Project Manager
Jamil Adonis
American First Finance
Farmers Branch,TX
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Desired Job Title
Project ManagerProject CoordinatorPMO AnalystPMO Program ManagerPMO Project CoordinatorWork Type
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Farmers Branch, TX, USDallas, TXOpen to relocation:
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PMP-certified Project Management professional with 5+ years of experience managing cross-functional initiatives across IT, risk, compliance, operations, and business functions. Experienced coordinating projects throughout the full project lifecycle—from intake, requirements, planning, and execution through UAT, regression testing, release coordination, and post-release issue resolution. Proven ability to manage competing priorities, identify and mitigate risks, facilitate stakeholder communication, and improve processes in Agile and Waterfall environments. Strong background partnering with IT and business teams to deliver quality solutions aligned with operational, regulatory, and business objectives.
1
Certification
11
Years of experience
Work History
Business Risk Project Coordinator /Analyst
3 Years 4 Months- Managed 32+ active IT-related project tickets and workstreams across business, technology, risk, compliance, and operational teams, improving project throughput and reducing backlog-related delays by 30%.
- Coordinated projects through the full project lifecycle, including intake, requirements, prioritization, planning, execution, testing, release, issue resolution, and closure.
- Partnered closely with IT, Compliance, Risk, Data Science and business stakeholders to coordinate deliverables, resolve dependencies, and maintain project alignment.
- Standardized project intake, approval, requirements, and prioritization, accelerating project initiation and ensuring requests aligned with business, risk, and compliance requirements.
- Coordinated UAT and regression testing with cross-functional teams to validate functionality, identify defects, and improve production readiness prior to releases.
- Supported release and deployment coordination by tracking testing results, outstanding issues, dependencies, and remediation activities before production implementation.
- Used Jira and project-tracking workflows to monitor workstreams, dependencies, risks, issues, action items, and delivery status across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Accelerated issue resolution by 20% through root cause analysis and structured documentation of requirements, scope, impacted users, business impact, corrective actions, and resolution status.
- Managed project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes and coordinating corrective actions with appropriate technology and stakeholders.
- Reduced production defects by strengthening pre-release validation, UAT and issue-tracking practices.
- Improved leadership visibility by 35% through monthly and quarterly reporting on project status, risks, issues, performance metrics, and remediation progress.
- Facilitated communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business needs and project impacts into clear action items and deliverables.
Portfolio Manager
1 Year 6 Months- Managed multiple concurrent projects from initiation through completion, coordinating stakeholders, schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, risks, and project communications.
- Delivered 80% of projects 3–5 days ahead of schedule through structured planning, milestone tracking, proactive issue management, and stakeholder coordination.
- Reduced project costs by 10% through detailed budgeting, resource allocation, cost monitoring, and project-level financial controls.
- Developed structured project plans and status updates to maintain stakeholder alignment, identify schedule risks, and communicate project progress.
- Implemented consistent communication and reporting processes that increased client visibility and improved stakeholder satisfaction.
- Coordinated competing priorities across multiple projects while maintaining project schedules, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
Portfolio Manager
1 Year 5 Months- Managed 4–5 concurrent projects from initiation through completion, coordinating schedules, stakeholders, deliverables, budgets, and project requirements.
- Consistently delivered projects on time and 5% under budget through proactive planning, resource management, and issue resolution.
- Reduced documentation errors by 15% by implementing standardized tracking systems, project documentation, and reporting processes.
- Improved stakeholder decision-making through more accurate and transparent project reporting and status communication.
- Increased customer satisfaction by 10% through improved reporting accuracy, issue tracking, and stakeholder communication.
- Identified operational process gaps and implemented standardized workflows to improve project consistency and execution.
Community Manager
3 Years 3 Months- Led operational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, customers, and internal teams while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Increased lead generation by 20% and conversion rates by 15% through data-driven planning, process improvements, and performance tracking.
- Improved resident satisfaction by 15% and retention by 20% through structured operational improvements and stakeholder engagement.
- Used performance metrics and reporting to identify trends, prioritize initiatives, and support data-driven operational decisions.
Education
BBA - Management Information Systems
Skills
IT Project Management & Delivery
Project Lifecycle Management
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Requirements Gathering & Documentation
UAT & Regression Testing
Release & Deployment Coordination
Jira / Project Tracking
Risk
Issue & Change Management
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management
Root Cause Analysis
Business Process Improvement
PMO Governance & Documentation
Project Intake & Prioritization
KPI/KRI Reporting & Dashboards
Quality Assurance & Validation
Executive Status Reporting
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Tools & Methods
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) • Project • SharePoint • JIRA • Agile • Waterfall
Timeline
Business Risk Project Coordinator /Analyst
American First Finance
05.2023 - 09.2026
Portfolio Manager
Excel Association Management
02.2021 - 08.2022
Portfolio Manager
Principal Management Group
07.2019 - 12.2020
Community Manager
Weidner Management
07.2015 - 10.2018
Midwestern State University
BBA from Management Information Systems