Omar ElKersh
Milton Keynes,Buck
Summary
Driven facilitator with strong background in project management and team leadership, adept in agile methodologies and stakeholder communication. Skilled in conflict resolution and fostering collaboration, ensuring seamless project delivery. Committed to enhancing team performance and delivering high-value outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Jaguar Land Rover
Gaydon, Warwickshire
04.2024 - Current
- Managed 3 squads in parallel and Acting as Group Scrum Master.
- Encouraged continuous improvement culture through retrospective meetings.
- Nurtured self-organising culture within the team by providing necessary training.
- Promoted adherence to Agile methodologies across all projects.
- Achieved project delivery deadlines through effective backlog management.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing sessions with cross-functional teams.
- Mitigated risks associated with project delays through proactive planning.
- Resolved conflicts for improved team dynamics.
- Managed stakeholder expectations, fostered good working relationships.
- Invigorated software development process by introducing Agile practices.
- Implemented Scrum framework, guided teams towards achieving goals.
- Improved project work flow by eliminating and managing unnecessary impediments.
- Enhanced team productivity by facilitating daily stand-up meetings.
- Coached team members, boosted their understanding of Agile principles.
- Fostered a collaborative environment to enhance team performance.
- Developed communication channels to ensure transparency amongst stakeholders.
- Led daily stand-up, project planning and sprint reviews to enable progress evaluation.
Software Project Manager
SEITech Solutions
Cairo, Egypt
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Liaised with clients regularly to maintain satisfaction and transparency.
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams to meet project deadlines.
- Established clear milestones for easy tracking of progress.
- Scheduled regular review meetings, ensuring all deliverables met established criteria.
- Created comprehensive project plans, ensuring successful execution.
- Assessed project progress frequently, making necessary adjustments promptly when required.
- Conducted sprint planning sessions for improved task management.
- Ensured timely delivery of software updates for enhanced user experience.
- Oversaw budget management, avoiding overspends whilst maximising resource utilisation.
- Optimised resource allocation to ensure efficient task completion.
- Facilitated the resolution of technical issues quickly, minimising downtime.
- Maintained proper documentation, supporting smooth workflow and future reference needs.
- Streamlined project workflows by implementing agile methodologies.
- Fostered a collaborative environment, facilitating effective team performance.
- Managed risks effectively to prevent project delays.
- Achieved seamless communication between stakeholders with regular status meetings.
- Oversaw the planning, application development, verification and risks involved in software projects.
- Establish MAN.3 Process and create templates to support the process.
- Tracked project budget by monitoring resource usage and the management of tasks so that costs did not overrun.
- Managed all communications between clients, stakeholders and in-house software development team.
Software Project Lead in Valeo
Valeo
Cairo, Egypt
07.2020 - 06.2023
- Monitor & control projects schedules, budget and risks.
- Initiated process improvements; streamlined workflow and increased efficiency.
- Guided Agile principles and facilitation skills to ensure that team is working in Agile mindset.
- Implement agile management ideals by facilitating exercises such as sprint planning and team leading standups.
- Led sprint reviews and daily meetings to touch base with whole team and ensure that all members wereperforming satisfactorily.
- Tracked and communicated project status, timelines and action items from project inception to delivery.
- Demonstrable experience working with Scrum methodologies and successfully implementing Scrum
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines.
- Streamlined project delivery by implementing effective project management methodologies.
- Implemented risk management strategies for successful project completion.
- Oversaw project timelines and deliverables for successful, timely completion.
- Implemented change management strategies to ensure seamless transitions.
- Facilitated open communication channels within the team, fostered a positive work environment.
- Achieved seamless communication with stakeholders through regular status updates and feedback sessions.
- Identified potential challenges with strategic planning and proactive problem-solving approaches.
- Managed resource allocation, ensuring optimal usage of manpower and materials.
- Conducted regular review meetings to assess progress against planned activities and timelines.
- Led team meetings, improved collaboration amongst team members.
- Defined clear objectives for each stage of the project to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Delegated tasks efficiently; enhanced overall team productivity.
Software & System Quality Assurance Engineer
Valeo
Cairo, Egypt
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Plan & execute the quality activities required on assigned projects as per the process & the applied standards.
- Create Quality Assurance Plans & Define process objectives.
- Evaluate performed software project activities & work products against Valeo standards.
- Track & follow up on deviations & detected issues until closure.
- Handle QRQC implementation in assigned projects by performing root-cause analysis to eliminate commondeviations & recurrent problems.
- Prepare training material & conduct training sessions for knowledge sharing.
- Participate in internal ASPICE Assessments on the assigned projects.
- Analyze data through Dashboards monthly to identify areas for improvement in the quality system.
- Conduct weekly & Bi-weekly meetings with all stakeholders of the project.
- Participate in APQP Customer meeting.
- Support R&D in achieving process goals & ASPICE target.
Quality production leader
Decathlon
Cairo, Egypt
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Achieved excellent customer satisfaction rates with quality assurance strategies.
- Handled tight deadlines whilst maintaining high standards of workmanship.
- Led production line to ensure timely product completion.
- Mitigated potential risks through careful project planning and execution.
- Drafted detailed production reports for senior management reviews.
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles for waste reduction.
- Improved quality control by implementing rigorous checks.
- Troubleshot equipment faults, minimising operation disruptions.
- Kept production on schedule even under pressure situations.
Education
Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communications - Engineering
Ain Shams University
Egypt 09.2012 - 06.2017
Skills
Jira Software
Confluence
Lucid
CoreALM and Serena Dimensions (ALM tools)
Doors (Requirement definition & traceability)
Klocwork and Jenkins
Basic knowledge in MS project
Google Studio Dashboards
MS office (Word,ExcelPowerPoint)
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Affiliations
- Football
Certification
Certified PSM
Certified ASPICE Provisional Assessor
Certified CMMI Associate
PMP Training
ISO 26262 Training
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Scrum Master
Jaguar Land Rover
04.2024 - Current
Software Project Manager
SEITech Solutions
06.2023 - 04.2024
Software Project Lead in Valeo
Valeo
07.2020 - 06.2023
Software & System Quality Assurance Engineer
Valeo
05.2019 - 06.2020
Quality production leader
Decathlon
01.2018 - 03.2019
Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communications - Engineering
Ain Shams University
09.2012 - 06.2017
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