and API engineers, to streamline load forecasting functionality across natural gas business.
  • Coached stakeholders on roles within Scrum process, enhancing team success support.
  • Promoted Scrum values, including transparency, respect, and commitment, to foster a productive environment.

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Kforce/ Constellation energy
02.2023 - 09.2023
  • Led team of 7 developers to enhance STASIS Volume Management System through Agile coaching.
  • Supported product owners in prioritizing product backlog and developing user stories.
  • Established Scrum ceremonies to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
  • Reviewed velocity and capacity metrics with clients and development team for performance insights.
  • Conducted retrospectives to identify gaps and improve team productivity.

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Ananta LLC / Kforce
04.2022 - 01.2023
  • Led a team of 8 Developers and Testers for Blain’s Farm and Fleet to execute the strategy for their BOPUS Product by coaching Agile Best Practices and providing training support
  • Provided support to the business by coaching Product owners on the clients' team on their Agile journey for creating Product backlogs and user stories
  • Setting up Scrum Ceremonies
  • Review Velocity and capacity with clients and development team
  • Improving team performance by retrospecting the work done/ not done by identifying gaps and providing coaching to improve productivity

Agile Coach/ Scrum Master/ Program Manager

Perficient Inc.
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • Led and coached a team of 25 Developers and Testers on Agile Best Practices and provided training support at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA for their Migration project from Legacy system to Cloud
  • Provided support to the business by coaching Product owners on the clients' team on their Agile journey for creating Product backlogs and user stories
  • Review Velocity and capacity with clients and development team
  • Improving team performance by retrospecting the work done/ not done by identifying gaps and providing coaching to improve productivity

IT Scaled Agile SaFe Senior Scrum Master

American Family Insurance
01.2014 - 10.2021
  • Led a diverse team of 20 Developers, Testers, Business Analysts to support moving the Life direct to consumer Platform from .NET technology to React and was fully implemented for the first in Life Company history in Cloud using AWS services.
  • Implemented Agile Methodologies using a SAFE Scaled Agile framework throughout the organization from executives to software to Business stakeholder across 50 plus employees.
  • Constantly strived for improving the quality of the Code by challenging the team in understanding the Root cause and helping them to strive for the best coding practices like unit testing, code review.

IT Scrum Master / Project Manager

American Family Insurance
01.2014 - 10.2021
  • Led a team of 20 Business Analysts , Developers, Testers using Agile methodology in software development helping the company to reduce waste and saving ~$250,000 in development alone in Personal Line as well as Life.
  • Supported the product owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables and managed internal stakeholder communications resulting in increasing the customer base
  • Promoted empowerment of the team and encouraged a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team which improved employee retention by 7 % .
  • Defined and managed a well-defined project management process and championed ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management.

IT SAFE Scrum Master

Wal-Mart
06.2012 - 12.2013
  • Managed a Team of 20 Developers and Testers to help them navigate through any issues.
  • As Safe Agile Scrum Master worked closely with Business to understand the Product backlog, breaking the Feature into stories, coached to Prioritize the stories that has highest business value.
  • Supported the Team during the critical phase of Development by reducing any outside impediments which may hamper team ability to deliver the business value.
  • Tracked project Milestones and deliverables.

IT Sr. Project Management Consultant / Scrum Master

Wal-Mart
10.2011 - 06.2012
  • Managed Decomposition and Rationalization foundation program simultaneously.
  • As Scrum master worked closely coached Senior Management, technical Architects on the Safe methodology and implementation in Walmart.
  • Effectively worked toward achieving the divisional goal of completion 19 decompositions for FY14.
  • Tracked project Milestones and deliverables.

Technical Manager

5N plus
10.2011 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: 5NPlus previously MCP Metal Specialties is a leading producer of specialty metal and chemical products for Medical customers like Proctor and Gamble, Abbott.
  • Process Engineer to improve the production and processing capabilities in the Gallium Trichloride and Low melt alloy production process. Also conducted Cost analysis for the Gallium Trichloride line.
  • Quality Manager to institute a robust Quality Control System as well as implement Lean Manufacturing principles in the company.
  • ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor to implement ISO 9001:2008.
  • Technical/ Safety Manager to assist with the Environmental, Health and Safety programs.

Quality Control Manager

American Heat Treating Inc.
01.2004 - 09.2011
  • Metallurgist/ Technical Sales to provide Metallurgical consultation to the customer, investigate metallurgical issues, analyze, and provide Metallurgical reports.
  • Quality Control Manager to conduct Statistical Analysis, Root Cause analysis, making PPAP, APQP for automotive, aerospace, defense, armament, and medical industry.
  • Safety/ Environmental manager to maintain Safety programs, submit yearly Report to EPA, avoid loss time accidents by implementing a safer work environment.

Research Assistant

Center for Heat Treating Excellence
05.2002 - 02.2003
  • Developed a tool for part load design and temperature control within loaded furnaces. Planned and conducted experimental study (DOE) to determine the radiation view factors in different loading patterns and different shape and size parts.

Education

Certified Professional Agile Coach -

ICAgile
07.2025

Certified SAFEScrum Master -

SAFE
07.2025

Master - Mechanical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
07.2025

Bachelor - Mechanical Engineering

University of Mumbai (Bombay)
07.2025

Skills

  • Software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
  • Agile and waterfall approaches
  • Scrum framework and practices
  • Project management tools (Jira, ADO, TFS)
  • Team collaboration techniques
  • Product backlog management
  • User story development

Timeline

Scrum Master

Kforce / Constellation Energy
10.2023 - Current

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Kforce/ Constellation energy
02.2023 - 09.2023

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Ananta LLC / Kforce
04.2022 - 01.2023

Agile Coach/ Scrum Master/ Program Manager

Perficient Inc.
10.2021 - 04.2022

IT Scaled Agile SaFe Senior Scrum Master

American Family Insurance
01.2014 - 10.2021

IT Scrum Master / Project Manager

American Family Insurance
01.2014 - 10.2021

IT SAFE Scrum Master

Wal-Mart
06.2012 - 12.2013

IT Sr. Project Management Consultant / Scrum Master

Wal-Mart
10.2011 - 06.2012

Technical Manager

5N plus
10.2011 - 01.2012

Quality Control Manager

American Heat Treating Inc.
01.2004 - 09.2011

Research Assistant

Center for Heat Treating Excellence
05.2002 - 02.2003

Certified Professional Agile Coach -

ICAgile

Certified SAFEScrum Master -

SAFE

Master - Mechanical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor - Mechanical Engineering

University of Mumbai (Bombay)
ROHIT S. VAIDYA