Sairam Udayshankar

Dynamic Project Coordinator / Scrum Master with 3+ years of expertise driving software teams to success through impactful project coordination. With a foundation of 2+ years as a software developer, my journey blends technical prowess with project management mastery. Holder of a Professional Scrum Master II certification and a Six Sigma White Belt, I have a proven track record of elevating team productivity and ensuring project success. Eager to bring my unique blend of skills to a dynamic role, unlocking innovation and driving results.

Research Assistant - Technology Consultant (ORSIE, Durham College, Oshawa) Jun 2023 – Present

As a research assistant for the Office of Research at Durham College, I have partnered with stakeholders from the local municipality and government on a project called ‘Building Bridges’ which aims at understanding the needs of the financially marginalized population. I developed an app end-to-end for an Android kiosk by -

• Developing a project plan using MS Project and MS Excel.
• Organized and facilitated meetings and shared weekly status reports with stakeholders. 
• Documented user requirements.
• Developing an Android application for an Android kiosk set to be placed in the McLauglin Library in February.
• Delivered product successfully with meeting stakeholder expectations, finishing 20% under budget while satisfying all the user requirements and delivering high value deliverables each sprint.

Skills: Project Coordination, Project Management Software, Project Implementation, Project Plans

Project Manager Intern (Region of Durham Municipality, Whitby)                                                                                                                                  Sep 2023 – Dec 2023

The aim of this project was to help the local government to understand the gaps in non-emergency services being provided to the residents. I worked as the project manager for this team of 13 professionals to develop and optimize the reach of the short survey to manage and analyze customer feedback. In this project, I -

• Developed a strategic project plan on MS Project and reported progress through weekly status reports.
• Effectively delegated tasks to my team and presented deliverables to the Director of non-emergency services at the local municipality.
• Documented Minutes of Meeting and drafted precise meeting agendas.
• Surpassed client expectations by delivering results according to plan by producing high value deliverables in the form of reports and questionnaires.

Skills: MS Project, MS Excel, Servant Leadership, MS Office, Customer Feedback Management

Project Coordinator / Scrum Master (Capgemini, Mumbai)                                                                                                                                 May 2019 - Apr2022

As the Scrum Master, reported to the Director of Delivery for Innovisk projects at Willis Towers Watson. Successfully delivered three major Web Development SaaS projects for corporate insurance clients, initially starting with one project and expanding to two more with Capgemini due to the success of the initial collaboration.

• Facilitated scrum, from sprint grooming, daily scrums to sprint reviews and retrospectives for a cross-functional team of 4-7 developers.
• Managed Sprint boards using Jira and Azure DevOps and showcased outstanding communication.
• Managed scheduled software releases and progress reports, and produced technical documentation for stakeholders.
• Served Product Owner in backlog refinement activities.
• Provided administrative support to team, project managers, and higher leadership.

Skills: Project Coordination, Jira, Scrum Principles, Risk Log, Backlog Refinement, Angular, React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, MS Teams, Skype

Software Developer (Capgemini, Mumbai)                                                                                                                                     Sep 2017 - May 2019

• Worked as a full-stack web developer in cross-functional scrum teams to build robust ready-to-ship software every sprint.
• Worked with team leads and senior management to understand and learn project management.

Skills: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, React.js, Node.js, MongoDB

Postgraduate Certificate (Project Management) - Durham College, Canada                                                                                                                                May 2023 - Dec 2023

Postgraduate Certificate (Data Analytics) - Durham College, Canada                                                                                                                                May 2022 - Dec 2022

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Telecomm.) - University of Mumbai, India                                                                                                                                     Jun 2013 - Jun 2017