KENNETH KALAWA
North Bethesda
Summary
High-achieving management professional possessing excellent communication, organizational, and analytical capabilities. Develops innovative solutions to resolve business and technology challenges. Eager to advance business goals through careful team management Focused project manager with 12 years of developing continuous improvements throughout the planning and implementation phases of projects. Demonstrated a history of establishing and enforcing adherence to standards of excellence. Well-versed in mentoring and guiding associates to exceed client and stakeholder expectations. Accustomed to cultivating innovative ideas and encouraging new ideas that drive company growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Money Gram
Washington Dc
01.2020 - Current
- Facilitated the execution of 3 year-long projects
- Budgeted Project Beta across a three month period, making allowances for unexpected expenses
- Implemented policies for project completion and employee responsibilities
- Scheduled deadlines for overall project and its individual tasks
- Motivated and directed 300 employees over the course of three months to complete the aerospace project
- Analyzed quarterly financial data and risk projections
- Defined the project's goal and created a plan to track progress
- Listened to clients' needs and collaborated with team to factor the needs into the goal plan
- Drafted the team charter to state team goals and responsibilities
- Delegated tasks to competent and knowledgeable employees
- Coordinated ideas of team members and factored them into the project's plan
- Executed 3 in-depth projects that arrived on-time and under budget by 13%
Junior Project Manager
Afro International MD
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Defined scope and goals of new projects
- Developed metrics used to define goals and project completion
- Led brainstorming meetings for new initiatives
- Identified risk levels in new projects
- Reviewed marketing plans for completed assignments
- Set clear expectations and directions for staff
- Kept employees on track with assigned responsibilities
- Created network diagrams that show the deliverables of a project and the order of completion
- Lead kickoff meetings and brainstorming sessions for Project Y
- Ensured that contracts are paid, rented equipment is returned, and files are in order after project's completion
Assistant Project Manager
Bainbridge MD
06.2015 - 12.2017
- Prepared financial and progress reports
- Created PowerPoint presentations for project meetings
- Coordinated employees' schedules and assigned them respective tasks
- Created monthly progress reports and communicated results to appropriate staff and managers
- Organized meetings for employees and congratulated them on their successes
- Coordinated with clients to factor in their expectations and needs
- Estimated costs of launching the new green product and factored in risks
- Kept project's clients informed, solicited their feedback, and managed changing expectations
Education
Computer Science -
Stratford University
01.2016
Skills
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Stress Management
- Project Execution
- Detail-Oriented
- Flexibility
- Communication
- Project Planning
- Productivity Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Data Analysis
- Technical Support
- Vendor Sourcing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Risk Management
- Workforce Training
- Compliance Monitoring
- Cost Control
- Project Management
- Project Tracking
- Project Development
- Schedule Management
Certification
- Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM), 2020
- The Program Management Professional (PgMP), 2019
- CompTIA Project+, 2018
- AWS
Timeline
Project Manager
Money Gram
01.2020 - Current
Junior Project Manager
Afro International MD
01.2017 - 01.2020
Assistant Project Manager
Bainbridge MD
06.2015 - 12.2017
Computer Science -
Stratford University
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