Monife F. Balogun

Raleigh, NC *****

acuwno@r.postjobfree.com 919-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/monifebalogun

Transition & Transformation Project / Program Manager & Team Lead

Effectively motivate and lead global interdisciplinary groups under a

unified strategic vision

Comprehensive background in information technology field, holding multiple

leadership roles rooted in deep knowledge of e-business market tools,

including extensive project management specialization. Known as an

exceptional team builder with demonstrated success interacting with all

levels of an organization and performing budget management, and project

scoping.

Transition & Transformation Project Management Global Team Leadership

Strategic Planning & Execution Risk Analysis Client Relationship

Management Quality Assurance

Operations Policy & ISO Requirements Resource Allocation & Management

Communication Negotiation Program Migration Reporting & Forecasting

Knowledge Transfer & Due Diligence Practices

Professional Experience

IBM, New York, NY / Raleigh, NC

Worked within multiple roles spanning data management, team leadership,

technical analysis, and project management for a worldwide leader in

multinational technology and consulting.

Transition & Transformation Team Lead - Project Manager (Raleigh) 2014 -

Present

Promoted from senior project manager into advisory role within global

transition services group, with responsibility for managing, developing,

and delegating workflow among international team of project managers and

service integration leads.

. Served as Project Manager Team Lead for 80 project managers from several

countries, including India, China, Malaysia, Cost Rica, Argentina, Brazil

and U.S.

. Wrote training manual for IBM's strategic tool for Program and Project

Management, trained 80 project managers, and lead transition from old

tool.

. Served as team lead for multiple complex projects, consistently

delivering on time and under budget.

. Leveraged high-level project management tools and methodologies, ensuring

seamless program migration and release in accordance with client

specifications and timelines.

. Entrusted to develop, direct, and train project teams, and provide

technical expertise to internal personnel and clients.

. Reviewed projects, ensuring alignment with budgets and forecasts, as well

as ongoing compliance with internal policies.

. Defined project scope, timeline, and requirements, and developing reports

for leadership team.

. Determined client-specific needs, guiding service deliverables and

quality assurance markers.

. Formulated and revised status reports for application of client needs.

. Utilized Microsoft Project, tracking project budgets, critical path, and

timelines.

. Educated team on new products and tools, and created supporting

documentation and procedures.

. Demonstrated versatility in managing shifting priorities, while actively

promoting IBM brand values.

. Develop and Lead Knowledge Transfer for multi-level projects and

formulate Due Diligence plans for execution.

. Structure and ensure detailed project closure process and procedures are

in place for audit and compliance readiness

. Overseer and director for complex projects including CICS, DB2 Oracle,

CWW, San Storage, VMWare, Linux, Citrix, Middleware and Database

installations and upgrades.

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IBM (Continued)

Advisory Project / Program Manager (Raleigh / New York) 1999 - 2014

Member of global transition services group responsible for transferring

enterprise-level projects to IBM teams in Argentina, Brazil, and India.

Reported directly to the project management team lead.

. Served as team lead for multiple CCE based deployments with increasing

knowledge in e-business market needs. Role included leading deployments

for U.S. Europe, Asia and South America using Sun Methodology

. Led high-profile program development projects requiring extensive travel

to India and South America. Led migration, development, and

implementation of key software initiatives that saved close to $3M over 5

years.

. Collaborated with multi-specialized group of integration leaders, DPE's,

and project managers.

. Program lead for Daylight Savings Time Transition and Transformation for

around the world model.

. Defined project scope, timelines, and requirements based upon framework

established by stakeholders.

. Developed reports for team lead, detailing project status.

. Maintained detailed documentation for all projects and ensured ongoing

compliance and audit preparation.

. Evaluated and addressed potential risks in program operations.

. Server consolidation and Data center setups and relocations.

. Lead and managed testing environments for Steady State movement.

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Additional Experience

IBM, New York, NY / Raleigh, NC

Technical Analyst (Raleigh and New York)

Supported internal clients with assembling and configuring hardware and

software systems, in addition to providing ongoing technical account

support.

. Maintained portfolio of assigned accounts consisting of internal

departments and executive leaders.

. Traveled to multiple IBM locations across region, serving as technical

support resource.

. Rolled out new software platforms and maintained version control levels.

. Exercised strong time management, responsiveness, and communication

skills in dealing with executive-level clients.

Help Desk Associate (New York)

Team Lead - Data Entry (New York)

Data Entry Associate (New York)

Education, Training & Certifications

- Associate Certificate, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Stanly

Community College, Albemarle, NC, 2014, 3.5

< Early Childhood Associate - Infant / Toddler Care Certification

< Used information from program to serve as a Program Manager for

various Greensboro Advocate for Youth Programs and Team Leader

Assistant for Millbrook Elementary School Odyssey of the Minds program

for K-2 students.

- AAS, Computer Science, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, 2007

< Select Coursework: Project Management Fundamentals, Applied Project

Management, Leadership in a Team Environment, Contracting for Project

Managers, Financial Management

Additional IBM Training

- Introduction to Client Services; Installing & Supporting OS/2, DOS2;

Lotus Notes Fundamentals (3.3 / 4.1)

- Advanced Lotus Notes / Power User (4.1); LAN Concepts and Creative

Thinking

Memberships

- Member, Project Management Institute

Technical Skills

PC (XT/S and AT's) PS/2 (models 50 - 95) Thinkpads

Valuepoints IMAC, RISC6000 Resumix systems

Netscape for OS/2 OS/2 Warp DOS

Lotus Notes 3270 Emulation GMS workstations

Windows operating system Microsoft & Lotus Notes

experience Office Packages

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