Objective

To utilize my experience in Technical Project Management and Strategic Business Orientation to provide effective/efficient management and analytical support to your organization and stakeholders.

 

I am a team player with over 8 years of International Project Management experience; Managing and providing hands-on expertise in Planning,  Coordinating, Leading, Analyzing, Developing and Implementing projects and strategic  business goals  across various organizations including O&G, Manufacturing, and IT.

 

Technical Skills

MS Project, Primavera P6, Ms Office, PowerPoint, Access, SAP, SharePoint, Lync, Teammate, Visio, Merlin, AutoCad, BidMan, aAce

 

Professional Experience

Volta LLC, Houston, TX                                                                                                Aug 2013- Till Date

Engineering Project Planner/Scheduler

·   Provide full cycle project control service from initial planning through detail scheduling and change management

·   Utilize MS. Project Professional 2013 daily and demonstrate full proficiency

·   Create construction, production and inspection schedules for quotes and projects, then calculate physical % complete as well as overall percent complete for projects.

·   Implement consistent planning, scheduling, and resource management processes to meet varying project sizes, scope, and needs

·   Create WBS and maintain baseline schedule; perform critical path analysis

·   Lead project planning and schedule review meetings

·   Ensure compliance to the planning & scheduling processes, procedures and systems of Volta and contractors; Monitor compliance against WBS and take corrective action

·   Assure implementation of engineering contractor’s established progress measurement processes and procedures; Validation of engineering and procurement earned progress.

·   Validation of all schedule; Create weekly and monthly reports including baseline schedule / forecast, milestones charts, progress and productivity curves, as well as look ahead for large projects

·   Assure maintenance of schedule contingency, review impacts, identify schedule risk, issues and create schedule risk analysis.

·   Report project status to upper management through V.P Engineering

·   Act as focal point between engineering, upper management and customer

·   Prepare and facilitate daily work schedule review during meetings

·   Create procedure manual for team members and as part of enterprise process asset

·   Train team members on project softwares

·   Monitor shop operations, design, calculate and issue shop layout and determine available shop space

·   Support project close out activities; Provide data to populate data book for schedule performance

 

 

 

SUNGARD, Houston, TX                                                                                    May 2010 – Aug 2013

Project Coordinator/ Project Manager

·   Planned, Monitored and Controlled Software upgrade, Procurement, and Pipeline installation Projects.

·   Implemented processes and systems for tracking SAP project costs, including reconciliation of vendor invoices against time tracking data and statements of work.

·   Was responsible for taking input from IT managers and developing a project management framework within MS Project (MS Project Server).

·   With input, developed reports using MS Project.

·   Monitored and reported IT spending and time tracking.

·   Validated billing information from vendors and communicate to vendor and IT Managers.

·   Developed, implemented and monitored the processes in support of operations, services and financial management of the IT services.

·   Managed escalation of cost and billing issues and effectively document issues to successful closure.

·   Derived improvement potential to create efficiencies in IT spending.

·   Established financial performance measurement system to be able to constantly control and report end-to-end process performance

·   Effectively supported PMO, and provide weekly status report to senior management.

·   Planned several activities and ensured milestones were met according to schedule.

·   Facilitate weekly project meetings of teams in international office.

·   Worked with supply chain to ensure PO’s got cut.

 

EQUATOR GROUPS, NG. & U.S                                                            Sept 2008 – May 2010

Project Coordinator / Master scheduler

•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Worked closely with Project Managers to address project or departmental activities.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Assisted PM Leadership, Portfolio PMs, and Project Managers with administrative tasks (tracking down and resolving issues discovered during monthly financial updates.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Updated actual spend/identified issues on large project plans, chasing down vendors that have not completed status reports on time.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Set up large project meetings, scheduled rooms for meetings, documented minutes, helped with the procurement process, created reports / presentations / training, assisted process improvement initiatives, etc.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Managed the IT project, task list and coordinated Implementations & Development.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Facilitated follow-up with project stakeholders and business leaders.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Produced and distributed project related documentation and updates required for meetings with VP.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Managed due dates and timelines related to open projects and tasks.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Assisted VP in meeting coordination, set-up and notes.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Created, maintained, monitored & controlled Master Portfolio schedule in MS Project with 2900 line items.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Assisted VP in producing and distributing all project output reporting via international expatriate assignment.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Generated RAG Status report and created customized workflow charts and swim lanes in Visio.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ensured project data is correctly recorded and stored in SharePoint used by the Project Managers.
•                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Provided ad-hoc reports as needed to support leadership decision making

 

Bayou Farms & Industries, NG, UK, U.S                                                                     Aug 2005- Sept2008

Project Coordinator

·   Facilitated the review and approval of project plans, scheduling, funding, project procedures, staffing, risks, contingency plans, and resource allocation.

·   Technical liaison with business partners, vendors and stakeholders. Engaged directly with internal clients to understand their business objectives and translate them into delivery plans.

·   Monitored ongoing project feedback from IT staff and cross-functional team members.

·   Participated in project procurement activities both internal and external, to deliver coordinated supply chain expertise to achieve cost effective results.

·   Ensured deployments meet established scope, deliverables, budgets, and timelines.

·   Provided financial views of individual programs with ability to roll up to global view.

·   Monitored overall IT project portfolio versus expectations, prepare status reports, lead global reviews, and insure management, clients and others are informed of project or program status and related issues, including on­ site visitation of global offices.

·   Monitored and tracked compliance to update costs and benefits.

·   Worked as an integral part of the Project Management Office creating, maintaining, and monitoring the master project schedule.

·   Created and updated the project schedule with the input from project managers and project team leads, maintaining the schedule and baseline.

·   Utilized established framework in capturing requests, costing, resource estimations and project durations. 

·   Updated all relevant systems and project data sheets required for closure to planning phase. 

·   Developed and deployed progressive IT portfolio and project management methodologies, processes, and tools. 

·   Periodically visited global offices on expert assignments

 

 

 

Educational & Certification Background

University of Houston- Global MBA-Concentration in Accounting   

Microsoft Project 2010 & 2013 Training  

Advanced Project Management Processes & Tools Training.

Project Management Professional-PMP Certification (In flight)

Advance Project Management Training

Advance Leadership Training (Spain)

Project Management Training          

Supply Chain Management Course  

A Course in Marketing

Business Development -Institute of Business Development

Diploma in Computer Operations                                  

Bachelors of Arts - University of Benin, Edo State, NG.