Ifeoma Ekwunife, PMP, MPH, PSM II

• Dedicated and solution-driven Project Management Professional with 8+ years’ experience in conceptualization, design, strategic planning, delivery, and implementation of projects from initiation, and execution through to closeout.
• Excellent Communicator with the ability to influence, build, and maintain key relationships with clients and stakeholders by leveraging emotional intelligence, technical, business, and financial acumen.
• Process Improvement Specialist; instrumental in dissecting complex problems, streamlining, and standardizing processes to ensure consistent project delivery and end-to-end management across organizations.
• Business Strategist with a robust interest in keeping T’s crossed and I’s dotted while championing initiatives that align business goals with current and future technological solutions to maintain a competitive advantage, and drive profitable growth.
• Effective Multitasker, who adapts well to change, is able to handle multiple job responsibilities simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines, always demonstrating diplomacy and composure in fast paced environments.
• Value-Adding Collaborative Servant Leader; skilled in leading, managing, and collaborating with multicultural, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional teams of contractors and vendors for effective project delivery.

• Led teams of cross-functional members on multiple projects, with success in compressing schedules, and ensuring timely project delivery while achieving goals and deliverables.
• Collaborated with internal and external resources to analyze requirements, develop plans, create designs, and implement innovative solutions that met or exceeded challenging business needs.
• By fostering and maintaining business relationships, I negotiate cost containment strategies among stakeholders, the team, vendors, and contractors with positive results, and 5 – 15% cost savings on different projects.
• Improved and streamlined business processes and operational procedures leading to 45% increase in productivity resulting in 27% savings on portfolio costs.
• Managed over $1 million worth of inventory; ensuring products adhered to the required quality and specification.
• Accelerated the professional development of new and current employees through strategic orientations, training, human resources in-processing, evaluations, and performance management, which reduced staff turnover.
• Maintain an open door policy for interacting with staff. Embrace diversity and inclusion in all aspects of office management, which leads to highly effective collaborative workspaces.

· Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute

· PSM I - Professional Scrum Master I

· PSM II - Professional Scrum Master II

· SSM- Certified SAFe5 Scrum Master