Mihir Awati

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A motivated and results-oriented individual with a strong educational background and abilities in delivering projects with efficient planning, management, and supervision of full project life-cycle. Ability to develop and execute effective project strategies, minimize cost, oversee the budget, and ensure timely completion of the project while meeting deadlines. Capabilities to collaborate, enhance team productivity and efficiency with expertise in prioritizing and completing multiple tasks to achieve project goals and objectives.

Areas of Expertise

Project Life-cycle Management

Process Development

Quality Control & Assurance

Strategic Planning & Control

Cost Minimization

Project Monitoring

Budget Management

Issues Resolution

Team Building & Leadership

Educational Background

Master of Science in Project Management

Northeastern University Boston, MA 2019

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University Boston, MA 2018

Bachelor of Management Studies

V.G. Vaze College, University of Mumbai Mumbai, India 2017

Technical Proficiencies & Certification

Microsoft Project Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Jira Tableau Google Analytics Minitab

Certified Harvard Manage Mentor – Project Management, Harvard Business

Professional Experience

Faber-Castell – Mumbai, India

Marketing Project Intern, May-August 2017

Collaborated and partnered cross-functionally with sales and commercial teams for developing go-to-market strategies, resulting in an overall boost of quarterly sales by 7%

Analyzed market scope and size by conducting competitor research to implement a marketing strategy for cross-selling a new product generating a total annual revenue of $80,000

Coordinated internal marketing operations by supporting scope, schedule and budget to contribute to project timelines and activities related to marketing campaigns

Educational Projects

Capstone Project for John Wiley & Sons – New Website Project, Boston, 2019

Formulated a project plan by generating pragmatic estimations, S.M.A.R.T objectives, and effective resource allocation to meet project deadlines

Managed a project budget of $130,000, moving between waterfall and agile approaches best suited to project specifics and goals, creating detailed project road maps, schedules, scope, and work breakdown structures while utilizing Microsoft Project

Implemented contingency and risk mitigation plan to overcome roadblocks and delays throughout project lifecycle

Audited budget reports, created SOPs and maintained comprehensive project documentation for increasing overall project efficiency by 10%

‘Smart Mirror’ – Business Model, Boston, 2019

Investigated target audience needs and behavior (women between ages 18-45) to determine price, positioning and introduce new features to expand the product portfolio

Chartered product development and launch plan by customizing company’s market, service and delivery strategy to gain a competitive advantage

Assisted team with identifying key gaps, risks, or opportunities related to launching activities to help attain projected revenue of $1.8M in Year 1

Designed a financial grid for strategic accounts to achieve product break-even in the third year with a profit margin of 14% to meet and surpass all investors requirements

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer experience in registering applicants and managing blood donation camps by Lions Club of Thane, India