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Shaqib kadri - Project manager

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Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Relocation: No

Visa: US citizen

SHAQIB A. KADRI [email protected] PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: PMP certified project manager with experience working on all stages of project lifecycle from initiation to closing and delivering projects on time and on budget. Expertise in needs analysis, project scoping, business modeling and strategic planning. Skilled in process improvement, risk assessment, cross functional collaboration , and project deployment. Passionate about emerging technologies and dedicated to exceeding expectations to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and increase revenues. Highly experienced in Project planning and Budgeting; Built work breakdown structures; Analyzed methods to estimate project cost, resources, time, and deliverables; Negotiate conflicts and resolves issues; Discovered factors that may potentially cause cost changes; Implemented risk mitigation planning, processes, and systems; Administered project change management process; Accepted standards and tools for estimating, tracking, and controlling projects; In depth knowledge of critical path scheduling which shows the sequence of events compatible with work breakdown structure; Projected actual cost versus budget cost; Oversaw resources procured outside the organization; Deep understanding of project spend, delivery, service levels and contractual compliance; Interacted with a variety of levels of personnel both within and outside the organization; Documented a detailed cost baseline from cost estimates; Maintained project schedules; Prepared and maintained necessary project documentation; Worked well on a project team; Communicated effectively both orally and in writing; Managed all phases of the project life cycle and project plan; Researched and gathered information necessary for project planning; Prepared and presented reports related to project planning; Provided team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance. EDUCATION: Master in Information Technology Management, May 2022 Purdue Global University Master of Business Administration, Marketing - 2011 Gujarat Technological University - Ahmedabad, India Bachelor s Degree, Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) -2008 Visnagar, India- North Gujarat University Certificates Certified PMP Certified in ITIL Foundation Certified in Six Sigma White Belt PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: Department of Toxic Substances and Control IT Project Manager Sacramento, CA February 2021- Present Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with business owners, project sponsors, project teams, resource managers, vendors, and key clients; Develop and maintain the project management plans including risk management plan, communications plan, change management plan, test plans etc.; Gather the information required for the scope, level of effort analysis to estimate project cost, resources, time, and deliverables; Develop baselines for cost and schedule, and continuously monitors actual against planned baseline; develops/updates charter to be submitted for approval; Work with resource managers to ensure resource availability and commitment, and effectively aligns resources across projects; Identify which resources need to be procured outside the organization and assists in the development of SOW; Monitor project spend, delivery, service levels, value, and contractual compliance; Conduct project meetings, communicating individual roles, project expectations and desired outcomes; Make sure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively; Evaluate the progress of project on a regular basis and identifies, analyze, and prioritize any issues/risks; Develop and maintain risk mitigation plans, processes, and systems; Facilitate the resolution of complex problems by meeting with customers, vendors, and technical staff to identify problems and potential solutions; Manage the project change management process; Assist in project audits to assess the health of the projects; Prepare and present project status updates including detailed status reports periodically and as requested; Utilize established project standards, procedures, contributes to the development and continuous improvement of tools, and participates in the Project Management Community of Practice; Conduct formal review at project completion with business sponsor to confirm acceptance and documents lessons learned for future reference and learnings; Lead projects in a scrum master capacity using agile methodology; Perform other related duties as required Interact with a variety of levels of personnel both within and outside the organization; Draft the critical path schedule which shows the sequence of events compatible with work breakdown structure; Document a detailed cost baseline from cost estimates; Perform project planning; Track and document project spend, delivery, service levels and contractual compliance; Maintain project schedules; Prepare and maintain necessary project documentation; Work well on a project team; Communicate effectively both orally and in writing; Manage all phases of the project life cycle and project plan; Research and gather information necessary for project planning; Negotiate conflicts and resolves issues; Manage the project change management process; Prepare and present reports related to project planning; Provides the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance. County of Santa Clara San Jose, CA Buyer II, Procurement Department (Information Technology) May 2019 February 2021 Manage clients their needs and expectations Manage multiple projects concurrently Manage vendors and get them registered and enabled in SAP and Ariba. Performing market research for the single source and sole source submitted by user department and try and promote open and fair competitiveness. Contract Administration of the contracts and managing the amendments and one time PO. ITB,RFP, and RFQ solicitations to procure IT related software and hardware for county and save the taxpayer's money by negotiating with the vendors. Coordinate with multiple user departments and complete complex tasks simultaneously. Communicate both orally and in writing with vendors, top management, and user departments Work as a team player and deliver excellent customer service for both internal and external stakeholders. Use various Microsoft office tools such as Microsoft excel, Microsoft word and make presentations Conduct a thorough market research and try an make the solicitation open and fairly competitive. Apply principles and practices of various contract solicitation process such as RFQs, RFPs, ITBs. Familiar with using BID Sync for solicitations and Ariba for Contract Management. Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously Project procurement process in the public sector Provide training to user departments to facilitate effective use of the county purchasing and contracts programs and policies Assist in long-term procurement planning and recommends purchasing and payment policy and procedural changes Compile, analyzes and evaluates data on county-wide purchasing patterns to identify purchasing trends and compliance issues Conduct strategic sourcing activities to ensure the needs of County agencies and departments are addressed; identifies and notifies potential sources; conducts pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences; coordinates evaluation committee Analyze market trends, competition and buying power Evaluate acquisition and contract requirements and determines appropriate solicitation process such as Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (ITB), Requests for Quotations (RFQs) and Requests for Information (RFI); Analyze Statement of Work and project plans; assists in defining products and services specifications and determining contract parameters including cost of contract, creation of performance-based criteria, and solicitation of bids Provide leadership, direction, and assistance to departments and agencies on conducting highly complex contract negotiations with outside vendors. Develop strategies for resolving disputes Work independently, reason logically, work under pressure and adapt to varying circumstances, and use sound judgment in the performance of duties Exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information; analyze and project consequences or decisions and/or recommendations Give presentations to departments, industry, and other organizations on purchasing issues and activities Department of Water Resources (California) Sacramento, CA Analyst (Dept of Water Resources) November 2018 May 2019 Review, edit, and finalize Task Order (TO) or TO Amendments with the SME or Contract Manager (CM) Process the approved final TO, by reviewing justifications for amendments, entering, and updating all pertinent information in the A&E Contracts database, and sending approved TO program for signatures. Provide consultation to client division Contract Managers (CM) and staff to prepare Contract and Contract Amendment documents including Request For Qualifications (RFQ) Options Checklist, DWR 9503 and 4248, Qualification Requirements, Selection Criteria, Draft Scope of Work, and the Program Contract Checklist. Update and maintain contract database for assigned A&E contracts. Work with client Contract Managers/Program Managers and Program Control staff to determine if sufficient funding is in place Confirm the availability of selected SOQ review and selection committee members and schedules the interview location and times Create requisition in SAP, and at appropriate time in the RFQ process, coordinate client program manager and program control office to determine if sufficient funding exists, create initial funding strip, ensure contract number and purchase order are created; coordinate these activities with appropriate DWR personnel including DOE Buyers. Ensure that purchase order is obtained at proper time and obtain proper approvals. Prepare and provide reports on contract status, contracts expenditures and other contracts statistics to Division staff as requested. Perform an administrative review of assigned DOE Contract invoices to determine if charges are in line with negotiated rates, number of hours charged are appropriate given deliverable status, time-frame for charges fits within duration stated in contract or TO's; coordinate the resolution of invoice conflicts, errors and any corrections needed, with Contractor's representative and recommend approval or denial of payment of invoice to CM. Create service entry sheets in SAP and forwards to accounting for further processing. Maintain file of all invoices with spreadsheets to monitor and ensure that invoices do not exceed contract amount; also notifies CM when amount invoiced brings total to within 20% of contract total. Perform basic to somewhat complex mathematical functions such as multiplication, percentages, straight line projections using Excel. Coordinate edits, revisions and finalization of the contract request package with the A&E Program Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the less complex A&E Contracts. Participate in the formulation of procedures, policies, and program alternatives, which may require collaboration with A&E Program participants. Wells Fargo Bank San Jose, CA Personal Banker Dec 2016- Nov 2018 Helping customers with account maintenance and account services Helping customers with opening new bank accounts and various other banking products. Working with partners to increase the revenue of the branch Collaborating with the team of tellers for smooth branch operation as well as efficient working of branch. Helping business customers with their business needs and help them with a business need analysis as well as credit analysis. Handling complex customer complaints and transactions. Shine Engineers Ahmedabad, India Senior Project Manager October 2012-October 2016 Developed and maintained a productive working relationship with business owners, project sponsors, project teams, resource managers, vendors, and