SUSHIL KUMAR PANDA

Dynamic Scrum Master with a proven track record at General Motors, adept at driving Agile transformations and enhancing team performance through effective coaching and stakeholder communication. Expert in risk management and cloud infrastructure, I successfully implemented process improvements that elevated project delivery efficiency by 30%. Passionate about fostering collaboration and aligning business priorities.

• Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Institute
• PMP, Project Management Institute
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

• Scrum Master, General Motors, Detroit, MI, 10/01/13, Present, Organize and moderate Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives., Educate team members and stakeholders on Agile/Scrum values, principles, and best practices., Use team metrics (velocity, burndown, lead time) to monitor performance and drive improvement., Work with Product Owners and Program Managers to ensure backlog items align with business priorities., Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Release Managers to ensure Definition of Done is met., Ensure visibility of progress and impediments via tools like Jira, Confluence, and dashboards., Conduct retrospectives and implement agreed-upon improvements., Ensure alignment with risk, control, and security protocols., Removed team impediments, fostered collaboration, and ensured alignment with enterprise release management practices., Supported Product Owners with backlog grooming and stakeholder prioritization.
• Test Architect, Wipro / Fifth Third Bank, Bangalore, Karnataka, 11/01/11, 10/31/13, Led QA and UAT for Open Admin and Open Consumer banking platforms., Validated back-end systems (ACE, IB, RAFT) and ensured end-to-end regulatory reporting for new account origination., Implemented fraud mitigation controls and analytics reporting.
• Module Lead, Munich Re America (LTI), Bangalore, Karnataka, 11/01/07, 11/30/08, Oversaw testing of complex agreement, quote, and policy modules with extensive reporting features., Delivered high-quality releases by implementing traceability, integration test plans, and impact analysis.