Project Management

RAHIM ALI, MBA, CSM

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Career Profile

Innovative results driven IT/Finance profes sional with over 10 years of experience. Expertise in consulting, implementation of ERP system,

support, testing, design, leading projects, project management, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAP, Business Warehouse (BW), f inancial

reporting, process improve ment and DMAIC method Six Sigma. Experience in numerous industries such as Oil & Gas, Consulting, Real -

Estate and Manufacturing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• IBM Cognos TM1 • Business Warehouse (BW)

SAP

• Think-Cell • Problem-Solving

Hyperion

• GCPM • Comet

RCC

• Oracle PL/SQL

Visio

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), September 2014

Rapid Continuous Improvement, August 2012

Lean Six Sigma - Lean Quality, October 2010

Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt, September 2010

Lean Six Sigma - White Belt, August 2010

Eagle Scout Recipient, Boy Scouts of America, August 2009

SAP FI Bootcamp Trainee Program, May 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quorum Business Solutions, Dallas, TX

Associate Project Manager/Senior Consultant, Oil & Gas, August 2013 – Present

Lead/participate in all phases of project life cycle (from requirements through launch and support) for QLS land implementati on at Cobalt,

ConocoPhillips, Bounty Minerals and Jonah Energy.

Create and maintain a Gantt Chart to provide clients and management with visual illustration of start and end dates of projec t tasks throughout

the project life cycle to ensure the project team is on target with the project deliverable's.

Maintain work plan, resource plan, issue logs and status reports to continuously provide updates to management and to the client.

Monitor work progress against budget and report variances to management.

Identify risks in early phases of the project life cycle to avoid scope creep and issues during the later phases of the project life cycle.

Contribute to successful closure of projects with applications released on agreed scope, on time, under budget and ensuring i t meets client’s

expectations.

Work with clients to obtain business and technical specifications to help develop and implement software solutions.

Develop, configure, integrate and test software applications based on client’s requirements and service level agreements.

Define test scripts for systems testing for internal and client environments.

Coordinate all upgrades and support work on software applications.

Provide support, develop user friendly training guides and provide training's to clients.

Troubleshoot and resolve software application errors and client issues in a timely manner.

Work with development teams to integrate release software into client environments.

Ensure successful completion of project through UAT and Production environments.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Plano, TX

Process Improvement Consultant/Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, May 2010 – August 2013

Lead in all phases of project lifestyle for Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) projects for the Supply Chain department.

Managed time, resource allocation and cost, tracked and resolved issues which resulted in projects completing under budget.

Identified resources required, coordinate, facilitate and motivate project staff to ensure alignment on project deliverables.

Reported on project progress and communicated relevant information to Senior Management.

The projects resulted in putting effective strategies in place to implement automated financial reporting processes, reducing overtime,

enhancing accuracy and improvement in work/life balance.

Maintained project schedules, issue/decision log, meeting summaries and status report to ensure effective communication across all project

team members.

Project results included identification and implementation of improvement processes for Day 1 to Day 4 financial close pr ocess. Utilized

DMAIC method of Six Sigma and tools such as SIPOC, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Brainstorming, Affinity Diagram and Fishbone

Diagram.

Hitachi Consulting, Dallas, TX

Corporate Operations and Finance Specialist (Temporary Assignment), November 2009 – April 2010

Participated in financial improvement projects that resulted in creating efficiencies and automating reporting processes.

Gathered requirements, analyzed data and worked with IT team to ensure accuracy of automated reports.

Interfaced with senior management and cross functional teams in order to provide creative solutions to improving financial processes.

Advised and identified areas of improvement, areas of profitability as well as cost cutting measures.

Accenture, Dallas, TX

Consulting Financial Analyst, Client Financial Management, June 2006 – November 2009

Served as a liaison between Senior Management and clients communicating project progress, budget and deliverables.

Prepared monthly, quarterly and year to date financial reports for forecasting, budgeting, actual vs. forecast and flash reporting analysis.

Worked with project executives to set up and coordinate engagement work, financial management processes, and reporting struct ure,

including analysis of financial results.

Ensured proper accounting principles relating to revenue recognition, percentage of completion (POC) accounting, based on the ability to bill

(As-Earned or ZASEN) for both consulting and outsourcing projects.

Trained a team of analysts and managed their work/life balance.

Recognized as a team leader in supporting organization meeting its financial goals and assisting cost benefit analysis.

Analyzed the Statement of Work (SOW) and delved into the financial metrics to understand the bottom l ine of the project and present the data

to management to aid in making strategic decisions.

Marcus & Millichap, Dallas, TX

Financial Analyst (Internship), December 2005 – June 2006

Analyzed financial figures and data to figure out the accurate financial figures on investment projects.

Prepared excel sheet models including cap rates, cash -on-cash, loan amount, market value, IRR, etc.

Worked on multiple projects and financial figures and assisted with real-estate packages and proposals.

Focused on analyzing financial figures and completing projects in a timely manner.

Used impact, co-star, ALN and other various software packages to analyze market data and financial figures.

Acquired valuable skills in property analysis, finance, marketing, escrow management, closing transactions and negotiation.

Harley Davidson Financial Service, Dallas, TX

Underwriter (Internship), January 2005 – July 2005

Processed 100 consumer credit applications daily with $30,000 dollars n each loan amount financed by Harley Davidson b ikes.

Credited analysis and decision-making to compute APR, monthly payment, EAR term and other financial calculations and complete the loan

amount financed.

Read three different forms of credit bureau’s (Equifax, Experian and Transunion) to determine cr edit tier.

Developed detail oriented and highly organized excel spreadsheets with confidential consumer information.

Maintained a high production level of about 2000 deals with 30 different bike models and meet company standards.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M – Commerce, Texas

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Graduation Date: December 2008

Cumulative GPA: 3.44 / 4.00

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Finance

Graduation Date: December 2005

Cumulative GPA: 3.215 / 4.00

Major GPA: 3.177 / 4.00

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