Aravindhan Selvakumar
Chennai
Summary
A highly skilled and experienced Certified Scrum Master with 6+ years of expertise in Agile methodologies, project management, and team leadership, consistently delivering successful projects and fostering high-performing teams. Proven ability to facilitate Scrum events, manage backlogs, and coach teams to achieve optimal performance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
PRIDE TECHNOLOGIES CONSULTING INDIA PVT LTD
07.2024 - Current
- Lead multiple cross-functional Agile teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
- Coach teams on Agile best practices, ensuring continuous improvement and efficiency
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align project goals with business objectives
- Utilize Jira, Azure DevOps and Confluence to track sprint progress and team performance
- Facilitated over 200 Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, leading to a 20% improvement in team velocity
- Proactively removed blockers and resolved conflicts, enabling 95% of sprint goals to be delivered on time
- Configured and managed Agile tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps, enhancing productivity, transparency, and team collaboration
- Designed and implemented a dashboard tool that reduced manual reporting efforts by 40%, accelerating decision-making processes
- Spearheaded Agile training workshops, increasing team adherence to Agile principles and practices by 15%
- Promoted continuous improvement by gathering feedback during retrospectives and implementing actionable changes
- Analyzed team performance metrics such as velocity, burn-down charts, and cycle time to identify and address areas for improvement
Scrum Master (Supply Chain)
SAINT GOBAIN GLASS INDIA PVT LTD
12.2021 - 07.2024
- Managed Agile teams in adopting Scrum principles, improving velocity and team collaboration
- Removed obstacles hindering team progress, fostering a culture of innovation
- Worked closely with Product Owners to refine backlogs and prioritize user stories
- Organized Agile workshops and training sessions for new team members
- Converted business and functional needs into precise technical specifications, conducting Gap analysis to address and eradicate existing pain points
- Led a cross-functional team to implement Industry 4.0-compliant supply chain solutions, achieving a 10% reduction in downtime
- Translating business requirements into JIRA User Stories, consolidating these stories into Epics, prioritizing them according to business needs, and conducting Poker planning meetings with developers to ensure the timely completion of each user story as estimated
- Concluding the potential product requirements with the business and process, securing user sign-off to prevent additional requirements from being introduced during the Software Development Lifecycle
- Served as a Scrum master, facilitating daily scrum calls with team members to plan sprints and coordinate retrospectives, as well as organize Backlog refinement meetings, effectively presenting project progress to senior management
- Led the design and implementation of modular functionalities: Order Management, Batch Processing, Production, Planning, Production Confirmation, Warehouse Management, Reprocess & Delivery
- Implemented Agile Product Lifecycle Management for all migration projects, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams within an integrated framework, and driving the product innovation process
- Developed a visual dashboard displaying crucial performance metrics (KPI), enabling swift decision-making for the management team
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
SANMINA SCI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PVT LTD
10.2018 - 12.2021
- Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to verify alignment between the ERP system and business requirements, ensuring readiness for deployment
- Collaborated with the development team to ensure software development and customization adjusted with specific business requirements
- Integrated ERP systems with Oracle for WMS and Logistics, establishing multiple touchpoints to guarantee smooth data flow and process synchronization
- Documented all testing results, analysis, and presented reports to stakeholders for evaluation and decision-making
- Engaged in post go-live responsibilities, ensuring the effective operation of the ERP system, and addressing any post-deployment issues
- Orchestrated project execution by meticulously organizing administrative tasks, milestones, and resources; fostered effective communication and alignment among global teams spanning diverse time zones, resulting in successful project delivery and stakeholder satisfaction
- Organized recurring project team meetings, documenting and monitoring action items to ensure successful outcomes from the discussions
- Managed a cross-functional team in the implementation of predictive maintenance strategies and tools
- Evaluated the effectiveness of predictive maintenance strategies by measuring key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Held regular reviews and refinements of predictive models to improve accuracy and efficiency
- Provided training and support to maintenance teams on new predictive maintenance tools and procedures
- Responsible for Developing, Analyzing, and delivering Key MIS Reports on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly basis
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Mechanical
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College
Chennai05-2018
Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean
- XP
- Project Management
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Scrum Master Tools & Techniques
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Reviews
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Backlog Refinement
- Impediment Removal
- Team Leadership & Coaching
- Facilitation
- Conflict Resolution
- Performance Management
- Mentoring
- Tools
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Confluence
- Slack
- Other Skills
- Business Requirement Gathering & Documentation
- Functional/ Integration/User Acceptance Testing
- Process Mapping
Certification
- Agile Scrum Certification (from EXIN)
- Professional Scrum Master Certification (PSM 1)
Timeline
Scrum Master
PRIDE TECHNOLOGIES CONSULTING INDIA PVT LTD
07.2024 - Current
Scrum Master (Supply Chain)
SAINT GOBAIN GLASS INDIA PVT LTD
12.2021 - 07.2024
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
SANMINA SCI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PVT LTD
10.2018 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Mechanical
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering College
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