CV- NATHANIEL ANTWI

Name: Nathaniel, Antwi

Address: Anneliese-Tuchel Weg 7, 22159- Hamburg, Germany Mobile No: +491**********

Gender: Male

Operation Site: Global

CV Summary: I am a certified Project Manager (by PMI) with technical & management of projects experience from initiation to closing in CDMO (GMP Env’t), clinical Research Organisation

(GCLP, GCP, GMP Env’t), General Cconstruction, WASH & Mining. I have exceled in collaborating between business and technical areas to achieve on-time, on-budget, accident free and on-specs projects completions. I am Team Player, Good Listener & on-specs projects focus oriented person. I have been involved immensely in negotiation with passion and being part of problem solution. As experienced Project Manager, I am very familiar with procurement, budgeting, contract management, proposal writing, invoicing, and payment certificates. I adapt to new portfolio with ease & perform beyond expectations. My goal is always to complete projects within the stipulated time and in most cases make savings on Project Budget.

I am looking for organisation where my experience can directly be converted into results that affect lives positively, being part of the resolving issues to achieve organisational goal and gain the opportunity progress in my career.

EDUCATION

Jan 2021 - Jun

2022

EMBA (Operations & Strategic Leadership), Quantic School of Business & Technology in Washington DC- USA

Mar- May 2020 Certificate in Construction Project Management, Columbia University in NY- USA Apr-May 2020 Certificate in Intro’ to International Marketing, Yonsei University, Malaysia Oct - Dec 2017 Certificate in International Project Management, Alumni Deutschland, Bonn-Germany Oct 2008 - Dec

2010

MSc in Hydrogeology, Eng. Geology & Env’t. Management, Technical University of Darmstadt in Darmstadt- Germany

Aug – Oct 2004 Postgrad. Certificate in Safety, Health & Env’t. GIMPA, Accra- Ghana Oct 1996- Jun

1999

BSc in Geology, University of Ghana in Accra- Ghana CERTIFICATIONS & SHORT COURSES/ TRAININGS

Sep 2020- Jan

2021

Certification (Black Belt) in Lean Six Sigma, Global Institute of Six Sigma, USA Mar 2019- Mar

2025

Certification- PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania-USA

Jun – Sep 2015 Certificate in Capacity Building, Adult Education & Training Delivery, SWECO & COWI, Copenhagen- Denmark

Jun-Jul 2014 Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility, SWECO/GRONTMIJ, Copenhagen- Denmark

Oct-Nov 2013 Certificate in Better Business Using Strategic Human Resources Management, GIMPA, Accra- Ghana

LANGUAGE SKILLS

FLUENT: English

INTERMIDIATE German

IT SKILLS

PROFICIENT: MS Office, MS Projects, Team Gannt, NetSuite, salesforce, Smartsheet, etc. WORK EXPERIENCE

Mar 2022- Date

Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Position: Senior Program Manager (Programs/Portfolios Management) Employer: Vibalogics GmbH (CDMO/ GMP Env’t-Pharma) in Cuxhaven- Germany Major Roles:

ensure customer project and program activities, milestones & deliverable are planned, executed to a high standard, on time & within budget

mentoring & leading multiple teams of project managers in production & quality control to align with the company strategic objectives.

Acting lead of the Program management Office in the absence of the director

Lead the management of portfolio of complex multi-service programs, ensuring a consistent approach by using approved templates & process flows.

lead cross-functional strategic process & efficiency improvement, tracking budgets & all other program deliverables & resources assessment with prioritization to achieving projects goals.

facilitate communication across all stakeholders & engage with a solution-oriented focus.

Connect with external peers in industry to derive benchmarks and best practices.

Manage all aspects of the project delivery including project schedule, risk management, risk mitigation plan, scope documentation, scheduling resources, setting goals and priorities, reporting project status, tracking, and resolving issues, and customer acceptance.

