Project Management Manager

PATRICK AWUKU DOGBE (PMI-ACP, PMP)

Telephone: +1-832-***-****

Current Location: Houston, TX Email: *******@*****.*** PMI-Certified Agile Project Manager and Professional Banker, with experience in Programme Development & Management, Agile Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Product Development, Credit Analysis, Treasury & Risk Management, Digital Banking & Payment Systems, Deposit Operations, Budgeting & Financial Projections. I wish to work in any organization where I can share my skills and create value for the shareholders/stakeholders. EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

MBA, FINANCE/ BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS), ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS, University of Ghana – Legon PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

PMI AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER (PMI-USA)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMI – USA)

CERTIFIED EXPERT IN DIGITAL FINANCE (FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE & MANAGEMENT) GOOGLE CERTIFICATE IN AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SOFT SKILLS /AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Team Leadership/Management

Planning & Organization

Customer service

Relationship management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail.

Problem-solving

Emotional intelligence

Adaptability

Cultural diversity

Collaboration

Time management

Project Management

Program Operations

Business Strategy

Banking/Deposit Operations

Savings Mobilization

Budgeting/Financial

Projections

Financial Reporting

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Microfinance Operations

Resource Management

Digital Finance/Payments

Treasury Management

Operational Efficiency

Non-Profit Organizations

Emergency Response

Operations

Accounts Payable/Receivable

Market Research

Product Development

Monitoring & Evaluation

Planning & Scheduling

French proficiency

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Consultancy – Houston, TX

Project Management Professional/Freelance, January 2023 – Present Areas for Consultancy: Programme Development & Management, Project Management, Agile Team Facilitation, Agile Product Manager Skills ( Product Backlog Monitoring), Monitoring & Evaluation, Product Development, Board Membership, Microfinance/Bank Operations, Teams Management, Digital Transformation of MFIs, Treasury & Risk Management, Cash Management, Transaction Banking, Commercial/Digital Banking., Financial Inclusion Strategies, Savings Mobilization, Credit Analysis, Budgeting & Financial Projections. HOPE Congo SA – Brazzaville-Congo

Program Manager: October 2018 – December 2022

• Managed the company’s resources diligently to transform the microfinance program of HOPE Congo SA from a loss-making institution in 2018 to a profitable one by Dec 2021.

• Supervised and managed the institution’s Executive Team of 7 directors with 130 staff strength to provide monthly financial & operational reports to the Board of Directors for smooth Board oversight responsibility.

• Managed Operations Staff strength of 80 to grow the Loan Portfolio by 58% (from USD3.4 million in 2018 to USD5.4million 2022).

Services Integrity Savings & Loans, Ltd – Ghana

Head of Banking Operations, January 2017 – September 2018

• Managed the credit operations of the bank to increase the volume of credit by 20% in one year.

• Developed alternative delivery channels (ATM, POS, Mobile Phones, Internet Banking) that improved customer access to banking business by over 50%.

• Coordinated business development projects by making detailed plans and directing same to increase customer acquisition by 20% within 6 months.

Habitat for Humanity – Haiti

Deputy Chief of Party – Haiti USAID HOME Project, July 2015 – March 2016

• Assisted the Chief of Party to manage successfully USD7million budget for USAID Home Ownership & Mortgage Expansion Project in Haiti.

• Performed due diligence on 2 Microfinance Institutions and enrolled them into the USAID Home Project in Haiti.

UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response – Ghana

Payment Specialist, December 2014 – June 2015

• Tracked payments to over 150,000 Ebola Response Workers (ERWs) in Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone and thereby improving the payment systems.

• Established Information Management Systems in Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone to monitor incentive & hazard payments to over 150,000 Ebola Response Workers (ERW)

• Adopted the use of mobile money in making payments (over USD5m) to ERWs thereby saving about 50% of cost involved in cash transfers in these 3 countries. OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Habitat for Humanity International – Ghana Office

Housing Microfinance Specialist

Vision Fund International – Ethiopia

Transformational Manager

Finca International- Democratic Republic of Congo

Finance & Savings Mobilization Consultant

ECLOF International – Switzerland

Deputy CEO

Opportunity International Savings & Loans Ltd – Ghana Head of Operations, Head of Treasury & Head of Admin Services Stanbic Bank – Ghana

Deputy Treasurer & Head of Treasury – Back Office

The Trust Bank Ghana Ltd (Now Ecobank Ghana Ltd)

Senior Banking Officer

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-awuku-dogbe-project-management-professional-15823a17/

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