Magdy Gad
Scottsdale,AZ
Summary
Highly skilled IT professional with 10+ years of software development life cycle management. PMI certified project manager managing full cycle projects from inception to implementation within scope and within budget. Dedicated team leader with the ability to effectively manage and achieve Product and Project goals, leveraging complex understanding of systems engineering concepts and expert in supervising the development of consumer-oriented product feature designs. Strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to propose cost-effective solutions and on-time product delivery in challenging environments. Adept at deconstructing and planning stories to promote improvements to product design and implementation. Excellent relationship-building, organizational and project management skills with a focus on overcoming technical challenges and implementing successful resolutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Owner/Product Manager
Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
10.2022 - Current
- Successfully collaborated across lines of Business and prioritized Product roadmap, strategy, and expectations
- Ability to search for opportunities, focus on business value and the Return on Investment and act proactively on possible risks and threats
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, delivery, architecture, and business partners
- Knowledge of industry trends and new technologies in order to provide innovative product guidance to the Business or Leadership
- Oversee the design, construction, and implementation of integrated solutions ensuring functionality meets business requirements
- Proactively monitor risks, issues, and scope, ensuring the appropriate level of priority, visibility, and escalation
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Support agile activities, including Epic and user story creation, acceptance criteria definition, product backlog grooming, and finding key dependencies and risks.
Product Owner
Safe-Guard Products International
10.2020 - 09.2022
- Strategically identified customer needs and translated into product requirements
- Own the entire lifecycle of the Product including but not limited to the product roadmap, associated dependencies, etc
- Provide innovation and the end-to-end launch of integrated solutions/products across multiple Agile Teams
- Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where, and when each component would work.
- Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
- Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining the product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
- Proactively identified risks associated with project timelines or deliverables, implementing mitigation strategies when necessary.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met customer needs.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables
- Manage project budget and project resource allocation.
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
Project Manager
Navy Federal Credit Union Bank
Vienna, VA
09.2018 - 10.2020
- Helped find solutions to organizational information problems and requirements by analyzing requirements, designing, recommending solutions, system controls and protocols
- Managed priorities, value drivers, and challenges to assist the stakeholders and delivery teams to successfully complete projects
- Own the entire lifecycle of the Product including but not limited to the product roadmap, associated dependencies etc
- Helped to create and track push notifications using different kind of software like eGain, Salesforce and HTML.
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
Business System Analyst
Swissport Corporate Office
09.2014 - 08.2018
- Collaborate with Business and Product Managers to develop roadmap and drive products and features across multiple agile teams
- Created and maintained Use Case documents, User Stories, and Functional Specification documents
- Analyzed and processed complex data sets using advanced querying, visualization, and analytics tools.
- Supported integration of new software applications by liaising between development teams and end users throughout all stages of project lifecycle.
Education
Software Engineering Certification -
The George Washington University
Washington, DC03.2018
Bachelor of Commerce -
Cairo University
09.2002
Skills
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Data Analysis
- Product vision, strategy, and Roadmap Development
- Microsoft Office
- SharePoint
- Power BI
- Jira
- Smartsheet
- Microsoft Project Management
- Azure Devops
- Salesforce
- Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid Methodologies
- Release planning
- Product Backlog Management
Certification
- CSPO Certification, Scrum Alliance, 02/01/2024
- CSM Certification, Scrum Alliance, 02/01/2024
- PMP Certification, PMI Project Management Institute, 06/01/2023
Personal Information
Title: Project Manager/Product Manager
Timeline
Product Owner/Product Manager
Blue Cross Blue Shield (HCSC)
10.2022 - Current
Product Owner
Safe-Guard Products International
10.2020 - 09.2022
Project Manager
Navy Federal Credit Union Bank
09.2018 - 10.2020
Business System Analyst
Swissport Corporate Office
09.2014 - 08.2018
Software Engineering Certification -
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Commerce -
Cairo University
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