Unu Akogun - Project Master Scheduler / Project Coordinator

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Profile:

An experienced Project Coordinator / Master Scheduler in the I.T. Industry with the ability to quickly understand complex project objectives, generating project scope documentation, building stakeholder consensus to delivery approach”.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Conduent Austin, TX December 2022 – Present

Project Coordinator

•Scribed and scheduled for daily meetings

•Recognized AI(Action Items) and ensured on time delivery of such items

•Maintained communication and information flow from project owner and team

•Weekly presentations to both teams and project manager, keeping abreast of updates and developments

•Monthly physical site inspections

•Time sheet and schedule Maintenance

Microsoft Dallas, TX Feb 2022 – December 2022

Project Coordinator/ Marketing and Promotions Suggestive Team

•AI vocabulary team- Worked with team to increase the vocabulary capacity of AIs

•Access marketing strategies with a view to suggesting ideas ( Pros and Cons)

•Other tasks involved weekly update of key project artifacts (project schedule/timeline, status report)

•Maintained regular evaluations of workflow and data flow processes

•Gathering of project documentation, including pre and post-implementation audit documents and application support

•Attended to recommendations from internal and external audit teams to ensure project compliance

•Created, monitored, and changing of project and resource milestones, ensured adherence to standards

•Maintained time sheets for identification and remedy

•Reviewed expenses alongside budget to identify, and to point out unauthorized expenses

Amazon Houston, TX May 2017 – Feb 2022

Project Coordinator / Member Marketing Think Tank

•Updated project plan estimates, dates, resources, and milestones with information from PM and other project team members

•Performed weekly update of the key project artifacts (project schedule/timeline, status report)

•Assisted in maintenance of change management log, issues list, and risk list

•Assisted in regular evaluation of workflow and data flow processes and in making improvements

•Coordinated the gathering of pertinent project documentation, including preimplementation and post-implementation audit documents and application support transition

•Coordinated the fulfillment of pre-implementation and post-implementation recommendations from internal and external audit teams to ensure project compliance

•Created, maintained, monitored and controlled various Project schedules with 2880 line items, 2000 line items and 2700 line items.

•Assisted project leaders and team leads in the creation, monitoring and changing of project plans, resource plans and milestones, ensuring adherence to approved standards

•Reported out master plan schedule impacts and shifts

•Reviewed project time sheets (internal and contractor) to identify and remedy discrepancies

•Reviewed project expenses against project budget to identify and remedy any non-approved charges

•Scheduled, prepared for / facilitated meetings and events as required. This involved coordination of larger meetings, reserving rooms / venues, resources, refreshments, etc.

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MD IPENT Estate LTD San Antonio, TX November 2015- May 2017 Project Coordinator

•Updated/maintained Team Calendar on Project Workspaces

•Facilitated Root Cause and Problem Statement sessions

•Monitored, controlled and tracked Project schedule to ensure that team members are updating tasks for each Sprint

•Assisted with providing project oversight and proactively manage project schedules, solution delivery, and solution quality and performance measurement.

•Worked with Project Manager -Infrastructure IT Lead to develop and communicate strategies, goals, and objectives as well as project status and/or health, plans and schedules to both Client and internal audiences.

•Provided consulting and communications support to all levels of both Project and client stakeholders.

•Provided support for project risks and conditions, develop mitigation strategies, and client expectations and satisfaction.

•Coordinated and ran Project Meetings (bi-weekly ), reports in Project Manager's absence - engage team members, follow up on blockers, note action items

•Captured, communicated and followed up on meeting Action Items / reviewed overdue actions or issues and contacted team members for updates.

•Assisted with on-boarding of new team members / grant requests for hardware and system access for existing team members and contractors. This included requests for hardware, security badges.

•Partnered with PM and other project team members to ensure standard processes (Solution Life Cycle) are followed

•Responded to general inquiries and requests for information related to the PMO and projects.

JB, Abuja, Nigeria. May 2011- October 2015

Sales and Marketing Officer

•Created and implemented marketing projects to boost and or increase sales of specific products, organize rollouts schedules and budgets.

•Created & maintained product promotion/publicity.

•Determined need for and scope of add campaigns, make recommendation based on determinations.

•Gained concurrence, approval, and consensus from stakeholders regarding the various project aspects, adjusts accordingly.

•Identified appropriate resources.

•Organized team members to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments and objectives.

•Acted as the point of contact with management and publicity team.

•Managed quality of Social media putouts and presence

•Identified need for changes and revises within established guidelines/policies as appropriate.

•Performed ongoing review of project status; identified project risks.

SKILLS:

•Experience with I.T Implementation of software projects, Data Migration, Desktop Rollout projects.

Methodologies: (SME) Subject Matter Expert –Waterfall Methodology (PMI); Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); AGILE Methodology.

Software Skills: Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Project 2003, 2007 & 2010, MS SharePoint, MS Visio, MS Project 2010, Visio 2010.

EDUCATION:

University of Ibadan

B.Sc. Political Science

•Culinary performance and presentation

•PMI- Project Management Institute Member

Affiliations:

•PMI – Member.

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