Project Manager

UCHENNA N. IRUKA

** ********* ******, ********** ** 02762 ■ Phone: 857-***-**** ■ Email: *******.*****@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-oriented professional with the ability to communicate ideas clearly in both technical and user friendly language; orally and

written.

Problem-solver and decision maker with diverse experience in project management and finance, as well as aspects of office support,

organization, coordination and administration.

Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment while demonstrating discipline, self-reliance, dependability and

good judgment.

Enthusiastic communicator with analytical skills; ability to developed detailed reports such as project development methodologies,

program status reports as well as possible impacts to the project timeline.

Big-picture visionary with the ability to understand how daily operations shape results and goals.

Critical Competencies: Advanced administrative skills, proficiency with database applications, ability to work efficiently, follow

directions as described and work independently or as a member of a team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TJX, Inc. April 2012 - May 2013

Program Coordinator/ Analyst, Framingham MA

Liaised with the Project team as well as Infrastructure groups and Application teams to implement Business Service Management

(BSM) methodology to monitor and measure TJX Services.

Coordinated efforts among external vendors and different TJX verticals to ensure cost and time effective implementation of the

program.

Developed and managed project plans to monitor project implementation progress and deliverables ;Identified and pursued risk and

issues resulting in a smooth implementation

Created and updated Service Level Agreements, Data Flow Diagrams, Business/Functional Requirements Documents, Testing

Strategies and other SDLC related documents

Executed UAT Testing to ensure end-to-end solutions delivered where all those required by the business.

State Street Corporation May 2011 – February 2012

Project Manager, Boston MA

Assisted in the reporting, tracking and organization of all IMS Project Hardware Acquisitions in preparation for the conversion life

cycle/migrations.

Created, maintained and effectively executed project plans and project schedules, which included defining activities and dependencies

against the project proposed timeline.

Managed the project development process to include monitoring project scope and change control processes.

Coordinated and produced weekly Management reports including Project Status summary, change request log, IMS dashboard,

financial summary, SharePoint development Item report as well as risks and issues logs

Managed all IMS Project process, artifacts and templates on SharePoint for use by all project stakeholders.

Citizens Financial Group May 2007 – May 2011

Project Analyst, Cranston, RI

Assisted in the coordination of all Basel II compliance efforts within the Citizens Bank delivery and compliance teams.

Provided technical and administrative support to the business impact analysis (BIA) project currently underway.

Updated a relational database with results from completed business impact analysis documents as well as maintained all project

workstream timelines as well as issues and risk logs.

Guided, managed and coordinated the planning, development and maintenance of each project to stay on track to succession; Interfaced

with mid to senior management in regards to project status and follow up items

Maintained a program outlined file system and ensured compliance in updating all required documentation.

Assisted with Financial Reporting requiring extensive MS Excel and PowerPoint efficiency ;Constructed Flow Chart Diagrams using

Visio to document issue tracking process and procedures.

MERCER, May 2006-November 2006

Project Coordinator, Norwood MA

Coordinated project meetings, developed team agenda, captured meeting minutes, and generated weekly status reports.

Provided assistance to the Program Managers in support of their critical projects, leveraged technical skills to streamline redundant

functions.

Collaborated with the Client technical community to implement a Global repository (such as SharePoint)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (METLIFE) Boston, MA May 2004-March 2006

Assistant Project Manager, MA

Developed project plans, project timelines, task lists, project tracking reports, project status reports, change management, defect

management and risk management reports.

Exposure to steering committee and senior management status meetings.

Collected, tracked and maintained all outstanding project issues using a Lotus notes database or a Calligo repository database.

Facilitated the weekly status meetings where all outstanding issues and risks were reviewed with Project Team.

WHDH - 7 NBC Jan 2007-May 2007

Broadcast Journalism Intern, Boston MA

Researched chosen topic and identified potential guest that had an insight to the topic.

Wrote scripts, questions and gathered all materials needed for broadcasting.

Coordinated guest arrivals and address any questions or concerns.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Experienced Project Management and Requirements Gathering Professional.

Overall Experience Include: Expertise in Change Management, SDLC, Business Analysis, Vendor Management, Basel II, Software

Implementation, Application Deployment, Process Improvement, IT Project Lifecycle, Issues and Risk Management, BSM, ITIL, Business

Impact Analysis, Disaster Recovery, Application and Tool Implementation/Integrations, Infrastructure and Application Monitoring.

Tools/Software: Microsoft Suite (Including Visio and MS Project), Lotus Notes, SharePoint, ORACLE, Planview, Docushare, PACS, Connect

Site Repository, Actuate, Calligo.

EDUCATION

Regis College, Weston MA, May 2007

Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Business Management

Minor in Computer Information Systems

GPA 3.5

Dean’s List of Achievement

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