Sivakumar Manickam

About Sivakumar Manickam

Results-driven Agile Coach and Project Manager with over 22 years of experience in the IT industry, including 10 years in project management and 5 years as a Scrum Master. My core expertise lies in project management and agile coaching, where I guide teams and organizations in embracing Agile principles to deliver value efficiently and consistently.Skilled in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, release planning, and team collaboration, I focus on driving project success and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. I have consistently enabled cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results, improving commitment reliability to over 90%. My ability to adapt, mentor, and lead has been recognized through awards such as the Vendor Excellence Award and 10 Years of Dedicated Service recognition.Certified as a ScrumMaster® (CSM®) and PMP®, I bring a structured approach to managing projects while adapting to the unique needs of teams and stakeholders. My leadership style emphasizes collaboration, trust, and delivering results aligned with organizational goals.Let’s connect if you’re looking for a dedicated leader to inspire teams, streamline processes, and achieve project success.

Experience

1. Release Manager & Scrum Master

   Zemoso Technologies

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company providing solutions for oil and gas exploration, production, and transportation. Their offerings include drilling equipment, well services, artificial lift solutions, and digital technologies. FastLCA, a key enabler of Baker Hughes\' sustainability strategy, quantifies emissions from cradle-to-grave, helping identify hotspots, meet carbon accounting needs, and protect against greenwashing. flare.IQ technology monitors, reduces, and controls flaring emissions, reducing methane slip, minimizing flaring costs, saving steam, and improving transparency. flare.IQ is a full-stream flare solution based on proven ultrasonic flare flow measurement technology, covering assisted flares (downstream petrochemical and refinery) and unassisted flares (upstream operations).Roles & Responsibilities: Release Manager & Scrum Master at Baker Hughes on the FastLCA & flare.IQ projects. Contributions:1. Improved the productivity by 10% by coaching the team on agile story splitting techniques2. Improved the quality of delivery by 10% improving the product backlog and story refinement and increasing the internal stakeholder demos3. Successfully managing the releases, facilitating the scrum ceremonies, making sure that all impediments are addressed on time

Education

• De Britto Hr Sec School

  Hr. Sec

  1982 — 1988

• Algappa Chettiar College Of Engineering & Technology

  Engineer's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Requirements Gathering
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Software Project Management
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Pmp
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Vendor Management
• .net
• Microsoft Project
• Integration
• Project Management
• Loma 280
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Analysis
• Databases
• Quality Assurance
• Business Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Software Development