Project Manager

Location:

Milton, ON, Canada

Posted:

September 02, 2020

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Atif Jilani (Sr. Project Manager)

Phone: 647-***-**** E-mail ******@*****.***

Profile Summary:

Atif Jilani is a seasoned, experienced and award-winning Sr. IT Project and Program Manager (specialized in Business and IT Projects transformation, Modernization, Health Care System, Motor Vehicle systems, Enterprise technology, COTS, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Reporting Tools, Data Management, ERP, CRM, CYBER Security, Info Security, Transportation, Strategic planning, Engineering, Development, Security, CLOUD, CRM, ERP, VOIP Solution, SaaS, PaaS, Data management and Conversion, Automation, Info Security/Cyber Security, Vulnerability, Optimization, Workflow Modeling, Clients and Vendor management, Budget PLANNING, Cost, Funding, Capital Expenditures (CapEx), Operating expense (OpEx), Architecture & Design, Resources management, Team building, etc. CLOUD services expertise: Microsoft Azure, MS Skype, Office 365, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, HRMS, Payroll system, AWS-Amazon web services, Oracle Cloud, Halogen Cloud, VMware Cloud, Asset management Cloud solution, SharePoint collaboration, EPPM, Datacenter and Disaster Recovery sites

Government, Banking & Financial Systems: SWIFT, PayPal, Payment system, Online and Digital banking, AML, Capital market, Retail banking and Financial services, Oracle financials, Cognos, SAP, Crystal report, PeopleSoft, Tableau, Case Manager, DB2, HRMS, Payroll system, Derivative Trade system, WebSphere, InfoSphere, SEDAR plus, Capital IQ, FINRA, Thomson, Reuters

Government, Enterprise Solutions, CLOUD, COTS, SaaS services expertise: Microsoft Azure, MS Skype, Office 365, Azure, Active Directory, Microsoft Dynamics, SaaS, AWS-Amazon web services, Oracle Cloud, Halogen Cloud, VMware Cloud, Asset management Cloud solution, SharePoint collaboration, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, CRM, ERP, VOIP, LDAP, Active Security and Control CIS benchmark, HL7, MEDITECH, MEDIGENT, Patient Information System, Telemedicine network, Patient’s Ownership Of Data, Data security compliance, Vital Statistics, Electronic Death Notification (EDN), Child Birth, data encryption, SSL, PKI, xml payload & transport layer encryption, TRA - Threat Risk Assessments, PIA Privacy Impact Assessment, Oracle, SQL Server, Java, J2EE, Business Objects, Data Analysis, COTS, SLA, MS-Project, SDLC, JIRA, Agile, Waterfall, ETL, Health Care application modules: Vital Statistics System (VSS), Medical, Pharmacy, Medical Travel, Beneficiary Enrollment, Provider Registration, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Electronic Medical Travel Records (EMR MT), Patient Information System, GIS system, Motor Vehicle information system and Info Canada Registry Database system

Hands-on PM technical and Project Management Knowledge of industry best practices, proven track record experience to hit the ground running and Impalement to Support State of the art technology for Government, Banking, Financials, and Private organizations.

Client’s and Vendor Management: Well versed in Vendor Management, Client’s, Procurement, Contracts, RFP, RFS, Quotation, PO, Invoices, SLA and Change management experience. Orchestrated vendor selection, contract negotiation process and ongoing cost management resulting in annual savings of 10 percent or $15-20 million. Act as a liaison between vendors and IT PMO regarding projects and operational issues. Develop project costing via internal process and obtain prices and quotation from vendors. Mitigate risk by ensuring adherence to all vendor and procurement management processes and contract terms. Execute best practices and processes for managing technology suppliers and vendors, with focus on performance of Hardware, Software and Software as a Service providers. Manage all negotiations with existing and new vendors; work with Legal on contracts and documentation.

Executive level project status report, Provide Strong leadership, clear, concise, crisp communication and excellent business acumen to get the job done (deliver projects) on time, budget, Scope, KPI, strong PowerPoint presentations, Timelines, Quality and Problem resolution etc.

Excellent hands-on experience for creating Project Charter, Scope, RISK Management, Project Plan, RAID, Go-No-Go, Project Change control process, Change Management, Release Management, Stakeholders Approvals, Meeting Minutes, Status Reporting, Resource Management, Budget management MS Project, Budget & Financials, Risk Plan, SOW, Procurement Plan, Stakeholder Management, Communication management, PCR, Action logs, Presentations, Escalation, Resolving issues and Critical path, Go-Live Readiness Checklist, functional & Non-functional requirements, JAD session, tools and techniques. Managed the Security Audit, PCI and SOX Compliance projects.

