Summary

Performance and results driven change agent with vast experience in technology delivery, client management, Managing & Controlling Programs & Projects with cross functional teams in IT, Telecommunication, Defense and Public sectors.

Broad expertise in solving complex business problems, leading large-scale transformation efforts, driving client engagement and customer satisfaction improvement initiatives. Several years of hands-on experience with System and Network Infrastructure technologies. Provided consultancy to clients in building PMO, deployment of Microsoft Project server, Standardizing Project Scheduling and developing resource loaded Integrated Schedules.

Advance level skills with Microsoft Project Server, Project Professional, Primavera, Microsoft Office, JIRA, HP PPM Microsoft Visio and Mind manager (Mind Map).

Professional Experience

Leidos Corporation Washington DC -USA

Program Planner / Master Scheduler Feb 2020 - Present

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - NISC III

Operations Network Replacement (OPSNET-R) Program

Develop a Program Management Plan

Create and maintain program/project schedules

Develop and maintain a system development monitoring plan to track progress

Provide support for the completion of documents and artifacts required by the FAA Joint Resources Council (JRC)

Provide procurement support in industry outreach and preparation of Requests for Information (RFI)

Develop information and presentations for executive review

Coordinate activities and act as a liaison between OPSNET-R Development contractor and various FAA organizations and offices

Provide weekly and monthly status reports on project progress

Assist in the preparation of formal documentation and present plans and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences

Leidos Corporation Washington DC -USA

Program Control April 2019 – Jan 2020

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - NISC III

Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME) Program

Establish and update project documents, precedence networks, and schedules in conjunction with approved ASKME process and on FAA EPM systems.

Develop and Maintain the Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and related artifacts in compliance with applicable standards and best practices.

Provide technical expertise to Contractors in developing, updating, analyzing and evaluation of the change requests or new investments for Investment Analysis Readiness Decision (IARD), Joint Resources Council (JRC) and Final Investment Decision (FID) phases.

Coordinate and work with Contractors and Subcontractors to Establish, review, and update Baseline schedules.

Assist in providing appropriate documentation and support in planning, ensuring that programs adequately incorporate requirements for Shortfall analysis, CONOPS, real estate, utilities, telecommunications and spectrum management.

Update EVM metrics on CPIC system for ASKME Program, Integrate EVM metrics with Master Schedule

Support preparation and validation of applicable portions of budget submissions, including justification, narrative, cost estimates and project material lists.

Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting performance against baseline schedules to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule objectives are met.

Communicate schedule impacts and propose corrective actions to Program Managers and stakeholders.

Partner with the Technical Manager’s, CAM’s and Work Product owners on identifying, analyzing and reporting risks.

Leidos Corporation Washington DC -USA

Project Control Analyst Nov 2018 – April 2019

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - NISC III Program

ATO - Pay tool Automation

Performed administrative work including but not limited Placing calls Coordinating meetings, Taking minutes, Organizing venues, Planning projects, Updating the project calendar, Recommending changes, Following instructions, Keeping update on compliance regulations, Resolving issues related to the project etc..

Manage team and act as the primary POC, Providing support to FAA program management office (PMO) lead on a large, multi-year cost plus program.

Ensure Implementation of Leidos Agile project management best practices are used for planning, development and delivery of the projects.

Perform team administrative activities, develop project related plans and other documents.

Report performance against plans, Maintain Risk/Issue registers and provide status on Weekly & Monthly Project reports for leadership.

Coordinate and support Control account managers (CAMs) and Work package (WP) owners in all duties related to scheduling, planning, tracking, and reporting on the program.

Aggregate, analyze, and report on weekly, monthly and quarterly Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

Analyze IMS reports to identify, resolve and communicate issues with CAMs and work package owners.

Support the EV Analyst to ensure accurate cost schedule integration across control accounts and work packages.

Partner with the Program Risk Manager to assist CAMs and WP owners with identifying and analyzing project schedule risk.

Ensure baselines are controlled and forecasts are accurately represented.

WCW Force LLC, IT Solutions and Services Alexandria, VA -USA

IT Project Manager (Project Management Consultant) July 2014 – Oct 2018

Client: QSSI/Optum Federal

Program: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – One Program Support (OnePI) June 2016 – Oct 2018

Worked with program/project teams in the Planning & development of program process and artifacts.

