Project Manager

Phone 571-***-****

E-mail ********@*****.***

Woodbridge, VA

Faraaz S. Ali

Professional Summary:

Faraaz Ali acquired his MBA from Johns Hopkins University in 2010 (http://cte.jhu.edu/EP/presentation/rdr/FinalDP3). As a Finance professional, Faraaz has unmatched managerial & working experience in Project Management, Program Controls, Financial Planning, Cost Engineering, and Earned Value Management. He also has strong International Development background and has resided and worked in Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Pakistan. Faraaz has managed and supported activities serving the following highly visible Federal & International Projects:

• United States International Development Agency (USAID)

• World Bank Group (WBG)

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• Department of State (DOS)

• Department of Defense (DOD)

• Department of Transportation (DOT)

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• Pensions Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC)

• Federal Reserve Board (FRB)

Faraaz provided value-added preparation and analysis for Integrated Baseline Reviews, DCMA Audits and numerous other financial deliverables. During this process his duties included financial forecasting, scheduling & cost implementation, budgeting, planning, earned value analysis, and logistic support for all government (FFP, T&M, CPFF/AF, IDIQ, etc) and International Contracts. He delivered financial models and risk assessment simulations for various financial projects. Additionally, he was highly effective in enhancing productivity, cost reduction through evaluation of financial management systems and implementation of process improvements.

With over 10 years of professional Finance experience, he is also an Entrepreneur building 3 businesses, one of which was sold 5 years ago. Currently, Faraaz is:

Founder of Lost en Route (www.lostenroute.com). Lost en Route is a centralized website that gives travelers and commuters a second chance on attempting to reconnect with their lost valuables.

Co-founder of Post Honor (www.posthonor.org). Post Honor is a non-profit online digital memorial dedicated to honoring all of our nation’s public servants that have passed. Though Post Honor will not launch until next month, it will aim to become the largest memorial website that archives and cherishes the legacy of those who sacrificed their lives for greater cause.

Education Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 2008-2010

MBA- Masters in Business Administration

http://cte.jhu.edu/EP/presentation/rdr/FinalDP3

George Washington University Washington, D.C. 2001-2004

B.S., Business Administration

(Double Major: International Business/Finance)

Professional Background

GENERAL DYNMAICS-EFV Woodbridge, VA 2008-present

(CBTW Workshop, LLC)

Sr. Project Manager/ EVMS Specialist

Provided full-time qualitative and quantitative earned value analysis for two major CAM’s on the EFV Program

Weekly updated & maintained Program wide SDD2 CAM Virtual Notebook that provided high-level financial snap shot for all CAM’s

Worked closely with Finance peers and CAM’s on consistent basis to ensure the information provided on the BCR log was accurately reflected and updated

Financially managed over $140M scope of work for the suspension and software/vetronics engineering groups

Performed and processed BCR’s on timely basis every month

Consistently provided value added support to CAM’s through notifying them of program risks, ensuring compliance in all 32 guidelines of the ANSI-748 at all times, and assisted them in mitigating risks through better financial planning

Maintained regular communications with engineering groups, internal finance team, CAM’s, and management to convey key metrics (SPI, CPI, SV, CV, VAC, EAC, ETC, ACWP, BCWP, BCWS, TCPI), facilitate betters processes, and hedge against risks

Sustained a close relationship with the scheduling department to ensure that the IMS and MPM cost database were in sync at all times

Updated MPM to reflect BCR and administrative changes

Exported reports out of MPM & wInsight on an ad-hoc basis to provide CAM’s and other groups customized financial reports to facilitate them in achieving their overall program goals

Contributed in attempting to establish the first automated WAD system ever used on the EFV program

Presented and participated in the CAM Monthly Review (CMR) to the B-Level Directors of EFV program

