Mateusz Michalak

I led the internal Salesforce team, working side by side with the product owner, three developers, QA, and a product designer. The year-long project was super complex, as the new product would be the main source of the truth for 650 employees in the company.

As the scrum master and proxy product owner, I took over the project after three years of lackluster development and transformed the underperforming team into a hyperproductive one.

While managing this project, my main duties were to do the following:
- Create a process for dealing with bugs and small client requests
- Lead discovery phases for big new features
- Gather requirements from various stakeholders
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Secure high velocity and happiness within the team
- Coach the product owner on agile principles and values

As the product owner and scrum master, I led the team that delivered the MVP within three months. The team consisted of two back-end developers (RoR), three front-end developers (React and Next.js), two UX and UI designers, and QA. The site is AWS-based and has performance tested to support 100,000 users daily.

I led the remote kick-off and then managed the design and development phases. I focused on the following activities:
- Provided feedback on initial designs
- Ensured that all app requirements were met in the final designs
- Coached the client on agile processes and values
- Communicated with internal and external stakeholders
- Created the project roadmap and budget tracking document
- Secured high velocity and happiness within the team as the scrum master
- Set priorities and created user stories while acting as the product owner

I was the lead project manager for this year-long project to build Lisk.io, an easily-customized cryptocurrency website. Around 20 people were involved such as product managers, UX and UI designers, PHP developers, and QA specialists.

Although the project wasn't big in terms of page size, the admin requirements were very complex. Lisk.io was designed and delivered such that each and every page can be easily customized without technical knowledge.

I started leading the project with seven designers, and five developers joined us after four months. That's when my focus shifted to leading development efforts while still monitoring the design process that was led by another project manager.

My role included these activities:
- Created a roadmap and ensured its delivery within the budget
- Communicated with internal and external stakeholders
- Achieved high velocity and happiness within the team while acting as the scrum master
- Set priorities and documented user stories while acting as the product owner and product manager