John Avudria
Rockland,ON
Summary
Mr. Avudria has over 25 years’ experience in the ICT industry; served in numerous positions and capacities, including Senior IT Project Manager, Program Manager, IT Delivery Manager, Senior Technical Analyst, and Server Engineer. He has advanced expertise in established project management methodologies such as PMI PMBOK processes, ITIL, Agile, Scrum, SDLC and Waterfall Knowledgeable Project Executive adept at leading teams, developing plans and solving issues to mitigate project delays. Bringing 15-year track record of success in financial administration, strategic planning and performance optimization. Stellar career of bringing large capital projects in on time and within budget constraints.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Executive/Scrum Master
Health Canada/Public Health for Canada
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Provided oversight for SAP S/4 Hana Business Warehouse Management/Variance Reporting database modernization
- Designed coaching/mentoring program for project team who had no exposure to agile/scrum processes/procedures and implemented it to bring project team on speed with Agile/Scrum ceremonies
- This process improved team productivity, collaboration, and adoption of agile methodology
- Led the team in product backlog planning and guided them in defining epics, story points and tasks
- Created the project schedule in JIRA and managed assignment of resources
- Mentored the team through scrum daily standup to follow scrum discipline
- Created project performance reports and prepared dashboard reports for senior management
- Performed regular sprint review and retrospective that improved communication and collaboration among stakeholders
- Effectively managed issue logs to ensure issues were resolved.
Project Manager
Innovation, Science, Economic Development Canada
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Coordinated spectrum cloud analytics platform development for 5G radio wave lengths across Canada.
- Coordinated Canada Digital Adoption program and Integration of CRA and corporations Canada business and personal information management.
- Responsible for leading strategic planning of implementing accessibility compliance project across all departments at ISED including but not limited to engaging stakeholders, identifying, and documenting business requirements putting together implementation plan for GC Accessibility Compliance project.
Project Manager
Natural Resources Canada/SSC
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Led and coordinated GC WI-FI deployment for seven NRCAN sites across Canada
- Coordinated WI-FI deployment schedules between vendors and site managers
- Prepared BRDs
- Collected project execution reports, financial stats and disseminated to stakeholders
- Coordinated procurement and deployment of Multifunction device printers for modernizing workplace at 580/588 Booth St buildings
- Virtual printers deployed in Azure Cloud environment
- Presented monthly status updates to senior project leadership team.
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
Project Manager
Department of National Defence
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Coordinated migrating over 10,000 users from Office 2013 environment to Office 365
- Assisted project team in collecting requirements, cloud security requirements, planning RACI chart for the project and scheduling users for migration to O365
- Coordinated mobile security implementation for users authorized to use cell phones, testing mobile security solutions and deployment of security solutions
- Identified gaps and inconsistencies between business processes and related policies
- Document findings and areas of improvement
- Recommended operational best practices and opportunities for improvement.
Project Manager
Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Created project benefit realization models
- Led cross section of seven departments in gathering business requirements for ePPMS
- Engaged and documented requirements from stakeholders
- Created requirements traceability matrix for tracking requirements
- Created and documented project artifacts including the following but not limited to: Project charter, Business case, scope statement, risk analysis, Communication plan, procurement plan and project management plans
- Identified gaps and inconsistencies between business processes and related policies
- Document findings and areas of improvement
- Recommended operational best practices and opportunities for improvement
- Using organizational modeling software tools in recommended efficient organizational structures in an effective and easy-to-understand method
- Researched enterprise project portfolio management tools, performed solutions options analysis
- Presented recommended solutions to steering committee of seven directors
- Contacted solution vendors and negotiated government pricing for deployment of recommended solutions that included: Clarity PPM, Microsoft Project Online, SAP Hana, Oracle Primavera
- Recommended SaaS CLOUD based solutions in Azure/AWS environment for the team
- Arranged product demos for enterprise project team for test driving: Clarity PPM version 17.x, Microsoft Project Online, SAP Hana, Oracle Primavera
- Presented cost and benefits of each ePPMS to the steering committees where they selected Clarity PPM to align with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) enterprise portfolio management tool of choice for government of Canada.