Establish projects & program teams/ structure necessary to reach the project goals and ensures appropriate coaching/development/performance feedback to all direct reports to develop a strong and competent team.

conduct analysis of monthly performance, budgeting, scheduling review & revenue recognition as well as monthly closing of revenue (> 90%).

consult peers on project-related/ business-related issues for improvement, tracking out of scope work and follow through for amendment & negotiation to contracts by clients & update Snr Management of Progress of Projects.

manage scope change related contract process according to standard template & business processes.

managing change through effective communication, inclusiveness, and alignment ensuring customer satisfaction

Review and reconcile project & program budgets & facilitate procurement of materials. Gather lessons learned & lead close out with meeting the customer expectation.

others

Aug 2021- Feb

2022

Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Position: Senior Project Manager (Head of PMO & Operational Excellence) Employer: BioAgilytix Europe GmbH (Clinical Research Organisation, CRO) in Hamburg- Germany

Major Roles:

mentoring & leading multiple teams of project managers & study coordinators, who will be responsible for the delivery of our portfolio of global and local projects aligned with the company objectives and strategy.

leading & Overseeing Strategic project management standards & guidelines; risk assessment, data-driven recommendations to executive team and top management based on due diligence from ongoing projects.

Leading operational excellence using lean Six Sigma tools & Techniques.

proactively reports study progress, delays, and risk, as well as associated action plans, inefficient organization, milestones at risk, technical or resources problems associated with Services Providers etc., to top management.

Lead a team of Resource & Capacity Managers.

manage subcontractors’ tasks and review their deliverables.

Create, execute, and review project work plans as appropriate to meet the changing needs and requirements.

Establish project charter including scope of work, goals, and deliverables together with the relevant project champion to support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

Consult peers on project-related/ business-related issues for improvement, tracking out of scope work and follow through for amendment & negotiation to contracts by clients & update Snr Management of Progress of Projects.

Establish project team & structures necessary to reach the project goals and ensures appropriate coaching/development/performance feedback to all direct reports to develop a strong and competent team.

managing change through effective communication, inclusiveness, and alignment.

others

Jul 2019 to

Jul 2021

Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Position: Project Manager (Operations Excellence)

Employer: BioAgilytix Europe GmbH (Clinical Research Organisation, CRO) in Hamburg- Germany

Major Roles:

coordinate and controlling projects from initiation to closing & serve as a link between operations & other stakeholders.

maintain up to date knowledge, ensure adherence and compliance with local regulatory requirements and associated documentation.

collate, review & analyze and monthly metrics to ensure that operational processes are in control, On-time delivery (OTD) & right first time (RFT) and make training recommendation where necessary.

manage, train, and evaluate assigned personnel to projects - has direct supervisory responsibility for Project Managers, Study coordinators and broken responsibility of Projects leads.

monitor monthly performance, risk analysis, budgeting, timelines & maintenance of NetSuite revenue recognition as well as monthly closing of revenue. (Accuracy rate, 80-90%).

tracking out of scope work and follow through for amendment & negotiation to contracts with clients & update top management of progress of projects.

develop status/ progress reports, project metrics, cost estimates, setting milestones & adjustment to meet stakeholder expectation.

Nov 2017 to

Jul 2021

Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Position: Associate Project Manager (Operations)

Employer: BioAgilytix Europe GmbH (Clinical Research Organisation, CRO) in Hamburg- Germany

Major Roles:

assist with all projects from initiation to closing & serve as a link between operations

& other stakeholders.

assist to collate, review & analyze and monthly metrics to ensure that operational processes are in control, On-time delivery (OTD) & right first time (RFT) and make training recommendation where necessary.

monitor monthly performance, budgeting, timelines & maintenance of NetSuite revenue recognition as well as monthly closing of revenue. (Accuracy rate, 80-90%).

Supervise the risk management and implement measures to minimize risks to the projects

review SOPs on master tracker and resource scheduling.

others

May 2020- date Employment Type: Permanent (Part Time) Position: Chief Consultant, (Projects & Programs Management) Employer: Natalex Company Ltd (Construction) in Accra- Ghana Major Roles:

lead PMO and training of new employees in project management principles, best practices & standards required to succeed on projects.

identify, evaluate the critical path, and challenge assumptions to increase robustness of the plan & risk management.

lead negotiations with clients on pricing, invoicing and out of scope work as well as building cost estimate required of each project.

liaise with government agencies (e.g., Municipal, District assemblies, etc) for required permits for projects and undertake negotiation when required.

review project/ tender proposals, invoices to ensuring that they meet all requirement by clients (e.g., USAID affiliates, Government Agencies, etc.) before submission.

propose ideas to improve project management excellence & achieve goals

review progress report to top management

review and propose strategies for projects to meet the goals in terms of quality, time, and budget. Review tender documents and evaluation reports. Review risk. management plan, resource planning and budgeting/ forecasting. Feb 2008 to Jun

2017

Employment Type: Permanent & Full Time

Position: Head of Project Management (WASH & Gen. Construction) Employer: Natalex Company Ltd (Construction) in Accra- Ghana Major Roles:

lead USAID funded contracts management, bid proposal writing, workload & revenue forecast, negotiations & supervision of subcontractor.

lead negotiations with Government Agencies such as MMDAs, management Procurement process of all project resources both materials and manpower

(Subcontractors, Artisans, etc).

prepared invoices and process payment certificates for subcontractors. undertake tracking of budget, expenses, maintenance of equipment.

prepare Payment certificate and vet subcontractors invoices, Budgeting, and reporting on KPIs and safety at office and on site to ensuring accident-free during project implementation. Coordinate project related stakeholders and lead the project teams.

Supervise & mentor project managers on the key tools and techniques in project management.

others

May-Oct 2010

Employment Type: Fixed & Full Time (Sabbatical)

Position: Hydrogeologist (Groundwater & Geophysics) Employer: US Geological Survey (Branch of Geophysics) in Storrs- Connecticut, USA Major Roles:

led field team on Geophysical data collection and analysis as well as preparing work plans, progress report for 3 major Military base/ reserve.

precisely & aaccurately undertook time domain electromagnetic sounding (TDEM) & EM/Gamma of 15 water wells.

ensuring that health & safety standards were followed. Sept 2003 to Jan

2008

Employment Type: Fixed & Full Time

Position: Snr. Project Manager (Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene) Employer: Bless ALL Foundation (NGO) in Accra- Ghana: Major Roles:

prepared projects funding proposals- secured over US$1M from donors, tender document & evaluation of contractors’ bids.

liaise with MMDAs for project funding and implementation in projects throughout Ghana.

conduct Bid processes in selecting qualified contractors and consultants for project implementation.

planning & execution of projects, WBS creation, & Metrics, Budgeting and Procurement of materials.

conduct training & raising awareness of Water & Sanitation Management teams on Operation & maintenance of water supply facilities.

general management of WASH projects amounting to over US$1 Million

others.

Sept 2000 to

April 2003

Employment Type: Fixed & Full Time

Position: Snr. Hydrogeologist (Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene) Employer: Geomax Resources Development Ltd (Consultancy Firm) in Ghana: Major Roles:

prepared projects funding proposals, bidding & Evaluation of Contractor/ subcontractors bids, reporting & tracking KPIs & Metrics for decision making by top Management.

liaise with District, Municipal & Metropolitan Assemblies (MMDAs) for project development and implementation.

led the planning & execution of projects, WBS creation, procurement management and cash flow forecast as well as Performance.

general management of WASH projects amounting to over US$1 Million

occasionally Conduct Borehole Siting, Drilling Supervision, construction of pipe schemes & Training of Water management teams for O & M of water facilities at the Peri-urban, Urban and community levels

others.

Nov 2001to Dec

2002

Employment Type: Fixed & Full Time

Position: Hydrogeologist (Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene) Employer: Geomax Resources Development Ltd (Consultancy Firm) in Ghana Major Roles:

prepared Bid documents, Reports, vetting of contractor’s invoices and payment certificate preparations, assisted in bid evaluations.

led the planning & execution of projects, WBS creation, procurement management and cash flow forecast as well as Performance.

general management of WASH projects amounting to over US$1 Million Nov 1999 to Aug

2000

Employment Type: Fixed & Full Time

Position: Geologist (National Service)

Employer: Anglogold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine (Mining) at Obuasi- Ghana: Major Roles:

management grade control at underground.

led the sampling team for exploration, logging of RC cutting and diamond drill cores.

updating of sections, plans and geological maps of the mines

others.

Date VOLUNTARY WORKS

3- 25 Jan 2022 Employment Type: Fixed

Position: Consultant (For Project Management Training) Employer: GIZ (Diaspora Program- Germany), Germany: Major Roles:

conduct Project Management Training for 25 Professionals at Bono Ahafo Community Water & Sanitation Agency (Government Agency in Ghana.

other

Aug 2021- to

Date

Employment Type: Part time

Position: Lead Pipeline Management (Voluntary Work) Employer: Project Management Institute (PMI)- Germany Chapter, Germany Major Roles:

Conduct Pipeline management

Project identification & allocating project managers based on their expertise. Other

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