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Shalini Sharma

Ashburn

Summary

Results-driven product manager with extensive experience in guiding products from conception to production. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver high-quality results efficiently. Strong technical knowledge complemented by exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. Holds top-secret SCI/CI poly DoD and DHS clearance, ensuring compliance with security protocols.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Product Manager

Softrams
07.2023 - Current
  • Direct management of Medicaid Drug Program (MDP) system under Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines.
  • Lead six cross-functional teams in executing strategic initiatives.
  • Conducted market research and competitive analysis for existing and potential products.
  • Engaged customers through interviews to define the product vision, features, product requirements, and user stories.
  • Prioritized features in order to maximize impact while meeting budget constraints.
  • Worked closely with engineering teams to ensure that feature specifications are understood and implemented correctly.
  • Developed product roadmaps to help guide the development of new products.

Agile Product Owner

Leidos
07.2017 - 07.2023
  • Served as Product Manager and Product Owner, overseeing the Foundation GEOINT Integrated Program Office (IPF), Foundation Sustainment Services (FS2), and Vector and Cartographic Production System (VCPS) Task Order program.
  • Collaborated with three cross-functional teams comprising DevOps, systems engineers, systems administrators, and testers to ensure product features are delivered on time and meet quality standards.
  • Maintained a clear vision of the product by regularly communicating updates across departments.
  • Managed risks and resolved issues that affected product scope, schedule, and quality.
  • Prioritized backlog items according to market needs and customer value.
  • Ensured that all tasks are completed within the specified timeline, while meeting quality standards.
  • Actively participated in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, grooming sessions, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
  • Created user stories for each feature based on customer feedback and requirements.
  • Worked closely with UX and UI designers to create intuitive user experiences for web and mobile applications.
  • Gathered feedback from stakeholders, customers, and other teams in order to refine product design.
  • Established KPIs and utilized data analytics to measure product success and inform future development priorities.

Senior Scrum Master and Test Lead

Superlative Technologies Inc
10.2015 - 07.2017
  • Worked on the Military Health System (MHS) with various Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF).
  • Coached and mentored team members, stakeholders, and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.

Snr Automation Engineer

ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES
07.2014 - 10.2015
  • Worked on $162 million contract to modernize the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA).
  • Responsible for developing and supporting a test automation framework and scripts using Selenium, Cucumber and Ruby.

Principal Agile QA Engineer Lead

AOL
10.2012 - 07.2014
  • Wrote automated and manual tests for Windows applications and web-based user interfaces.
  • Develop strong cooperative relationships with development, product management teams and managers.

Snr QA Engineer

Fannie Mae
03.2011 - 10.2012
  • Worked on the Fannie Mae’s Investor Reporting (IR2) medium-scale, high-performance transaction mortgage and loan processing system.
  • Identified and constructed test scenarios; generated inbound files and expected results.

Snr Test Engineer

Freddie Mac
10.2010 - 03.2011
  • Worked on the Freddie Mac’s Selling System application.
  • Reviewed SRS documents, created test cases, wrote SQLs & X-queries.

Snr Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman
03.2009 - 10.2010
  • Provide technical support to implement and test the Track Manager/Track Server (TM/TS) components for Surface Navy combat systems.

Principal Engineer

Teradata
10.2008 - 03.2009
  • Worked on CBP project leading in-house development, integration and system testing activities.

Snr Test Engineer

L-3 Communications
03.2008 - 10.2008
  • Worked in implementing test plan and test procedures to verify requirements, specifications, and features.

Snr Software Engineer

Innovative Concepts
04.2007 - 03.2008
  • Worked on developing IDM Technology to supply data services in extreme physical environments.

Snr Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman
08.2006 - 04.2007
  • Worked for the Federal Healthcare Information Technology (FHIE) to allow the Bi-directional Health Information Exchange (BHIE).

QA Analyst

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
05.2006 - 08.2006
  • Worked on United States Preventive Service Task Force – Personal Digital Assistant (USPSTF PDA) project.

Programmer

IBM
04.2002 - 04.2006
  • The LES Migration was being implemented as a six phased approach to migrate applications and functionality.

Software Engineer

Verizon former Bell Atlantic
06.1998 - 03.2002
  • Analyzed, designed, and developed various projects using Visual Works Smalltalk and SQL.

Education

Degree - Programming Specialization

Information Systems Technology
USA
12.1996

Certificate Training - Project Management, Developing a Web Site, Object Oriented Analysis, Design and Development using Smalltalk, UML, DB2, SQL, JAD, C, C++, Java, Oracle 7.1 with Developers 2000

Skills

  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Product vision and strategy
  • Product roadmaps
  • Product planning and prioritization
  • User story development
  • Frameworks (BDD, TDD, Web, Cucumber, etc)
  • Backlog prioritization
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Risk management
  • Agile methodology (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Jira, Atlassian
  • Presentations and demonstrations
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Highly detail-oriented and self-organized
  • AWS Cloud (Infrastructure, EC2, Kubernetes, etc)
  • Database
  • Deliverable tracking
  • Automation and UAT
  • DevOps and DevSecOps
  • Adapt to new situations and challenges
  • Strong analytical skills and complex problem-solving
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team leadership
  • UI/UX
  • Schedule management
  • Performance monitoring
  • Security vulnerability
  • Quality assurance
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Recruiting and hiring
  • Energetic, motivated, and service-oriented

Certification

  • Certified Product Manager, Product Owner 6.0, SAFe, 2023
  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, 2021
  • Certified SAFe Practitioner, Scaled Agile Framework, 2015
  • Certified Product Owner, Scrum Alliance, 2022

Awards

  • Leidos (SHINE), Recognized for development of an innovative solution in conjunction with sustained, outstanding performance of a team member resulting in successful deployment of a key initiative or objective as evidenced by error-free, high-quality development and contributions above and beyond the standard job requirements/level of effort.
  • Northrop Grumman Timely Award (TAP), With minimal lead time and guidance, developed the scope and a scenario for a demonstration to CAPT Hoover of STM/TS functionality.
  • The LES Migration Award, For the Outstanding work performed to complete The Law Enforcement System Migration to open systems National Intelligence Application.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Agile Product Manager

Softrams
07.2023 - Current

Agile Product Owner

Leidos
07.2017 - 07.2023

Senior Scrum Master and Test Lead

Superlative Technologies Inc
10.2015 - 07.2017

Snr Automation Engineer

ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES
07.2014 - 10.2015

Principal Agile QA Engineer Lead

AOL
10.2012 - 07.2014

Snr QA Engineer

Fannie Mae
03.2011 - 10.2012

Snr Test Engineer

Freddie Mac
10.2010 - 03.2011

Snr Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman
03.2009 - 10.2010

Principal Engineer

Teradata
10.2008 - 03.2009

Snr Test Engineer

L-3 Communications
03.2008 - 10.2008

Snr Software Engineer

Innovative Concepts
04.2007 - 03.2008

Snr Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman
08.2006 - 04.2007

QA Analyst

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
05.2006 - 08.2006

Programmer

IBM
04.2002 - 04.2006

Software Engineer

Verizon former Bell Atlantic
06.1998 - 03.2002

Degree - Programming Specialization

Information Systems Technology

Certificate Training - Project Management, Developing a Web Site, Object Oriented Analysis, Design and Development using Smalltalk, UML, DB2, SQL, JAD, C, C++, Java, Oracle 7.1 with Developers 2000

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