Expertise in PMO / Project management / Delivery Management / Tech Lead in IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, ERP/CRM, Data Analytics Applications, Implementations, Migrations, System Integration, Transformation, Data Center, Upgrades, Networks LAN/WAN, Security, DRP, HA, Systems integrations

●Manage up to 50-100 resources global teams on-site and off-site (USA, Canada, & Overseas)

●Ability to manage Projects & Programs anywhere $2 million to $20 million in budgets (CAPEX & OPEX)

●Provide C-Level presentation, to the steering committee, clients, senior management, stakeholders, and sponsors

●Successfully resolved critical issues by scoping problem, timeline resolution, and resource allocation.

●Proficient in Agile, SCRUM, JIRA, PMBOK, SharePoint, ITIL/ITSM, Waterfall, PMI-PMP, Training, SDLC, Software Development, Applications, TOGAF, Zachman framework, Project Server, ERP, ITC/IOT process

●Hit the ground running, and manage IT infrastructure and Enterprise applications for end to end delivery

●Building a relationship with clients, stakeholders & teams to manage expectations and proper buy-in

●Excellent Leadership, Communication and Interpersonal skills (written and verbal); independent and collaborative environments.

●Strong negotiation, communication and leadership skills, Established ability to develop and manage solid project plans.

●Using PMI based Project management methodologies and framework. Attended PMP preparation class and studied PMBOK guide

●Excellent hands-on experience for creating Project Charter, Project Plan, MS Project, Budget & Financials, Risk Plan, SOW, Procurement Plan, Stakeholder Management, Communication management, PCR, tools, and techniques Project/Program Management tools: MS SharePoint, MS Project, Primavera Teamplay R3, MS Project Server 2000, MS Project 2003, Visio, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, PM templates, Bases, Clarity PPM, Documentum, Livelink, and EPM portals.

Project / Program Management, CHANGE Management, and Release Management

●Certified and seasoned Sr. IT Project Manager with strong business acumen and extensive experience with Infrastructure technology, Applications, Security, Compliance, and PMI Project management Methodologies acquired through education and work experience in Hard-Core Financial, Banking, Retail, Healthcare, Government, Insurance, FinTech, Manufacturing and Telecom industries, etc.

●Strong Experience in Transformation, Migrations, Conversion, Rationalization, Currency RISK mitigation, Capacity & Refresh (CCR) Program, Transition, Migrations, Rollouts new and existing IT Infrastructure, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, Datacenter, Data/warehouse, Mail/Exchange, Storage & Applications for multiple LOBs and systems (Corporate, Front & back office, Financials, ERP, Payroll & Payments solutions, Capital Market, Market Risk Management, Securities, Wealth Management, Asset, FX trading, P&L, P&C and Investment)

●Extensive and established experience in Project Life Cycle (PLC), Project Plan development, Resource Management by leading

●Extensive and proven experience in vendor evaluation and selection in a matrix environment

●Effective execution of change control, scope planning, schedule development, risk management analysis and response planning.

●Quickly understand Organizational structure, Internal processes, Audience, Relationship Mgmt., and Org Chart

●Deal tactfully with stakeholders, customers, and business, exercise judgment in development to benefit project/program

●A motivating and inspiring leader, team-oriented focused on making effective use of resources (on-site/offshore) involved in projects.

●Organized, conscientious and detail-oriented individual with exceptional follow-through abilities; demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize a broad range of responsibilities.

Work History and Engagements

Delivery Manager/Sr. Project Manager Ontario Securities Commission Jan 2020 – Present

●Manage projects for IT Modernization, Platform Currency Optimization, Business transformation, and Re-Architecture program in an Agile project management

●Delivery lifecycle – manage the delivery lifecycle for projects which introduce new functionality and capabilities to the organization

●Stakeholder management – effectively partner and communicate with project stakeholders at all levels of the organization and in both business and IT functions

●Experience managing enterprise-scale technology projects under Agile SCRUM and Waterfall methodologies

●Prepare and present PowerPoint presentations to the steering committee, suitable for executive level audience and project stakeholders

●Financial management – forecasting, budget tracking, analysis and communication

●Risk management – identification, mitigation and communication of all project risks.

