Swati Megha
@swatimegha
Project Manager at Pharma Scroll
Bengaluru, India
Swati Megha is a seasoned Project Manager, Scrum Master, and Software Engineer with over seven years of experience across the IT, robotics, and pharma sectors. She has a strong background in R&D, focusing on micro-services, machine learning, and blockchain solutions. Swati is adept at driving successful project outcomes and leading innovative research in startup environments.
Experience
Project Manager
Pharma Scroll (Novartis as Client)
Managing end-to-end delivery of data pipeline and software projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and stakeholder expectations. Facilitating Agile Scrum practices for multiple teams to streamline workflows and improve delivery efficiency. Coordinating technical aspects of projects, leveraging Python expertise to support collaboration with technical teams. Utilizing Jira for issue tracking and Microsoft Suite for documentation. Preparing and delivering performance reports while maintaining documentation related to team achievements and project milestones. Driving effective communication among stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Whyom Global
Spearheaded the initial project planning and strategic development for a startup focused on creating an e-commerce platform for transformable and sustainable furniture built around a circular economy concept, leveraging augmented reality. Defined user experience strategies and oversaw the design-to-development process. Provided software solutions for individual clients, managing their web portals and assisting with DevOps automation. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Worked on research projects in the field of software flakiness in collaboration with Innopolis University.
Senior Research Software Engineer
R&D Lincoln Institute of Agri-Robotics
Led software development for UK government-funded robotics projects, including AGRI-OPENCORE, UKRI, and EPSRC, with a combined budget exceeding £15 million. Led scalable software systems using MERN stack, C, Java, Python, and MongoDB. Led Agile/Scrum practices for cross-functional teams. Collaborated closely with industry partners and product owners such as Siemens Tech and Saga Robotics. Directed code reviews adhering to OOP and SOLID principles. Designed and implemented robust storage solutions including HPC servers and RAID configurations. Engineered on-premise hybrid cloud infrastructure utilizing OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Docker. Integrated DevOps and CI/CD tools into the robotics software development environment.
Senior Software Engineer, UX/UI Lead
Organic Ledger
Managed cloud computing resources, including the orchestration of storage containers and Microservice-based architecture, to support Blockchain-based applications. Led the UX/UI team as a Scrum Master and Product Owner, guiding the design-to-development process using Figma and Adobe. Oversaw the architecture refinement of mobile and web applications, ensuring seamless integration with the Blockchain backend.
Program Manager, Research Associate
R&D Innopolis University
Enhanced the MSIT program by facilitating a 50% increase in collaboration with industry partners. Collaborated on R&D projects with industry partners including Huawei and Soramitsu. Conducted R&D on privacy policies in web and mobile applications. Investigated the impact of activities on brain signals using EEG signals and ML Models. Explored research domains including micro-frontends, ML for design pattern detection, and Blockchain solutions. Published 10 research works.
Scrum Master, Data Scientist
OWN.space aka Agents.inc
Contributed to data science projects with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) using Python libraries. Implemented a Microservice-based architecture for application development. Developed a variant of IBM Watson. Implemented Jenkins for seamless CI/CD processes. Utilized Jira for efficient project tracking. Balanced dual roles as a data scientist and Scrum Master.
Software Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Collaborated with French pharmacy company Sanofi Pasteur in a SAFe environment for mass archival projects. Independently managed five major projects over 2 years, handling backend development and software analysis. Executed tasks including data extraction and transformation using Java (J2EE), Linux/Unix, SQL, and MongoDB. Utilized Maven and TeamCity for build cycles. Defined project scope and performed requirement elicitation.
Education
Innopolis University
MS
Information Technology
Fully Funded/Stipend | With Honors
Lovely Professional University
BTech
Electronics & Communication
80% Scholarship Based on JEE Score
Licenses & Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance