Umakanth C

25 years of progressive software R&D and Delivery execution with an exclusive focus on R&D Software Product development with Twelve years of Project and Program Management. Conceptualized, Designed, and Implemented Enterprise-wide Business Software.

Managed and Supported World-Wide Customers (Japan, Europe, USA) Level 3 Product Support.

Have successfully executed complex projects collaborating with key business stakeholders.

Very passionate about building, nurturing, and empowering high-performance teams spread across various geographies.

• Experienced Scrum master for Agile Software development teams (requirements gathering, user stories, testing) - 10 years 
• Implemented Agile methodologies in the Digital Video Services products development using JIRA 
• Well-versed in Sprint Planning, User Story elaboration and estimates, and execution of Acceptance Criteria using Kanban and driving Sprint Reviews and Retrospective meetings to derive improvements 
• Well-versed with cutting-edge technologies and software associated with Networking, Telecom, and Digital Video Services domains 
• Core competencies include: 

1.  Program/Project Management and reengineering 
2. Alignment for Strategic Execution 
3. Metrics definition and analysis 
4. Risk / Cost / Schedule Analysis
5.  Coaching, Mentoring, and Training 

Master of Engineering, 1996

Bachelor of Engineering, 1993