●Status and communication management – prepare and present project status at the working team and director levels

●Change management – ensure efficient and timely management of necessary processes Process management – ensure delivery of best practices and overall project health.

●Exceptional leadership skills - Ability to drive and lead project, problem resolution. Keep project team focused and project on track

●Manage and deliver enterprise Information Management, Info Security, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, Applications, CLOUD, HRMS, Payroll system, Case Manager, Derivatives, DLP, Datacenter and Disaster Recovery sites, Infra Hardening, Windows 10 migrations, CRM and Telcom VOIP technology projects through a structured framework

●Manage all project documentation including: project charters, project plans, budgets, milestones/timelines, action logs etc. to meet sponsor requirements and facilitate all required meetings

●Working with TELUS for delivering Cyber Security solutions, Vulnerability assessments, Enterprise network upgrades, Info Security, mobile apps projects in the broadcast, digital media and/or telecommunication

●Leading and manage Cyber Security and Information Security projects relating to enterprise Directory Consolidation, Network integrations, identity and access management, and vulnerability management, security operations

●Manage projects of complex Government Infrastructure, Applications, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, HRMS, Payroll system, InfoSec integration requirements with Agile & Scrum process

●Drive the execution of information security projects/ program with teams spread across the regions local and globally

●Lead projects multiple security and privacy centric engineers across the company in a measurable and quantifiable manner

●Lead/Manage Windows 10 enterprise migrations, Windows 2016/2019 migrations, Datacenter, Disaster Recovery sites, software deployments and client’s management

●Ensure that project scope, milestones, and deliverables meet the needs of relevant business and tech stakeholders

●Communicate with internal and external technology partners to implement features and integrations

●Manage the ongoing roadmap and develop the CRM, HRMS, Payroll system, functionality to ensure optimal customer management

●Ensure proactive and transparent communication as well as a collaborative cross-functional team approach

●Keep up-to-date and implement the best practices and standard methodologies defined by the industry for project management

●Run a risk-impact analysis of project resources, contributing to budgeting activities

●Project planning including maintaining Microsoft project plans on weekly bases

●Provide Bi-weekly reports to Steering Committees, Stakeholders and Senior management team

●Collect input from a variety of source system owners, coordinate deliverables, conduct analysis and communicate findings to the project team and decision makers, and complete other scheduling and planning tasks, as assigned

●Manage enterprise CRM systems for Compliance & Regulation, Enforcement, Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Branches, Derivatives, Market Regulation, Public, Global & Domestic Affairs, Regulatory Strategy and Research, Marketing, and Financial Management etc.

●Manage multiple Information Security projects related with DLP, Hardening, Cybersecurity Best Practices, Cybersecurity Threats, TRA, PIA, Compliance and Regulatory, Information Security related to DNS, Domain, Firewall, DLP, Hardening, Vulnerability, Datacenter and Disaster Recovery sites

Delivery Manager/Sr. IM/IT Project Manager Government of Nunavut Aug 2015 – Jan 2020

Oracle Cloud ERP Implementation

●Actively participates in development of new learning activities in emerging delivery techniques like: Agile, Design Thinking, Blockchain

●Consult client/ bid teams on solutions related to Oracle Cloud stack of products - Cloud ERP, Cloud SCM, HRMS, Payroll system, and Planning Budgeting Cloud Services (PBCS) on SaaS; PaaS

●Pro-actively generates and contributes in the development of new Oracle offerings in growth areas like: Cloud, Cognitive and Industry solutions

●Leads the engagement with internal management for all the necessary reviews and approvals working alongside IOT’s/ GIC’s and staffing team for resource approvals

●Responsible for development of proposals of Oracle Services and offerings using IBM labor, services, assets and leveraging other IBM brands like: software, Cloud,

●Ensure high quality of the solutions worked by the team is maintain and provide guidance on value proposition

●Assist account teams in proposal response, creation of SOW and client presentation

●Implement Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modules (such as: Financials, HRMS, Payroll system, Procurement, Account reconciliation, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Expense management, Expense management, Expense management, Expense management, Collections, Contract management, Accounting hub, Continuous monitoring of critical transactions and payments, data analytics, Supplier management

●Conduct design workshops and functional process workshops in all financial areas

●Status and issue reports on a regular basis

●Develop end-user documentation and training materials for CRM, ERP, HRMS, and Payroll system

