Paulina Akiona
Hawthorne
Summary
Highly motivated Senior Project Manager with 10 years of experience in the project management field. Skilled in utilizing interpersonal and leadership abilities to drive successful team outcomes. Known for being organized and detail-oriented, consistently achieving results that benefit both the team and the company. A strong communicator and natural leader, dedicated to delivering exceptional project outcomes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Project Manager
Northrop Grumman
Palmdale
01.2024 - Current
- Ensure compliance with team Non-negotiable, processes, procedures and standards related to the Manufacturing Process Engineers teams across the sector are always met in a timely and efficient manner. (Certifications, Travel Expense Reports, CATS, ect)
- Monitored all related projects that fall under the MPE umbrella along with tracking all projects taken on by the Director of the MPE team.
- Spearheaded key projects, resulting in high customer satisfaction and increased business revenues.
- FOR EXAMPLE: Oversaw the Electric Toolbox & Automated Transaction Record swap of the entire F-35 line and Strike. This project was a year long process of planning delivery of equipment, assigning team to work each cost center, and coordinating with I.T and Standard Tooling to make sure ETBs were functioning properly.
- Ensured resource availability and allocation.
- Oversaw budgets for project, tracked expenses, and timelines and communicated with key stakeholders on milestones.
- Resolved conflicts among team members by providing guidance or mediation when needed.
- Created project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
- Provided regular updates to senior management regarding progress on projects.
- FOR EXAMPLE: Taking on stretch assignment for the Global Supply Chain team and managing the “Shipper Creation” Team for all material shipping out of the U.S to Germany for the development of their F-35 line.
- Recruited certain individuals from a different sector to develop and help create a cost savings initiative for the Sector and the Germany Project.
- Coordinated with multiple departments to ensure timely delivery of all components of projects.
- Also taking another stretch assignment to be the Lead Focal Point to the Customer Satisfaction Team for the monthly Manufacturing Affordability Community of Practice.
- This role has required continuous communication for all projects and team development. Attention to details regarding all the training towards the growth and expansion of our Iuka team. Strong organizational skills for all 9 MPE teams across the sector, as well as a recently added Ground Support Equipment team (GSE).
- Identified opportunities for process improvements across multiple teams within the organization.
Project Manager of the Merchandising Operations Department
SlickDeals LLC.
Los Angeles
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Worked on procedures to develop and grow 3 other departments within the Merchandising Operations Team.
- Helped obtain survey results for their Quality Assurance team to review how team collaboration was going.
- Mapped out the structure of their Deal Submission Forum Team where I collaborated with the Excellence Operations Manager and Director of the Merchandising Operations Team.
- Created the beginning framework of a Confluence Dashboard for the entire team where they could find all the Objectives & Key Results (OKR's), training tools, department information, and general knowledge needed.
- Develop and implement efficient operations processes to streamline merchandising activities and improve productivity.
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of merchandising projects and initiatives.
Launch Project Manager
ParcelPending
Irvine
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Oversaw and managed 150-200 Multi-Family Property projects a month that spread across various time zones within the United States.
- Salesforce driven tasks to track projects, internal communication, and all steps within the installation process.
- Capable of scheduling and communicating successfully with property managers, general contractors, superintendents, carriers, and technicians regarding all aspects of project installation.
- Immediately addressed problems with viable solutions for a positive outcome under strict timelines.
- Consistently communicated throughout the project with all involved parties on the unforeseen delays to ensure the project schedules are adjusted accordingly.
- Effectively collaborated with all internal Account Executives, Logistic Coordinators, Technical Operators, and Team Leads/Managers on problematic situations to guarantee customer service is kept at the highest level of satisfaction.
- Efficiently navigated through Smartsheet to determine the warehouse's shipping and delivering schedule matches.
Project Manager
DMG Corporation
San Diego
03.2018 - 07.2021
- Daily tracking of purchased HVAC equipment being shipped from multi-state manufacturers to the project's jobsite or the customer's warehouse.
- Day-to-day use of Microsoft Office Calendar and NetSuite to keep constant visibility of my 50 to 60 assigned projects for that given month.
- Positive partnership and support with the 20 salesmen to successfully accomplish the intended goals and quota of all projects throughout the year and following year(s).
- Reviewed completed submittals and proposals sent to customers to assess all documents are accurate.
- Constant communication of tracking information, delivery dates, and shipping delays to all involved engineering and electrical contracting parties for the intended project.
- Facilitated the processing of purchase orders, change orders, and backordered items to determine the accounts receivable and payable items were accurately balanced prior to its submission to accounting.
- Sole office manager and project manager to the San Diego office from 2019-2021.
Project Manager
ExpressPipe&Supply
CA
01.2015 - 03.2018
- Responsible for multiple plumbing manufacture accounts that kept inventory levels at their headquarters stable.
- Procured numerous purchase orders and change orders daily to guarantee the central warehouse was able to proficiently replenish all 20 other branches in the Southern California region.
- Regulated the ingoing and outgoing material through a companywide tracking system that aided the salesman, branch managers, and warehouse staff of all offices.
- Setup weekly meetings with the inside staff to confirm all projected sales for the year were going to align with the material being purchased.
- Meet & Greets with any potential new vendor(s) that were looking to be showcased in our warehouse and storefront.
- In person and conference meetings with existing vendors on pricing and manufacturing changes to the product while negotiating discounts that were available to the company and our customers.
- Communication with all salesmen to ensure all specialty items were on hand in a timely manner.
Education
B.S. - Communications, Psychology
NotreDamedeNamurUniversity
01.2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Communication
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle Netsuite
- Smart Sheets
- JIRA
- Confluence
- ProCore
- Teams
- Slack
- Trello
- Zoom
- GoMeeting
Timeline
Principal Project Manager
Northrop Grumman
01.2024 - Current
Project Manager of the Merchandising Operations Department
SlickDeals LLC.
02.2023 - 05.2023
Launch Project Manager
ParcelPending
07.2021 - 08.2022
Project Manager
DMG Corporation
03.2018 - 07.2021
Project Manager
ExpressPipe&Supply
01.2015 - 03.2018
B.S. - Communications, Psychology
NotreDamedeNamurUniversity