Project Coordinator IT & SDLC Expert

OPE OLANIYAN, MBA

PROJECT COORDINATOR

+1-289-***-**** • 6 Eva Road, Toronto ON M9C0B1

****.****@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• A highly resourceful Project coordinator with 4+ years experience and an in depth understanding of all aspects of project coordination and implementation

• Experienced with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management methodology (PMLC), inclusive of gating hurdles and the completion of prescribed deliverables

• Strong knowledge of Financial/budget analysis for monitoring, tracking and maintaining project financials including forecast, actuals, and variance analysis.

• Exceptional analytical, technical, administrative, leadership and strong project management skills using the Waterfall and Agile methodology

• Excellent communication skills; written, oral facilitation and negotiation skills

• Resourceful problem solver with excellent time management and organizational skills

• Superior computer skills, with proficiency in the use of Sharepoint, Clarity, Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio as well as MS Project. Proficiency with online web meeting applications such as GoToWebinar, Skype for Business etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator – IT Division Oct 2016 - Present Public Health Ontario (Health Services)

• Coordinate all activities of projects for a wide range of standalone and web-based applications including changes to existing solutions or custom development of new applications by developing project plans and delivering outcomes that meet expectations

• Develops and maintain project documentation including concept, charter, plans, project gating artifacts resource and cost estimates

• Provide timely feedback on any issues with the project schedules or resources

• Communicate with team members, assists with meeting scheduling and supports project processes

• Identify areas of potential risks to project timelines and deliverables achievement; escalating issues to Project Managers and stakeholders for resolution; and ensuring determined mitigating adjustments are incorporated into project plans

• Collaborate with team leads and team members to assign tasks and schedule to strategize resource allocation

• Coordinates change control procedures to facilitate compliance with standards and best practices, monitoring project risk for potential change, participating in project meetings and activities to support change control, reviewing/editing change control documentation as needed, and maintaining change control log

• Develops communication documents for distribution to users with respect to project related changes and implementations, ensuring continued adherence to project management practices

• Develops relationships with project managers/project stakeholders to ensure project plan deliverables are effectively coordinated and issues are resolved

• Maintains an organized documentation in the database for easy accessibility by stakeholders and project managers

Program Coordinator (Learning Services) Aug 2015 - Dec 2015 Nokia (Information Technology)

• Served as a point of contact for service routing certification (SRC) program delivery to internal and external client.

• Prepared client status reports and participated on client calls and email communication to provide updates and next steps.

• Monitored and provided required information related to the progress of Service delivery against contractual measures and engagement.

• Created project reports using predefined standard and customized templates and/or macros.

• Ensured that all documentation and information required for the Project has been set up maintained and are available to the project team and the customer.

• Ensured effective project communication by coordinating governance meetings, documenting, sharing minutes of the meetings and project status report.

• Assisted in implementing project quality plan by tracking and monitoring project KPI for Project Team and Nokia contractors’ team.

• Analyzed and improved organizational structure of Confluence content related to operational activities and processes.

• Arranged document cataloguing, packing, and long-term storage or disposal of appropriate documents at time of project closeout.

• Collaborated with team leads and team members to assign tasks and schedule/strategize resource allocation

• Created and maintain an organized documentation library using Sharepoint so that all team members and/or stakeholders can access the documentation easily

• Suggested improvements to management tools, software, and processes Project Coordinator (Mobile Banking) May 2012 - Aug 2014 Access Bank (Financial Institution)

• Coordinated mobile technology projects from concept to implementation, and through all phases of the software development lifecycle.

• Built and maintained relationships with internal (business and technology team members) and external clients

• Complied with the various rules, regulations, policies and ethical standards governing the financial services industry including compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

• Created specific project deliverables with the required level of quality for the Project Manager, on time and within budget, by efficient coordination of team resources in order to satisfy the project objectives

• Created project documentation drafts and updates, as well as project reports, in order to monitor and control project management processes and project deliverables

• Performed planning for software development schedule and quality control, executing and monitoring the plan to deliver within constraints of schedule and quality

• Managed the evolution of the detailed design requirements throughout the project life cycle utilizing the company’s appropriate processes/procedures and industry best practices.

• Provided resource planning and financial forecast planning inputs for creation of business case and cost estimates

• Exercised technical leadership for the team by planning, organizing, scheduling, coordinating the work of Software team.

• Ensured timely conflict resolution and appropriate direction in alignment with the project plan.

• Demonstrated creative problem solving skills when faced with technical or general project concerns and consistently identifies problems in advance.

• Interfaced with different Software groups involved in product development.

• Managed multiple Software large-scale projects successfully & simultaneously on a consistent basis.

• Managed all assigned projects with complete, accurate and up-to-date project plans including status tracking, shortfalls and course corrections. Maintains records of all necessary project data.

• Demonstrated team leadership and motivation to obtain a high level of co-operation and contribution from team members

• Performed various project administration tasks, including coordinating meetings, taking meeting minutes, forwarding communication releases, and performing maintenance of project tracking logs (i.e., issues, change control, etc.) in order to satisfy project management processes

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration (Global Business) Aug 2014 – Jun 2016 University of Victoria

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Aug 2008 - Jun 2012 Babcock University

COMPTIA Project + April 2012

New Horizon

PMP Certification In progress

Project Management Institute

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