ADEFENWA AKAMO

**** *. ****** **. ********, Texas 77477 713-***-**** acgj7f@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

August 2009 May 2013

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems

Profile:

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An experienced Project Coordinator / Master Scheduler in the I.T. Industry with the ability to quickly understand

complex project objectives, generating project scope documentation, building stakeholder consensus to delivery

approach”.

WORK EXPERIENCE

NITEC PC Houston, TX May 2013 – August 2014

Project Coordinator

• Updated project plan estimates, dates, resources, and milestones with information from PM and other

project team members

• Performed weekly update of the key project artifacts (project schedule/timeline, status report)

• Assisted in maintenance of change management log, issues list, and risk list

• Assisted in regular evaluation of workflow and data flow processes and in making improvements

• Coordinated the gathering of pertinent project documentation, including pre implementation and post

implementation audit documents and application support transition

• Coordinated the fulfillment of pre implementation and post implementation recommendations from

internal and external audit teams to ensure project compliance

• Created, maintained, monitored and controlled various Project schedules with 2800 line items, 2000 line

items and 2700 line items

• Assisted project leaders and team leads in the creation, monitoring and changing of project plans, resource

plans and milestones, ensuring adherence to approved standards

• Reported out master plan schedule impacts and shifts

• Reviewed project time sheets (internal and contractor) to identify and remedy discrepancies

• Reviewed project expenses against project budget to identify and remedy any non approved charges

• Scheduled, prepared for / facilitated meetings and events as required. This involved coordination of larger

meetings, reserving rooms / venues, resources, refreshments, etc.

Valero, San Antonio, TX November 2012

May 2013

Project Coordinator

• Updated/maintained Team Calendar on Project Workspaces

• Facilitated Root Cause and Problem Statement sessions

• Monitored, controlled and tracked Project schedule to ensure that team members are updating tasks for

each Sprint

• Assisted with providing project oversight and proactively manage project schedules, solution delivery, and

solution quality and performance measurement.

• Worked with Project Manager Infrastructure IT Lead to develop and communicate strategies, goals, and

objectives as well as project status and/or health, plans and schedules to both Client and internal

audiences.

• Provided consulting and communications support to all levels of both Project and client stakeholders.

• Provided support for project risks and conditions, develop mitigation strategies, and client expectations and

satisfaction.

• Coordinated and ran Project Meetings (bi weekly ), reports in Project Manager's absence engage team

members, follow up on blockers, note action items

• Captured, communicated and followed up on meeting Action Items / reviewed overdue actions or issues

and contacted team members for updates.

• Assisted with on boarding of new team members / grant requests for hardware and system access for

existing team members and contractors. This included requests for hardware, security badges.

• Partnered with PM and other project team members to ensure standard processes (Solution Life Cycle) are

followed

• Responded to general inquiries and requests for information related to the PMO and projects.

Alltech Healthcare Services, Houston, TX. May 2011 August 2011

May 2012 August 2012

Project Scheduler

• Created and implemented project schedules, budgets, and objectives for medium to large sized projects of

moderate complexity.

• Created & maintained Integrated Master Schedule.

• Maintained Program / Project Schedule with 4500 line Items.

• Prepared statements of work for project engagements and monitored performance to ensure that project

commitments meet contractual specifications.

• Determined need for and impacted of changes in scope of project and makes recommendation based on

determinations.

• Gained concurrence, approval, and consensus from stakeholders regarding the various project aspects,

adjusts accordingly.

• Identified appropriate resources and staffs projects.

• Organized project team members to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments

and objectives.

• Acted as the point of contact with client project management.

• Managed costs, schedules and quality by overseeing project deliverables.

• Ensured schedule and budget are met.

• Identified need for changes and revises within established guidelines/policies as appropriate.

• Performed ongoing review of project status; identified project risks.

• Developed, recommended and implemented risk mitigation solutions as approved and as appropriate.

City Caring Place, Houston, TX May 2009 August 2009

May 2010 – August 2010

Project Scheduler

• Defined and managed WBS guidelines, standards and templates

• Built dependencies and integration between the program activities

• Provided scheduling support to team project managers to build PM detailed task plans

• Managed milestone and activity plan and maintain linkages to PM detailed task plan

• Managed the resource pools and administer resource assignments and activities

• Analyzed resource leveling and coordinate with activity owners to resolve resource overload and conflicts

• Defined and monitored closely the program critical path

• Understood, integrated and managed dependencies and linkages with initiatives external to the program

• Created, maintained, monitored and controlled various Project schedules with 2880 line items, 2000 line

items and 2700 line items.

• Assisted project leaders and team leads in the creation, monitoring and changing of project plans, resource

plans and milestones, ensuring adherence to approved standards

• Reported out master plan schedule impacts and shifts

• Prepared and conducted regular cadence with PM to review the status of master project plan and identify

corrective actions

• Established guidelines for time reporting and generated exception reports

• Managed and reported financial allocation and status of project activities and milestones

ACTIVITIES:

• African Student Association

Studied and helped expose, and promote the different values of African Culture and history

through 10 15 on campus, community service, and classroom presentations events a semester

• Association of Information Systems

Helped offer students the opportunity to promote and study the practice of Information Systems

including professional development, social events, and community service

• The Young and Misguided(yME)

Held Community Service Chair of the organization, and set up community service events with 20

30 organizations in San Antonio for the yME organization and its members on a weekly basis to

talk to High School/Middle School kids about the importance, and benefits of College

SKILLS:

• Programming – Intermediate skills in Java, SQL, HTML, and .NET

• Methodologies: (SME) Subject Matter Expert –Waterfall Methodology (PMI); Software Development Life

Cycle (SDLC); AGILE Methodology.

• Software Skills: Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Project 2003, 2007,2010, & 2013, Primavera P6, Project

Web Access (PWA), Project Server, MS SharePoint, MS Access, MS Visio, MS InfoPath, MS Groove, MS

Access, Mind genius, Visio 2010, & 2013

Affiliations:

PMI – Member.

• H E B Career Action Program Participant Professional Development Certificate, UTSA College of

Business

• Experience with working, and providing services for a wide range of customer personality types

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