Aashima Asthana
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Dedicated, Flexible and Passionate professional with 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Budgeting, Planning, Coordination, Execution, Risk Management and Stakeholder Management.
Graduated in Project Management from George Brown College Toronto.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Co-ordinator
InStudio Design Inc
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects within scope, budget, and schedule
- Developed and maintained project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Worked extensively on Ajera tool for financial budgeting and tracking time and expenses for consultants
- Utilized Microsoft Project to track progress of multiple project tasks and visualized end-to-end data by using interactive charts
- Communicated project status and progress to stakeholders and management, and ensured timely resolution of any issues or conflicts
- Coordinated and facilitated project meetings, including kickoff, status updates, and debriefs
- Involved majorly in Budget forecasting for multiple projects
- Built and maintained positive relationships with stakeholders, clients, and team members
- Fully efficient with Microsoft 365 products.
Project Specialist
Lowes Canada
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Developed project plan with timelines and budget and regularly communicate the status of projects to business stakeholders
- Identified and managed issues and risks jeopardizing project success through regular updates to the business owner; and escalated any risks or concerns
- Developed strong, long-term strategic relationships with clients
- Worked with Retail teams to produce detailed execution schedule to ensure all cross-functional deliverables are captured in the overall project schedule.
- Ensured the execution of team deliverables and adapt team priorities based on changing needs.
- Maintained and updated project documentation in Share point as required.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, Power-point) and Microsoft project.
Project Specialist
Belomoda Fashion Exports
02.2015 - 01.2021
- Created the project plan, scope of work and schedules based on budget and required time frame, including coordinating with outside contractors and equipment vendors.
- Conducted formal risk management sessions and documented/manage risk management plan
- Ensured projects are on-time, within scope and budget.
- Managed relationships and negotiations with clients and relevant stakeholders.
- Solely Responsible for the creation of status reports
- Ensured resource availability and allocation on an ongoing basis.
- Coordinated with internal resources and third parties/vendors for backups.
- Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation.
Merchandiser
Simran Internationals
10.2013 - 01.2015
- Developed artwork from concept through pre-production within factory constraints.
- Involved in Quality inspection points for the garments
- Took part in counter costing, handling samples, tracking approvals and proactively suggest solutions to meet deliverables.
- Implement action plans to maximize efficiencies and productivity.
Project Manager - Enactus (Volunteering)
George Brown College
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed partnerships with potential organizations, industry leaders and coordinated sessions for Enactus audience
- Formed and maintained relations with session attendees, mentors and members.
- Assisted the Project Team in managing project timelines and deliverables on Wrike.
- Involved in handling additional tasks such as marketing, sales, promotions, development, content and other adhoc activities as required.
Education
Postgraduate Degree - Project Management
George Brown College
Toronto, ON09.2022
B.Sc - Leather Goods & Accessories Designing
Footwear Design & Development Institute Noida
06.2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Project Planning & Execution
- Schedule & Risk Management
- Financial Budgeting/Controller
- Project Forecasting
- Project Estimating
- Agile Methodology
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Scheduling Project Kickoffs
- Strategic Planning & Analysis
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Scope & Quality Management
Additional Information
- ACHIEVEMENTS , Awarded for best growth in Craft Industry Exports by Ministry of Commerce, India Awarded for promoting Indian depleting leather crafts in International Leather Fair India.
Timeline
Project Co-ordinator
InStudio Design Inc
10.2022 - 03.2023
Project Manager - Enactus (Volunteering)
George Brown College
01.2022 - 01.2023
Project Specialist
Lowes Canada
03.2021 - 09.2021
Project Specialist
Belomoda Fashion Exports
02.2015 - 01.2021
Merchandiser
Simran Internationals
10.2013 - 01.2015
Postgraduate Degree - Project Management
George Brown College
B.Sc - Leather Goods & Accessories Designing
Footwear Design & Development Institute Noida
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