CAREER SUMMARY:

A tactical and success-driven Project Coordinator with over 15 years of experience in managing and coordinating projects.

A team-player with ability to predict obstacles, challenges and risks so as to proactively deploy mitigation strategies and innovative solutions to problems. A highly motivated self-starter who works well independently in a fast-paced team environment with minimal supervision and excellent understanding of the fundamentals of Change Management, Agile and Waterfall Project Management methodologies.

Proficient in the execution of Organizational Change Management (OCM) programs with focus on new approaches and technologies to solve business problems and improve overall process efficiency.

Expert in Project Coordination & Management, Operations Management, Technical Consulting, Business Development, and Contract Management.

Excellent leadership skills; outstanding written, verbal communication, and presentation skills with team members and audiences from within and outside the organization and at all levels and in many industries.

Proficient in Microsoft Project, Jira, Smart Sheet, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, Tableau, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Google suite with the ability to learn and adapt to new computer software applications efficiently. Minimal experience in Oracle, Maximo, Copperleaf, etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Project Coordinator, DataMangoes Consulting Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada November 2021 to Date

Planned and implemented projects based on established project scope, budget, goals and deliverables; achieved 100% completion of all assigned projects in accordance with the company’s strategy, commitments and goals and in line with approved budget and timeline.

Increased the organization’s effectiveness by 27% by implementing Kaizen and Lean Management processes.

In line with industry codes, regulations, standards, and specifications, allocated project resources in such a manner that ensured a minimum of 28% cost savings on assigned projects.

Leveraged my interpersonal and communication skills to ensure stakeholders are properly engaged throughout projects life cycles, this improved stakeholders’ involvement and satisfaction of the project deliverables by at least 30%.

Deployed negotiation skills to negotiate contracts with vendors/suppliers and reduced operational expenses by 25%.

Monitored adherence to ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, while actively participating in the quality improvement process and working with the assigned project team of professionals to achieve high quality deliverables.

Led continuous improvement activities that enhanced quality, and cost effectiveness of projects by at least 30% such that customers’ expectations are always exceeded.

Utilized the PDCA and 7S model for improved organizational change management initiatives and developed a Business Intelligence (BI) model to capture process performance improvement and solutions performance measurement.

Created seamless Project Management Information System (PMIS) platforms to reduce project risks and improve process performance by over 70%.

Carried out cost and schedule variance analysis (CPI & SPI), cash flow, accruals, incurred cost, and other vital project controls information, which improved compliance with approved schedule and budget by 25%.

Tax Payers Agent, Canada Revenue Agency, Calgary Call Center October 2022 till June 2023

Gathering information from taxpayers to establish the precise nature of their enquiry or request

Researching possible responses or solutions using a variety of internal and external information sources

Providing explanations and/or clarification to clients over the telephone in response to their business enquiries

Project Coordinator, Eocene Projects, Calgary, AB, Canada August 2019 to October 2021

Managed Stakeholders requirements and engaged with all stakeholders and clients throughout the lifespan of a project, including preparing formal project updates.

Responsible for facilitating a project in its entirety, preparing regular project updates, working directly with sales and operations teams, ensuring all project requirements are met.

Communicated directly with Field Supervisors and other team members to ensure 100% efficient and successful project installations.

Managed multiple projects simultaneously and ensured that all projects meet profitability goals and meet or exceed client expectations.

Ensured adherence to all Eocene’s policies, standards and procedures; processed all required paperwork and maintained records for reporting and project tracking.

Provided direction to Project Coordinators to ensure job files are complete and ready for handover to the project team.

Project Coordinator, Cutting Edge Engineering Services, Abuja, Nigeria June 2016 to July 2019

Deployed agile principles to achieve 15% cost reduction for the US$250,000 project on deployment of 18Kg Absorbent Natural Gas Cylinders equipped with Global Systems for Mobile Communications enabled Gas content monitor to replace 12.5Kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders in 250 homes.

Managed and coordinated the Cost-Benefit Analysis of the US$300,000 project on the supply of cooking gas to 124 homes using gas distribution pipeline network.

Deployed agile principles to successfully manage and reduce overall expenses by 18% of the US$125,000 project on replacement of Liquefied Natural Gas by Absorbent Natural Gas for domestic cooking in 150 homes.

Achieved a 30% increase in team’s performance through facilitation of learning and training workshops to assist in developing business documentation for process transformation.

Assistant Project Coordinator, Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Dev. Authority January 2011 to May 2016

Assisted the Project Manager in managing issues, risks, decisions, dependencies, and action items on the negotiation and execution of Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) of more than US$400Million for offshore exploration of hydrocarbon resources in the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ).

Maintained constant communication and stakeholder collaboration which improved achievement of organization change management goals and objectives by 32%.

Developed a process that improved turn-around time for the issuance of offshore drilling licenses and approval of wells’ drilling programme for 5 drilling rigs by more than 35% through elimination of repeated steps.

Conducted the review of Standards for Oil and Gas Surface Facilities (offshore); this led to reduction of operational downtime by at least 40%.

Project Officer, Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Authority June 2002 to December 2010

Played key role in the preparation of Petroleum/Tax Regulations and Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC).

Developed guidelines for the sales of more than 3,000Km2 of 3D seismic data to oil companies in the JDZ.

Established parameters for the evaluation of bids for the 2003 & 2004 Bid Rounds in the JDZ.

EDUCATION:

Masters of Engineering (Honors) in Industrial Engineering

University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

Masters of Business Administration, (IQAS Certified as equivalent to Canadian MBA)

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Bachelor of Technology (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering, (IQAS Certified as equivalent to Canadian Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering)

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

CERTIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional (PMP) (in view)

PROSCI Certified Change Management Practitioner

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Professional (LSSGBP)

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

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