key clients; Developed and maintained the project management plans including risk management plan, communications plan, change management plan, test plans etc.; Gather the information required for the scope, level of effort analysis to estimate project cost, resources, time and deliverables; Developed baseline for cost and schedule, and continuously monitors actual against planned baseline; develops/updates charter to be submitted for approval; Worked with resource managers to ensure resource availability and commitment, and effectively aligns resources across projects; Identified which resources need to be procured outside the organization and assists in the development of SOW; Monitored project spend, delivery, service levels, value, and contractual compliance; Conducted project meetings, communicating individual roles, project expectations and desired outcomes; Make sure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively; Evaluated the progress of project on a regular basis and identifies, analyzed, and prioritizes any issues/risks; Developed and maintained risk mitigation plans, processes, and systems; Facilitated the resolution of complex problems by meeting with customers, vendors, and technical staff to identify problems and potential solutions; Managed the project change management process; Assisted in project audits to assess the health of the projects; Prepared and presented project status updates including detailed status reports periodically and as requested; Utilized established project standards, procedures, contributes to the development and continuous improvement of tools, and participates in the Project Management Community of Practice; Conducted formal review at project completion with business sponsor to confirm acceptance and documents lessons learned for future reference and learnings; Lead projects in a scrum master capacity using agile methodology; Performed other related duties as required Interacted with a variety of levels of personnel both within and outside the organization; Drafted the critical path schedule which shows the sequence of events compatible with work breakdown structure; Documented a detailed cost baseline from cost estimates; Performed project planning; Tracked and documented project spend, delivery, service levels and contractual compliance; Maintained project schedules; Prepared and maintained necessary project documentation; Worked well on a project team; Communicated effectively both orally and in writing; Managed all phases of the project life cycle and project plan; Researched and gather information necessary for project planning; Negotiated conflicts and resolves issues; Managed the project change management process; Prepared and presented reports related to project planning; Provided the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance Shine Engineers Ahmedabad, India Project Manager August 2008 October 2012 Developed and maintained a productive working relationship with business owners, project sponsors, project teams, resource managers, vendors, and key clients; Developed and maintained the project management plans including risk management plan, communications plan, change management plan, test plans etc.; Gather the information required for the scope, level of effort analysis to estimate project cost, resources, time and deliverables; Developed baseline for cost and schedule, and continuously monitors actual against planned baseline; develops/updates charter to be submitted for approval; Worked with resource managers to ensure resource availability and commitment, and effectively aligns resources across projects; Identified which resources need to be procured outside the organization and assists in the development of SOW; Monitored project spend, delivery, service levels, value, and contractual compliance; Conducted project meetings, communicating individual roles, project expectations and desired outcomes; Make sure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively; Evaluated the progress of project on a regular basis and identifies, analyzed, and prioritizes any issues/risks; Developed and maintained risk mitigation plans, processes, and systems; Facilitated the resolution of complex problems by meeting with customers, vendors, and technical staff to identify problems and potential solutions; Managed the project change management process; Assisted in project audits to assess the health of the projects; Prepared and presented project status updates including detailed status reports periodically and as requested; Utilized established project standards, procedures, contributes to the development and continuous improvement of tools, and participates in the Project Management Community of Practice; Conducted formal review at project completion with business sponsor to confirm acceptance and documents lessons learned for future reference and learnings; Lead projects in a scrum master capacity using agile methodology; Performed other related duties as required Interacted with a variety of levels of personnel both within and outside the organization; Drafted the critical path schedule which shows the sequence of events compatible with work breakdown structure; Documented a detailed cost baseline from cost estimates; Performed project planning; Tracked and documented project spend, delivery, service levels and contractual compliance; Maintained project schedules; Prepared and maintained necessary project documentation; Worked well on a project team; Communicated effectively both orally and in writing; Managed all phases of the project life cycle and project plan; Researched and gather information necessary for project planning; Negotiated conflicts and resolves issues; Managed the project change management process; Prepared and presented reports related to project planning; Provided the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance. SKILLS Procurement and solicitations document preparation Proficient in MS office and Scrum Project Management Methodologies and PM tools Data analysis and problem solving Keywords: information technology purchase order microsoft California