SUMMARY

• Core Competence Areas Product Development / Project Management / IT Business Development & Strategy / Business Process Management / Petrotechnical Computing / Enterprise Systems Design & ArchitectureYears of Relevant Working Experience 8+
• Skill Sets (Technical) PMP - trained (US); ITIL- trained (US), ITIL V3 certified, NetApp & Oracle Certified Pre-sales Engineer; strong knowledge of Cloud Computing, web technologies, UI/UX and current technologies including Big Data, NoSQL, MEAN stack; good knowledge of modern browser technologies (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, PHP, Rails, Ruby, and Python); hands-on experience with Weebly, Squarespace, WIX web builders and WordPress; hands-on experience with Mobile Angular UI and Aptana Studio 3 (for building iOS /Android/ Windows apps), Smaply service journey mapper, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop JIRA, Google Analytics, Mixpanel; good knowledge of, Shopify and Bigcommerce eCommerce platforms; working knowledge of SDLC, Agile
• (Scrum, RAD, use of UML diagrams) as well as of advanced research / analysis tools (IBM SPSS, SAP, Oracle, Informatica); familiarity with Lucene; familiar with USAID, UNDP, World Bank management policies and reporting procedures; working knowledge of NetSuite, SAP Business Objects & Oracle E-Business modules; good working knowledge of Telecom Enterprise Reference Architecture, NGOSS, SOA, Telco 2.0 frameworks, Application Rationalization, Business Process Management, .NET, Java, SQL, VMware / Citrix virtualization, TCP/IP & network services, Clarity, Salesforce, EMC & RSA solutions.
• (Management) Valuation and business case analysis, Proposal writing & Bid preparation, Commercial negotiation, P&L accountability, Merger & Acquisition (M&A), Post-M&A Integration plan, Synergy evaluation, Due diligence coordination, Culture audits.
• A self-motivated project and business manager with more than 8 years functional and technical management experience in the Software, Finance, Telecoms, IT Service Delivery, and Renewable Technology. Strong strategic/global orientation and committed to professional excellence and thrive well in a high performance culture. Strong flare for emerging technologies to meet customers’ challenges. Strong research, analytical and problem solving skills; outstanding leadership & excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed the Elite Plus MMA and Elite Plus Security websites working as Product Manager & UX/UI designer Tools used: WordPress, Adobe Creative suite, (Photoshop/Illustrator), Movie Maker, etc
• Collaborated with the marketing team to implement internet media tools (social media, SEO, PPC, emails, etc) to improve the usability, design, content and conversion of the company websites and raise brand awareness
• Developed an online shopping portal (mobile and web versions) for Elite Plus services. Designed site interface and user flow. Included integration with Twitter and Facebook through their APIs as well as PayPal for deal transactions
• Led the customization of SAP Business One to achieve specified business objectives using 3rd party apps (plug-ins / extensions)
• Implemented Tiered data consolidation of core business applications and marketing applications on 3rd party cloud storage solutions (Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud solutions)
• Migration of SAP Business One data (application and database) from HP Pavilion a6217c to Dell OptiPlex 780 Duo Core running Windows 10, and management of application on both Windows and Mac platforms
• Leads and plans major business applications implementation projects
• Leads application configuration and design, optimizing features, user experience, data integrity, system performance
• Identifies and recommends product customizations / enhancements to meet business requirements
• Acts as technical and training resource on all Elite Plus business solutions and researches new business software applications to maximize business operations.

Confidential

Sr. Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Drove the entire product (SDLC) development process and reported on product metrics (financial, customer adoption/usage using Google Analytics) as well as worked with the Business Intelligence/ UX team to provide requirements on product enhancements for the product line
• Monitored competitive and alternative solar products; defined product vision and strategy
• Led the product development team as Product Owner and designed a N million marketing plan to grow revenue targets across the company’s solar product line.
• Led a cost-plus scoping, activity planning and resource scheduling of a cloud computing facility for the Nigeria /Gulf of Africa Geo-market working with the Product Owner and cross-segment SMEs
• Cost, planned, reviewed and controlled the master framework (facility layout/ financial model) for the implementation of LiveQuest ASP solution in SIS Lagos
• Reviewed service metrics (KPIs) with data center provider for the ASP solution and coordinated ITSM services change implementation to improve metrics -technical performance and operations support metrics
• Reviewed externally produced plans to ensure they comply with the needs of SIS projects and integrated plans for individual jobs into overall project plan

