Mujtaba Safdar

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Chicago, IL, 60614 .

773-***-****

abhsjq@r.postjobfree.com

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Result-driven program and project management professional with skills in

directing multidimensional projects and initiatives. Proven ability to

deliver productivity and quality improvement through well-managed, on-time

projects.

Education: Masters of Science in Business Information Technology.

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Business Administration in General

Business

(Concentration in Accounting and Finance).

University of Texas, San Antonio, TX

Experience:

S.I.R.A.T, Chicago

October 2010-Present

IT Project Manager/Business Analyst (Volunteer)

. Facilitate the execution and implementation of key business

initiatives involving technology components

. Extract, clarify and document business requirements from all users

. Provide project leadership to employees for website development,

including; budget control, timetable, status reporting, client/project

team coordination and QA.

. Consult, monitor and escalate observations and concerns to upper

management throughout the project execution

. Envision and present technologies concept to management to enhance

staff development and team spirit.

DePaul University (Graduate Assistant)

October 2007- June 2010

Program/Project Coordinator

. Created cross functional teams to improve coordination and

integration, extend organizational boundaries, and achieve timely and

profitable results

. Planned projects, coordinated tasks, planned and managed resources,

monitored project progress throughout the process.

. Conducted weekly meetings with supervisor, staff and students

. Coordinated tasks that facilitated programs and outreach

. Used various marketing tools to promote events

Persira LLC, Chicago

August 2010-September 2010

E-Commerce Business Analyst

. Gathered and collected requirements resulting in detailed business

rules, functional requirements and process design.

. Conceptualized online advertisement for the product launching.

. Concisely and effectively communicated business requirements to

developers.

Pacific Logistics Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan

March 2004- July 2007

Project Manager

. Administered and directed planning, organizing and developing projects

. Developed detailed project plans including deliverables, dependencies,

timelines and key milestones

. Responsible for bargaining the scope of projects, designed and

directed the work, sustained the schedule, tracked and reported on

the progress of the project to management and assured the quality of

the work performed

. Leveraged negotiations and communicated with stakeholders and project

teams across locations

. Communicated business priorities to the 6 to 18 member teams in order

to drive efficient project solutions

Computer Super Market (CSM), Karachi, Pakistan June 2005-

August 2005

Business Analyst/Project Manager (Consultant)

. Led a team of 3 developers and designers to create Cafeteria Ordering

System

. Gathered technical and business requirements by conducting meetings

and interviews with stakeholders.

. Structured and directed cross functional teams to reduce the

production cycle time in product development.

Micro-Gen Systems, San Antonio, Texas June

2001- December 2002 Business

Analyst.

. Responsible for actively building operational relationships with

business clients to

identify opportunities for development.

. Translated business requirements into functional and technical

requirements and conducted formal informal training sessions.

. Interacted with business stakeholders to elicit and verify business

requirements through

formal and informal sessions.

. Monitored trends and activities on World Wide Web to develop

guidelines to increase presence and improve design and usability.

Leadership:

Project manager, Computer Science Society (DePaul) Fall

2009- Spring 2010

. Project manager for DePaul Blue website.

President of The Chess Club. (UTSA)

January 2002 - January 2004

. Established a Chess Club to enhance analytical skills and logical

thinking.

Vice-president of SASA. Asian student alliance (UTSA)

January 2002 - June 2004

. Promoted events to broaden the perspectives of students about South

Asia.

President of PSA organization. (UTSA)

January 2000 - December 2003

. Organized events to encourage the culture and heritage of Pakistan.

Skills:

. Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP & Vista, Macintosh OS X

. Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, MS Visio, MS

Project. Basic experience Adobe Photoshop and Indesign and

Dreamweaver.

. Fluent in Urdu

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