●Define testing scenarios and develop test scripts

●Manage a volume business i.e. many deals in a given period. Fusion CRM internal tool is used to follow up opportunities

●Interact with the project team members responsible for developing reports, interfaces, data conversion programs, and application extensions

●Identify functionality gaps and develop solutions to them

SharePoint and Office 365 Project

●Business and IT Projects transformation, SharePoint 2016, Software and busines applications Modernization, SharePoint and Office 365 Enterprise technology, Strategic planning, Engineering, Development, Security, CLOUD, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Automation, Optimization, Workflow, Modeling, BI analytics, Data management, Clients and Vendor management, Budget PLANNING, Cost, Funding, Capital Expenditures Management (CapEx), Operating expense (OpEx), Resources management, Executive reporting, Relationship management and Team building

●Working with Government departments of Nunavut has identified the need to implement Electronic Document and Records Management System, following mixed results from an initial SharePoint 2013/2016 Collaboration and Document Management.

●Prompted the organization to take a systematic approach in defining its Document and Records Management requirements and evaluating a properly implemented SharePoint 2016 system. As a result of the work to date, a number of recommendations are offered, including the need to develop a more holistic approach of addressing Government of Nunavut’s Information Management needs.

●Covers activities for managing program and project scope, risks and issues; establishing a governance structure and processes; Establishing performance and compliance measures. The project team members with appropriate seniority and SharePoint skills to perform the necessary tasks in fulfilling an ECM, HRMS, Payroll system, mandate.

●Build the SharePoint sites – Team Sites, Project Sites, Records Center - initially for a select pilot group of business groups, committees, and external stakeholders and deploy to production and eventually across the GN.

●Global administrate for Office 365 for Confidential tenant designing and implementing the site collection logical architecture, permissions management, content type hub, managed navigation

●Rolled out 10,000 plus user for SharePoint Online (Office 365), along with OneDrive for Business offline sync client, solely tested first release privileged options for potential value-added features

●Managed and implemented multiple SharePoint 2013 cumulative updates to apply security and provided application enhancements, with documented test plan (May CU 2015, April CU 2016)

●Migrated existing LDAP authentication to Confidential ’s newly created Active Directory utilizing EIDMS user database to analyze and converted LDAP security groups to SharePoint groups

●Developed a SharePoint training curriculum and explicit agenda, while training multiple levels of product support personal to enhance their SharePoint knowledge to assist users more effectively

●Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating, and developing effective procedures and systems requirements that meet business requirements

●Initial requirements gathering sessions with multiple departments within government was asked to develop an IM and EDRMS Strategy and Roadmap.

●Participate in testing / analysis of new capabilities prior to roll-out, ensuring that deliveries meet acceptable systems engineering milestones and standards

●Proven ability to provide comprehensive results based on requirement and SharePoint analysis, capacity planning, optimization, and security requirements, governance and best - practices to ensure a highly-available, high-performance SharePoint environment

●Perform client facing roles, gathering requirements, designing and developing application solutions with SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, office 365, online.

●Able to analyze information architecture, understand business requirements, configure and maintain organizational taxonomies, site collections, and develop SharePoint and Office 365 policies and procedures

Divers License Motor Vehicle Registry Database:

●Motor Vehicle Drivers licenses information systems - MVIS replacement and migration project (Definition and Planning, Design, Analytics, BI Reporting, Framework, Stakeholders Management, Change management, Leadership, RFP, Business case, Test cases, Trainings, Process development, IT development, Regulatory and Compliance standards, Team building, Security, Efficiencies, Infrastructure, Applications, Networks, Security, DB, Oracle, MS SQL, Web Portal, Web services, Datacenter, Disaster Recovery sites, Tomcat, Apache, etc.)

●Transportation system DLGIC Modernization and Business transformation project (Software development, Planning, Process & Improvements, Architecture, Business requirements, RFP, RFS, SRD, Infrastructure, Applications, Networks, Security, Database, Financials, HRMS, Payroll system, etc.)

●Managed the highly successful Enterprise projects for the Government of Nunavut since 2015. Improved quality by 32%, cut lead times 21%, cut costs and bring efficiencies 48%.

