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Ontario, Canada

• Established PMO for IT Initiative: Spearheaded the establishment of a Project Management Office (PMO) for a $30M IT initiative, setting up fundamental processes, systems, policies, tools, and strategies.• Implemented PMO Processes: Designed and implemented PMO processes to streamline risk management, issue, and action tracking (RAID), utilizing PMBOK principles, which reduced project delays.• Risk Management: Employed robust risk management techniques to foresee potential project obstacles, devising and executing mitigation strategies that ensured continuous project progression without compromising quality.• Enhanced Stakeholder Satisfaction: Propelled stakeholder satisfaction by developing and implementing dashboards and reporting tools that improved communication of project matters.• Knowledge Management: Established a culture of continuous improvement by implementing lessons learned logs and success logs. • Developed Standardized Processes: Created standardized processes for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the program.• Managed Detailed Schedules: Developed and maintained detailed project schedules using MS Project.• Developed Comprehensive Reports: Coordinated and contributed to the creation of detailed monthly and quarterly reports, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of critical information to senior management and stakeholders.

Ontario, Canada

In the role as Project Coordinator for the 2022 Ontario General Elections, supported the execution of over 20 interconnected projects with a total budget of $150 million CAD. Closely monitored project processes to identify risks and issues, maintaining detailed logs for their lifecycle management. Additionally, managed the change request documentation and hosted daily stand-up meetings to keep project dashboards up to date. Contributions were pivotal in facilitating clear communication across multiple divisions• Coordinated Provincial Election Projects: Supported the execution of over 20 interconnected projects with a total budget of $150 million CAD, closely monitoring processes to identify risks and issues.• Introduced Risk & Issue Tracking: Implemented risk and issue lifecycle tracking logs, enabling faster critical decision-making and reducing issue resolution time.• Facilitated Cross-Functional Collaboration: Cultivated strong partnerships with developers, Scrum masters, business analysts, and upper-level leaders, enhancing project outcomes and team cohesion.• Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivated and maintained relationships with key political stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, and advocacy groups, to foster collaboration and influence policy decisions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a Project Coordinator supported the Project Director in delivering several software projects on time and within budget by optimizing team alignments and establishing critical processes. Facilitated project requirements and coordinated data migration, cutover tasks, and validation.• Delivered Software Projects on Time and Within Budget: Supported Project Director by optimizing team alignments and establishing critical processes.• Developed Custom Reports and Dashboards: Created custom reports and dashboards in MS Project to track performance metrics such as budget variance and schedule variance providing clear and actionable insights to stakeholders.• Organized Project Documents: Leveraged SharePoint for strategic document organization, increasing accessibility and enhancing the privacy of all project documents and artifacts.• Efficiently Managed Scope Changes: Coordinated project scope by assessing requirements and changes, determined and conveyed impacts on budget, time, and risk.• Client Relationship Management: Built and maintained strong relationships with clients by actively listening to their needs, providing regular updates, and delivering solutions that exceeded their expectations, resulting in repeat business and positive referrals.

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Nigerian government’s media arm for providing public information on government programs.Senior Project Coordinator September 2015 – May 2019Personnel Oversight: 3 team members (focused on communications, event planning, and documentation)• Elevated to take a broader role in ensuring critical project processes’ compliant execution. Arranged logistics and participated in strategic planning sessions and unified communication channels to efficiently deliver essential information across all phases. Organized teams, plotted schedules, handled documentation, including decision logs and databases, and created reports on project milestones, progress, and roadblocks. Managed and improved relationships with external vendors and partners. Orchestrated change management processes.• Handpicked as lead coordinator to synergize personnel and resources for a CA$1M nationwide project that communicated the benefits of federal infrastructure programs to each state; improved overall government communications and marketing by 75%.• Avoided potential losses by establishing risk and issue management mechanisms that effectively tracked inconsistencies within project operations and outlined clear-cut actions to swiftly mitigate risks, resolve issues, and de-escalate conflicts and disputes.• Pioneered highly effective project execution flow charts and communication materials, later adopted institution-wide.

Set up and shepherded fundamental plans, resources, and utilities across projects’ entire lifecycle. Defined and for defiant punctuality, disregarding the norm within the organization of late work resumptions.Key Accomplishment● Mitigated project risk by conducting a weekly risk assessment of the project schedule, highlighting high risks to key deliverables and resource conflicts. Contributed to project completion within timelines.● Escalated early warning signs and deviations from the plan to the project manager; met project timeline and eliminated waste.● Developed reporting templates that added value to processes and meetings.