Aliyu Suleman
Richmond,TX
Summary
Versatile Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master possessing dynamic client oversight, issue resolution and cost analysis skills. Offering 5 years of demonstrated history successfully juggling multiple projects simultaneously. Strong knowledge of MS Office and various project management software.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Watertown Inc
Houston, TX
06.2018 - 10.2023
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
- Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Leveraged Jira/Confluence, Kanban Board and Asana skills to input and compile data gathered from various sources for various companies.
Scrum Master/Sr. Sales Consultant
Toyota Of Katy
Katy, TX
10.2019 - 09.2021
- Lead and assist teams improve and sustain the team's velocity and the delivery of backlog items ahead of stipulated deadlines
- Organized and facilitated scrum team events: sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint review - demo, sprint retrospective, backlog refinement, release planning etc
- Monitored sales processes to identify areas in need of improvement and implemented systems to rectify issues
- Trained, coached, and mentored new sales associates for maximum performance
- Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
- Met or exceeded sales objectives on a consistent basis to drive company growth
- Used CRM and Salesforce to organize and analyze sales and productivity data.
Account Manager
RRS Transportations
Fridley, MN
04.2014 - 03.2018
- Facilitated client satisfaction and renewed customer relations to drive growth
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase client retention
- Identified key entry points to enhance market penetration and maximize returns
- Built and strengthened long-lasting client relationships based on accurate price quotes and customer-centric terms
- Negotiated prices for products and freights to reduce cost of acquisition by achieving lower price
- Evaluated client and staff needs and developed tailored solutions to increase positive customer ratings and staff happiness
- Attended monthly sales meetings and quarterly sales training.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Auchi
Skills
- Project Management
- Workflow Analysis
- Schedule Management
- Coaching
- Contract Management
- Facilitation
- Client Relations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Compliance Monitoring
- Agile Best Practices
- Backlog Management
- Software Development Lifecycle
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)
- Certified SAFe 6.1 Scrum Master (SSM)
- Salesforce Administrator (SCA)
Accomplishments
- Team award for consistent delivery excellence or 3 consecutive quarters.
- Toyota Bronze award for superior sales performance
- Highest grossing team for the year 2016 and 2017.
Methodologies and Tools
- Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban,SAFe,TDD
- Jira/Confluence,Kanban Board, Asana, Rally.
- MS Office, Visual, Step up, WebEx, MS Team,Skype,Zoom, Slack.
- Oracle,MariaDB,PostgreSQL, MS SQL
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Scrum Master/Sr. Sales Consultant
Toyota Of Katy
10.2019 - 09.2021
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Watertown Inc
06.2018 - 10.2023
Account Manager
RRS Transportations
04.2014 - 03.2018
Bachelor Of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Auchi