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Winfred J. A. Bukachi, MSc, PMP

240-***-****(cellphone) ad1e0s@r.postjobfree.com Frederick MD

Project Manager

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned agile project manager providing program management of IT projects. Worked in various industries including pharmaceutical, healthcare and Federal government. Able to merge customer/user needs with business requirements and achieve on-time, on-budget project deliverables. Exceptional communicator with strong capabilities in building relationships, project management and policy communications. Expertise includes:

• Project Lifecyle Management

• System Migrations/Integrations

• Requirements Analysis

• Project Scheduling

• Risk Management

• Testing/QA/Rollout Support

• Team Building & Leadership

• Stakeholders Management

• Project Budgetting & Cost Controls

• Hosting & Storage Services

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• MSc, Financial Management & Information Systems, University of Maryland University College

• BSc, Business Administration, University of Maryland University College

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt

• Agile Project Management

• Grants Management

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

• Scrum Master

CLEARANCE LEVEL

• Public Trust Level 5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Manager Consultant/Team Lead

Soft Tech Consulting [Client:- National Institues of Health (NIH) - Bethesda, MD] Aug. 2019 – To-date Acts as a liaison between client and delivery teams to identify requirements. Liaises with clients, project delivery/ operational teams and management as necessary to provide coordinated and timely services for the client. Acts as client advocate to delivery teams, ensuring that clients’ needs and expectations are understood and properly translated to operational paramaters. Responsible for providing expertise and guidance for project leadership, including defining the projects’ objectives, overseeing quality control throughtout the project life cycle, and coordinating the efforts of team members in order to deliver the projects according to plan.

• Establish and maintain positive and constructive relationships between the Hosting and Storage Services teams (HSS) and its customers.

• Cordinates service transition activities across projects, suppliers and service teams.

• Mediates in cases where there are conflicting requirements for services from different business units.

• Ensures that current and future customer service level requirements are identified, understood and documented in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

• Facilitates regular meetings with customers to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Ensures final delivery of each service transition meets the agreed customer and stakeholder requirements specified in the MOU.

• Assists in the production and maintenance of an accurate service portfolio and service catalogue. 2 - 2

Winfred J. A. Bukachi, MSc, PMP

Project Manager Consultant

Macfadden & Associates Vector Consulting Chenega Infinity Client: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - Rockville, MD Aug. 2009 – Oct. 2018 Successful managed the migration of 17 Legacy Systems from VMS Operating System/Oracle 8i environment to a web based UNIX/Oracle 10 database environment and later upgraded to 11g environment.

• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.

• Managed all phases of the Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) for 17 Legacy system in accordance with FDA’s policies and procedures.

• Created and updated required project artifacts as required through each phase of the Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC).

• Managed risk by identifying and documenting risks using Clarity; assessing, mitigating and tracking project risks to ensure that the risks have minimal impact on the project.

• Coordinated various phases of the project to ensure system integration.

• Facilitated project team meetings

• Developed project plans and tracked progress using MS Projects

• Coordinated and supported Stage Gate Reviews meetings.

• Performed unit, integration, regression and acceptance testing.

• Reported on projects status by documenting work accomplished, issues and risks, remedial actions, and planned activities on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. Project Manager/Project Coordinator

U.S. PHARMACOPEIA (USP), Rockville, Maryland Nov. 2002– Nov. 2008 Managed multiple projects in the International Affairs Department that provided technical leadership in drug quality in aid of USAID/Delivery Project. Supported a team of 22 scientists to ensure that the grants were administered according to the operational and financial needs of the clients. The projects included a $25 million-5 year cooperative agreement with USAID; 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with John Snow Inc., and the ACTwatch project with Population Service International. Performed tasks central to the projects’ progress, including scheduling, budgeting and accounting, resource management and reporting of progress.

• Ensured compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

• Engaged with key internal technical experts in the development of work plans and budgets

• Assisted in proposal writing and compiling documentation for contract bids. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Administrative Assistant

Randstad N.A., Rockville, MD Aug. 2001– Nov. 2002

Project Coordinator

Tetra Pak PLC (Nairobi, Kenya) Jun. 1998–May 2001

Administrative Assistant

SmithKline Beecham International (Nairobi, Kenya) Jul. 1997 – Jun 1998 Executive Assistant/Legal Assistant

Oseko & Company Advocates (Nairobi, Kenya) Aug 1993 – June 1997 PROFICIENCIES

MS Office Suite MS Project Visio JIRA Power BI SharePoint Maximo Clarity ServiceNow EPLC Framework SDLC Enterprise Content Management System

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