Karthik Kumar V M Email & Phone Number

Australia

Greater Melbourne Area

Greater Melbourne Area

Release Train Engineer at NAB through Tata Consultancy Services Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Building and maintaining fast and robust software and web applications servicing end-to-end from ordering, delivering, accounting, reporting, data-analysis, and automating operations
• Building Golang for complex backend systems processing along with front-end stack as of HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and PostgreSQL for database for web applications
• Build bi-weekly releases and deliver prototypes based on the product priorities from the Product Owner

Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia

• Key Responsibilities:
• Stakeholder Management
• Adoption of Agile frameworks
• Initiate and implement software development projects using the Agile-Scrum methodology
• Successfully execute Sprints by facilitating sprint planning, conducting daily scrum meetings, organizing sprint reviews, and facilitating retrospective reviews in the role of an Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master
• Utilize JIRA software as a project management tool

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Accomplishments
• Collaborated with and successfully facilitated the implementation of cost-effective, high-quality software solutions for 34 existing popular audio recording studio clients
• Introduced and successfully implemented the Agile Scrum framework and practices across all new project setups and deliveries
• Empowered over 150 individuals in establishing cost-effective, professional-grade home studio setups, enabling them to pursue their aspirations
• Generated a total revenue of US $281K from 2017 to 2022
• Empowered over 20 individuals to become self-sustained small business owners within the audio and video industry

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Accomplishments:
• Successfully completed and delivered Cognizant's data visualization platform, "Cviz," within the allocated development budget of US $0.5 million, achieving this milestone in a 16-month duration
• Secured contracts for over 15 custom solution projects on data visualization through effective consulting and impactful demonstrations with internationally renowned clients in US and Europe, contributing to company.
• Led the transformation of the team from traditional project management to the Agile Scrum framework, emphasizing early adoption and enabling Agile principles and benefits
• This transformation significantly enhanced project delivery for a key real estate client
• Improved team efficiency and velocity by 2 to 3% with each sprint by consistently fostering adherence to Scrum's principles throughout 11 months of development and delivery of the technology product

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Responsibilities:
• Initiate and implement software development plan with the required resources allocation
• Leading and managing traditional technical development and migration projects for an international financial firm on IBM Mainframe platform and related technologies (4 years)
• Execute software development, monitoring the build in alignment with the project plan using waterfall and agile methodologies
• Interact with the team in a timely manner and resolve any conflicts within
• Interact with the customer phase by phase and get the delivery signed-off

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Key Accomplishments:
• Successfully completed the development and delivery of the core junction module for an international insurance client involved in vehicle insurance processing system, achieving at an exceptional defect rate of only 1.
• Consistently ensured the highest quality in all quarterly releases, maintaining a commendable defect rate of 0 to a maximum of 2 issues throughout the 41-month project duration
• Attained the INS21 certification on Property and Casualty Insurance principles conducted by AICPCU, demonstrating a strong understanding and expertise in the field

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Responsibilities
• Participate in requirement elicitation, and contribute to the development of designs and plans for software projects
• Develop high-quality code and conduct thorough reviews of design, code, and other project artifacts to ensure quality and adherence to established standards
• Create comprehensive test strategies and provide support for user testing to ensure the functionality and usability of applications
• Identify and resolve issues and bugs to ensure application correctness and optimal performance
• Document lessons learned and maintain detailed issue logs to facilitate continuous improvement and knowledge sharing