Project Manager Quality Assurance

Simon A. Oganga, PMP®

202-***-**** ***********@*****.*** Washington, DC linkedin.com/in/simonoganga/ SUMMARY

Certified PMP Project Manager with over five years of working experience, adept at managing timelines, resources, and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes. Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills drive efficient project execution and team collaboration. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management

ProblemSolving

Quality Assurance

Conflict Resolution

SystemMigration/Integrations

Risk Management

IT Project Lifecycle

Budgeting & Cost Management

Project SchedulingManagement

Requirements Analysis

Return On Investment

Analysis Testing / Rollout /

Support

Value-Added Leadership

Business & IT Planning

Agile/Waterfall

Effective Communication Socially

Responsible Leadership

TeamEngagement&Motivation

Software Tools

JIRA, Excel,Axure, Tableau, SQL, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, Slack, Teams EXPERIENCE

Greenscape Energy Project Manager Washington DC, 12/2024- ToDate

• Define project scope and objectives: Established clear project goals and deliverables and company priorities, resulting in 15% increase in project alignment with client expectations.

• Resource prediction and management: Forecasted and assigned resources for multiple projects, reducing resource allocation inefficiencies by 17% through coordination with management personnel.

• Vendor, supplier, and subcontractor management: Negotiated and managed contracts with vendors and subcontractors, leading to 10% reduction in project costs.

• Safety and compliance: Ensured teams adhered to OSHA standards and company guidelines, maintaining a 40% safety record on all projects.

• Material and equipment delivery coordination: Oversaw logistics to ensure timely and accurate delivery of materials and equipment to sites, improving delivery efficiency by 23% and reducing delays.

• Best practices and standards: Utilized industry best practices to execute projects, leading to a 27% improvement in project completion quality.

• Performance monitoring and adjustments: Monitored project performance and implemented improvements, achieving a 15% reduction in project or cost overruns.

• Risk management: Identified and mitigated project risks, resulting in 11% decrease in project cost overruns.

• Project schedule management: Developed and managed detailed project schedules, exceeding deadlines for 7% of projects.

Hecker Fink LLP Administrative Office Coordinator Washington DC, 2/2023- 9/2024

• Budget Management and Vendor Relations: Administered billing and invoicing for a monthly budget reducing discrepancies by 10% and coordinating facility repairs within 24 hours, improving office uptime.

• Procurement and Resource Optimization: Managed office inventory, reducing excess supply costs by 10% through efficient procurement and tracking.

• Facilitated Meeting Coordination: Coordinated 50+ monthly meetings, ensuring 100% readiness of AV equipment, room setups, reducing scheduling conflicts by 15%. ValueLead Project Project Assistant Egerton University, Kenya 11/2015-05/2021

• Tracked progress for 2 projects over 2 years using Microsoft Excel. Delivered weekly status updates to 3 stakeholders, improving transparency and decision-making efficiency by 25%.

• Supervised 30 field technicians across 2 projects, achieving 95% on-time delivery, maintained high team productivity, resulting in 20% reduction in project delays.

• Ensured 97% of project deliverables met requirements, avoiding rework costs and maintaining client satisfaction scores of 93%.

• Streamlined communication among 25 team members, reducing response times by 17% Delivered daily/weekly updates that increased team alignment, resulting in reduced missed deadlines. INCIP Project Project Coordinator Egerton University, Kenya 2/2007-10/2015

• Created and reviewed budgets for the project. Identified and resolved discrepancies, reducing budget variances by 15%.

• Provided bi-weekly reports to 13 stakeholders, summarizing progress for the projects. Reduced status update inquiries by 20% due to comprehensive reporting.

• Coordinated daily operations for projects, ensuring the seamless execution of activities and reducing logistical delays by 25%.

• Implemented feedback loops and proactive communication strategies, achieving an 85% stakeholder engagement score, as measured by engagement improvement.

• Coordinated daily operations ensuring seamless execution of activities and reducing logistical delays by 25%. EDUCATION

Kenya Institute of Management

Business Management &Administration Nakuru, Kenya

CERTIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (PMP-PMI)

• Principles of Project Management: Udemy

• Agile ScrumandWaterfallMethodologies:LinkedIn Learning

• Certificate of Competency in Business Analytics: NanoDegree (Udacity)

• SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle): LinkedIn Learning

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