Project Manager Management

Abha Shukla - Resume

Phone: 425-***-**** Email: ****@**********.***

Address: ***** ** **** **, ********, WA 98005

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE Seeking a Project Manager role to leverage my expertise and experience in management and execution in the technical industry.

PROFILE

Passionate, persistent, energetic, detail-oriented, motivated and results driven with tactical expertise.

Over 4+ years of experience in project/program management, communication, people and change management.

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Expert understanding of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) discipline.

Extensive knowledge of work breakdown structure (WBS).

Expert understanding of system development and product development life cycle.

Experienced in all phases of software development cycle – SDLC, Knowledge of Waterfall and Agile – SCRUM

Ability to prioritize and move quickly in a fast paced environment where excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, creative, interpersonal and cross-group collaboration skills are valued.

Ability to identify priorities, lead highly visible and mobile projects simultaneously in an orderly fashion to achieve desired results.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

CERTIFICATIONS

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP, CAPM)

Certificate Program in Software Product Development from University Of Washington – June 2014

Certificate Program in Project Management from University Of Washington – June 2013

TECHNICAL

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in .Net Framework for Desktop Applications.

C, C#, WordPress, HTML, SQL

Brainbench Certified Master of Microsoft Office applications in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project.

Extensive knowledge of Excel pivot table, reporting and vlookup.

MANAGEMENT

Overhauled the project management processes, data analysis process by prioritization, activity planning, and resource management to sharpen competitive edge:

85% productivity improvement by prioritizing and planning activities and reducing delivery time.

Decreased analysis report delivery time from 9 hours to 4 hours (a gain of 55%).

7% revenue increase by proper resource planning and utilization.

EDUCATION

MASTERS OF INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT,

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, USA April 2015 – April 2017

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,

City University of Seattle, Seattle, USA, GPA 3.9 (In dean’s list throughout) April 2011 – June 2013

MASTERS OF SCIENCE,

University OF Allahabad, Allahabad, India, (University Topper) July 2005 – June 2007

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE

University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India, (University Topper) July 2002 – June 2005

EXPERIENCE

CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE Seattle, WA

Graduate Assistant May 2014 – June 2014

Designed and developed Blackboard Desktop for graduate and undergraduate students.

Worked with a small team of developers to deliver Blackboard for grad and undergrad students. Helped in all phases of SDLC. Team utilized agile methodologies including Unit Testing and Refactoring.

Created document templates, handled processes and facilitated the team

Gathered, compiled and analyzed primary and secondary rubrics for undergraduate and graduate courses; information used to communicate expectations for an assignment, provide focused feedback on works in progress, and grade final products.

Managed Project schedule, schedule tracking

Managed high rapport with stakeholders by prompt, accurate and timely communication.

Demonstrated record of high performance standards, including attention to accuracy, schedules, details, deadlines and quality work under high pressure and rigid deadlines.

JOLKONA Seattle, WA

Project Manager Feb 2014 – June 2014

Managed Jolkona to increase their business productivity, reached out to global entrepreneurs.

Fast-paced, limited time project planning

Joined Project Catalyst team that brings high potential social entrepreneurs from emerging countries to Seattle for an intensive 3-week mentor-driven accelerator.

Led the project catalyst.

Supervised prioritizing and planning activities and reducing delivery time.

Involved in planning and executing, responsible for daily; weekly and monthly status reports; documentation of schedule, resources, communication plan, processes and technology; scheduling, assignment and tracking of project tasks; accountable for productivity and performance.

Managed high rapport with stakeholders by prompt, accurate and timely communication.

Demonstrated record of high performance standards, including attention to accuracy, schedules, details, deadlines and quality work even under high pressure and rigid deadlines.

CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE Seattle, WA

Project Manager Nov 2012 – Apr 2013

Supervised evaluation and documentation of office equipment, processes and technologies.

Responsible for assigning and coordinating project activities and tracking team performance.

Accountable for prioritizing and planning activities and reducing delivery time.

Managed high rapport with stakeholders by prompt, accurate and timely communication.

Demonstrated record of high performance standards, including attention to accuracy, schedules, details, deadlines and quality work even under high pressure and rigid deadlines.

