Summary

• Dynamic, driven and detail oriented Project Manager with more than 10 years of experience including proven success in IT project management.
• Proven project/program management acumen and experience leading projects through all the SDLC phases from Project initiation to closure including Bid preparation RFP to Project handover post implementation support.
• Strong focus on project delivery within the constraints of schedule, budget and quality.
• Expert in information systems technology, project planning, resource planning, systems analysis and troubleshooting, quality control, budgeting forecasting, scheduling and planning, and tracking of results.
• Strong technical background in databases and programming Oracle with project planning, execution and effective team management skills.
• Proven success as a liaison between management, clients and personnel.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, and a proven track record in building highly effective cross-team relationships
• Proficient customer facing skills with ability to deliver complex projects within constraints.
• Proven negotiating and Leadership skills - able to motivate teams and drive to results during all stages of the project
• Robust problem solving skills, logical thinking, and ability to learn new areas quickly.
• A passion for taking on big challenges and seeing them through
• Experience and confidence in working with senior executives to achieve common goals along with conviction and courage to drive decisions and defend positions as appropriate.
• Experienced in conducting and managing IT Audits with DR and IT Security Planning.
• Working experience as IT Manager with IT operations management

Relevant skills certifications

Confidential

Analysis Project Management RFP, Functional Specs, Interpreting customer requirements, Requirements , Requirements traceability matrix, Scope, Budget, Time, Cost, Quality , Risk, Resource Management with customer facing SLA Issue management skills with projects like Business process Re-engineering leading to ISO 9001:2005 , Oracle Financial modules GL,HRMS / Payroll implementation experience, Customized Financial systems , University Management System , Hospital Management System , Program Management Office setup leading to IT Governance , Enterprise Content Management and Customized ERP with manufacturing product.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

• Successfully implemented Customized Oracle based BI solution for GKYinc USA as Project Manager. GKYinc has multiple businesses ranging from property management to restaurant management. The project involved developing a customized BI solution for the client extracting the data from different sources, transforming and preparation of data, loading data in new repository and development of frontend for customized user queries.
• Managed the project through all the SDLC phases and now managing the post-implementation support for this project.
• Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining project plan, project cost/budget management, project risk management, project schedule management.
• Coordination of project activities with project team evaluation.
• Liaison between client and the project implementation team
• Communication with project stakeholder including project status reporting.

Confidential

• Successfully lead implementation of customized Oracle based ERP solution for GKYinc USA as Project Manager. Lead the project successfully through all the SDLC phases being a liaison between the customer and project implementation team. The project included General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll Employee management.
• Project resource estimation/identification, project responsibility assignment and management
• Project schedule development and management
• Project cost estimation and management
• Prepare communication management plan
• Project plan preparation and management
• Leading project status report meeting and stakeholder management
• Coordinating project progress with onshore and off-shores project teams and client

Confidential

• The project included implementation of Oracle BI solution OBIEE catering for data from customized ERP system, customer information system and procurement system. Being the functional project lead the responsibilities on this project included:
• Project Charter Plan preparation and maintenance.
• Project team identification.
• Project cost and schedule estimation and management.
• Overall co-ordination of all project activities with status updates.

Confidential

• This unique project included IT process improvement by setting up Project Management Office and implementation of Rational Portfolio Manager leading to IT Governance. The project outputs included implementation of PMI methodology by defining the Vision, Mission, goals and objectives of the PMO office for IT Governance and Portfolio Management of projects and programs. Responsibilities included
• Developed the Risk Management process for Risk Assessment, Identifying risks, mitigating risks and managing the risks.
• Developed the PM Methodology
• Developed the tools and templates required for PM Methodology including Project Charter for various sizes of the projects, Project Selection, Cost Benefit Analysis, ROI, NPV calculation process, Risk and Issues management, standardizing green ,yellow ,red criteria's, Communication Plan, Change Management plan, Scope change management, Project Close out processes and Lessons learned.
• Developed the RPM templates/reports to calculate steering committee status report using Earned value management using Physical complete and standardized processes for divisions within BIS.
• Coordinated the development of SDLC Methodology
• Implemented Rational Portfolio Manager for portfolio, program and project management standardization.
• Defined the Project Initiation workflow, Project prioritization, optimization and selection criteria for IT Governance.

