Ade Adelowokan, PMP, SSBBP, M.Sc., P.Eng

****, *** ******, ** ********, AB T6T 0L6; Tel: (1-780-***-****; E-mail: acc7ni@r.postjobfree.com

COVER LETTER

Dear Recruiter

As a Project Manager demonstrating not only exceptional technical expertise, decisive leadership and implementing dramatic

change management strategies, I also demonstrate the qualities sometimes more elusive in engineers – outstanding interpersonal

and communication skills and I believe the enclosed resume will be of interest to you.

Throughout my professional career I have consistently received awards in recognition of my skills, my commitment and my

accomplishments while working with corporations like the City of Edmonton and Toshiba Corporations.

I present the following brief summary for your consideration:

Over 12 years of progressive experience in Engineering and Operations Project & Program Management, Process

Improvement and Product Management

Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science Degrees in Electrical Electronics Engineering.

Registered Professional Engineer ( P.Eng) with APEGA, Alberta and APENS, Nova Scotia

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Professional ( SSBBP)

Certified Project Management Professional ( PMP)

Experience in managing projects with aggressive schedules and tight budget without compromising the overall quality of

the deliverables.

Vast experience managing multiple projects through their project life cycle

Strong experience with financial forecasting and reporting, quality and risk management,

Excellent communication skills

Recipient of “Most Outstanding Employee Contribution Award” from various Organizations.

These in some respects are the cold hard facts. What is more difficult to portray is my intense satisfaction working with individuals

to build effective, motivated teams, taking initiatives and solving complex problems. I measure my achievements knowing that I

have played an integral part in a successful and growing organization.

Realizing that this summary, in conjunction with my attached resume, can only give an outline to my abilities, I would appreciate

the opportunity of discussing this position with you further, and discussing my commitment to make a positive difference within

your company. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Ade Adelowokan

Ade Adelowokan, PMP, SSBBP, M.Sc., P.Eng

2013, 32A Street, NW Edmonton, AB T6T 0L6; Tel: (1-780-***-****; E-mail: acc7ni@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Over 12 years’ experience in Engineering Operations Management

• Experience working in a Production Environment involving Managing Lifecycles of Projects, Process Improvement along

with strategic Program Management

• Strong analytical and excellent risk assessment skills

• Acknowledged for capacity to tackle challenging issues, analyzing viable alternatives, and providing innovative solutions

that reside well within clients’ financial and time frameworks

• Over 8 years of successful Client, Vendor and Stakeholders Relationship Management

• Persistence, personal integrity, and channelled energies are major strengths consistently cited by managers and clients

alike-universally praising team spirit, independent work habits, critical thinking and the determination to conquer technical

challenges

• Strong graphical and oral presentation skills, excellent communication skills both written and verbal, ability to work in a

fast paced environment and multi-tasking

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a wide variety of issues simultaneously

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Risk, Schedule and Quality Management

• Team Leadership & Development

• Client Relationship Management

• Business Process Change Management Implementation and Improvement using Six Sigma

• Strategic Program Management using industry acceptable principles yet customizable to each Organizations standard

practice

• Advanced user of Microsoft Suites (MS Project, Excel, Word, Power Point, Visio, SharePoint)

• Stakeholder / Vendor / Steering Committee Management

• Strong advocate of high safety culture within areas of my responsibility

Awards: Most Outstanding Employee Contribution at Toshiba 2007/ 2008 and

Best Project Award at the City of Edmonton 2011/ 2012

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1 City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada April 2011 – Present

Senior Project Manager / Program Manager

• Involved in several initiatives involving engagement with business executives and leaders in translating

business goals into manageable programs

• Experience executing various project methodologies like Agile, Scrum, SDLC, RUP and various other

methodologies as deemed fit for the project implementation.

• Responsible for short term and long term project planning/ execution; including development of broad

architectural & process design strategies contributing to the overall program success.

• Prepare project plans to achieve overall goals, technical requirements, schedules, & contract commitments

for assigned tasks.

• Oversee vendor teams, project plans, and monitor progress to ensure all team deliverables are achieved

throughout implementation.

• Assist in the development of work and scope proposals for external vendors/contractor engagements.

• Review and approve all process and technical documentation, ensuring it aligns with the overall business

objective of the initiative and is in line with design standards.

• Partner with functional teams and management to develop direction, objectives, and setting realistic &

challenging goals.

• Ensuring all contractual issues are resolved and dealt with in a timely manner. These varies from preparing

tenders, Request for Proposal (RFP’s), Request for Information (RFI's), Invoices and control document

Ade Adelowokan, PMP, SSBBP, M.Sc., P.Eng

2013, 32A Street, NW Edmonton, AB T6T 0L6; Tel: (1-780-***-****; E-mail: acc7ni@r.postjobfree.com

process Vendor Selection process through Contract signing and work commencement

• Experience managing internal or external stakeholders and Steering Committees

• Organizing project teams into suitable work-groups and guide the teams throughout their efforts to produce

deliverables according to specifications and scope of the project.

• Identifying and resolving conflicts within projects and associate work, and create contingency plans to

mitigate risk

• Conducting or supporting technical analysis, vendor interface and customer / departmental meetings

• Efficiently applying various project controls in all the projects managed, especially risk management, budget

/ cost management, change control and issue reporting and tracking.

• Expert in strategic planning and alignment of various sub projects within programs, with high emphasis on

risk, cost, schedule and communication management

• Advanced usage of MS project as well as other project management tools to schedule, track and report

project status to sponsors

• Constantly communicating project status to Sponsors, Business Clients, Stakeholders, Project Management

Office both through Report writing, Presentations and Meetings

• Experience leading various highly complex, multi stakeholder and multi technology projects. These projects

span across various multiple technical environments and technical departments.

2 AAA Project Consult, Edmonton Oct 2010 – March 2011

Senior Project Manager

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• Assist in the development of work and scope proposals for external vendors/contractor engagements.

• Review and approve all process and technical documentation, ensuring it aligns with the overall business

objective of the initiative and is in line with design standards.

• Partner with functional teams and management to develop direction, objectives, and setting realistic &

challenging goals.

• Ensuring all contractual issues are resolved and dealt with in a timely manner. These varies from preparing

tenders, Request for Proposal (RFP’s), Request for Information (RFI's), Invoices and control document

process Vendor Selection process through Contract signing and work commencement

• Experience managing internal or external stakeholders and Steering Committees

• Organizing project teams into suitable work-groups and guide the teams throughout their efforts to produce

deliverables according to specifications and scope of the project.

• Identifying and resolving conflicts within projects and associate work, and create contingency plans to

mitigate risk

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4 Toshiba Corporation, United Kingdom May 2006 – September 2010

Project Manager

• Responsible for staffing and leading technical team, ensuring assigned project goals and objectives are achieved

• Supervised and coordinated activities within various groups of design engineers, QA testers, technical support while

maintaining a master view of project resource requirements

• Managed complex issues, responsible for project planning/ execution; including development of broad architectural &

process design strategies contributing to the overall program success

• Successfully project managed new product development efforts or product updates

• Initiate/ manage OTR Engineering simplification projects leading to productivity and efficiency gains

• Engaged business executives, business owners and stakeholders in translating business goals and requirements into

deliverables.

• Reviewed technical reports and recommend modifications or adjustments in order to meet specifications

• Managed cross-functional teams responsible for the overall management of development projects

Ade Adelowokan, PMP, SSBBP, M.Sc., P.Eng

2013, 32A Street, NW Edmonton, AB T6T 0L6; Tel: (1-780-***-****; E-mail: acc7ni@r.postjobfree.com

• Created and maintained baselines to ensure scope, quality, efficient and cost are being adhered to

• Ensured that the workplace is always safe, hazard free and that employees use safe practices and follow safety rules

• Led employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality and goal accomplishment

• Managed the overall operational, budgetary and financial responsibilities and activities of the department

• Planned, evaluated and improved on the efficiency of business processes, and procedures to enhance speed, quality,

efficiency and output

• Utilize six sigma rigor to drive strategic initiatives

• Established and maintained relevant controls and feedback systems to monitor the operation of the department

• Communicated regularly with other managers, directors, executive director, Safety director and other designated contacts

within the organization

• Led employees using a performance management and development process that provides an overall context and

framework to encourage employee's contribution and includes goal setting, feedback, and performance development

planning

• Conducted and supported technical analysis, vendor interface and customer / departmental meetings

• Maintained a strong working knowledge of current product and service offerings throughout the market

• Coordinated UAT (User acceptance testing) on project deliverables before handover, this included

administering test cases and test scripts

• Managed multiple projects involving the full Systems development life Cycle, right from the conception all

through the development phase, testing phase, rollout up until the systems end of life.

• Evaluated technical drawings, specifications and designs to ensure each project meet acceptable standards

for operability, functionality, maintainability, reliability, durability and safety

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7 National Health Service, United Kingdom October 2005 – April 2006

Project Manager

• Administered project documentations including management plans, work breakdown structure (WBS),

lessons learnt, and all related PMO activities.

• Supervised and coordinated activities within various groups of Business Analysts, Quality Control Team and

Engineers

• Provided timely and effective technical input into conceptual engineering, project scoping, cost & schedule

estimation as well as the project execution

• Identified risks associated with all projects handled and assigned appropriate risk response to all highlighted

risks

• Constantly communicated projects status to Sponsors, Business Clients, Stakeholders, Project Management

Office both through Report writing, Presentations and Meetings (verbally)

• Efficiently applied and managed various project controls in all the projects handled, especially risk

management, budget / cost management, change control, issue reporting and tracking.

• Advanced usage of MS project as well as other project management tools to schedule, track and report

project status to business clients

• Actively involved in the business requirements gathering from various business units and customers

8 O’ Net Telecoms, Nigeria November 2000 – July 2004

Project Engineer/ Project Coordinator

• Worked closely with the Project Management Office (PMO) in developing and managing project collateral

• Performed root cause analysis and investigations on equipment failures and trouble issues

• Engineered, implemented configuration and installation of complex network backbones hence providing

reliable and dependable connectivity across sites

• Using MS Project tool and other in-house project management tool to develop Project Plans including

putting together single project work schedule that encompass all the WBS of all the various groups working

Ade Adelowokan, PMP, SSBBP, M.Sc., P.Eng

2013, 32A Street, NW Edmonton, AB T6T 0L6; Tel: (1-780-***-****; E-mail: acc7ni@r.postjobfree.com

on the entire project.

• Constantly communicated projects status to Sponsors, Business Clients, Stakeholders, Project Management

Office both through Report writing, Presentations and Meetings (verbally)

• Actively involved in the business requirements gathering from various business units and customers

• Efficiently applied and managed various project controls in all the projects I managed, especially risk

management, budget / cost management, change control and issue reporting and tracking

• Successfully managed and delivered various infrastructure projects with aggressive deadlines due to

alignment with other project components especially with other external contractors

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering Aug 2004- October 2005

University of Bradford, United Kingdom (Graduated with Distinction)

Bachelor’s degree of Science (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Eng. June 1997- November 2002

University of Ibadan

ACCREDITATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Project Management Professional, PMP 2009

Registered Professional Engineer, P.Eng 2010

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Professional 2013

WILLING TO TRAVEL UP TO 70%

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