
Mingaile Avulyte
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Mingaile is a dedicated IT manager with 17 years of experience in software development and delivery of full-stack development projects for large and mid-sized companies. She excels at empowering people as professionals and teammates and in building and leading teams in an agile manner. Mingaile is also excellent at keeping her team's focus on reaching the client's business goals and delivering results.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
Scrum Master | Agile Coach | Change Lead | Project Manager
Freelance Work
- Served as an agile coach, scrum master, and project manager in various software development projects.
- Designed and implemented organizational changes based on lean, agile/SAFe frameworks.
- Spearheaded complex business development projects and multiple teams.
- Consulted on IT strategy, setting KPIs, and the builds of teams.
Scrum Master | Project Manager – Gaming
Arkadium Inc.
- Oversaw the production and delivery of a project portfolio (5+ teams) of games and platforms, delivery roadmaps, and company-wide resource allocation.
- Set up PMO department standards and way of working for game software development teams.
- Hired and formed a PMO team and coached project managers and teams in an agile way.
- Re-engineered and improved the company's portfolio, resource, project management, and reporting processes.
- Managed delivery of key gaming projects and platforms by alignment of product and art strategy, resource allocation, roadmap planning, and KPIs.
Delivery Team Lead for Mobile Banking/Open Banking
SEB Group
- Delivered a portfolio of the banking app and API projects.
- Hired and formed a team of developers and QA for the mobile app and the open banking API teams.
- Reorganized team to work based on Agile methodology and coached team and organization as an agile coach.
- Aligned delivery plans between departments and related teams.
- Organized rewriting of the main banking app to the new technologies.
Business Operations Consultant
Inhus
- Analyzed and described the company's finance, vendor management, manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing processes, identified inefficiencies, and offered solutions to streamline them.
- Helped the company optimize its organizational structure and improve communication and collaboration among employees.
- Collaborated with the company's leadership team to develop a long-term strategic plan for growth and sustainability.
Management Consultant | Agile Coach | Project Manager
Franmax
- Reorganized the software development department (80 people) to work in an agile way to increase throughput.
- Delivered portfolio projects like SPSS iterations, retail mobile app, and logistics and warehousing software.
- Set KPIs for the software development department and organized IT strategy.
- Described and improved the company's software production processes based on Lean methodology.
IT Team Manager | Scrum Master | Project Manager
Danske Bank
- Formed two IT teams to change outdated technologies (mainframe) and defunct work processes.
- Implemented an agile workflow and led my teams as a scrum master.
- Organized competence development workshops: niche skills for my team and knowledge transfers from Danish colleagues.
- Assured the project portfolio delivery for a Danish customer.
IT Team Manager | Scrum Master | Project Manager
Swedbank
- Formed an IT team for bank digital channels (Java, front end, and QA professionals).
- Served as a scrum master for three teams simultaneously.
- Implemented an agile way of working both in my teams and on the customer (Sweden) side.
- Planned and delivered portfolio for Swedish customers.
- Migrated successfully IT services from Sweden to Baltics (Tallinn and Vilnius).
Business Consultant
Sonex Sistemos
- Implemented business process analyses and performed reengineering and project development with an international team.
- Performed business analyses for Microsoft Navision/Axapta implementation.
- Led Microsoft Axapta implementation projects on the client side.
Project History
Online Banking Platform and App Development for One of the Biggest Scandinavian Banks
https://www.swedbank.se/Delivered the online banking platform and app (1 million users) by streamlining the team (20 people) to work in an agile way and manage changes with seamless alignment with stakeholders.
App for One of the Biggest Baltic Region Retailers
Led the app and back-end development project as a scrum master for one of the biggest retailers in the Baltic region (400,000 customers, 250 stores).
Open Banking API Development for One of the Biggest Scandinavian Banks
Led a team that created and developed an open API service for the bank that 300,000 people used.
Mobile App with Face Biometric Identification
Delivered a mobile app with face biometric identification and a client onboarding process for a financial services company with 800,000 users.
During the five minutes of client onboarding, the app performed back-end calls to country registers for document checks and third-party providers for face biometric data matches with ID documents.
Web Platform for Online Games
https://www.arkadium.com/Launched a series of functional improvements for the web platform (online gaming) that 1 million users use daily to improve revenues.
Web and Mobile Games Development for 1 Million Users
https://www.arkadium.com/Launched and managed a series of games for one of the biggest free online gaming platforms.
• Web games: Mahjongg Dimensions Blast, The Price Is Right Plinko Pegs, and Press Your Luck Slots
• App games: Bubble Shooter, Daily Crosswords
Education
Completed Courses in Organizational Psychology
Human Study Centre - Vilnius, Lithuania
Master's Degree in Information System Management
Vilnius University - Vilnius, Lithuania
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management
Vilnius University - Vilnius, Lithuania
Certifications
Certified CMMI Development (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
CMMI Institute
Certified Mentor
Kitokie Projektai
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance