Avinder(Avi) Walia Email & Phone Number

Whitby, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a Senior Delivery Principal at Slalom, I am leading multiple high-touch accounts as Engagement Lead. EPMO Transformation, Utility CorporationLaid the foundation for a complete transformation of the Enterprise Portfolio Management office; operating at a strategic level in collaboration with all Executives Scaled Agile Transformation, Financial Services Led a multi-year Scaled Agile transformation both Strategically and tactically impacting 250+ people  Salesforce… Show more As a Senior Delivery Principal at Slalom, I am leading multiple high-touch accounts as Engagement Lead. EPMO Transformation, Utility CorporationLaid the foundation for a complete transformation of the Enterprise Portfolio Management office; operating at a strategic level in collaboration with all Executives Scaled Agile Transformation, Financial Services Led a multi-year Scaled Agile transformation both Strategically and tactically impacting 250+ people  Salesforce Implementation, Manufacturing FirmLed the implementation of the replacement of the Warranty & Claims system, moving from a legacy home-grown desktop application for both Canada and the United States (23 Teams) Digital Transformation, Telecommunication IndustryDeveloped the 3-year roadmap and business case, including TCO and ROI, to transform the business and implement a new way of managing portfolios through a clear business strategy, a collaborative model, a unified client experience, and a strategically-focused workforce. Cloud Transformation, Public SectorLed a Microsoft Azure multi-year, multi-million-dollar digital transformation to implement Data Governance, Architecture and Operations Show less

● Led all aspects of Program, Project and Portfolio endeavours spanning multiple business divisions involving 5 development products and teams.● Applied Lean-Agile principles, behaviours and practices to enable delivery of highest business value with built-in quality at the earliest in a predictably and sustainable cycle.● Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings. Removed team impediments on a daily basis to allow the team to deliver… Show more ● Led all aspects of Program, Project and Portfolio endeavours spanning multiple business divisions involving 5 development products and teams.● Applied Lean-Agile principles, behaviours and practices to enable delivery of highest business value with built-in quality at the earliest in a predictably and sustainable cycle.● Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings. Removed team impediments on a daily basis to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables.● Collaborated with members of the Product, Business and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs.● Responsible for creating user personas, journey maps, user stories, business requirements as well as conducting user feedback, data analytics and usability initiatives to deliver the optimal user experience (UX).● Defined project scope and value proposition by outlining work plans, assessing needs and resources, determining timeline and estimating budgets.● Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications.● Spearheading Scaling Agile Initiative at CI to improve alignment, reporting and communication among Engineering, Program Management, and Executives. Initiated and Chair Agile Community of Practice at CI that involves leaders from various departments. ● Responsible for Agile transformation strategy and implementation. Agile Coach for CI Financial for both IT and Business Stakeholders. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

● Scrum Master & Lead Developer for Product Launches. Met goals for quality, schedule & cost.● Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies. Worked with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints. Tracked, escalated and removed impediments.● Analyzed, designed, coordinated and supervised the development of software systems.● Created proof-of-concept prototype, applications for demonstration and evaluation purposes. ● Develop and implement IT standards and procedures to… Show more ● Scrum Master & Lead Developer for Product Launches. Met goals for quality, schedule & cost.● Lead daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies. Worked with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints. Tracked, escalated and removed impediments.● Analyzed, designed, coordinated and supervised the development of software systems.● Created proof-of-concept prototype, applications for demonstration and evaluation purposes. ● Develop and implement IT standards and procedures to aid in the development of high-quality software. Ensured that all Engineers within the team understand and follow existing IT standards.● Mentored and developed junior scrum masters and developers.● Organized and held meetings with stakeholders, product teams and clients throughout entire system development life cycle.● Participated in team meetings with executives and provided input on expected deadlines, designs and enhancements. ● Coordinated with project managers across multiple initiatives to align development timelines, plan testing and roll out. - Built accessibility infrastructure from the ground up for a software as a service platform.- Specializing in PHP software development and accessibility tools.- Developed other crucial features for our online Rewards and Recognition platform used by hundreds of thousands of members• Technical Skills• Methodologies: Agile, SCRUM, RUP, Waterfall• Documentation Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint• Internet Technology: Javascript, Jquery, XML, HTML• Project Management: JIRA, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite• Database: Oracle, Sybase, SQL, MYSQL, MS Access• Web Languages: PHP, Ajax, ASP, CSS, XML, Javascript• Programming Languages: C/C++, Visual Basic/NET• FrameWorks: CodeIgniter, AngularJS, Backbone Show less

London, Ontario

● Research Area: Conflicts in Requirements Engineering- Investigating types of conflicts rooted in Requirements Engineering and their impact on critical project parameters such as costs, risks, resource consumption and others.● Performed statistical analysis on data sets that was collected from organizations in different countries and having different team sizes. ● Teaching Assistant for the course: Information System and Design

Mysore, India

● Assessed project requirements and designed and developed software applications that exceeded client expectations.● Created proof-of-concept prototype applications for demonstration and evaluation purposes.● Identified, prioritized and executed tasks in the software development life cycle● Developed high-quality software design and architecture; automated tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.● Collaborated with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve… Show more ● Assessed project requirements and designed and developed software applications that exceeded client expectations.● Created proof-of-concept prototype applications for demonstration and evaluation purposes.● Identified, prioritized and executed tasks in the software development life cycle● Developed high-quality software design and architecture; automated tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.● Collaborated with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products.● Prepared status reports to update customers and senior management on current progress and constraints. ● Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, which improved team collaboration, customer relationships.● Created technical workflows in wiki to promote education and training of newly hired employees. Show less

Master Of Science (Msc), Computer Science

Master'S Degree, Computer Science