Juliet Obiahu
Richmond
Summary
Results-driven Program Manager with expertise in developing and executing organizational strategies. Skilled in financial management, budgeting, and procurement, alongside logistics analysis and supply chain optimization. Proven track record in leading diverse teams to achieve project goals through strategic planning and process improvement, enhancing organizational efficiency and performance.
Overview
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Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Scheduling Program Manager
Microsoft
Seattle
03.2022 - Current
- Oversaw integrated schedule for Data Builds, upgrades, and extensions within AMERS-W portfolio, spanning seven cities with an average of seven sites/schedules each, ensuring timely project delivery.
- Managed portfolio and program level schedules as well as built detailed schedules from inception to completion.
- Developed schedule mitigation strategies, reported on schedule issues and critical tasks to stakeholders, analyzed schedule sensitivity and risks, pinpointed issues and recommended solutions for schedule issues and high-risk areas.
- Coordinated with multi-department and external organizations to align project execution system with organizational processes and goals throughout execution phase.
- Monitored and provided direction on the general health, risks, and progress of the regional program.
- Communicated potential delays to contractual commitments to management.
- Built effective client relationships that result in mutually beneficial outcomes while communicating with key stakeholders consistently and effectively.
- Utilized custom Power BI dashboards and tools to analyze timelines, variances, and potential downstream impacts per project within AMERS West region, enhancing visibility for stakeholders.
- Worked within the Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) team to update and maintain AMERS West data centers and network gateway schedule portfolio.
Senior Program Consultant
US Veteran Affairs
Washington
05.2017 - 03.2022
- Managed multiple, concurrent projects, which included the mitigation of inter Project/Program Dependencies.
- Managed risks and issues, ensuring adherence to Risk and Contingency Management Plans to minimize project disruptions.
- Communicated schedule impacts and proposed corrective actions to stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making based on critical path analysis and resource availability.
- Analyzed and maintained multiple schedules to include critical path and risk analyses.
- Kept all stakeholders (internal & external) engaged in the the project aligned on expected outcome and informed about what is occurring throughout project.
- Provided leadership and key stakeholders with the information and avenues to make effective, timely decisions.
- Maintained project artifacts throughout the life of the project.
- Supported all related project tracking methods and systems to ensure accurate project information is available and reported on time.
- Led project team in brainstorming, root cause analysis, or similar problem-solving techniques to assist in resolving issues, architecting solutions, or defining process improvements.
Master Scheduler
UTC Aerospace Systems
Dallas
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Ensure schedules meet business requirements, DCMA14-point Assessment standards, and promote strong project execution.
- Conduct critical path analysis and work closely with the IPT to manage tasks and workflow.
- Work closely with technical leads to ensure schedules are accurate and comprehensive, and include milestones, deliverables, dependencies, predecessors, successors, lag time, and all other pertinent MS Project data.
- Facilitated weekly project team meetings to manage performance, status, open issues, and tasks, ensuring alignment and accountability.
- Ensure alignment to the Earned Value Management System requirements to include maintaining and reporting of variances (CV, SV, VAC), efficiencies (CPI, SPI) and custom reports to PMO.
- Track, forecast, and report program cost and earned value (EVMS) performance against the performance measurement baseline.
- Conducted schedule and cost risk analysis, assisting in defining mitigation strategies to address potential project challenges.
- Collaborated with Business Operations to develop common tools, processes, and training for schedule development, integration, analysis, and maintenance.
Project Manager
ABS Nautical Systems
Houston
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Delivered weekly project progress reports, issues, and budget updates to C-suite executives, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Prepared and managed multiple projects on Microsoft Project Professional to monitor all key project deliverables to track project health throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Simultaneously managed multiple projects, most of them with cross departmental resources.
- Liaised with clients and external stakeholders weekly/biweekly to maintain project alignment between internal and client teams.
- Collaborated with sales team to estimate project budgets during initiation phase, contributing to accurate financial planning.
- Created project SOWs and other PMO governance documents in the planning phase of projects.
- Monitored known project risks and issue impact on overall project schedule.
- Monitored and made project adjustments based on project’s critical path.
- Managed resource allocations for all South American projects.
- Integrated new SDLC project structure format and transitioned in flight technology projects into SDLC methodology.
- Collaborated weekly with teams to optimize international resource allocation.
- Reported project progress and setbacks on custom PMO dashboard.
- Spearheaded internal PMO change management processes and procedures, PWA creation initiative and intradepartmental hand-off process.
Project Manager Consultant
EPMA Inc.
Houston
04.2014 - 09.2014
- Utilized software tools for project tracking and documentation, including Microsoft Project Professional 2013, Project Web Access, and Microsoft Visio, enhancing organization and accessibility of project information.
- Led cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with strategic goals.
- Managed project timelines and deliverables to meet client expectations.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and address concerns.
Project Scheduler/Team Lead
CenterPoint Energy
05.2012 - 01.2014
- Major tools used: Waterfall methodology, Microsoft Project Standard 2010, Microsoft Project Professional 2010, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Utilized HP Quality Center and Mind Genius to track project progress and deliver presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
- Conducted quality assurance testing for voice and mobile data radio tracker system, ensuring reliability and performance standards.
Master Project scheduler/Jnr Project Manager
Baker Hughes
Houston
04.2009 - 01.2012
- Coordinated IT project management office activities to enhance disaster recovery planning effectiveness.
- Major tools used: Microsoft Project Standard 2010, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft SharePoint, Mind genius, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft word, Microsoft PowerPoint.
Project Scheduler
Merrill Lynch
Houston
03.2008 - 03.2009
- Developed project schedules using advanced scheduling software and methodologies.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to align project timelines and deliverables.
- Managed resource allocation to optimize team performance and project efficiency.
- Led SAP integration project, enhancing data process efficiency.
- Utilized Microsoft Excel, Word, Project 2007, PowerPoint for project management and documentation.
Education
Bachelors or Science -
University of Houston
Houston, TX12.2011
Skills
Schedule management
- Critical path analysis
- Project reporting
- Risk analysis
- Risk management
- Portfolio Management
- Program coordination
- Earned value management
- Scheduling
- Microsoft Project
- Primavera P6
- Project Web Access (PWA)
- Project Server
- Power BI
- Jira
- IBM Rational
- KPI tracking
- Life cycle management
- SAP
- Process improvement
- Excel
- MS office applications
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder communication
- Client relations
- Adaptability to change
- Scrum
- Agile projects
- KPI tracking
- Project lifecycle management
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Timeline
Senior Scheduling Program Manager
Microsoft
03.2022 - Current
Senior Program Consultant
US Veteran Affairs
05.2017 - 03.2022
Master Scheduler
UTC Aerospace Systems
08.2016 - 05.2017
Project Manager
ABS Nautical Systems
09.2014 - 08.2016
Project Manager Consultant
EPMA Inc.
04.2014 - 09.2014
Project Scheduler/Team Lead
CenterPoint Energy
05.2012 - 01.2014
Master Project scheduler/Jnr Project Manager
Baker Hughes
04.2009 - 01.2012
Project Scheduler
Merrill Lynch
03.2008 - 03.2009
Bachelors or Science -
University of Houston