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Arlington, Virginia, United States

State Transit Authority • Established a Project Management Office (PMO) to manage 15 initiatives with significant stakeholder engagement, to ensure strategic alignment. Helped clients define and achieve their strategic goals, boosting workforce availability and performance.• Led the redesign and relaunch of a critical availability program, overcoming previous challenges through comprehensive stakeholder engagement and creative problem-solving. Developed an MVP program now successfully underway with initial results showing 100% program participation and a 60% reduction in absencesPrivate Company• Developed and implemented a comprehensive growth strategy for a small business client, including marketing and communications plans. Utilized Human-Centered Design (HCD) to identify obstacles through stakeholder interviews and conducted in-depth industry analysis to pinpoint the client’s unique selling points and optimal market positioning.• Led a team to create a detailed roadmap and financial model, guiding the client on pricing, timelines, and strategic steps. Delivered a high-quality solution within a tight timeframe, resulting in a successful projectFederal Government Agency • Redesigned the Agency’s process for engaging with external innovators and vendors encouraging better submissions and helping the Agency meet its objectives • Designed, built and launched a website using advanced UX/UI principles, serving as a single point of entry for external entities which significantly enhanced engagement and streamlined the process for interest submissions, creating an intuitive and impactful user experience.International Aid Agency • Captured 20+ years of successful but disconnected aid activities across dozens of field offices into a measurable, objective-based framework to support the agency’s planned expansion • Used HCD principles to design a suite of resources based on user needs and insights to ensure the framework is effective and relevant during expansion

Port Harcourt

Created the company to fill a need for quality designs and prints that effectively communicated an organization's message. Developed the company's strategy which emphasized creativity, innovation and an elevated standard for the work product. Focused on growth strategies, customer retention and service improvement. - Delivered over 120 projects in 3 years while maintaining profitability and an 85% customer retentionratio- Negotiated retainers with corporate organizations that resulted in increased gross profit by a third.- Drove project ingenuity as creative director to ensure deliverables met client objectives surpassedexpectations.

Port Harcourt

Focused on the expansion of the company through strategic decisions, acquisitions and networking. Key responsibilities include developing prospects into new projects; initiating and driving policies that enable to company to fulfil its core objectives; seeking opportunities to grow beyond our initial service offerings in order to better meet the needs of our target clientele. Developed and executed business development strategies designed to address core efficiency and productivity issues, maximize profitability, customer satisfaction, and market share. Identified operational processes inefficiencies and implement necessary improvements. Led and directed team members on effective methods, operations, and procedures.- Decentralized the supply-chain structure to improve efficiency, capacity, and accountability, resulting ina 23% increase in revenue.- Increased year-on-year retained profit by 60% through the creation and implementation of detailedchange management plans including hiring policies and empowerment of the management team.- Improved productivity by resolving critical raw materials issues and implementing lean manufacturingprinciples, leading to 32% more production.

Port Harcourt

Designed the organizational model for a corporate group of diverse subsidiary corporations and projects in order to concentrate administrative control, deliver top-level support, and develop inter-company relationships. Managed the project life cycle, defining requirements, project roadmap, and project positioning. Subsequently directed company and project activities to overcome obstacles and improve financial health of the group.Administrative responsibilities included running the head office and coordinating activities with/between the subsidiaries. It involved assessing the internal structure of the subsidiaries and providing support needed to strengthen their internal process. Management responsibilities involved supervising the various construction and new business development projects within the group. It included creating the project teams, monitoring progress, ensuring goals were met, liaising with consultants/specialists and troubleshooting.- Developed and maintained administrative processes to achieve organizational objectives as well as toimprove efficiency, leading to a growth in the group portfolio of 6%.- Spearheaded the completion of an out-of-budget, out-of-schedule housing estate construction projectand condensed planned overage by 15%.- Led business improvement projects into three subsidiary organizations, addressing core administrativeissues and increasing capacity, leading to an increased customer base for the companies.

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Served as the managing partner of a development company for social development projects from concept to construction. Designed and implemented the structured project management methodology which guided all projects. Led and directed the team through the project management process. Discovered and developed business opportunities into new projects for the company through networking and brokering deals.- Successfully managed planning and implementation of project phases, controlling for budget andschedule and protecting the client’s objectives, all while meeting company goals.- Effectively directed a team that developed a 35-acre housing development project from conceptthrough to design while managing over a dozen contractors and adverse stakeholder relationships.- Negotiated and won two multimillion-dollar contracts through management of relationships withstakeholders, regulatory agencies, government bodies, and project teams.

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Site engineer with management responsibilities including communicating changes anddirectives to the field team and finding solutions to design and construction problemson site. Duties included: Project plan, schedule and reporting, liaising with government bodies, engineering design and drafting, project budgetsProject Management- Lead engineer for the rehabilitation and construction of a 1.5km road in a busyresidential/commercial area of Port Harcourt- Project coordinator for several simultaneous projects to ensure they werecompleted to company standards, on time and within budget constraints.Business Development- Initiated a reporting system that saw better field/office and company/clientcommunication which led to reduced conflict and quicker issue resolution.- Established the Industrial Training program to effectively train and utilize over 30university students in a two-year period.Communications- Created presentation materials for tender submissions, client relations, training andmanagement purposes.

Lagos, Nigeria

Marketing strategy for an online fashion business. Planning marketing events and promotions designed to promote the brand and generate sales.

Pacifica, California, Usa

Master'S Degree, Construction Management, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Nigerian Student's Association - President

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering, 2:1 Honors

Activities and Societies: African Caribbean Society - Head of Media; Vice President