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Daniel Babalola

Daniel Babalola

Richmond,VA

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager & Scrum Master

Cognizant
12.2018 - 04.2023
  • CarMax (Retail /eCommerce Domain / ETL Data Warehouse & SDLC)
  • Wellmark (Health Insurance Domain / ETL Data Warehouse & SDLC)
  • TD Bank (Banking Domain / ETL Data Warehouse & SDLC)
  • T-Mobile (Mobile Telecommunication Domain / Data Governance)
  • Worked closely with Senior PMs on developing & obtaining approval for project plan, schedules, and budget
  • Ensured team and leadership understanding of project scope and goals
  • Assigned and delegated tasks appropriately, ensuring the team’s work aligns with business priorities & schedule
  • Identified, managed & provided resolutions on project risks, particularly during change requests
  • Monitored project milestones and generated periodic reports to all relevant stakeholders
  • Used SAP ECC 6.0 Enterprise environment in documenting design decisions
  • Used SAP ECC 6.0 Enterprise environment in gathering functional requirements and data
  • Facilitated all scrum events (standups, planning, review/demo, retrospectives, refinement/grooming)
  • Coached the scrum team to be self-organized and work cross-functionally
  • Coached development team and product owners on how to empirically maintain product and sprint backlog
  • Coached & trained organization on all aspects of scrum agile practices and principles
  • Lead agile workshops for development teams, non-dev teams, key stakeholders etc
  • Worked with data engineers and developers to remove all forms of technical impediments and blockers
  • Ensured that data engineers collaborated with Ops team to help the team produce work which reflects organization’s overall strategy
  • Collaborated with the BI team and Ops team using tableau and Power BI metrics to generate internal product backlog report per quarter thereby maintain transparency and openness
  • Ensured data engineers, developers and testers had access and approvals to all the necessary tools, applications/reports on SharePoint needed for coding, unit testing, configuration management purposes etc
  • Ensured that data engineers adopted agile concept to work effectively with enterprise architects to ensure that their work reflects the architectural vision
  • Performed the role of RTE facilitating for SAFe agile release train (ART)
  • Performed the role of RTE & engaged with the stakeholders towards delivering iteration goals
  • Performed the role of RTE ensuring continuous SAFe ART practices, procedures, and improvement for teams
  • Used Azure DevOps to track stories, bugs, features, epics, tasks, issues etc
  • For proper status updates
  • Used Azure DevOps to plan and track all forms of QA testing work
  • Used Azure DevOps for CI/CD, and for visualization of every ongoing development work
  • Worked with data governance and management teams making data protected, secured, consistent, accurate, available, clear, concise and policy compliant based on organization accepted security, risk management frameworks and standards
  • Performed admin work i.e., troubleshooting Jira & Jira Align access issues for users, granting permissions etc
  • Created Jira scrum board to help development team and product owners plan and track stories and subtasks
  • Monitored and tracked defects via Jira scrum board to ensure quality deliverables and successful releases
  • Used Jira’s scrum & kanban board to provide visual displays to development team during various scrum events
  • Used JQL queries to generate internal reports depicting the average number of completed user stories every three sprints to determine workload and performance index of development team
  • Used Jira to generate other scrum end of sprint KPI metrics such as sprint report, burn up and burn down charts
  • Used Jira for proper collaboration between the scrum team and organization executives to aid transparency
  • Used Jira Align side by side with product owners for the creation of product backlog items (PBIs)
  • Used Jira and Jira Align for product backlog management during refinement, sprint review, demos (SAFe) etc
  • Used Confluence for creating story maps and updating pages with retrospective ideas
  • Used Confluence as a wiki tool for organizing teamwork and other defining supporting information such as definition of ready and done, how to write a good user story in the connextra style etc
  • To aid transparency, inspection, and adaptation
  • Used Confluence as a wiki tool for documenting lot of decisions and feedback based on client inputs during sprint reviews and demos solely to aid transparency, inspection, and adaptation
  • Achievement: Successful completion and implementation of project using the Agile methodology for client organization.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.

