Project Manager

Alexander G. Berhe (PMP, MBA)

Date of Birth: **/*5/78 Married & a Father of 3

Have Green Card & Driving License in the US. Atlanta,GA

Mobile: 470-***-**** [**********@*****.***]

PERSONAL STATEMENT

My primary objective as A Project Manager is to facilitate the completion of a project while ensuring that standards and specifications are met in order to generate maximum investment returns. I will do this by implementing management techniques, appropriate control, risk management strategies, and conflict intervention in collaboration with my superiors and the managerial team. One of my goals includes constant effective communication. My 6 years of experience has broadened my knowledge of project administration and improved my abilities to adapt with changing circumstances which is inevitable in any project. This being said, I am positive that I will provide a positive contribution to the company.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Highly experienced in managing and delivering assigned projects: Led & Direct a multimillion dollar IT Projects involving dozens of stakeholders and deployed over 300 outlets involving 30+ project team members

Excellent in leading, Motivating and Influencing Project Team members to meet deadlines, work in a stressful and dynamic business environment.

Successful in handling stakeholders demand, arbitrating conflicting requirements, convince project sponsors.

Ability to prepare business documentations: feasibility assessment, Project Charter, Project Plan, WBS, Risk Register and other Project Documents

Ability to analyze functional and technical aspects of the project, understand customers requirement emphatically.

Extensive knowledge of PMO environment and ITIL frameworks: ITIL-F, ITIL-P and COBIT

Key Achievements:

Led and Direct a project of 2 million USD Oracle Flex-cube Core banking system implementation in scope and schedule. (Certificate Awarded) Jan 18’

Led a Technical Team for a Project of 4 M USD EFT Switch, VISA, ATMs/POS Deployment. (Certificate Awarded)

Contributed to a Feasibility assessment and Project Sponsors ownership of the national EFT Switch System of 3 M USD. (Recognition Awarded)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Project Leader, Wegagen Bank Sc, January 2016- Till now

Conduct a preliminary assessment of Project initiative

Organize a PMO, recruit PM and Project team

Analyze business cases, discussion with respective stake holders of the project

Motivate and inspire project team, drive them into high productivity

Lead and direct the project with vendor and client side

Plan system and data migration, plan pre & post go-live programs & manage changes

Director of IT Projects and Operation, Berhan Bank, Sc. Sep 13- Dec 15

Analyze the feasibility of project initiatives and conduct presentations to Sponsors

Develop a project charter, a project plan and project documents

Recruit project manager and project team, organize a project office

Project Manager, Business

Eth-Switch

Oct 12 – Aug 13

Maintained productive working relationships with stakeholders.

Reviewed project documents and ensured compliance with quality standards.

Supervised project team and responded to their queries.

Assisted in bid preparations and client negotiation activities.

Project Manager, Technical CBE, December 09 till October 11

Developed project plan, schedules and budget based on client requirements.

Worked closely with management to approve and baseline project plan.

Identified and managed project risks and dependencies.

Worked with Business Analysts, Developers, Testers & support team to deliver project

Informed change requests to project team and ensured it is incorporated in application.

Head, Department Computer Science & MIS New Generation College Oct 07- Nov 09

Lecture Computer Science courses: Principles of Operating system, Computer Architecture, System Analysis and Design, Software Engineering

Assist Senior students on Project works

Lead and Organize the Administration staffs of the department of computer science and MIS

Lecturer, Computer Science and Business- Grace College Oct 03- Oct 07

Lecture Computer Science Courses

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

4 Years College Degree in IT, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

MBA- Sikkim Manipal University, India, PMI-PMP

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