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Qayyim Kabar

McDonough,GA

Summary

Experienced Project Manager with a strong background in managing clinical and financial initiatives. Demonstrated expertise in leading cross-functional teams and utilizing Agile methodologies to deliver projects on time. Skilled in stakeholder management and communication, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Project/Program Manager

Clinical & Financial Tower
05.2021 - 08.2025
  • Led project planning and execution for clinical and financial initiatives.
  • Coordinated cross-functional team meetings to align project goals and timelines.
  • Managed stakeholder communications to ensure clarity on project status and changes.
  • Facilitated risk assessment sessions to identify potential project challenges early.
  • Mentored junior team members on best practices in project management methodologies.
  • Created presentations outlining key findings from research conducted as part of a particular initiative.
  • Developed project plans and timelines for successful delivery of projects.
  • Facilitated communication between internal departments throughout each stage of the process.
  • Identified resources, risks, and dependencies needed to complete the project on time.
  • Monitored progress of all team members against agreed upon timeline.
  • Utilized project management tools and methodologies to track program progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
  • Assessed program performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives, making data-driven decisions to guide strategic direction.

Project Support Coordinator

AT&T
Atlanta, GA
09.2013 - 02.2018
  • Company Overview: AT&T is a multinational conglomerate holding company that provides telecommunications equipment and services.
  • Managed deliverables, resources, status, budget, and quality elements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Served as the liaison between Quality Assurance and the client(s) for all resources, support services, and vendors.
  • Led a global virtual team of 20-30 resources within an Agile & Scrum testing infrastructure, with focus on priority testing.
  • Ensured all testing phases (IST, ETE and UAT) were successfully planned and completed for all assigned projects/releases assigned to QA team.
  • Developed, validated & maintained overall Program testing budget, testing scope, test packages (i.e. test suites, test cases, etc.), testing strategies, project issues & risks.
  • Proactively informed clients and stakeholders of daily testing progress, risks and subsequent mitigation plans.
  • Documented detailed test results and effectively resolved/reported defect status.
  • Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
  • Conducted client meetings to determine project intent, requirements and budgets.
  • Maintained schedules to ensure that key milestones were being met at every phase.
  • Collaborated with project stakeholders, developers, quality assurance team members and business analysts.
  • Chaired daily project meetings using Agile methodologies and Scrum formats.
  • AT&T is a multinational conglomerate holding company that provides telecommunications equipment and services.

Program Manager

Springer Science + Business Media
New York City, New York
09.2007 - 12.2012
  • Company Overview: Springer Science + Business Media is a global publishing company that specializes in scientific and technical literature.
  • Performed all aspects of verification, including functional, structural, regression and system testing.
  • Reviewed business and functional requirements to produce test strategies and test cases.
  • Defined test cases outside of user-defined requirements and performed testing of applications, focusing on functional and end-to-end testing, validating that system response and output accurately reflected business requirements as outlined in requirements document.
  • Performed defect analysis, identified trends and recommended process improvements.
  • Disseminated knowledge of new release features throughout the global organization via electronic documentation, presentations, classroom and virtual training platforms.
  • Streamlined and standardized testing processes to reduce overall release cycle time and enhance software quality.
  • Implemented a set of comprehensive tracking processes to monitor BFlow performance.
  • Maintained schedules to ensure that key milestones were being met at every phase.
  • Springer Science + Business Media is a global publishing company that specializes in scientific and technical literature.

Project Manager

LexisNexis
Newark, NJ
06.2001 - 09.2007
  • Company Overview: LexisNexis is a provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.
  • Oversaw the production process and managed the production schedule.
  • Defined and monitored workflows for developing Tax products (3,000 – 4,500 documents and chapters) and maximized the effectiveness of XML products online.
  • Analyzed legal, government, business and high-tech information data for SGML/XML data conversion, print composition and electronic production.
  • Trained Production department team members and new hires in publishing procedures, editorial responsibilities, and release workflow best practices.
  • LexisNexis is a provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.

Education

Project Management Certification -

Villanova University
Virtual
01.2014

Bachelor of Arts - English

Emory University
Atlanta, GA
12.1999

Skills

  • - Agile and Scrum methodologies
    - Risk analysis and mitigation
    - Cross-functional team collaboration
    - Stakeholder communication
    - Project management tools (eg, JIRA, Smartsheet, Wrike, Asana)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Project/Program Manager

Clinical & Financial Tower
05.2021 - 08.2025

Project Support Coordinator

AT&T
09.2013 - 02.2018

Program Manager

Springer Science + Business Media
09.2007 - 12.2012

Project Manager

LexisNexis
06.2001 - 09.2007

Project Management Certification -

Villanova University

Bachelor of Arts - English

Emory University

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