Updated and modified formal financial documents that outlined finance processes

DELOITTE Consulting LLP, Federal Practice Washington, DC 06/06-09/07

(ARWANO, INC) 09/07-04/08

Project Financial Manager

Provided quantitative and qualitative financial analyses for multiple contract engagements varying in size and complexity. Mentor, trained and develop subordinates in support of firm financial goals and objectives

Lead red team audits for fiscal year end reviews with short and critical deadlines. Coordinate contract funding, billing and scheduling status report metrics for review by all levels of leadership

Lead advisor to senior leadership of opportunities to improve process inefficiencies and streamline

Communications between supporting groups

Write policies and procedures for proper EAC development and revenue recognition. Mentor, coach and instruct project managers and their teams on key performance metrics, providing alternative solutions to keep their projects within the scope of work and on budget

Develop financial models and advise Partnership of critical path optimization which facilitates managed revenue while mitigating periodic month end adjustments. Recognized by colleagues as the subject matter expert for financial modeling and development

Track and monitor the engagements budget, ensure contract compliance, provide backlog and forecast information, and updated project plans in the month-end close process

Maintain regular communications with project teams to include Partners, Senior Managers, Directors, and Contracts team to convey key metrics, facilitate betters processes, and hedge against risks

Provide explanations on invoices not yet issued. Work with BCOE to initiate and execute invoices on a timely basis to ensure prompt payment and reduce impact on accounts receivable

Adjustments – explain status or situations on any projects that require true adjusted write-ups / downs, specifically on amounts over $100K

Oversaw all tasks orders for assigned projects and made sure all of them get processed in a timely manner

BearingPoint Consulting, USAID Contract Mclean,VA 05/03-06/06

(ARWANO, INC) 02/06-06/06

Project Controller

Presented and participated in the (MBR) Monthly Business Review to the Director of Finance & Partners

Extensively traveled to domestic and international project sites to meet with Partners and Sr. Project Managers to discuss the project status, risks, and areas of improvement on a financial standpoint

Performed first level of audit review of Contract set-up in system with proper revenue recognition for fix price and time & material contracts

Managed expense budgets and reported on questionable or invalid expenses and variances to expense budgets

Assisted with forecast management activities such as input collection, processing, report creation, and quarterly revenue projections

Analyzed dashboards with invoices to see if they agreed, and performed trend analysis of changes in adjustment and revenue of current and previous quarters

Traveled heavily to USAID international project sites (UAE, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, & India) to support my PMO and Partners working overseas

Performed first level of audit review of Contract set-up in system with proper revenue recognition for fix price and time & material contracts

Assisted with ensuring U.S. GAAP compliance by providing internal auditing of contracts/projects, along with tracking and reporting on A/R & A/P transactions

Tracked and reported time report expenses and other BearingPoint expenses

Managed expense budgets and reported on questionable or invalid expenses and variances to expense budgets

Assisted with forecast management activities such as input collection, processing, report creation, and quarterly revenue projections

Analyzed dashboards with invoices to see if they agreed, and performed trend analysis of changes in adjustment and revenue of current and previous quarters

Controlled all aspects of the ETC by coordinating all efforts with project managers, distributing self-designed ETC templates with all pertinent information, performing quality checks on adjustments and EAC’s, populating data into BearingPoint’s One-Globe system, submitting project binder’s, and following up with HUB-auditors

Coordinated all project closings, new project set-up process, and updated One-Globe whenever a new funding modification came in

Formulated and processed T&E adjustments, AP adjustments, credit re-bills, and miscellaneous revenue adjustments

Additional Experience

Citizenship

Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.

Excellent verbal and written communication as well as presentation skills.

Entrepreneur by nature and out of the box thinker.

Solid background in all components of Microsoft Office Suite XP, SAS, SPSS, Bloomberg Software, OneGlobe, TIMEnX, BOSS, JAMIS, Oracle Federal Financials, Deltek GCS Premier, MPM, wInsight, Cobra.

Native Fluency in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi

Moderate Fluency in Italian & Arabic

Native U.S. Citizen

References Available Upon request

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