Precious Okereke
Summary
Detail oriented project manager keen on stakeholder management, team collaboration, and risk oversight; offering experience in improving processes, complex product deliveries, and software migrations by implementing a scaled Agile environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Project Manager
Focal Point Data Risk
04.2021 - Current
- Accountable for leading and managing lifecycle of application operations and maintenance projects that focus on IAM and software patching.
- Responsible for following up with ITSM teams to ensure tasks are completed within defined service levels.
- Facilitate internal and customer facing kick-off meetings, stand-ups, and sprint planning.
- Manage several projects with budgets ranging from 5-7 figures.
- Responsible for working with account and project team to ensure the delivery of each project aligns with projected budget.
- Successfully improved resource allocation by streamlining onboarding process
- Piloted staffing for all incoming projects within company
- Create and delegate long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.
- Provide budget updates and burn-down reports to clients.
- Adjusting schedules and targets on projects as needs or financing for the project change.
Project Coordinator
Johns Hopkins
03.2018 - 04.2021
- Liaised between cross-functional teams utilizing ERP systems to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Determine and prioritize critical pathways and develop action plan to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Identified potential risks to budget and timeline of project and consulted team to coordinate plan of action to mitigate such risks.
- Produce status reports to maintain key project documentation for stakeholders and senior management.
- Built strong partnerships with stakeholders to manage and influence results utilizing effective communication skills
- Introduced change improvement program to achieve goals and initiatives that is currently utilized at agency
- Introduced budgeting methods that saved clients 20% of yearly expenditure
Education
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Project Management Institute
2021
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
2021
Bachelor of Science - I/O Psychology
University of Maryland Baltimore County
2018
Skills
- Jira
- Microsoft 365
- MS Visio
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Resource allocation and management
- Agile methodologies
- Waterfall-to-Agile migration
- Sprint planning
- Strong communication skills
- Contractor vendor relationship management
Timeline
IT Project Manager
Focal Point Data Risk
04.2021 - Current
Project Coordinator
Johns Hopkins
03.2018 - 04.2021
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Project Management Institute
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Bachelor of Science - I/O Psychology
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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