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Meena Soundararajan

Senior Software Engineer
Chennai

Summary

Experienced Scrum Master having 6+ years of experience in improving processes and complex product deliveries by implementing a scaled Agile environment. Successfully led and collaborated with team members, third parties and Quality Assurance team to consistently complete complex, concurrent projects on time and under budget.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Nike Corporation
Chennai
3 2019 - Current
  • Managed core Agile ceremonies in team environments: Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members
  • Improved project transparency by maintaining and updating all the gathered information using digital Agile tools including Jira and Confluence
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment
  • Ensured that all the inter-team impediments and blockers were identified, communicated and resolved in order to avoid project delays
  • Managed 2 scrum teams consisting of 7 members in each team to streamline a project(PO Management System) and also held responsibilities of assigning tasks to the respective team individuals
  • Coached team members on Agile or Scrum principles, which contributed an increase in the productivity
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team
  • Implemented Agile mindset by conducting burndown chart, sprint velocity analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
  • Spearheaded the team that launched the highly critical project (PO Management System) much earlier than the scheduled timeline, achieving appreciation from the stakeholders for exceptional performance in delivering the project without any issues.

Junior Scrum Master

Nike Corporation
Chennai
05.2018 - 02.2019
  • Worked as Junior Scrum Master
  • Facilitated Scrum framework - sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote team engagement
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to increase in successful project deliveries
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks
  • Resolved all impediments or blockers that team encountered during every Sprint
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
  • Ensured that team is focused on delivering increments to stakeholders on time
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.

Backend Developer

Kohls Department Store
Chennai
08.2014 - 04.2018
  • Built flexible, reusable code and libraries for future use
  • Explained technical trade-offs of different approaches to stakeholders and estimated development time required
  • Authored code in Java and Spring Boot framework with process of Cloud deployment through GCP
  • Automated repetitive tasks using custom scripts, enhancing productivity across development team
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions
  • Managed efficient SQL queries and data transport
  • Built APIs and data clients to consume APIs
  • Increased system reliability by implementing robust error handling and logging mechanisms
  • Enhanced application scalability through development of microservices architecture
  • Implemented unit testing methodologies that increased code coverage ratio resulting in fewer bugs
  • Refactored legacy codebase for modernization, improving readability, extensibility, and performance of existing features
  • Defined and maintained databases to deliver responsiveness to data client requests
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches
  • Created enhancements to resolve client problems and meet operational standards
  • Designed client-side and server-side architecture and implemented cloud-based back end solutions
  • Conducted comprehensive code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
  • Resolved scalability problems and addressed security concerns.

Education

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Rajalakshmi Engineering College
India
08.2010 - 05.2014

Skills

Sprint Planningundefined

Certification

Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, 2024

Timeline

Junior Scrum Master

Nike Corporation
05.2018 - 02.2019

Backend Developer

Kohls Department Store
08.2014 - 04.2018

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Rajalakshmi Engineering College
08.2010 - 05.2014

Scrum Master

Nike Corporation
3 2019 - Current

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