Ranjan Datta

Nationwide, Brea CA - Agile Leader

Feb 2019 till date

• Organized and facilitated iteration planning, daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives, release planning, show and tell and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Tracked metrics (inputs, outputs, and outcomes) for Scrum teams and monitored these on an ongoing basis with Azure DevOps.
• Maintained all project documentation with Azure DevOps and Sharepoint.
• Facilitated process of deciding which stories will be included in each iteration by estimating team’s velocity against story scope and size.
• Managed progress by facilitating Scrum ceremonies and helping team members overcome impediments.
• Facilitated process of working with Product Owner and team to re-balance and re-prioritize work within an iteration.
• Managed burndowns and other documentation to oversee progress of each iteration.
• Coached team members in a fast-paced environment on Agile methodologies.
• Fostered an Agile culture throughout, including the team and peers, which has led to better communication and lean thinking at all levels.
• Facilitated Release and Sprint events and ensure customer requirements are captured, prioritized, communicated, and properly sized by the team.
• Identified and removed impediments for the team's success, and ensured the team has everything needed to build and deliver value to the customer.
• Enabled teams to identify areas for improvement, then adapt and change as needed to support continuous improvement.
• Poly Skilled as a Project Manager, Test Automation Developer and Requirements Analyst as and when needed by the team.

AdoptAPet.com, Claremont CA - Scrum Master

Jun 2015 to Jan 2019

• Responsible for guiding the planning, tracking and day-to-day activities of Web Development teams for this non-profit during its transition from Waterfall to Agile and Lean Startup methodologies.
• Oversaw a complete legacy monolith to microservices conversion of the tech stack
• Successfully migrated legacy projects from Waterfall to Scrum within 6 months
• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings using Jira and Confluence
• Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise
• Worked with the engineering managers to identify cross-team dependencies and manage inter-team tasks
• Facilitated Scrum of Scrum for offshore teams in India.
• Evangelized the benefits of Scrum to ensure its smooth adoption
• Assisted team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools and best practices reducing development time

SnapMD, Glendale CA - Scrum Master/Product Owner

Jul 2013 to Jun 2015

• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings using Jira
• Tracked metrics for Scrum teams and monitored them on an ongoing basis using Jira
• Managed progress by facilitating Scrum ceremonies and helping team members overcome impediments

StayHealthy, Monrovia CA - Frontend Developer and Scrum Master

Feb 2012 to Jun 2013

• Customer facing frontend for Kiosk application using HTML, CSS and jQuery
• Developer Customer facing Health Management interface using HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Lead the team as a Scrum Master running sprints with all related rituals using Jira

Various Organizations - Frontend Developer

Jan 2000 to Jan 2012

• GreenDot, CA - Frontend Engineer - 2010 to 2012
• Outlook Amusements, CA - Sr Frontend Developer - 2008 to 2010
• Entertainment Publications, CA - Frontend Developer - 2005 to 2008
• Freelance, CA, Australia, India - Contract Frontend Developer - 2000 to 2005