Project Manager & Scrum Master

Gen Global Solutions
08.2013 - 11.2018
  • (DC) – Bureau of Human Resources (Peoplesoft / HRIM Team)
  • Conducted project kick-off meetings, worked with project stakeholders to define project objectives and scope, tracked risks, assumptions, and managed detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project
  • Planned and facilitated project review meetings to expedite requirements and resolution of project issues
  • Using the PMI framework, guided the project team on resource requirements, methodologies, tasks, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and other issues through the life of the project
  • Established customer expectations of project scope, deliverables, procedures for project communications and dissemination of information for team members
  • Assisted in planning, budgeting, vendor selection and quality assurance efforts
  • Defined metrics to measure productivity, predictability, and quality KPIs across team and project levels
  • Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed
  • Application of Agile/Waterfall Methodology while driving scrum meetings with Project team members
  • Provided guidance to the project team regarding sprint goals and timelines
  • Coached and trained people (Scrum team & organization) on agile and scrum methodology
  • Coached product owners on product backlog management and refinement
  • Helped development team to remove impediments and blockers
  • Facilitated all scrum rituals with scrum teams
  • Used Azure DevOps to monitor and track defects to ensure quality deliverables
  • Used Azure DevOps to tracks stories, features, epics, tasks, issues etc
  • For proper status updates
  • Used Jira to create kanban board for development team who relies on visual tasks to manage workflow
  • Used Jira to generate end of sprint report by the side to depict velocity and sprint report depicting performance
  • Used Confluence capture and store KPI metric reports for references
  • Used Confluence to store vital information gathered from product backlogs items during refinement
  • Worked with organization to analyze old processes and designed new strategies for adopting agile best practices
  • Achievement: Successful completion of project the Hybrid methodology (Agile & Waterfall).
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
  • Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
  • Managed projects from procurement to commission.
  • Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives.
  • Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
  • Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Conducted quality assurance to verify accuracy of data used in IT projects.
  • Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.
  • Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
  • Developed and introduced IT strategies to improve operational efficiency.
  • Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
  • Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
  • Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
  • Trained personnel on use of IT tools and applications.
  • Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
  • Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
  • Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
  • Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Project Lead

British American Tobacco, BAT
10.2012 - 03.2013
  • Audits
  • Led an asset utilization team; conducted audit of approximately eight asset areas monthly, reported results to management and recommended changes relating to operations
  • Prepared detailed reports on audit findings for management and staff using SAP
  • Filed all organizational documents and prepared monthly reports for leadership using SAP
  • Collected and analyzed data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies
  • Reviewed data on material assets, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures
  • Observed the physical inventory count and implemented ways of reducing cost
  • Achievement: Successful Audit of organization assets, inventories etc.
  • Developed and trained junior team members by leveraging industry experience to achieve optimal project strategy.
  • Set up and managed team meetings.
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes, and operational specifications.
  • Produced quality standards, checklists, report templates, and processes.
  • Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
  • Provided ongoing cost and estimate analysis reporting and managed cost allocation.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Analyzed financial reporting systems and project schedules to proactively address potential problems.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
  • Reduced risk and coordinated project specifications to meet safety and federal compliance.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
  • Recruited, hired and supervised resources to staff project team.
  • Led team of engineers in providing design and engineering solutions to various clients and market sectors.
  • Planned, executed and promoted total of Number projects in Year.
  • Saved $Amount by strategically bidding and negotiating on Type projects.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Observed progress of each project, examined risks and coordinated contingency plans.
  • Aligned with staff members to develop, identify and achieve assigned goals and initiatives.
  • Inspired and coached team members.
  • Defined responsibilities, duties and roles of each team member.

Project Coordinator

Pace & Marketing Company
01.2011 - 08.2012
  • Coordinated all projects with departmental managers and executive marketing team
  • Assisted in developing all support personnel job descriptions used by human resources
  • Ensured that each project was cleared with management, stayed in scope and under budget
  • Supported PMs by developing requirement documents, analyzing current business processes, developing as-is and to-be documentation, developing workflows and coordinating business and IT meetings
  • Managed all executive team members’ calendars, coordinated all meetings and office events
  • Facilitated communications, ensured coordination, and cooperation among team members
  • Developed presentations for meetings and provided administrative support to project team
  • Conducted and documented weekly status review for leadership at all levels
  • Achievement: Successful coordination of project activities that led to smooth implementations.
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
  • Managed competing demands and professionally adapted to frequent change, delays and unexpected events.
  • Maintained database and spreadsheets with accurate inventory and status.
  • Created job files for each project and maintained current data in each file.
  • Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
  • Assisted with onboarding newly hired staff members and coached on task prioritization.
  • Responded to requests for information on materials to inquiring parties.
  • Photocopied, distributed and emailed documents to project managers.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Established rapport and engaged with stakeholders to build lasting professional relationships.

