Dionte Richards
**************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Dynamic college graduate with excellent communication and leadership skills. Excellent initiative and management skills developed over the course of my undergraduate and graduate degree. Ready to use my skills to help any organization meet their goals by breaking down the organization goals, committing to the organization goals, leverage high-impact leadership practices and use training and development strategically. SKILLS
Active Listening
Adaptability
Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Interpersonal Communication
Management
Leadership
Organization
Public Speaking
Problem-solving
Teamwork
Microsoft Office
Time Management
G-Suite
Rally
Jira
Kanban
Skype
Microsoft teams
Zoom
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Graduated: December 2017
Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Management
Graduate Degree
Southern New Hampshire University
Graduated: May 2020
Major: Business Management
GPA: 3.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Brightstar Corp
Sept 2018-present
Alpharetta. GA
Jr Project Manager
Responsible for the flow of information from the product owner(s) to management regarding multiple project(s) and requests for project(s).
Work with functional leads across the company in gathering requirements and feedback.
Communicate with product owner and facilitate meetings, take meeting notes, track, and complete action items.
Confirm that the product team, internal, and external developers adhere to the project ingest and deployment process.
Supervise, execute, and track tasks needed to complete project(s).
Update status and various information in project management, development portals, other systems, and present that information to management in a clear and concise manner.
Delineate progress of project(s) and work with management for the rollup of actionable information.
Recognize risks, solve problems, and communicate solutions across project portfolio to maximize throughput from development and business resources.
Suggest strategies of achieving the project goals to management.
Create product documentation, document as requested, and confirm delivery of artifacts to management.
Work with Technology Team to ensure that each member is given an opportunity to make suggestions regarding the executions of the project(s) at the end of each cycle (including post-mortems).
Prepare project plans with a hands-on approach to each task keeping key project milestones on track.
Execute other related tasks as defined by management. Creative Mindsets
February 2017 – August 2018
Atlanta, GA
Project Coordinator
Execute PMO standards, processes and methodologies in a consistent manner for project coordination activities.
Maintain project specific documentation and records involving multiple contributing teams.
Coordinate projects and events and maintain communication with all parties involved.
Communicate with stakeholders, project teams, management and vendors to collect project related information to keep accurate, up-to-date project records.
Analyze project data, including analysis of budget, resource utilization and project delivery performance.
Create documentation for PMO and operations management, distribute project related data, budget data, project status reports, vendor information, requirements documents, policies and procedures documents.
Prepare meeting agenda and presentations for communication of project information to stakeholders.
Create and maintain project work schedules and supporting change control documentation.
Act as liaison and primary point of contact for various contributing parties.
Contribute to project specific tasks such as requirements gathering and testing as required.
Foster collaborative working relationships within operations and across all levels and departments of the organization to execute project coordination activities and company priorities.
Achieve performance targets established by leadership for applicable Key Performance Indicators.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.