Ramprabu Kuppusamy

Experienced leader and program manager with 16+ years history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.

Energetic engineering delivery manager enthusiastic about developing deeper understanding of engineering design and leadership.

Natural leader and networker with hardworking, resourceful and competitive nature.

Lead Agile Coach and Senior Manager with 16+ years of experience in spearheading the entire project management and consulting initiatives right from conceptualization, strategic & project planning and skilled in different methodologies like waterfall, scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe). Certified SAFE Agilist and Scrum Master/RTE; Hands on experience in Azure, Miro, Version One and other project planning and implementation software.

Strong leader and facilitator, fostering an atmosphere that motivates highly talented professionals to balance high-level skills with maximum productivity. Gained strong exposure in RFP, RFQ development, SLA management, training, budgeting and project progress reporting.

Seasoned Engineering Manager seamlessly integrates project technical aspects and makes information relatable to non-technical personnel.

• Certified SAFe 6 Practice Consultant
• Certified SAFe 6 Release Train Engineer
• Certified SAFe 6 Advanced Scrum Master

• Deep understanding of US Health care - Medical Management (UM and CM)
• Deep expertise in SAFe methodologies and helped customer in SAFe transformation journey.
• Developed high-quality programs and applications for Healthcare industry by collaborating in team environment.
• Increased business efficiency by implementing innovative ideas which improved over all user experience.
• Developed/Implemented new process/practices resulting in hard and soft $ savings for business.
• Supervised team of 200 highly skilled and motivated individuals.
• Implemented industry led best practices to improve over all lead and cycle time.
• Improved productivity by collecting actionable Information Radiators, involving sprint velocity, burn down charts, backlog health, commitment reliability etc. as well as radiated the information through periodic reports.
• Coached managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down.

• AWARDS / ACCOLADES: Received numerous awards and appreciations for delivering outstanding contribution in the organization.
• Customer Interaction: Coordinated with Clients to identify their requirements, recommending process improvement plans and communicating the same to Product Managers, and Delivery Managers. Meticulously documented all major activities for effective reference and use. Maintained effective communications with stakeholders at all levels for smooth execution of the delivery.
• Delivery Management: Delivered high availability solutions for mission-critical applications by coordinating with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists. Accomplished various portfolio level activities consists of 200+ team members and steered toward success of program as Engagement Delivery Lead.
• Project Management: Managed large enterprise software development projects within stipulated time and allocated budget. Led the entire Health Care product line projects management & consulting initiatives right from conceptualization, strategic & project planning and operational analysis with focus on customer- centric methodology.
• Agile Process Optimization: Analyzed current systems and processes and designed a strategy for adopting agile best practices by coordinating with project teams. Communicated agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization. Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders. Planned, and maintained team's Agile Scrum Ceremonies (Iteration planning, Daily Team Sync, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and Inspect and Adapt sessions) for new and existing scrum teams. Drove cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensured that the organization is adhering to industry best practices.
• Business Operations Management: Identified product road maps, and scaled down epic level requirements to user stories by coordinating with product owners, product managers and other stakeholders.
• Release Management: Ensured successful planning and execution of monthly releases by spearheading a team of 20+ scrum members as Release Manager. Increased efficiency by facilitating CAB meetings and ensuring that teams follow strict change management protocols.
• Risk Identification / Risk Mitigation Planning: Facilitated audit reviews for various projects, ensuring projects adhere to varying audit requirements as an Internal Auditor. Eliminated risks by tracking team's progress, such as burn down, velocity and release forecasting. Scheduled special collaborative KT sessions with Team and SMEs where necessary to help resolve issues.
• Team Management: Trained, mentored, and motivated teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met. Improved overall performance by directing offshore, and distributed teams working on an array of technologies. Provided leadership to subordinates towards the achievement of goals and objectives, establishing and administering operating and technology standards, development of new IT services, problem identification and resolution processes. Facilitated learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching.

Dec 2013 – Present | Cognizant technology Solutions
Prominent Roles:

• Nov 2021 – Present as Senior Engineering Manager, Mississauga, Canada
• Mar 2020 – Oct 2021 as Engineering Manager, Chennai , India
• Jan 2017 – Feb 2020 as Manager, Louisville, USA
• Dec 2013 – Dec 2016 as Senior Associate, Chennai, India

Jul 2007 – Nov 2013 | Tata Consultancy Services

• Jul 2007 – Nov 2013 as IT Analyst