Education

Bachelor’s degree - Petroleum Engineering & Geology

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
2018

Diploma Degree - Information Technology

Kings College of Management (KCM)
Manchester, UK
2010

Foundation Degree - Engineering and Technology

Liverpool John Moores University
Liveepool, UK
2008

Skills

  • TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Databases: Oracle 12c/11g/9i, Microsoft SQL Server Mgt Studio, Teradata SQL assistant, DB Artisan 2016
  • BI Tools: Excel, SAP ECC 60, GIS (Basic), Tableau, Putty, Business Object, Power BI, SharePoint
  • ETL Tools: PowerCenter 961 & 101 (Designer, Manager, Monitor, Repository Manager & Informatica Server)
  • Microsoft Office tools (ie, Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio etc)
  • PM Tools: MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Jira Align, Azure DevOps (ADO)
  • PROJECT MANAGERIAL & AGILE SKILLS
  • Expert knowledge of Project Management Institute (PMI) framework
  • Expert knowledge of various project management process groups (initiation to delivery)
  • Expert knowledge of various project management methodologies (Agile & Waterfall)
  • Expert knowledge of various project lifecycles (Predictive/Iterative/Incremental)
  • Expert knowledge of various patterns and processes that fit the Scrum framework, Lean, Kanban & SAFe
  • Expert knowledge of scrum theory, structure, pillars, and values in accordance with the scrum guide
  • Excellent interpersonal, intrapersonal and negotiation skills
  • Project Planning
  • Functional and Business Requirements
  • Data Review
  • Client Rapport-Building
  • Team Bonding
  • Budget Preparation
  • Status Updates
  • Project Management
  • Information Technology Management
  • Microsoft Office Suite Expertise
  • Project Scope Analysis
  • Project Goals and Milestones
  • Timely Project Completion
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Testing
  • Workflow Planning
  • Project Development
  • Agile Methodology
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Client Relations
  • Baseline Schedules Creation
  • Conflict Management
  • Project Deadlines
  • Presentations

Accomplishments

  • Completed the Project name Project on time and $Amount under budget.
  • Achieved Result by completing Task with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Achieved Result through effectively helping with Task.

Affiliations

Certified Member, Scrum Alliance Professional Member, Project Management Institute (PMI) Collegiate Member, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Professional Member, Oracle Certified Associate and Professional (OCA / OCP) Professional Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Member, American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) Student Member, Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA)

Additional Information

  • HONORS & AWARDS LSU: , Black Scholars Award with Honors & Distinction (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • A dynamic and driven project manager, an energetic agile coach, a self-starter and ambitious Engineering and Technology professional with a keen understanding of Information Technology (IT), ETL - Data Warehouse Architecture, Data Modeling, SDLC, Project Management and Agile methodology. I can motivate, support, coach & work effectively within a team, while also accustomed to meeting tight individual deadlines, and designing strategies and processes for adopting agile best practices within any organization.

Certification

  • PMP - Project Management Professional

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Quote

Profession gives you a job to earn a salary. Passion gives you a purpose to earn fulfillment. Best thing that can happen to anyone is to make a profession out of their passion
Daniel Babalola

Timeline

Project Manager & Scrum Master

Cognizant
12.2018 - 04.2023

Project Manager & Scrum Master

Gen Global Solutions
08.2013 - 11.2018

Project Lead

British American Tobacco, BAT
10.2012 - 03.2013

Project Coordinator

Pace & Marketing Company
01.2011 - 08.2012

Bachelor’s degree - Petroleum Engineering & Geology

Louisiana State University

Diploma Degree - Information Technology

Kings College of Management (KCM)

Foundation Degree - Engineering and Technology

Liverpool John Moores University

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