Confidential

• Project lead of customized ERP developed for Johnson Phillips Limited. Lead through all the SDLC phases from Bid preparation/initiation to post implementation support. The organization is a manufacturing concern which deals with switch gear and transformers. The overall project ROI for the organization was over 3 million.
• Project Manager Dalal Securities implementation. Customized application developed for this organization which deals in Financial services. Stocks
• Worked as Business Analyst on General Ledger Billing module of Liaquat National Hospital Management System implementation. Was responsible for gathering the requirement for GL module and mapping them with the product's GL module. Successfully lead conducted the AS-IS , gap analysis and TO BE phases of the project.
• Project Manager member of Project Steering Committee of Implementation of Business Process Re-Engineering Management Project at SSGC. Managed the project through RFP, Bid evaluation and vendor selection to project handover. Lead the project planning, estimation, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation and project management plan preparation and maintenance. The project included more than 25 team members and was completed in 18 months.
• Responsible for conducting the AS-IS phase of Oracle HRMS Payroll implementation. The As IS phase including mapping the current state process flows of the HR and Payroll department for Gap Analysis and Package fit for Oracle HRMS Payroll implementation.
• Worked as Business Analyst for implementation of Oracle Manufacturing at SSGC. Was responsible for conducting the AS-IS phase which was successfully completed with all the process flows mapped within time budget.
• Project Manager Oracle Business Intelligence Implementation at SSGC. The huge project involved implementation of OBIEE catering for Oracle ERP data, CIS Data and customized oracle applications data. Worked as a liaison between the different data owners and successfully kept teams motivated in achieving the common goal. Managed more than 15 project .team members
• Business Analyst Enterprise Data and Service Delivery Management Solution Project. This project included implementation of IT Governance Content Management System at SSGC. The project yielded a ROI of over 2m with setting-up a PMO for the organization. The PMO setup changed the total structure of the IT department resulting it to work in a projectile environment.
• Project Manager of Gas Input Flow Automation Project customized application --Oracle
• Business Analyst of Bid Bond Automation Project customized application --Oracle
• Project Manager Procurement Shipping Software customized application --Oracle
• Project Manager for implementation of Oracle UPK. User Productivity Kit . The project included creating customized help and training modules for implemented Oracle modules GL HRMS .
• Responsible for Designing Programming / Documentation and Visual Standards for customized developments. Also responsible for ensuring compliance to the developed standards.
• Compliance Manager CIS implementation. The project included utility billing of over 1.9 million customers and compliance with more than 10 regulatory and development standards.
• Conducted the IT Audit for Elmetec private limited as Audit Manager. The scope of audit included the Application security, compliance both regulatory and internal standards , IT procurement and IT project management policies and procedures.
• Conducted and managed the ROI analysis for SSGC determining the quantifiable benefits yielded by implementation of the applications. The team which conducted the review included 5 members.

Confidential

Project Manager

• Worked as a Project Manager on Hamdard University Information Management System Project. Was responsible for delivering the GL Student Information System modules of this project. The Student information modules catered for more than 4500 students in the university including student admission, enrolment, exams, result and billing functions.
• Project Manager Integrated Port operations system External Client: Karachi Port Trust . The project included automation of the entire port operations including accounts billing. Led the project through all the SDLC phases from Bid preparation to post implementation support .Lead a team of more than 25 team members including developers, test quality ,analysts , SME, administrative staff, module team leaders and junior project managers. The application was developed in Oracle Developer and included the following modules
• Port Operations vessel control
• Port Cargo billing
• Estate Management
• Cargo Management
• Application security administration
• eWharfage eStorage