Coordinate and facilitate IBR, PMR and PIR meetings

Ensured baseline integrity, Change control is maintained and Perform quality checks based on the DCMA 14 point scheduling practices.

Worked with Release Management team in high level planning for each release to ensure Environments availability.

Develop WBS and related dictionaries and resource loaded schedules.

Worked Closely with CAM’s on BOE’s and LOE’s on new projects and releases.

On Weekly basis gathered activity status updates from all CAM's.

Provided Program reports for senior leadership in various formats. (Slippage, Milestones, Two week look ahead etc.)

Forecast performance and perform risk analysis of schedules, and provide management with an understanding of the current schedule, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to ensure future performance.

Reviewed schedule variance, EVM metrics and reported findings to the Program Manager.

Performed quality analysis, track changes to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) baseline and Generate & maintain the critical path and logic.

Client: QSSI/ Optum Federal

Program: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM)

Nov 2015 – June 2016

Worked with program/project teams in the development of Project Management related documents.

Worked with Release Management team in high level planning for each release. Ensured Release schedules align with the overall program goals.

Worked with BA team to develop LOE report for the high level requirements.

Ensured different test environments were available for the testing team and are aligned with dev team activities.

Tracked daily activities, achievements, blockers and slippage and report findings to Program management team.

Forecast performance and perform risk analysis of schedules, and provided management with an insight of the current schedule, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to ensure future performance.

Standardize and Monitor Project Schedule, Track Changes approved before to the Baseline is modified.

Tracked & reported on User Stories, Issues and Risk via clients JIRA project site.

Analyzed Schedules, identify and make recommendations to ensure completeness while minimizing risks and promoting processes to help ensure schedule viability and usefulness to the customer, including discovery and tracking of critical paths for decision-making

Ensured Key Task, Testing Environment and Release management schedules align with the overall program goals and report weekly on progress.

Client: QSSI/Optum Federal

Program: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Marketplace System Integrator (MSI)

July 2014-Oct 2015

Supported Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CSIIG in Strategy, Planning and Roll-out of Project Server (CAPMS) Based on CMS agency expedited Life Cycle (XLC) for agile projects,

Worked with QSSI Corporate PMO in the development of Process and Standards, Reviewed and provided feedback on Proposal and Bid documentations.

Collaborated with program and project managers to derive and create metrics for process improvement.

Analyzed Progress, identified and made recommendations to minimizing risks.

As Senior Master Scheduler for the Marketplace System Integrator (MSI) contract in performing Analysis and IV&V of more than 40,000-line Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and 25+ Contractor schedules.

Reviewed schedule variance, EVM metrics and Task slippage and report weekly on the findings.

Supported in organizing and setting agenda for daily scrums for component projects, prepared an analysis report on daily activities, achievements, blockers and slippage for CMS leadership.

Forecast performance and performed risk analysis and provided management with an insight on risks and opportunities with appropriate recommended actions.

Performed quality analysis, Control on the critical path and logic of Program activities.

Senior Project Manager Herndon, VA -USA

March 2014-June 2014

Planned, directed and coordinated several projects with functional team activities to manage and implement project from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage.

Developed and maintained resource-loaded Microsoft Project integrated project schedules that included project phasing, project milestones, and represented critical relationships between project tasks as required to plan, coordinate, and visualize all significant project activities.

Led the project teams in determining client requirements and translating requirements into operational plans.

Delivered on all program requirements including technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance that could involve cost overruns and deficiencies.

Oversaw and provided support for the efficient and quick implementation of software projects.

Facilitated client meetings to gather technical requirements for projects.

Interfaced with functional tower heads and other stakeholders.

Liaison between program and Project management teams to ensure goals are aligned and communicated to all.

Facilitating Scrum events as needed or requested for agile projects.

Ensured synchronization of schedules with the Project plan and as per the change requests.

Ensured Key tasks, critical path and resource allocation are tracked through schedule.

Report on daily stand-ups and on each sprint to higher management.

Ensured all stakeholders’ stay engaged and committed for the review iterations.

Ensured product and business function participation in review meetings.

Mentor and coach the team on how to achieve incorporate agile practice.