●Managing project costs within a budget of $200K to $20M, including the validation of benefits, achieved

●Manage expenses within the approved budget and achieve all expense management targets

●The high visibility and complex project of windows 8.1/10 migrations impacts all clients, desktops, workstations, applications, datacenter, Servers, Infrastructure, Network, Firewalls, Telephony, Circuits, laptops, Surface and tablets technology for core government operations and business services management areas (such as: Community and Government Services, Department of Justice, Culture and Heritage, Economic development and transportation, Department of Environments, Department of Education, Legislative Assembly, Department of Finance, Department of Health, Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Department of family services)

●Received best Project Manager award to Implement Enterprise Applications and Business Transformation projects of MVIS – Driver’s License and Digital ID Card system for the Motor vehicle department of Economic Development and Transportation

●Play lead role in the development of materials to communicate strategy and business health to key stakeholders such as the Board of Directors and the Executive team

●Provide overall direction and adherence to the formulation, development, implementation and delivery of a project and program process, as per PMI standard

●Develop, review and negotiation of LOI, LOA, contracts, SOW and SLA's from the vendors and internal stakeholders.

●Provide support to Transformation team leadership in setting a vision for the future motor vehicle experience, understanding the biggest gaps and challenges in achieving this and outlining a roadmap to get there

●Project Charter, Scope, Costing, Scheduling, Strategic Planning, Stakeholders management, Budget & Cost management, Resources management, Risk, issues & problem management, Project Quality, Communication, Delivery plan, JIRA, Migration plan &, etc.

●Actively Tracked internal and external project risks where each risk was graded for probability and impact. Implemented communication plan to escalated risks as appropriate.

●Introduced tools such as MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Dashboard, PowerPoint presentation to the organization and simplified delivery in JIRA Agile based methodology.

●Ability to report project status to senior leaders, sponsors and/or at Executive levels on monthly and Bi-weekly bases

●Self-directed and independent to drive the projects and to develop, track, manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope.

●Effectively oversee project staff and delegating work to appropriate leads (direct reports, matrixed reports, contractors, and interns)

●Efficiently communicate to stakeholders to manage expectations and project progress.

●Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized.

●Experience with proven analytical, problem solving, RISK and issues via RAID log. Also maintain right color code for RAG

●Ensure that necessary risk assessments are continually reviewed and monitored and proactively addressed in a timely fashion.

●Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures.

●Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs.

●Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors.

●Manage medium to large scale projects working collaboratively with business stakeholders,

●CRM system implementation with vendors, and technical resources.

●Call Centre systems integration with Mitel and Cisco business VOIP solution

●VOIP CONTACT CENTER integration with government CRM solutions (such as Salesforce, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, PeopleSoft, Zendesk, Sage, Meditech)

●Mitel Application Integration Solutions enable computer and web-based CRM applications, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft OCI, to interact with the Mitel

●Manage and schedule project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising.

●Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements.

●Prepare and present cost-benefit analysis. Successfully plan, execute, control and close projects against defined scope and budget using corporate procedures and policies

●Used JIRA to manage backlog, Confluence for documentation and Quality Center for Software Quality Assurance (SQA).

●Implement Datacenter, Disaster Recovery sites, VMware virtual servers environments for the business-critical software applications and public information database

●Implement slow latency application over the satellite-based connectivity and connect all 25 communities across GoN networks

●Managed successful migration of critical production and contingency servers with no impact on the business.

●Optimized data center consolidation by employing various migration strategies; such as virtualization, seed swing migration, fork-lift migration, and server consolidation.

●Spearheaded re-platform of a major Department of Transportation applications from HPUX, to Modern technologies for future growth.

●Managed migration of 200+ application instances from infrastructure discovery to execution phase.

●Provide leadership skills and experience managing large and complex IT projects. Full life cycle development, Testing, UAT, Training, Deployment cycles

●Implemented data transmission via an encrypted VPN tunnel, resulting in automated data provided to critical Vendors for downstream integrated applications

●Participated in migration execution of Enterprise application instances as migration specialist and triage lead.

●Facilitated, tracked and completed decommission of 500+ application instances and servers (Datacenter, and Disaster Recovery sites)

●Led the triage team on the migration weekends to ensure prompt resolution of all issues and successful migration.

●Developed a dashboard tool based on the SharePoint repository to track the progress of migration phases.

●Hosted weekly status calls with LOB senior management to provide project status and highlight risks and issues

●Expert experience in project management software such as MS Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, PDF, SharePoint, etc.

Sr. Project Manager Davis + Henderson (D+h) Aug 2014 – May 2015

●Sr. IT Project manager to financial services clients in the Fintech industry with $Millions of dollars in assets.

●Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope.