Project Manager Management

Abu Taleb Mehdi, BSEE, CSM, PMP

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PROFILE

• 14+ years of professional experience in Telecommunication, Production facility and Software industries.

• PMP- Certified Project Manager experienced in managing technology projects in Software development,

Quality engineering and Telecommunication industries.

• CSM - Certified Scrum Master experienced in driving the adoption and enforcement of scrum rules,

removing impediments and fostering self-management in the scrum team.

• Experienced in working with Agile cross-functional team organization, Scrum delivery, e-commerce Java

based technology projects and the use of Agile Rally and Jira management tools.

• A strong track record of project planning and meeting deadline for large, cross functional projects worth

up to $250 Million.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication: 1998, Karnatak University, Karnataka, India

CERTIFICATIONS

PMP - Project Management Professional: 2013, Project Management Institute, PA, USA

CSM - Certified Scrum Master: 2015, Scrum Alliance, CA, USA

STATUS

US Green Card

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, PayPal, San Jose, CA, USA 2014 - 2015

• Gathered requirements from project sponsors, stakeholders and multiple business and technical teams

to define, plan and manage the Global Credit Expansion (GCE) project estimated to cost $250 M.

• Identified, assessed, tracked and mitigated issues and risks at multiple domains - Credit, Risk,

Payments, Aries, Symphony, Compliance.

• Prepared agenda, scheduled and held regular meetings and triage sessions with the Product,

Development and End-to-End testing teams.

• Developed effective, matrix, cross-organization relationships, collaborating and communicating across

business and technology stakeholders in multiple geographical zones - US, UK, India, Singapore.

• Identified daily/weekly/monthly bug trends and prepared line graphs/pie charts; Delivered status reports

to the Managers, Directors and the execution team.

• Monitored, tracked and reported project milestones to the Senior Managers and Directors.

• Generated and Reported bug metrics for the Core payments and Credit Quality Engineering leadership

such as Daily RQA, Historical BIR, PD-BIR and Open on Live bugs of the PayPal Releases.

• Acted as a point of contact and main Lead for the Core payment/Credit Quality Release Regression.

Scrum Master, PayPal, San Jose, CA, USA 2014 - 2015

• Organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives for the Technology

Delivery team under Core Services Product Development organization.

• Identified and removed impediments, prevented distractions that interfered with the ability of the team to

deliver the sprint goal.

• Tracked velocity, product/ sprint backlogs and sprint/release progress using Rally.

• Ensured the development teams practiced the core Agile values and strived to make each increment of

functionality shippable.

• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.

Production Supervisor, Lanart Inc., Surrey, BC, Canada 2009 - 2013

• Supervised production schedules, production quality and on time delivery.

• Prepared/processed POs, reviewed delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product availability.

• Implemented root cause and corrective actions to remove constraints and improve product quality.

• Performed production forecasting to estimate the future demand for goods and services, human

resources, financial and material resources.

• Completed key projects on time, on budget and with a high level of accuracy.

• Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team.

RF Drive Test Engineer, Qatar Telecom (QTel), Doha, Qatar 2006 - 2008

• Performed RF drive test activities on pre-defined GSM, WCDMA/UMTS, CDMA sites within a specific

geographical area using Agilent/JDSU.

• Processed, analyzed and optimized cellular RF data using JDSU & Wind Catcher.

• Monitored tracing and analysis of the network key performance indicators (KPIs)-Access Failures, Call

Setup Success, Call Drop, Soft/hard Handoff, Block call, Forward/ Reverse FER, neighbor missing, Call

Attempts, Data Throughput, Packet Error rate, Tx/Rx Power, Pilot Pollution, SINR, C/I, Tx/Rx Data.

• Performed RF field testing of the performance and quality of wireless radio coverage.

• Utilized mapping s/w and GPS unit for navigation (Topo Maps)and planning of drive test route.

• Utilized various test equipment configurations set-up using system test receivers, PN scanners, voice &

data handheld devices and field laptops.

• Worked with RF/Optimization Engineers on the troubleshooting process during drive testing.

• Performed Interference hunting; Resolved customer complaints and trouble tickets.

Project Manager, Qatar Telecom (QTel), Doha, Qatar 2004 - 2008

• Researched and collected requirements of the Wireline, Wireless, IT and Business Solution department.

• Defined project deliverables and monitored status of tasks.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans.

• Developed, analyzed and managed Telecom and IT project budgets up to $100,000.

• Monitored costs, timescales, resources, team progress; Created risk mitigation strategies.

• Managed, tracked and performed resource planning.

• Tracked individual team member/department project expenses, vendor POs and processed invoices.

• Prepared weekly performance reports and financial statements for the higher management.

• Identified trends and prepared line graphs/pie charts; Delivered status reports to stakeholders.

• Monitored, tracked and reported project milestones to the top management.

• Drafted action plans and led meetings with department executives to review project status.

Senior Technical Instructor, Qatar Telecom (QTel), Doha, Qatar 1999 - 2004

• Worked with business and technical leaders to identify and quantify technical training needs; Planned,

developed, coordinated in-house product training programs for field support personnel.

• Analyzed and designed instructional materials for the telecommunication wire line and wireless fields for

Digital Transmission, DSL, Digital/ Analog Electronics, Antenna Systems, RF Engineering Principles,

GSM, GPRS, 3G/4G, CDMA, 1X EV-DO, WCDMA/ UMTS.

• Conducted professional, interactive delivery of designed educational courses; Delivered Instructor-led,

CBT, e-learning and web based training courses.

• Evaluated the effectiveness of course contents, materials, testing and delivery methods.

TRAINING

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CSM, Scrum Alliance, CA, USA, 2015 SDH Networks, Etisalat, Dubai, UAE,

• 2006

Agile Scrum Master Skills, PayPal, CA,

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USA, 2014 GPRS/UMTS, Siemens, Germany, 2003

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Agile Program Manager Skills, PayPal, ICND, Cisco, Doha, Qatar, 2005

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USA, 2014 Quality Management, By Water, Qatar,

• WiMax, Comms Training Ltd, UK, 2006 2002

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3G Wireless Networks, Etisalat, UAE, 2005 BSCI, Cisco, Doha, Qatar, 2006

• CDMA Networking, UK, 2004

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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Agile Methodology Conflict Resolution MS Project

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Project Management Communication Skills MS Word, Excel, Power point

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Scrum events 2G/3G/4G Wireless Networks English, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali

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Project Planning Time Management

AFFILIATION

• Member, PMI - Project Management Institute, PA, USA

• Member, Scrum Alliance, CA, USA

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