Santosh Chandankar

Background

About Santosh Chandankar

17 years of overall Experience in all phases of SDLC using WAMP / LAMP Environments (Both On-premise and Cloud based) with strong technical, development and management experience. • A highly skilled and PMP certified Project Manager with 6 years of experience, managed complex projects using PMI PMBOK processes, principle and standards. • Delivered 7+ complex projects including new development, migration, optimization and maintenance in Waterfall / Hybrid / Agile Environment. • 10+ years of experience in leading/managing all sorts of teams; small, large, colocated, virtual, Hybrid, Cross functional, Cross-Cultural, new-hire, Experinced & SME’s. • With ITIL Foundation V.4 Certification, Spearheaded service delivery functions, to ensure end-to-end ownership of incidents, problem, change and service requests and optimized IT service delivery model from traditional to agile resuting in faster feedback loop and reduced incident resolution time by 30% • Certified SAFe/CSM Scrum Master with 5 years of experience as Scrum Master with proficiency in facilitating agile ceremonies/events like Sprint/Iteration Planning, Daily Standups, Review Meetings, Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement, Conflict Resolution and removing impediments. • Have Uncommon determination to learn and ability to learn fast, Creative and resourceful thinking, highly adaptable in quickly changing environments. Ability to work under pressure, and to consistently deliver projects on-time within budget. CORE COMPETENCIES 1. Strategic Project Planning and Execution 2. Stakeholder Management and Communication 3. Risk Management and Decision-Making 4. Leadership and Team Building 5. Adaptability and Change Management 6. Time Management and Prioritization 7. Agile Methodologies 8. Project Closure: 9. Strong Technical Skills: