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Release Train Engineer / Sr IT Project Manager | SAFe Certified RTE | Ex-TCScer
Highly motivated individual with good attitude and diplomacy. Being an Agile RTE, owning one of the ARTs in e-commerce space with Thermofisher Scientific. Passionate to bring Agile mindset within teams and always a change agent for transforming teams to agile ways of working. Value stream mapping and value flow optimisation are my strength areas. I have played multiple roles in the past being in the service industry with TCS. Started off my journey as a PMO associate and then promoted as PMO lead. Followed by I have played roles like, Business Analyst, Product owner, Agile transformation lead (at client location in Capetown), Scrum Master and Agile coach. Finally landed in Thermofisher as a seasoned scrum master and promoted as Agile Release Train Engineer. Certified Srum Master, Certified Safe agilist and a certified RTE from scaled agile framework. Well versed with other frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, XP, Crystal etc., Having a good exposure in managing multiple cross functional teams in different geographical locations. Moto as an RTE apart from the regular duty is to bring high level of agile maturity to the teams of ART. 🙂
Vellore Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), OPERATIONS AND MARKETING
January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2016
Nandha Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering
January 1, 2010 – January 1, 2014
Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Higher secondary education, Computer - Maths
January 1, 2008 – January 1, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Release Train Engineer (RTE)
August 1, 2023 – Present
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
Thermo Fisher Scientific India
Sr. Scrum Master
May 1, 2022 – August 1, 2023
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
Vaisesika
Scrum Master
October 1, 2021 – May 1, 2022
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Tata Consultancy Services
Agile Coach/ Scrum Master/Product Owner
April 1, 2018 – November 1, 2021
Tata Consultancy Services
Project Management Office Lead
July 1, 2016 – April 1, 2018
Product Flow Optimization by implementing Lean Manufacturing
June 1, 2015 – July 1, 2015
PROJECT TITLE: “PRODUCT FLOW OPTIMIZATION in jewellery making downstream operations using LEAN MANUFACTURING”. Current State Value Stream Mapping of all downstream operations is drawn by observation and by conducting time study. Current State is simulated using ARENA SOFTWARE and current layout of the company has been studied. An idea has been proposed in order to optimize the Product flow by eliminating BATCH Production and implementing LEAN Product flow. Layout change is proposed and Single Piece Flow is suggested to optimize the Product flow by reducing LEAD TIME. With the newly proposed idea, Future State Value Stream Mapping is drawn which shows greater improvement in LEAD TIME and the future state is simulated using ARENA SOFTWARE and resulted positive. Finally Trial Implementation is done in the real time work environment for one week which also ended with positive results. So, the company has considered the new idea of LEAN PRODUCT FLOW and they are currently working on it.
Certified SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
June 23, 2026 – Present
Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
June 23, 2026 – Present
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
June 23, 2026 – Present
Professional Scrum Master
Scrum.org
June 23, 2026 – Present
edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Operations Management - I (@IIMB)
edX
June 23, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's background is primarily in project management and agile leadership within IT services and product companies. While this demonstrates adaptability and experience in structured environments, the direct relevance to a 'Data Analyst' role is low. The project on 'Product Flow Optimization' shows an analytical approach to operational data, but it's not a typical data analyst role involving programming, statistical modeling, or advanced data visualization tools. The breadth of skills is strong in project management but narrow in core data analysis, which might indicate a mismatch for a dedicated data analyst position.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate demonstrates strong organizational and leadership skills through various Scrum Master, RTE, and PMO roles. Experience in transforming waterfall projects to agile and optimizing product flow indicates a proactive and problem-solving mindset. The project descriptions suggest an ability to analyze current states, propose solutions, and implement changes, which are valuable operational skills. However, the target role is 'Data Analyst', and the provided experience is heavily skewed towards project/program management and agile coaching, with limited explicit data analysis skills demonstrated.