IT Project Manager

Confidential, TX

Responsibilities:

• Project lead / Business Analyst for the SIS Cloud (Ocean) mobile (lightweight version) app development. Created PRD/ MRD. Tracked project and worked with Product Owner to prioritize backlog in an Agile environment using SharePoint / JIRA. Gathered requirements; created userflows and blueprints. Worked with the Product Owner to monitor KPIs and optimize funnels on a weekly basis using Google Analytics. Planned product launch and marketing working with SLB Marcom. (App runs on Android and iOS devices).
• Business Analyst on the SLB InterACT (v 1.0.7) Global wellsite Connectivity, Collaboration, and Information Service software release. Designed user interface. Worked with various stakeholders to gather requirements; created userflows and blueprints. Worked with Developers and QAs at various stages of the app development. (App runs on Android and iOS devices and uses the Wellsite Information Transfer Standard (WITS) / Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language (WITSML) dataformat.)
• Led the go-to-market strategies/roadmap for SIS cloud offering and responsible for product planning / marketing for SIS new software solutions
• Developed flexible business/pricing and revenue models to support SIS cloud services for a seamless workflow-enabled and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Led the SIS IT Security Group/Deloitte & Touche team to implement SAS 70 Type II
• Led major planning and project control functions involving extensive multivendor collaboration for high net-worth SIS clients across x-segments on projects including ExxonMobil, BP, Chesapeake, Hest Energy, etc
• Anchored multiple research initiatives and documentation for SIS cloud and served as PTCI cloud computing product champion, among other functions.

Product Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Planned and applied the Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) framework in determining the Service Level Requirements (SLR) for the optimization of the messaging/ communications application of a Dallas-based Car Dealership running on a Windows Server 2003 platform including capacity for mobile support via Blackberry, remote access and backups for disaster recovery (DR)
• Planned, implemented and controlled TimeXtender Business Intelligence solution deployment to analyze helpdesk incident logs for better incident management practice
• Monitored competitive and alternative products; reported on product metrics (financial, customer adoption/usage) and partnered with Business Intelligence team to provide requirements on product enhancements
• Coordinated network optimization /upgrade projects (deploying Cisco and Juniper switches/routers and SSL VPN appliances) at major telecom companies’ data centers

Group IT Project Director / Business Systems

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed end-to-end a two-tier storage consolidation implementation and financial solution re-platforming project for efficient business objectives. (Database migration from IBM DS 4800 system to FAS 3020HA (P5 - 570 (AIX 5.3 Tl8, Oracle 10g R2 running Finacle)) FCMB Plc - Lagos
• Worked as Technical Project Lead on the Implementation of SAP CRM 4.0 (Business One) customization solution project (15 CRM and 5 Professional Users licenses)
• Planned and controlled the data storage consolidation project at MTN on the FAS 3040HA platform and deployed a VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 (V13) for server consolidation at Starcomms and tracked performance via EVM
• Managed on a regular basis more than 15 technical resources (engineers and technicians) as well as authored multiple commercial documents - SLAs, SOWs, BOA, PID, RFPs, RFQs, etc., for the MTN, SNEPCO, Starcomms, Total Oil, Zenith data center projects running concurrently
• Developed detailed project plans and assumed responsibility for project P&L.

Enterprise Software Products & Strategy

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Solution Owner in defining product strategy & roadmap, product planning and marketing for SAP, NetApp, Oracle solutions, as well as providing guidance on optimal technical solutions to both customers and Partners
• Led major planning, resource-leveling, capital project budget, and cost management functions in the organization for oil & gas, telecom, and finance clients worth over $ 45 million and achieved 20% organic YoY growth of the business
• Outlined detailed project scope (plan, implement, control and close out) with the client organization C-Level executives and other stakeholders for clear implementation expectations
• Ensured high quality of service delivery (QoS) for all data center and related services in line with agreed upon metrics and KPIs
• environment for the Globus Enterprise Banking Application Implementation of Sun Fire E25K and FAS 6700 NetApp Storage Subsystems/SAN Fabrics running Flex-cube/Oracle 10g R2 infrastructure Union Bank Nig Plc project