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Vaishali Modi

Cary,NC

Summary

  • Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
  • Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.
  • Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.
  • Instrumental Scrum Master bringing 10+ years of experience achieving ambitious goals in challenging IT environment. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, customer and project needs. Successful at motivating teams to meet demanding timelines.
  • Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

19
19

Years of professional experience

3
3
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master and Team Manager

Deutsche bank
07.2017 - 12.2023
  • Led Agile Transformations for DB for multiple projects which included 2-4 scrum teams into high performing teams.
  • Worked with over 18-20 scrum team members for agile transformation, some of them reporting to me.
  • Created comprehensive user stories with clear acceptance criteria to guide development efforts.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, retros, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within team.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals. Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
  • Encouraged cross-functional collaboration by organizing workshops and training sessions for different teams within the organization.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Implemented key performance metrics like Velocity, Burn up charts, Sprint reports, Spill overs to track team progress and identify areas of improvement consistently.
  • Conducted code reviews and implemented best practices.

Senior Java Developer and Technical Lead

Deutsche bank
03.2016 - 06.2017
  • Played Scrum Master role leading a team of 5 members.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Design and development of application components implementing Microservices Architecture using Java, Spring boot

Scrum Master and Lead Java Developer

World Fuel Services
10.2015 - 03.2016
  • Acted as Scrum Master while working as lead Java developer.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Developed a Rest Services for ETL process and Web Module using AngularJS, Spring boot.

Sr. Java Developer and Technical Lead

Infosys (Client - BANK OF AMERICA)
07.2004 - 07.2015
  • Set clear goals for project milestones, keeping development efforts on track toward timely completion dates with desired outcomes achieved consistently across releases.
  • Managed team at onshore and coordinated with offshore team for project delivery
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi University
Bhopal, India
06.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Devi Ahilya University
Indore, India
05.2001

Skills

  • Agile Coaching
  • Agile Methodology
  • Scrum Ceremonies
  • Stakeholder Negotiations
  • Presentation Skills
  • Risk Assessment
  • Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
  • Relationship Building
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Deliverable Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Lean principles
  • Product Knowledge
  • Active Listening
  • Performance monitoring
  • Team Leadership
  • Business Analysis
  • Feature Prioritization
  • MS Office, Jira, Teams, Miro
  • Java 8, Spring, Spring Boot
  • Rest Service, Docker, Teamcity, git

Certification

  • GCP – ACE (2023)
  • SAFe Scrum master (2022)
  • Certified Scrum Master (2015)

Awards

  • Deutsche Bank – 2021: Recognition Award from the team to building SCRUM team from scratch.
  • Bank of Achievers – Athena Innovation Award: For design the new application to reduce the efforts by 5 times.
  • Best Solutions Team: For Implementation of a better solution for Cassandra migration project.
  • Many Clients appreciation for last on-going project as it was critical project for line of business with AGILE methodology and banking centers associate appreciated a lot the application due to its usability and better performance.
  • Many appreciations from the Client for Cassandra implementation as Proof of Concept and overall implementation followed a very stringent timeline, team had to learn new technology in a short duration and implement the same. This project is seen as a benchmark migration and movement into BIGDATA for Bank.

Timeline

Scrum Master and Team Manager

Deutsche bank
07.2017 - 12.2023

Senior Java Developer and Technical Lead

Deutsche bank
03.2016 - 06.2017

Scrum Master and Lead Java Developer

World Fuel Services
10.2015 - 03.2016

Sr. Java Developer and Technical Lead

Infosys (Client - BANK OF AMERICA)
07.2004 - 07.2015

Master of Science - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Devi Ahilya University
Vaishali Modi