Aseya Dziho

Objective: Applied my expertise in software engineering, project management, and IT portfolio management to provide leadership and strategic solutions for the organization's business initiatives

• Led 9 Agile Teams and third-largest IT Portfolio with budget of $12million
• Developed IT application team for legacy mainframe application and AWS/Cloud
• Executed multiple cross Agile Release Trains efforts with intra-portfolio dependencies
• Partnered with CIO and business leaders to provide tactical solutions for executing company goals
• Maintained budget and developed Mainframe development team, which led to successful execution of highly complex project to reduce interest rate risk, resulting in profits of over $3 million in 2021 and $80 million in 2022
• Managed people leader responsibilities including recruiting, replacement, career development, and performance evaluation
• Implemented Test Driven Development (TDD) and automated regression testing
• Recruited, replaced, and developed personnel while evaluating performance
• Formulated product delivery roadmaps and monitored progress
• Oversaw product development to meet quality and performance standards and effectively initiated and managed change across stakeholder groups
• Developed relationships to maximize value and achieve desired outcome

• Created periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs for over 9 agile teams consisted of $12 million
• Developed strategies for IT initiatives in order to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Provided technical solutions for software development life cycle and managed software release cycles
• Analyzed and resolved complex issues and identified areas of improvement
• Implemented Test Driven Development (TDD) and automated regression testing
• Managed and monitored resources, budgets, and timelines
• Developed and adopted best practices and methods for software engineering and architecture.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance

• Implemented Agile practices such as daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning for over 9+ agile teams
• Used JIRA to document and track progress of Agile teams
• Developed and maintained various tools and applications for business processes
• Monitored performance of IT systems and implemented solutions to ensure optimal performance
• Led Modernization effort from legacy application to Cloud.
• Assisted with system integration and troubleshooting technical issues
• Provided program-level feature metrics to senior leadership
• Established and communicated annual calendars for iterations and Program Increments
• Determined Team Velocity, capacity and mitigated risks and dependencies.

• Utilized expertise in Lean-Agile practices, software engineering, project management, IT responsibilities, and IT portfolio management to facilitate Program Increment planning, optimize team capacity/allocation, ensure superior performance of IT systems, and provide leadership/strategic solutions
• Led team of business and technical staff through conversion to SAFe methodology, defining roles, organizing Agile Release Trains, and developing training programs
• Facilitated Program Increment planning for CRM Release Train
• Coached and trained team members and technical leaders on agile practices
• Developed intake and prioritization process for Marketing Technology team
• Improved quality of software development by 20% by identifying and engaging key stakeholders and developers
• Managed and negotiated team capacity and allocation for minimum of 10 Agile teams
• Launched Agile Release Train of 12 teams in support of customer relationship management (CRM) platform
• Generated performance metrics for leadership with TFS, Power BI and JIRA.

• Developed strategies to streamline processes, identify areas of improvement, and implementing data-driven solutions for long-term success
• Advised on companywide projects and initiatives to improve processes for new business platforms, resulting in successful introduction of new agent portal and lead generation initiatives
• Designed BPMN workflows of current and future processes
• Applied Six Sigma/Lean methodologies to analyze data and processes to inform effective decision making
• Established sustainable process to minimize technical resources and acted as liaison between business and technology
• Developed project plan to successfully implement improvements and monitor new process to ensure optimal results
• Collaborated with third party agencies and clients to align goals for project implementation
• Directed complex Purchase project involving multiple internal and external teams for successful completion.