Scrum Master / Project Coordinator

MEGHA NADKARNI

Richardson, TX ***** C: 940-***-**** *****.*.********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/megha-nadkarni

Summary

Accomplished software engineer with proven record of contributing to large-scale software and Web development

projects on time by effectively collaborating and facilitating multiple Scrum teams.

Certified Scrum Master capable of driving adoption and enforcement of Scrum principles, removal of impediments and keeping teams focused to deliver in dynamically evolving software environment.

Skill Areas

Agile Principles

Story-based Development

Sprint Planning

Meetings & Retrospectives

Resolution of Obstacles

Communication

Velocity Estimation

Mentoring & Coaching

Software Proficiencies

Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, C, C++, C#

Tools: Rally, JIRA, SonarQube, iAgile, MS Office Suite, Scrumboard, Wiki, SOAPUI,

Collaboration Tools: Spark, WebEx Meeting Manager, Cisco Jabber

Platforms: J2EE, Unix, Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows

Databases: MySQL, PL/SQL

Others: Agile, Scrum, Docker, Information Security.

Experience

Software Engineer 07/2013 to 10/2016

Cisco Systems, Inc.

3+ years working as a Java Developer in an Agile software design lifecycle for various components of Cisco Spark Call (Cloud Collaboration) and Cisco Unified Call Manager products.

Active involvement in Agile 2.0 Transition of the team.

Fulfilled role of Scrum Master and coached team members on Agile/Scrum Principles.

Gained engineering project management experience, assisting PMs in developing project scopes, budgets and schedules for engineering solutions. Helped manage each phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements definition, solutions design and testing through implementation, acceptance, training and support.

Facilitated grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups and supporting 24X7 production

Collaboration with Product Owners, Architects and cross-functional teams on implementing user stories.

Experience in technologies like Java, JavaScript, TestNG, Sonar, Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, AngularJS etc.

Software Development Engineer Intern 05/2012 to 08/2012

Amazon

Worked as team member to develop vendors and customer-facing tool to facilitate data upload and retrieval.

Built and tested modules developed for vendor functionality and getting customer feedback to improve the tools.

Technologies used: C# on MS Visual Studio, Farpoint Spread, SVN etc.

Systems Engineer 08/2010 to 11/2010

Infosys Technologies Ltd

Included training in various domains like Advanced C++ Programming, Java, Web Programming, Database Management, Algorithms, User Interface development, Software Testing etc.

Education

M.S : Computer Science GPA : 3.819

University of Texas at Dallas Texas, USA

B.E : Information Science & Technology Agg: 85.78% KLS Gogte Institute of Technology Karnataka, India

Certifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification by Scrum Alliance

Agile Scrum Fundamentals workshop

Continuous Deployment workshop

Cisco Ninja Security Brown Belt - Level IV

Projects

Contribution to backend services for Cisco Cloud collaboration products:

Completed several user stories for cross-functional teams that built and maintained the backend services of web-based applications for Cisco Cloud collaboration products. These applications use Java, Spring, Apache Camel and PostgresSQL database.

Code and Application Security for Cisco backend services:

Worked as a member of the Security Team that ensures and enhances the code security of the various project components in Cisco. This included using various tools like Codenomicon, SonarQube, IPCentral, AppCheck etc.

Automated tests for Cisco Selfcare project component:

Worked on a team responsible for building continuous, automated tests for Cisco's Selfcare project component using Cucumber technology. These automated end-to-end tests simulated user interactions, setting up a phone device and other features.

Database for Faculty Feedback System:

Created a database design and programmed a module to automate Faculty feedback system in Computer Science

Department in UTD using PHP on Apache servers.

Case Study on Software Quality:

Wrote an academic paper on software quality that compared mobile software development with desktop software development using statistics gathered from the case study. Provided consideration based on recorded findings for mobile application developers to optimize code and improve software quality.

Other Activities & Interests

Served as Communications Lead in Cisco Employee Engagement Panel.

Raised monetary funds for UTD as part of Alumni Outreach Program.

Volunteered at North Texas Food Bank, Junior achievement of Dallas and Genesis women's shelter.

Participated in Information Security Awareness Certification (ISAC) program at UTD.

Contributed to various articles in the UTD Mercury magazine

Participated in VIVA volunteers' Texas Trees Drive

Organized technical and social events as coordinator of Information Science Engineers' Association (ISEA)

organization in GIT, India

Created 100+ handmade beaded jewelry items

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