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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Canada

In my role as a Senior Project Manager at AMA - Alberta Motor Association, I successfully lead and deliver major enterprise project initiatives within the EPMO and across business lines. I ensure effective management of project variables, while enabling internal business process enhancements to drive operational efficiency.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Managed the system infrastructure for driving project initiatives to extend the TELUS fiber network to rural BC communities with a $27M budget (government subsidized).Responsible for process improvement projects within the Order-based Drops program, Drop Partner management and Fiber escalations.Responsible for the management of Agile Release cycle with Jira, as the Business Product Owner.Responsible for the management and support of Salesforce system in the capacity of an Agile Product Owner, and driving process improvement projects.- User stories preparation- Requirements gathering & documentation; Jira- Business Validation Testing (BVT)- Change Management; internal & external stakeholders- Business Case writing- Periodic communication of system related information to Leadership Team- Business Intelligence; Domo- Systems Roadmap planning- Project Management Mentoring

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Managed Stollery level 2 NICU at the Sturgeon Hospital with a budget of $4.5MM.Managed the multi-million-dollar Stollery Children’s Hospital Critical Care Redevelopment 3-phased project.Provided leadership, risk management, communication and stakeholder consultation on the three-phased redevelopment project for Stollery Children’s Hospital Critical Care Programs.

Managed the expansion project of the Data Centre's TCP/IP LAN, WAN, Fiber last mile connection, Data Storage and Applications.Coordinated procurement for project materials, professional services and vendor relationships.Planned and facilitated project workshops, prepared business case and business proposal documents.Prepared detailed project plans and managed the schedule and progress control related aspects of projects within the enterprise Project Management Office.Negotiated, reviewed and prepared agreements & contracts, Letter of Engagements (LOE).Coordinated procurement for project materials, professional services and vendor relationships.Accounted for projects human capital management, collaborated with functional managers to prioritize projects.Planned and facilitated project workshops & meetings, prepared business cases, business proposal and project charter documents.Monitored, documented and communicated risks, threats and issues to appropriate stakeholders.Tracked all change requests, highlighted impacts on the triple constraints and communicated to the Change Control Board.Managed the repository of all project documents and templates within a centralized PMO SharePoint Site.Coordinated with field sales, partners, technical, and operational resources to create sales strategies and execute goals. Utilized the Gemba Walk as a facilitation tool for process improvement to identify customers’ pain points and developed needs-specific solutions.AchievementsManaged the planning and implementation of the power infrastructure upgrade project to specification and on budget, providing additional 40% power capacity to the data centre.Ensured Client’s on-boarding experience was top quality and consistently met forecasted revenue targets.Managed the design, contracting and implementation of bilateral grid power project of a colocation data centre facility offering Uptime Tier III services, reducing operational expenditure by 20%.

Collaborated with and managed all levels of communication involving clients, vendors, project teams, functional managers and executive leadership team.Coordinated client onboarding and change implementation, ensured Client’s onboarding experience was top quality and consistently met forecasted revenue targets. Coordinated issues, problems and process breakdowns, ensuring lessons learned were captured and improvements documented. Participated in change and release management brainstorming sessions, ensured detailed technical change assessment, CAB participation and post-implementation reviews.Managed stakeholders' and SMEs expectations and work packages; monitored, tracked progress, prepared reports and communicated relevant information in a timely manner.Convened and directed risk evaluation sessions of CAB review sessions.Conducted project postmortem and close out meetings to determine project performance/outcomes.Produced periodic reports and balance scorecards on service operations.Notified clients before and after planned/emergency maintenance activities, and ensured implementation was within scope of work and maintenance window.Confirmed status of critical capacity components/services upon completion of maintenance activities and updated both internal and external stakeholders.Maintained an accurate database of the DCPI procedural/operating manuals and supported clients handover of AS-Built documents.Monitored power utilization of customer services and provided availability report.AchievementsBecame 1st project manager to be produced from the Command Centre team, because of a strong drive for self-development.100% customer onboarding success with zero incident rate.Coordinated the upgrade project for the Data Centre’s IT Infrastructure (TCP/IP LAN, WAN networks and Fibre last mile connection) increasing connectivity capacity by 37%.

Internet Exchange Point Of Nigeria (Ixpn)

Directed the migration project of IXPN head office from a temporary location to its permanent office space.Team member involved in the installation and configuration of an F-Root Server instance.Team member involved in the installation of Stratum 1 Time Server.Organized/facilitated stakeholder meetings to understand and articulate customers’ requirement prior to project implementation.Maintained a complex wide area network comprising of over thirty-five (40) network providers via Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and other routing protocols.Led the project to commission IXPN's regional office in Abuja, responsible for vendor management, hardware installation and configuration and system set up. Configured (Cisco, Foundry, Juniper and Mikrotik) Routers and Switches.Compiled weekly infrastructure reports for management and client utilization. Strategized, planned and implemented policies which enhanced productivity of the unit. Rendered remote support in the management of clients' radio and physical links and the devices.Maintained IXPN’s Local Area Network (LAN), including Windows and LINUX Servers.AchievementsLed the expansion project to commission IXPN's central and northern regional offices, providing a 30% connectivity increase to its clientele. Onboarded 2 key pioneer members in the northern region critical to the branch’s go-live phase.

Installation, management and troubleshooting of BGP (Border Gateway protocol) Network on CISCO and FOUNDRY Routers. Giving ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) the privilege to exchange local data traffic with each other, through the implementation of Border Gateway Routing Protocol.

Assembly, repair, troubleshooting and construction of electrical switch gear and motor controls such as Lightning kiosk, Feeder pillar, Distribution boards, Automatic Mains Failure (AMF).

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering