Sundaresen RUNGASAMY, Agile and OKRs Coach, SAFe SPC, RTE,SM
Managing your Complex & Scaled Agile Projects

Agile Coach/ Consultant                        VALIANTYS                                      2021 - To Date

Coaching 3 Agile Teams (DevOps, Business and Software development) within an Agile

 

Agile Coach/ Scrum Master                   BPI FRANCE                                    2020 - 2021

Coaching 3 Agile Teams (DevOps, Business and Software development) within an Agile Release Train. Ensuring Agile ceremonies are being followed and teams are PI ready and furthermore to undergo PI Execution as planned.

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Lean-Agile Transformation Coach         ANEO                                               2020

Joined Aneo in March 2020 to join the Agile coach teams at Airbus. Unfortunately, the project was halted due to the Covid 19 lockdown. I am available since August 2020.

 

SAFe Product Owner /Agile Coach       ENEDIS                                            2019 – 2020

Coaching facilitation of the team through the implementation of  SAFe & delivery promises

• Prepare and lead the first PI Planning

• Consolidate features requirements and prioritization. Sharing of user experiences in order to deliver a feature at each iteration, taking into account team’s capacity and velocity. Help the team identify risks and dependencies with other agile teams on and off the train.

• Configure JIRA to record user functionality and experiences.

• Transparency policy with our partners on commitments in the PI.

 

SAFe Scrum Master / Agile Coach        BPCE                                              2018 – 2019

Coaching facilitation of teams on the train within SAFe

• Led the Portuguese and French teams. Set up Scrum and SAFe process & events. Ensured for constant progress at each iteration.

• Ensured delivery to 90% at each iteration (the 10% being external dependencies and therefore risks often not controlled but known).

• Collaborated in 5 PI Planning.

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VP Engineering & QA                           FINALCAD                                       2017 - 2018

Start-up in the development of Construction Application

Accountable for delivering Software products on 3 platforms (iOS, Android, and Windows), using Agile through a global team of 25 developers working on-site or geographically remote and Offshore

• Managing all aspects of product delivery from conception to putting on the store

• Managing and coordinating all the different concurrent projects and products for our worldwide clients.

• Develop strategies to ensure that we are up to date with the latest technologies

• Implement JIRA tools and Confluence to ensure a standardized and coherent approach to development.

• Ensuring that the quality level of our products is to the highest standards. 

• Managing stakeholders expectations and delivering projects KPIS ad follow-up

• Managing a department of €2M

 

Project Consultant                             GLOBAL KTECH INC                          2014 - 2016  

Offshoring Company in Orlando with development sites in India

Accountable for delivering strategic leadership and coordinating complex projects across a diverse and geographically dispersed team in US, India, and France. Working with an insurance sector client, the project included the development and implementation of core business processes. Duties included:

• Managing all aspects of project management from conception to completion as a senior leader

• Scrum Master to ensure full optimization of Agile and Scrum methodologies in the development of the IT solutions to meet the customer’s requirements. 

• Stakeholder management, both internally and externally, to ensure smooth project operations

• Coordination of operational activity across all stages of the Agile development processes.

• Use the VARK models to ensure targeted communication

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Managing Director                          AYUSA LIMITED                                     2011 - 2013 

Engaged to manage the start-up and growth of a thriving fitness club in the UK including:

• Development of the business plan to enable high growth, providing capital investment and leadership. 

• Growth of membership from zero to 1700 members with an annual turnover of £340k

• Leading the business to win a Gold Award

• Coaching and leadership of a team of fitness instructors and apprentices to deliver excellence in fitness training and service

• Development and management of the social media and marketing strategy​

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Senior Consultant                           ATEP SERVICES                                     2009 - 2010

ITSM Specialist Company. The founder was one those who designed the ITIL V3

Working as a senior consultant to lead the delivery of business critical process improvement for BNP Paribas and CNP Insurance. Duties included:

• Leading the Change Advisory Board

• Performing ISO 20000 and CMM audits to identify improvement opportunities 

• Implementation of ITIL V2 / V3 full lifecycle processes and implemented the Service Catalog

• Leadership of client stakeholders, identifying core business needs and facilitating change management programs. 

 

Tele Atlas, Gent Belgium   2004 - 2008 Global Provider of Digital Map and Content, now TomTom

Senior Manager IT Worldwide Quality & PMO                                              2007 - 2008

·       Exercised overall accountability for the global deployment of a range of key programmes, defining strategic objectives, establishing project plans and resource allocations to maintain project momentum and keep costs within established budgets

·       Trained 30 project managers to the PMI methodology

·       Created and implemented the company’s Global IT Governance framework, implementing ISO/TS 16949 and PMI processes, aligning service delivery processes with core business needs, ensuring compliance with risk management best practices and monitoring the attainment of KPI targets

 

Senior Manager IT Support Worldwide                                                        2004 - 2006

·       Delivered motivational leadership and management to a diverse team of 30 professionals in the effective resolution of critical incidents within the Global IT Service Support Platform, with accountability for a programme budget of €2 million

·       Drove the successful redesign and rollout of the company’s IT Support Vision and Strategy, including implementing ITIL best practices and standardising Global Help Desk processes and serving 2500 users 

 

Senior Consultant                        IDS SCHEER                                           2000 - 2003

Leading BPM and SAP Consulting Company

·       Played a key role in the development and rollout of SAP R/3 & SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization systems for major client accounts, such as Renault, Nestle, Lego, Danfoss, Sab Miller, Peugeot and Danone, boosting customer satisfaction rates to over 97%

·       Managed a team of 50 engineers

 

Supply chain Manager                KEY PLASTICS INTERNATIONAL           1998 - 2000

Automotive Parts Supplier and Tooling Specialist

·       Drove the implementation of Kanban inventory control methodologies and JIT logistics systems to slash inventory levels by from €17m to €5m within 2 years as well as automating transaction processing to cut order fulfilment time by over 20%

·       Managed a team of 8 people from supply to shipping

·       Led the QS9000 compliance and Ford supply chain certification process, positioning the company as a supplier of choice with key clients, including Renault, Ford, Volvo and Peugeot

 

Operations Manager                   FRITZ COMPANIES                                1996 - 1998

Logistics Organisation with head Office in US

·       Played a leading role in driving the successful completion of ISO9002 accreditation across 3 sites within 9 months, while implementing process improvements to monitor $4 million in inventory

·       Leveraged comprehensive supply chain management expertise to drive the successful acquisition of the $60m Arco-Sonatra petroleum platform electrical equipment supply contract and $1m CASE contract

 

Sales Logistics Manager           NGK SPART PLUGS                                1995 1996

Leading Manufacturer and Distributor for Spark Plugs

·       Streamlined logistics processes to deliver annual savings in excess of €90k while improving service levels to 99.9%, including holding cost increases to 3% against an industry norm of over 5%