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Riyadh, KSA

Adviser - Corporate Strategy & Project Management Office Oct 2013-Feb 2014

Supported program development with cross divisional teams aligned with corporate strategy to plan, structure and deliver multi-million dollar worth programs.

Reviewed of IT Strategy and HR restructuring programs and ensured alignment and realization of benefits.

Developed plans in bringing together the information on projects, resources, timescales, monitoring and control.

Supported huge BSS up-gradation program through Bid, Planning and Monitoring stages.

Develop sets of metrics to indicate the health and progress of programs.

Manage regular programs reviews

Optimize performance across the program functionally and technically.

Track program expenditures against budget.

Allocate resources to influence the cost and success of the program.

Continuously assess performance and manage exceptions.

Apply proper governance over structure, processes, and procedures to control operations and changes to objectives

Research and develop new capabilities; and systematically apply learning and knowledge to the program.

Advanced Electronics Company Ltd Riyadh, KSA

Telecommunication & ICT Systems Business Unit (TSBU) Feb 2013-Oct 2013

Project Manager

Steered multiple large-scale complex high risk Projects, spanning more than one functional area or discipline.

Provided support to projects within TSBU business unit, in developing highly technical customized solutions to meet customer requirements beyond standard product offerings. Oversaw deployment of P3O framework in TSBU, Analyzed and reported GAPS current and target state to top management.

Gathered requirements, presented solutions, and participated in negotiating contracts.

Led the definition, design, implementation, and governance of the information technology architecture strategy.

Provided Coaching, Support and Guidance to Project Managers in aligning projects with P3O framework.

Conducted Stage gate and Phase gate reviews and prepared checklist compliance reports.

Implemented and maintained SharePoint document repository for PMO.

Worked with PMO team to develop framework for utilizing Earned Value Methods for tracking and reporting and ensured compliance.

Worked on a large Restructuring and HR program with "Aon Hewitt" and "Booze Allan" for Saudi Telecom Company (STC).

Worked with “Accenture” on a joint bid for a large "Virtual Labor Market" solution Proposal for Ministry of Labor.

Performed duties as Solution Architect and PMO Officer for a Department of Defense (DOD) C4I Program to develop and upgrade ICT infrastructure with Multiple Data Centers and country wide connectivity.

Lead the effort on current and desired state architecture, identification of gaps, formulation of approach to resolve gaps, definition of architecture governing principles, and design of IT architecture blueprints to advance and simplify the business systems landscape.

Managed VCE 700 series Cloud platform deployment at DC & DR sites.

Synoptic Information Riyadh, KSA

Head of PMO (Director) June 2009-Jan 2013

Created the enterprise PM Office, Drove the implementation and adoption of a Portfolio and Project Management (PPM) System into the IT Enterprise to introduce work, resource management, and capacity planning discipline into the Company

Led as director and managed a team of Program/Project Managers and PMO Support staff.

Developed and Implemented PMO methodology, Standards and deployment of Microsoft EPM (Project Server) based on PMI and APMG guidelines.

Ensured Integration of Governance process, PMO Process among other enterprise functions.

Organized, directed, and managed all aspects of contract operational support functions involving multiple complex and inter-related project tasks that often required managing teams of sub-contractor personnel at multiple locations.

Provided Project Management Consultancy services to several clients in building PM Offices.

Ensured alignment of PMO to achieve strategic goals through prioritization of programs and projects.

Ensured standardization was maintained as per PMO framework through periodic monitoring of Project progress and risk.

Worked across business/technology teams to ensure alignment between business solution definition and systems architecture for the organization.

Manage a diverse team of professionals including IT and environment to ensure the success of the program.

Managed strategic Large and complex projects. (Network, Security, Systems, ERP and Software Development). Developed support contracts and SLA’s.

Prominent programs include Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), a large C4I IV&V. The Program was for a complete ICT infrastructure upgrade with multiple Datacenters with 47 sites across the country.

Oversee architecture during the life cycle of the Program and the projects, ensured it is aligned with the required standards and policies.

Developed RFP for Video Conferencing and Satellite Communication.

Oger Systems PVT Ltd. Al Olaya, Riyadh, KSA Projects Quality Controller May 2006- June 2009

Managed Several System Development, Network and Cabling Infrastructure projects.

Team Lead for Quality Assurance and control, Utilize Process Improvement techniques, such as six sigma tools and lessons learned from other projects.

