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Esther Aneyo

Richardson,TX

Summary

Dedicated and focused Project Management Specialist with over 6 years of experience excelling at prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously and following through to achieve project goals. Flexible, detail-oriented and adaptive team player with expertise in equipment operation, staff training and development, customer service and process improvements.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

CVS Caremark
Woonsocket, RI
02.2024 - Current
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives and meet emerging needs, including defined project plans, coordinated resources, managed implementation activities, and development/management of processes associated with program rollout and ongoing support.
  • I develop strategies to reduce project costs (same costs but allowing for more projects) and increase project success rate from 50% to 75% by initiating a two-phase project selection process.
  • Manage project(s) and project resources throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle and manage Scrum teams as needed.
  • Engage business stakeholders to identify and incorporate business owned project tasks and dependencies.
  • Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and provide regular and timely Project status updates to project team and leadership as needed to ensure Projects are meeting the agreed-upon timeline.
  • I work with the team to create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
  • I ensure projects are on schedule and deadlines are met and I also manage project budget and forecast.
  • I direct and oversee the project team and manage conflicts within the group and efficiently identifies, escalates, and solves project issues.
  • Responsible for change/communication management and weekly updates reporting to stakeholders and PMO concerning project progress.
  • Ability to drive strategic projects to completion on time and in scope.
  • Experience in facilitating open communications between technical teams and the senior board.
  • Experience in arbitrating issues arising from project work and creating useful working relationships with all members of the project team.
  • Experience in gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information to the team in order to maintain project progress.
  • Experience in defining and documenting business requirements for moderate-to-complex projects and use Cases documentation for a variety of projects.
  • Experience in performing user acceptance and application testing.
  • Experience in providing consultation in information security technology alignment to the client to identify and satisfy the business needs.
  • Experience in reviewing designs and technical specification documents for alignment with business solutions.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize competing deliverables due to changing timelines.
  • Working with the IT team members to coordinate daily tasks and lead daily scrum.

Project Manager

Amerihome Mortgage
Irving, TX
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Experience in managing multiple IT Initiatives such Data & Analytics, Cloud Migration, Compliance, Power BI Reporting etc.
  • Experience in managing stakeholder partnerships and communication. I also serve as the point of contact and subject matter expert on our EMT team applications.
  • Experience in overseeing interdependencies and integration of interrelated projects.
  • Highly experienced in facilitating technical design discussion and implementation of IT solutions.
  • Experience in using azure DevOps in project planning and tracking of our dev tasks.
  • Lead and facilitate Daily scrum ceremonies as well as grooming features, stories, and tasks in Azure DevOps.
  • I train and coach cross-functional teams using azure DevOps across offshore teams.
  • Experience in creating project road maps and prioritizing the epic for the team.
  • Experience in crafting a vision and strategy based on input from customers, stakeholders, and internal staff team that can be clearly communicated to all levels of the organization.
  • Experience in troubleshooting company pain points and issues to determine resolutions that lead to new fixes or projects
  • Experience in defining project scope and objectives, managing resources to reach objectives.
  • Experience in providing project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about adjustments, and progress.
  • Experience in coaching of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as the definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
  • Served as SCRUM Master in managing Daily standup, sprints, and addressing blockers.
  • Experience in facilitating discovery and ensures the removal of roadblocks and promotes them in a timely and assertive way.
  • Experience in ensuring the team is focused on sprint commitments and shields the team from distractions and hidden work.
  • Experience in facilitating backlog grooming and creating dashboards for management view.
  • Experience in ensuring there are no commitment changes during the Sprint and collaborating with Leadership Teams to ensure team success.

Project Coordinator

BBVA Compass Bank
Plano, TX
02.2019 - 11.2021
  • Led a multiyear initiative to modernize accounting and cash management systems, ensuring successful transition and integration with over 1,500 computing assets.
  • Managed remediation efforts for 1,000+ financial data reports, transforming raw data into actionable insights for management decision support, enhancing the agency's data-driven capabilities.
  • Developed and maintained project scope, objectives, and work plans, aligning with the Standardized Business Process Model and Chart of Accounts values.
  • Facilitated cross-functional and cross-agency collaboration, ensuring effective communication and coordination across diverse teams and stakeholders.
  • Led Agile and Scrum methodologies within the project, including conducting daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, to ensure continuous improvement and adherence to project timelines.
  • Provided training and mentorship to project and development teams, fostering a culture of learning and improvement, and ensuring team alignment with project goals.
  • Removed development obstacles and minimized distractions, maintaining focus on project deliverables and supporting team productivity.
  • Created and documented user stories and acceptance criteria, collaborating with business users and developers to accurately capture business needs and technical requirements.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Science

Park University
Kansas City, MO
12-2021

Skills

  • 6 years Project Manager/Scrum Master with the following exceptional experience
  • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, Visio, JIRA or TFS
  • Customer-driven and a team player, with strong interpersonal and customer interface skills
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills, process and detail oriented, a self-starter who is highly motivated to obtain goals/results
  • Excellent communication/presentation skills, both oral and written, and tailor communication to various levels of the organization
  • Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment while coordinating multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Expert in producing clear and concise project documentation
  • Effectively manages client expectations and escalations
  • Ability to work either independently or as part of a larger team
  • Ability to work under minimal direction
  • Ability to think logically in solving assigned problems and to present recommendations with clarity in written and graphic form
  • Experience in leading, and managing technical professionals
  • I have strong interpersonal skills including team building, coaching, and mentoring

Certification

. Certified (AGILE) Scrum Master

· Certified Scrum Product Owner- (CSPO)

· Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

· Service now SAP

· Certified ITIL foundation: Version 4

· Prince II Certification for project management

Timeline

Project Manager

CVS Caremark
02.2024 - Current

Project Manager

Amerihome Mortgage
01.2022 - 01.2023

Project Coordinator

BBVA Compass Bank
02.2019 - 11.2021

Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Science

Park University
Esther Aneyo