Tomasz Modzelewski, Project Manager in Sopot, Poland
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Tomasz Modzelewski

Verified Expert  in Project Management

Bio

Tomasz is a seasoned, enthusiastic, and goal-oriented professional with far-ranging experience in project and portfolio management in a variety of industries. He joined Toptal to find work on IT-related projects, preferably with a good mix of software and infrastructure in all types of organizations—from startup to enterprise.

Project Highlights

Third-party Risk Management
Delivered a required regulatory third-party risk management system (2 million euros) for a Nordic bank.
Digital Asset Management Tool
Delivered a new DAM tool for the marketing team.
Mobile App for a US Security Company
Delivered a multiplatform mobile app that was created for a US-based security company in the surveillance industry.

Expertise

  • Agile Project Management
  • Agile Transformation
  • Consulting
  • IT
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Scrum
  • Telecommunications

Work Experience

Technical Project Manager

2019 - 2020
Byers Engineering Company (via Toptal)
  • Helped choose suitably experienced designers to work on redesigning mobile and web applications of an engineering field measurement product.
  • Organized and facilitated project meetings to discover full scope, finalize expected deliverables, and pivot when needed.
  • Prepared project plan and made sure it is fulfilled successfully.
  • Ensured development and design teams have necessary space for ideas flow and collaboration.

Senior Technology Business Partner

2019 - 2020
Gibbs Hybrid
  • Responsible for the development and implementation of solution roadmaps and ensure successful introductions across the organization and with customers.
  • Collaborated with management to develop annual budgets for respective business areas.
  • Implemented a compliance tool within the organization.
  • Reported to CEO of the organization.
  • Ran ongoing integration projects for ERP, CRM, and ATS solutions.

Technology Business Partner

2018 - 2019
Gibbs Hybrid
  • Oversaw the development and implementation of solution roadmaps and to ensure the successful introductions across the organization and with customers.
  • Collaborated with management to develop annual budgets for respective business areas.
  • Developed solution concepts and business cases for new investments.
  • Performed business analyses and prepared recommendations and business plans as needed.
  • Acted as the key liaison across all functional areas, including business units, the information technology department, and outside vendors.

Project Manager

2017 - 2018
Nordea Bank
  • Oversaw a third-party risk management project.
  • Managed a physical mail scanning project.
  • Assured that the projects were done within schedule, budget, and quality.
  • Regulated change and risk aspects of the project.
  • Engaged the stakeholders and reported to the portfolio management.
  • Helped to solve complex interdependencies.

Scrum Master

2016 - 2017
Sii
  • Developed mobile apps (Xamarin) for UTC and Zwipe.
  • Constructed new features in the claims handling system for Scalepoint.
  • Introduced scrum practices while facilitating contact with the customer.
  • Facilitated scrum events.
  • Coached development teams in agile and self-organization.
  • Removed the impediments of the development team’s progress.
  • Wrote management reports based on agreed upon metrics.

Team Leader of Engineering Project Managers

2014 - 2016
Sii
  • Oversaw the telecommunications software development for the global smartcard security leader, Gemalto.
  • Managed a multinational and multi-site team of project managers.
  • Assigned and cross-checked projects.
  • Hosted periodical team member performance reviews.
  • Trained new team members.
  • Consulted on technical aspects for GSMR customers.
  • Handled the projects as fitting for a person in the engineering project manager position.

Engineering Project Manager

2012 - 2014
Sii
  • Worked on multiple telcecommunications software development projects for global security leader, Gemalto.
  • Assured that projects were done within schedule, budget, and quality.
  • Implemented a customer requirement analysis and created the technical specifications for the SIM cards for European customers.
  • Coordinated the operating system upgrades and development of mobile applications.
  • Validated the final product and project documentation.
  • Conducted periodical project reviews with stakeholders.

Technical Services Engineer

2011 - 2012
ADVA Optical Networking
  • Gave technical support for customers in the EMEA region (British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, NSN, and IBM).
  • Resolved remote technical problems for the DWDM and Ethernet networks and NMS application.
  • Provided on-site equipment installation and network troubleshooting.
  • Held technical customer training sessions and demos.

Network Management Specialist

2009 - 2011
Thomson Reuters
  • Supervised a worldwide network of servers (currency trading and data feed) in a 24/7 schedule.
  • Resolved remote network problems on Cisco routers.
  • Troubleshot hardware issues via SSH, telnet, and remote desktop.
  • Implemented software upgrades on servers.

Third-party Risk Management

Delivered a required regulatory third-party risk management system (2 million euros) for a Nordic bank.

Due to European bank regulatory requirements, as well as increasing financial and non-financial risk in terms of cooperation with third parties, this bank was required to deliver a TPRM system.

The system was delivered in cooperation with Nasdaq Bwise in a timely manner, therefore increasing the operational security of the bank.

Digital Asset Management Tool

Delivered a new DAM tool for the marketing team.

I handled the full delivery of a DAM tool for the marketing team in a company of over 30,000 employees. I accomplished this in an Agile manner with dynamically changing requirements.

Mobile App for a US Security Company

Delivered a multiplatform mobile app that was created for a US-based security company in the surveillance industry.

Within a few months, we delivered a fully operational, multiplatform mobile app which enables their users to remotely access security and surveillance systems.
2002 - 2008

Master's Degree in IT Systems and Networks

Gdansk University of Technology - Gdansk, Poland

APRIL 2020 - APRIL 2023

AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate

AWS

DECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2021

Google Cloud Certified — Associate Cloud Engineer

Google

JUNE 2018 - MAY 2020

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

JANUARY 2018 - JANUARY 2019

SAFe Release Train Engineer

Scaled Agile Framework

NOVEMBER 2017 - OCTOBER 2018

SAFe Advanced Scrum Master

Scaled Agile Framework

DECEMBER 2016 - PRESENT

Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)

Scrum.org

JUNE 2013 - PRESENT

Prince2 Foundation

Axelos

Tools

Jira, Confluence, Postman, Trello, Java Card, NetSuite, Oracle ERP, AWS IAM, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), AWS ELB, SQL

Paradigms

Scrum, Agile, Kanban, Agile Project Management, PRINCE2

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Xamarin, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), WooCommerce, Amazon EC2

Industry Expertise

Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Real Estate

Other

Consulting, IT, Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, Project Management Professional (PMP), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), IT Projects, Business Analysis, Project Management, Startups, Mobile Apps, SIM Cards, Networks, APIs, Software as a Service (SaaS), GDPR, JavaScript, Digital Solutions, CRM Systems, Vue, Recruitment, Investments, Stock Trading, eCommerce, Finance, Google Cloud, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), AWS HA, Clubhouse, BI Reporting, Team Management

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