Developed Quality Assurance and Control framework and related documentation.

Prepare test cases; perform Integration, functional testing and UAT.

Weekly Reporting to PMO Director on PMIS, Quality control and Customer Satisfaction activities.

Participated in developing Program management office (PMO) Procedures, Processes, Framework and related document templates.

Ensured Programs/projects followed Companies best practices and methodologies.

Developed presentations to senior level management on project goals and plans, including progress reports. Coordinated and ensured compliance by the Program and Project Managers “EPM-Document Repository” as per PMO standard and policy.

Deployed and Management Microsoft EPM 2003 / 2007 solution for Oger System and several other clients.

Represented PMO in Vendor partnership audits. (Cisco, Microsoft etc.)

Telecom Plus

Al Rabwah, Riyadh, KSA

Technical Support Consultant

Dec 2003 –April 2006 Project: Saudi Electric Company

Managed Operations and User support services to Power Plants, Customer Services Department and Billing Departments in Al Kharj region.

Managed System and Network upgrade project in Al Kharj region with a team of 15 engineers.

Coordinated with Main frame, Systems Management, Network, and System Security departments for extension & development of new site office for Al Kharj region.

Recommended several changes to Systems and System Security departments for process improvement.

Proposed, Presented and Implemented new strategies for user support.

ERP suggestions for change analysis and modifications.

Represented Regional HQ for developing strategies for user support and up gradation of system and network Kingdom wide.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Project Manager-Tec (NSRC & CRC Program) Nov 2001 –Sep 2003

Led a team of developers, system administrators and database administrators for SRC & CRC projects.

Managed Software design and development (VB and, .Net)

Participated in developing database structure for the SRC software application.

Developed data transfer procedures and Backup strategy for SRC project.

Proposed, Designed and implemented Form Tracking and verification software and System.

Prepared weekly reports, technical documents for SRC & CRC.

Hired & trained a team of Assistant Managers and System Engineers for SRC project.

Coordinated with regional registration offices and developed data verification process.

Developed Swift Registration Centers for the central Region (Islamabad PHQ)

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Islamabad, Pakistan

System Engineer (CNIC Project) May 2001 –Oct 2001

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Islamabad, Pakistan

In-charge Network Administrator (DCVF Project) Dec 2000 – Apr 2001

E-WAZ Communications (PVT) ltd. Islamabad, Pakistan

Data Communication Analyst Dec 1999–Nov 2000

Education

Master of Computer Science (MCS)

2001-2003

Alkhair University

Major: Database Management Systems (DBMS) and System Analysis

Master of Business

Administration (MBA)

1997-1999

Preston University

Major: Finance and Accounts

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)

PMI- Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)

ITIL V2 - EXIN

Portfolio, Programs and Project Offices (P3O) - APMG

TOGAF9 (Enterprise

Architecture) – Open Group

Project+ - Comptia

Security Analyst – EC Council

Information Security

Expert (ISO 27002) – ISE Board UK

Security Essentials - CIW

Technical Certifications

MCSE (Microsoft)

MCSA (Microsoft)

CCNA (Cisco)

Citrix presentation server 4.0

System Administrator – CLP (IBM)

CCDA (Cisco)

Training & Workshops

AWS Technical

Professional - Amazon Web Services

Business Development &

Leadership - McKinsey & Company

Agile Project

Management - Business Beam

Strategic Alignment for Leadership Business - Enterprise Mapping Inc

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Essentials (Second

Edition) - Amazon Web

Services

Contract Management and Bid Management - Shipley Associates, UK

Program Management - PGM study

Six Sigma - Green Belt - TCQ Triangle, Dubai

AWS Cloud Practitioner - Amazon Web Services

Contract Management - Sukad, Dubai

CMMI Foundation - QSS

Process Improvement - Linkedin

Data Science

Methodology - IBM

Big Data Fundamentals -

IBM

Big Data Analytics -

IBM

Agile PM: Comparing

Agile Tools - Linkedin Training

Project 2007 Essential

Training - Linkedin

Training

Advanced Microsoft

Project - Linkedin

Training

Managing Budget-

Constrained Projects with Microsoft Project - Linkedin Training

Scrum: Advanced - Linkedin Training

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