JUBILANT CHEMSYS LTD Noida, India

Research Associate Jul 2005 – Jun 2008

Drove planning, designing and implementing analytical software to store and retrieve data.

Successfully prioritized and analyzed data from Jubilant Organosys (a sister company) while maintaining productivity and performance of regular and routine analysis.

Worked with a software team to deliver analytical software. Helped in all phases of SDLC.

Utilized waterfall model to deliver an analytical software. Lead the requirement gathering, testing and documentation phases.

Performed, supervised, evaluated and documented laboratory equipment, processes and technologies.

Managed a team of 6 people, assigned and coordinated all activities and tracked team performance.

85% productivity improvement by prioritizing and planning activities and reducing delivery time.

7% revenue increase by proper resource planning and utilization.

Decreased analysis report delivery time from 9 hours to 4 hours (a gain of 55%).

Managed high rapport with clients by prompt, accurate and timely communication.

Maintained close communication with stakeholders and team members of chemical and IT department.

Demonstrated record of high performance standards, including attention to accuracy, schedules, details, deadlines and quality work even under high pressure and rigid deadlines.

Facilitated Automated Validation and Risk Assessment to comply with government regulations during the development of the computer system for compound analysis.

Reviewed project deliverables developed by third party suppliers.

Independently assessed compliance practices and recommended corrective actions

Participated in establishing standard quality and validation practices

Monitored regulatory and inspection trends and advise the business on suitable action

Participated into interviewing process to shortlist and finalize candidates for upcoming project and opportunities.

Winner of Employee of the Month award many times.

VOLUNTEER WORK - PRATIDHWANI Bellevue, WA

Program Manager Jun 2012 – May 2015

Member of “Pratidhwani” a Seattle based non-profit organization promoting South Asian Theater Arts

Conducted research to identify new opportunities for bringing about innovation in events

Brainstormed and conceptualized new ideas as a part of the core team of the organization to create their annual show

Actively involved in planning and executing annual show; responsible for daily; weekly and monthly status reports; documentation of resources; scheduling, assignment and tracking of project tasks; accountable for productivity and performance, drove communication with teams across disciplines to maintain process compliance.

Stage Manager for Annual Show titled "Yours Mallika" showcased at Meydenbauer Theater in April 2015

Choreographer and Dance trainer with Prathidhwani since 2012

Worked on determining a suitable layout and theme for the event as per show's specifications

Managed and coordinated over 100 volunteer participants in making the show successful

Associated with Marketing & Sponsorship wing

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Analyzed and summarized strategic evaluations of three major search engines, Google, Yahoo! and Bing, in terms of consumer usage, satisfaction and leadership. Analyzed marketing and competitive strategy of Google search Engine. (April 2011 - June 2011)

Created a work breakdown structure, responsibility matrix, gantt chart and project plan for the expansion of a advertising project. (July 2011 to September 2011)

Analyzed 10-K financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. as the primary company along with Ebay.com as major contestant in the industry, overall business strength like liquidity, solvency, Profitability, cash position, strength and weakness of Amazon.com based on SWOT analysis and compared them to the industrial ratios for its financial evaluation. ( July 2011 to September 2011)

Analyzed marketing automation software used by Zimbra Zooms to improve their productivity and collaboration with sales organizations. (October 2011 to December 2011)

Analyzed Facebook’s monetizing strategy and privacy management for their Profit. Developed a RFI (Request for Information) to propose security enhancements in Facebook’s privacy infrastructure. (October 2011 to December 2011)

Analyzed Twitter's business model and monetizing strategy. (October 2011 to December 2011)

Created work breakdown structure, network diagram and project plan for king county Metro Project. (October 2011 to December 2011)

Created integrated balanced scorecard for Microsoft Dynamics' RMS Project. (October 2011 to December 2011)

Analyzed Total Quality Management technology of Dell Inc. (April 2012 - June 2012)

Analyzed business strength, marketing strategy and organizational issues of Yahoo and suggested organizational plan. (April 2012 - June 2012)

Analyzed demographics and market segments of Bellevue WA to assess the market need for a dance studio. Created marketing plan for a Dance studio. (July 2012 - September 2012)

Created a new investment plan for Chevron (July 2012 - September 2012)

Analyzed Burgerville's sustainability and sourcing in a QSR supply chain. (October 2012 - December 2012)

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