Project Manager Information Technology

Kofi A. Smith

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8335

Montclair, NJ 07042

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Key Project Management Qualifications

Results focused professional offering project management experience in the

Information Technology industry and a strong desire to learn. Offer

outstanding talents in multi-tasking, analysis and problem solving skills,

communications, team work.

Able to capitalize on Information Technology background to add value to

project teams and the organization.

Professional Experience

Senior Management Associate, Project Manager, Avaya, Inc,

6/09 - Present

Joined the Avaya Services IT team as an IT Project Specialist to manage

small, tactical projects in the Services IT organization. Demonstrated

strong leadership and proven performance to lead and joined the PMO as a

Project Manager in August 2010 (Performed Manager level work while in a

Senior Management Associate role).

. Responsible for and managed the project deliverables, work plan,

metrics tracking using excel formulas, and issues and action items of

a $9+ million dollar project to ensure accurate reporting to

Leadership and successful execution of the project. Co-led the cutover

phase of 8+ applications to implement all code changes.

. Led small IT team of 3 resources to implement new maintenance offer

policy changes across all US regions to bring the company an expected

$13.29M benefit over the next two years

. Created and responsible for status reports to communicate progress of

projects to IT Senior and Executive Leadership team.

. Managed multiple small projects at the same time; within budget and

delivered on time

. Led and managed the implementation of 38 new service offers on a web-

based application for the Services organization with an expected ROI

of $1.2M through all phases of the SDLC and Avaya PMO Gate process on

time, and within budget.

. Strategically negotiated with multiple vendors to structure contracts

and secure cost-effective services on projects.

. Coordinated Global IT Volunteerism Week. Collaborated with global

resources to execute volunteer events in Argentina, Belgium, U.S.A,

Pune, India and Singapore.

Information Technology Project Manager - Intern, CenterPoint Energy

1/09 - 5/09

. Created a simple online tool for business units to engage the PMO

organization to secure project managers.

. Interfaced with project managers and the PMO organization to support

the implementation of an IT PMO process.

. Assisted Project Managers in creating project plans for $300,000 - $1M

projects

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, 2004-2009

Major GPA: 3.1 - University of Houston, Houston, TX

Deans List: Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2008

Technical Skills

Languages: Visual Basic.NET, XML, XHTML, ASP.NET 2.0, HTML, SQL Server,

Crystal Reports.

Software/Operating Systems: Oracle, Microsoft.NET Framework, Visual Studio

2005, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project, Windows 2000, XP,

VISTA.

Certifications: Managing Projects in Microsoft Project 2007

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