Ashwin Tikandar
Senior Scrum Master @CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Scrum Master @CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
Charlotte, NC, US
Manage the scope and timeline of each project.• Facilitate sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, and daily stand-ups.• Coach the teams of Agile methodology frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Test-Driven Development.• Work collaboratively with Delivery and Product Managers, informing them of significant milestones and decisions that affect the whole project.• Assist teams in effectively implementing changes.• Ensure that deliverables meet quality criteria at the end of each sprint.• Help build a productive environment where team members are driven, accountable, and provide a quality project.• Educate the Delivery and Product Mangers of the best practices.• Guide teams in adopting lean/agile principles such as collaboration, continuous improvement, and self-governance• Monitor key results and metrics to help teams identify improvement opportunities and bottlenecks• Track and report scrum teams daily burndowns, sprint capacity, sprint velocities and project reports• Coordinate dependencies to remove roadblocks with and for other teams• Adapt approach based on cultural shifts and regulatory requirements• Assist the product owner with the creation/prioritization of user stories and the refinement of the product backlog.• Develop release plans in collaboration with the delivery manager.• Serve as a liaison between individual scrum team members and dependent teams including third party vendors• Plan for and work flexibly to deadlines, understand, and communicate the product owner\'s vision and objectives to the team, provide perspective and keep the team focused on critical deliverables and tasks• Ensure software development best practices are followed, such as test case and code reviews
EDUCATION
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Master's degree, Project Management
VSM Aerospace AME Training Institute
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
Singhania Universtiy
Bachelor's degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (BSc AME), Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
P.V.P Polytechnic
Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
ABOUT ASHWIN TIKANDAR
Senior SM with 12+ years of expertise in managing both small and large-scale corporate software development projects. Skilled in inspiring, organizing, coaching, and leading change in Scrum teams, whether co-located or dispersed, face-to-face or virtual, with a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects while delivering customer-centric value stream products. Possesses exceptional oral and written communication abilities, as well as the capability to provide effective leadership in fast-paced, deadline-driven circumstances. Holds outstanding academic credentials, including a master’s degree in Project Management and multiple certifications. Has extensive firsthand experience collaborating with Agile coaches, executive leadership, product management, architects, system teams, senior management, and business owners.
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