SUMMARY:

• Adept in initiating, monitoring, supporting and coordinating projects
• Strong financial & analysis aptitude with scenario based forecasting
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and with no supervision
• Endowed with excellent organizational skills and ability of multi - tasking

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Advanced Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio)
• Microsoft Project 2007/2010/2013
• Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010/2013 & Lotus Notes
• Supports global SAP projects /resources using plan view
• Budgeting / Reporting/ Forecasting/Pivot Tables
• Change Request Coordination/Change Management
• Documentation/Versioning/Routing
• Scheduling & Calendaring/ Meeting Agendas
• Excellent Financial Tracking and Analysis skills
• Excellent Communication Skills / Team player
• Bilingual: French & English
• Detail-oriented / Advanced Research Skills
• SDLC processes
• Waterfall/Agile Methodologies

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Burnsville MN

Project Analyst

• Assisting Project leads in creating full scale project plans & updating project plans
• Used Pivot tables in Excel in pulling out specific columns/specific project attributes for easy analysis.
• Analyzed project data by generating graphical reports using excel built in charts and pivot charts.
• Carrying out analysis on our project financial data using excel pivot tables to compare our weekly, bi-weekly/monthly actuals to forecast and then create reports for my PM.
• Carrying out Follow ups on important action Items
• Scheduling Meetings, taking down meeting notes/action items/Follow ups
• Pulling weekly/Monthly SAP Actuals for senior/Top Management for measuring, comparing/remedying project(s) cost performance issues
• Assisting in closing out projects in the project server, project web app (PWA) and with the finance division
• Monitoring, maintaining/updating project attributes in both project sever & PWA
• Carrying out Project Analysis with the use of pivot tables on a daily basis
• Creating project trackers/project communication memos trackers
• Pulling project data for analysis through the cube, ensuring all active projects are attributed charge numbers
• Monitoring, analyzing/updating project overdue hours as well as the existence of generic resources which are still present 2 months prior to tasks execution
• Moving overloaded resources to the right, maintaining project check list, ensuring all project requirements are converted into tasks
• Assigning resources to tasks, replacing generic resources with real time resources on a time basis
• Participated in project kickoff meetings and coordinated approvals.
• Maintained document control, database management and promoted team communication
• Identified project assumptions and constraints (technical, schedule, resource and budget).
• Prioritized and allocates project resources based upon timing, scope, and project requirements.
• Identified process and workflow issues, and fine-tuned schedules as necessary.
• Created meeting agendas and PowerPoint presentations. Attended meetings and took minutes.
• Collected and analyzed project-related metrics: schedule & budget variances
• Tracked projects and monitored progress.

Project Specialist

• Assists project managers and/or project teams in planning, tracking, reporting, documentation, communication, and issue resolution under guidance.
• Used Excel in building trackers for easy document/communication memos recovery.
• Used Excel VLOOKUP formula to pull out specific columns from our excel tracker for analysis.
• Works on projects of varying degrees of complexity.
• Compiles project status reports.
• Provides support to quality audits.
• Tracks project schedules, and facilitates project meetings.
• Keep track of risks log, identifies and escalates project issues to PM.
• Maintains document control and versioning on our SharePoint site.
• Maintains and uses standards for planning and control by reviewing project deliverables for adherence to methodology.
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating of the project plan and schedule.
• Monitors and evaluates project status and performance against project baseline and recommends appropriate actions.
• Maintains and manages project documentation in central repository.
• Gathers project information: schedules, data requests, assignments, tasks, and project meetings.
• Evaluates project performance, analyzed results and reports outcomes.
• Supports Project Managers by maintaining document control and tracking project activities within project timelines.
• Works with project team to understand and assist with tracking all work, task and project assignments.
• Directed/coordinated activities of project personnel.
• Reviewed status reports prepared by project team and modify schedules or plans as required.
• Tracked projects and monitored progress.
• Develops and review project status and reports.
• Tracks project milestones, schedules and deliverables.

Project Coordinator

• Created full-scale project plans, including work break down structures, task estimates, resources, project milestones and associated documents.
• Created flow charts for ongoing projects.
• Developed and maintained risk and issue logs.
• Maintained document control, tracks project activities and team communication.
• Gathered project information: schedules, data requests, assignments, tasks, and project meetings.
• Coordinated multi-departmental projects.
• Evaluated project performance, analyzed results and reports outcomes.
• Maintained and updated project plans and schedules.
• Developed and reviewed project status and reports.
• Tracked project milestones, schedules and deliverables.
• Assisted the PM in developing a comprehensive workflow process for various projects.
• Monitored and modifies project schedule as required.
• Assisted project team and team lead in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes.
• Scheduled and coordinated strategic project follow up meetings as needed.
• Assisted the PM in keeping track of the project budget in an MS Excel spreadsheet, including tracking and vetting expenditures, and capturing forecasts.
• Ensured project control procedures and policies within program of related projects executed.
• Maintains the central repository of project plans, reports, meeting minutes & competencies etc.
• Creates meeting agendas and PowerPoint presentations. Attends meetings and took minutes.