Anna Konovalova Email & Phone Number

I have a true passion and curiosity for project management, as well as mentorship and education in general. As a mentor, I support my mentees through their PM journey and/or prepare them for their transition into an exciting new career in tech. I feel privileged I have the opportunity to work directly with women to coach them through career roadblocks, give them tips on solving problems when managing projects, and help them to develop resilience and overcome imposter syndrome.

Lighthouse Labs is a tech education leader (EdTech), and as a Senior Project Coordinator on the PMO team I managed multiple key internal and client projects• Led teams to build and launch multiple SaaS technical learning programs, such as digital courses in Web Development, Cyber Security and Data Analytics / Science• Ensured successful project execution by developing comprehensive project plans, driving communication with cross-functional teams, monitoring and reporting progress, performing risk management, defining and driving actions to address obstacles, issues or concerns, and achieving the defined project objectives and key results / product KPIs• Worked closely with Product, Design, Software, Marketing, and Sales leaders to coordinate the launch readiness, and facilitate the post-launch program delivery with the Education team• Worked with corporate clients from Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Telecommunications industries to implement and optimize a series of enterprise learning products for their company's user cases• Collaborated with education partners and organizations across Canada to successfully manage and deliver multiple government-funded projects• Worked in a fast-paced agile development environment, and facilitated agile ceremonies, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming

Lighthouse Labs is a private career college that offers an immersive 600hrs+, project based training in web development. As a full-time student I gained skills in:• Languages: JavaScript ES6, HTML, CSS• Frameworks, libraries, environments: Node.js, React, Express, jQuery, Bootstrap, SASS• Systems and databases: PostgreSQL, Git• Testing: Jest, Cypress, Mocha, ChaiProject Lead at MentorOn• Took a Project Lead position in addition to software development for the MentorOn project: a full stack web application built with React, Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL that allows users to browse mentors, book mentorship sessions, view interactive dashboards, schedule calls, set goals, and track progress (https://github.com/Anknv/mentorOn).STACK: React, JavaScript ES6, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

ApplyBoard is the world's largest study abroad application platform (EdTech). As an Academic Application Coordinator on the Process team, I oversaw the application journey from evaluation through submission stages, which helped students achieve 95% acceptance rate with partner schools in the UK, Canada and USA.• Reviewed varying requirements per application to ensure the applications are in accordance with quality benchmarks• Worked closely with the Product team as a subject matter expert to help ideate, test, and refine new features• Proactively identified opportunities to increase efficiency and meet KPIs when interacting with applications• Established tasks for support team members to resolve data discrepancies, and if necessary escalate issues to senior management• Collaborated with CX team members to streamline processes, improve knowledge base articles, develop best practices and templates• Isolated and reproduced technical issues, and created bug reports• Gained experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment using various tools, e.g. BaseCamp, Metabase, Jira

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Built a motivated, high performing cross-functional team of 5 people to bring the first software bootcamp to Kitchener-Waterloo, and acted as a project lead in managing learning experience design, product development and delivery• Maintained deep industry knowledge of EdTech by conducting market research, and analyzing current market trends and learners needs• Shaped product strategy and roadmap for the learner experience • Applied PM best practices to actively manage timelines and budget, and excelled in an agile environment where the focus is getting the job done• Lead the software team to build and launch the complete website (https://fastboot.ca/), which included defining product requirements and prioritizing features

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Conceptualized, planned and executed an educational program “She Travels Green” - a digital community hub for people to learn about sustainable travel and connect with other travelers via #shetravelsgreen (5k+ followers and 1.2k+ hashtag users on Instagram)• Developed and maintained the product roadmap for the platform https://www.instagram.com/shetravelsgreen/

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• As an IATA accredited travel professional I successfully designed and developed hundreds of traveler-centric programs while managing timelines, resources, budgets, stakeholders, and supporting Flight Centre business needs• Anticipated travel-related risks, and effectively addressed roadblocks and changes• Initiated and led projects, such as wedding & honeymoon specialty program, co-op placement program, etc

Kitchener, Canada Area

The Walper Hotel, part of JdV by Hyatt is a boutique hotel in Kitchener, ON built in 1893• Full event and project life cycle ownership from planning to execution and closure: managed 100+ events per year including mid and large-scale functions, such as conferences, weddings, corporate training• Executed events while ensuring that all logistics requirements are carried out according to the event plans• Created event briefs, managed budget and schedule, and reported on event success criteria results

Certificate, Building Excellence In Entrepreneurship

Learning outcomes include: - Market validation - Pricing and profit validation - Legal and financial considerations - Promotional.

Diploma, Web Development

Graduate Certificate, Project Management

Graduate Certificate with High Distinction *** Project planning - scope, quality, schedule and budget Stakeholder management Project risk.

Graduate Certificate, Event Management

Graduate Certificate with High Distinction *** Event planning Human resources and volunteer management The business of event management.

Master'S Degree, International Relations, Evaluated By World Education Services (Wes) Canada

International Relations is an interdisciplinary program that enabled me to develop an in-depth understanding of international relations.