Project Manager Management

Irina Zyrianov M.Sc., B. Sc., PMP

416-***-**** *************@*******.***

Summary

o Senior Project Manager with 8 years of experience in the Financial

Industry. Positioned to make a significant contribution as a Senior

Project Manager in the fields of Finance, Government or Health Care for

challenging, creative and diversified projects with a commitment to

service excellence.

o Key achievements in leading Canadian Market distributed portfolios for

Payroll, HR, Travel, Finance, Bank and Corporate departments and in

planning and implementing the software quality, efficiency and

productivity improvement initiatives.

o Highly skilled IT professional recognized for strong business acumen as

well as of proven record of successfully managing all phases of large

scale, highly complex, high profile and high risk projects, delivering on

time and within budget.

o Have interpersonal, negotiation, collaboration and communication skills

to build effective project teams and develop client relationships.

Skills & Expertise

. Project Management

. Technical Delivery Governance

. System Analysis

. Vendor Management

. Budget Forecasting and Planning

. Systems Development Life Cycle

Employment Experience

AMEX CANADA INC, Markham, ON

Senior Technical Project Manager 2008 - 2013

Managed medium to large projects and delivered significant functional

changes to multiple applications for Payroll, HR, Travel, Finance, Bank and

Corporate departments.

. Managed large projects from all phases and met within timelines and

budgets.

. Determined the resources required for delivery of projects.

. Led various teams and provided solutions by meeting business

requirements.

. Provided leadership on all governance aspects to ensure strategies,

products, and processes were in compliance with Amex standards and

policies.

. Increased project efficiency by providing technical expertise,

implementing financial management to develop and manage project budgets,

managing resources, change requests and risks.

. Developed project charters, created and managed integrated project plans

and ensured that the scope and approach were fully understood by all

stakeholders.

. Used Program Portfolio and Project Management tools (MS Project,

Clarity, EPIC).

Accomplishments:

CAST Application Intelligence Platform

. Provided leadership on all governance aspects to ensure strategies,

products, and processes complied with American Express standards and

policies.

. Led initiatives and assessed projects by measuring and evaluating the

quality and productivity of software development.

o Increased quality metrics by 23% and exceed industry standards for

client server Financial Services software.

Canadian Market Portfolio

Global Payroll Transformation Program - (an official American Express

Technology Top project)

. Conducted and managed the evaluation, design and implementation of a

local Canadian payroll processing system to a single international

payroll solution provided by ADP.

. Provided technical leadership and expertise in high risk projects,

issues management and in implementing best practices.

. Increased efficiency and delivery time by 50% by implementing direct

interface data from Canadian tracking system to GlobalView, an

International Payroll System.

Project Manager 2005 - 2008

. Planned, coordinated and provided status reports on projects from

initiation to implementation.

. Maintained maximum benefits by managing project costs, resources, change

requests, risks and issues. Built effective project teams and developed

client relationships.

Software Specialist - Lead / Senior Technical Specialist 1999 - 2005

. Secured project alignment and delivery time efficiency within business

standards by leading and managing cross-functional Technology Teams.

Additional Relevant Experience

BANK OF MONTREAL, Toronto, ON - Sr. Computer Programmer Analyst

AMEX CANADA INC, Markham, ON - Computer Programmer

Education

Project Management Professional PMP

Project Management Professional Institute

M.Sc., B.Sc., Master Degree in Mathematics

UOFK (State University)

Professional Development

Management Skills - Learning Tree, Canada

PMP Exam Preparation Workshop" - Bay3000, Canada

Extensive internal training at Amex Canada Inc. in:

Project Management, Leadership, Presentation & Communication and

Teambuilding

Computer Courses

Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications using Visual Studio.NET,

triOS, Canada

Mastering Web Application Development Using Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0,

Microsoft, Canada

Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Microsoft,

Canada

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