project coordinator

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ROVIE PERSAD

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

A result oriented, self-motivated, and dedicated professional who works well independently and as a strong team member

Good ability for understanding procedures and logistics

Strong skills in time management, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines

Very articulate and effective working with people of different ethnicities and personalities.

Excellent communication skills to interact internally as well as externally

Ability to multitask various duties; lead projects & provide assistance to higher management

Detailed in gathering project requirements, assessments, and producing reports for management

Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with clients and associates

EDUCATION

2004-2008 Rutgers State University-School of Business Newark, NJ

Bachelors Degree in Finance--Graduated with Honors (GPA: 3.5/4.0)

Active member of Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, and Marketing Society

Student Member of Project Management Institute for the Financial Services Community

SIGNIFICANT WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2011-Nov 2011 Merrill Lynch-Project Coordinator New York, NY

Prepared meeting minutes and managed document storage/maintenance

Performed PMO activities: Financial planning and reporting, work plan and scheduling, risk management, data and document management, communication management, quality management, and cost/schedule performance management

Supported multiple teams and projects at one time for procedures and training materials

Maintained the project schedule and ensured all tasks are updated at the agreed time

Booked meetings and managed calendars

Maintained effective and good relationship with various stakeholders and upper management personals

Forecasted deliverables and project schedules with ad hoc analysis

Provided audit and control

Maintained SharePoint sites

Gathered and presented status reports at weekly status report meeting

Provided resource management with MS Project and Microsoft Excel

July 2010-Feb 2011 JPMorgan Chase-Project Manager New York, NY

Supported medium to large and moderate to complex from initiation through implementation, including phases such as planning, detailed requirement analysis, and design development

Closely tracked and managed project budgets to within defined ranges, monitored project process, and adjusted resources and priorities accordingly to meet aggressive deadlines

Established and managed to detailed requirements, priorities, and deadlines

Performed PMO activities through out multiple projects

Gathered requirements for implementation of new account system for client

Managed and tracked progress against project plans, financial reports, status reports, issue logs

Developed project budget, tracked actuals against forecast and remained within department guidelines for variance

Identified project risks and implemented appropriate mitigating activities, and escalated risks and exposures to next level of management when appropriate

Resolved project conflicts effectively by making timely decisions and/or negotiating with affected areas to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution

Established and maintained effective relationships with core and extended project team members, stakeholders, and peers

June 2009-June 2010 Citi-Project Manager New York, NY

Worked with liaison in the PMO group connecting the developers, business users, project manager and eventually reporting it to the program manager with progress of the project

Oversaw management of scope changes, trends, and change control against time implications

Participated in the one source global regional committee of WMLA

Acted as the primary interface for one source technology through CPB and AHS.

Provided implementation for procedures for decreasing costs of unauthorized transactions for unregistered representatives

Sept 2007-Oct 2008 TD Bank-Junior Project Manager New York, NY

Acted as a liaison in coordinating programmers and large project teams for integration, representing sales technology at program meetings, status reporting, dependency and issue/risk management and acted as a key player for problem resolution and root cause identification

Performed PMO activities across multiple projects

Performed high level testing and validation in various different environments such as: JVC, UAT, and Dev

Organized and articulated deliverables and project plans to varying level of management within the organizations

Kept in track with various release weekends and monitored all the sales technology project’s critical milestones

Maintained test logs for implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning.

Worked with security programs such as Postini and Vonti; learning and discovering about overlaps and gaps between the two programs and used MS PowerPoint to create presentations to share the pro’s and con’s of these programs to senior managers

SKILLS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools such as Microsoft Excel, Power Point, SharePoint and Project Office

Experience working with software such as Unix, Test Director, Load Runner, and Quick Time Professional. Have used methodologies such as Waterfall, V-Model, Agile

90 WPM/no errors; Mac friendly

Fluent in English, Competent in Mandarin Chinese

Perform well in a deadline driven and fast paced-environment

Sports, Weight lifting, Traveling, Music

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