Service Delivery Management
Shared Services Canada
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Mentored junior associates in best practices for effective service delivery management.
- Implemented best practices in service delivery management, driving continuous improvement across the organization.
- Mentored junior team members, providing guidance on best practices in service delivery management.
- Incorporated best practices in service delivery management into daily routines, resulting in better decision making.
- Coordinated training programs for team members, enhancing their skills and expertise in service delivery management.
- Identified opportunities for growth by staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in the field of service delivery management.
- Actively participated in industry conferences and professional networking events to stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies relevant to service delivery management.
- Managed budgets effectively, controlling costs while maintaining high standards in facilities management services delivery.
- Streamlined bottle service process by effectively coordinating with bar staff and management, ensuring timely delivery of orders.
- Increased client satisfaction rates by consistently meeting or exceeding performance metrics related to case management, communication quality, and overall service delivery.
- Effectively utilized time management skills to balance multiple house sitting assignments simultaneously, ensuring consistent delivery of excellent services to all clients.
- Implemented feedback from management to continuously improve performance and exceed expectations in customer service delivery.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams such as operations and supply chain management to ensure seamless delivery of products/services to customers needs effectively met their requirements.
Project Manager
Elections Canada
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing quality materials at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
- Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
- Created accurate budgets based on resource requirements, allowing for optimal allocation of funds across all aspects of the projects.
- Effectively managed scope creep by establishing clear boundaries on requested changes while keeping projects aligned with original objectives and budgets.
- Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives to optimize project outcomes while maintaining cost effectiveness.
- Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Management in Computer Information Systems
Ottawa University
Brookfield, WI05.2003
Skills
- Goal setting expertise
- Scope Definition
- Budget Development
- Construction management
- Performance monitoring
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Staff Management
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Project estimation and bidding
- Contract Management
- Documentation Management
- Relationship Building
- Quality Assurance
- Resource Allocation
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Relations
- Team Collaboration
- Agile Methodologies
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Customer Relationship Management
- Vendor Selection
- Creative Thinking
- Technical Presentations
- Status Updates
- Gantt Charts
- Production Cost Verification
- Information Technology Management
- Requirements Writing
- Asana software
- Microsoft Visio
- Earned value analysis
- Conflict Resolution
- Detail Oriented
- Documentation And Reporting
- Budget Control
- Cost Analysis
- Innovation and Creativity
Professional Development
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ACP.
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Languages
English
Position Description
Project Manager
Project Management Competencies
- BA, Management Information Systems.
- 10+ years of experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects in large, outsourced IT service delivery organizations.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects with constantly changing requirements and priorities.
- Able to work with subject matter experts on specialized technical project and manage their delivery of tasks.
- Broad knowledge of data centres, virtual servers, networking, network architecture, end user devices (workstations, printers, Point of Sale, Audio Visual, etc.)
- Enjoy working as part of a program team and respect for chain of command.
- Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team of technical resources.
- Training and experience with best practice project management techniques and processes (Agile, SDLC, PMBOK, Waterfall).
- Ability to identify efficiencies/linkages with other projects in the program.
- Cool temperament and able to manage constantly changing environment, requirements, and pressure.
- Business case and requirements management.
- Client focused/consultancy style interaction even during tense situations.
- Detail-oriented approach to project deliverables.
- Skilled at identifying hidden/unstated client requirements.
- Mentoring and coaching skills
- Very good MS Office skills.
- Strong budget management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Creating project management documents (Charter, PMP)
Security Clearance
Secret II, 96106214-0002326005, 05/01/31
Affiliations
- Member of PMI
- Member of Scrum Alliance
Certification
- PMP Training - 2017
- Scrum Master - 2017
Timeline
Project Executive/Scrum Master
Health Canada/Public Health for Canada
04.2023 - 09.2023
Project Manager
Innovation, Science, Economic Development Canada
10.2021 - 03.2023
Project Manager
Natural Resources Canada/SSC
06.2021 - 01.2022
Project Manager
Department of National Defence
02.2021 - 10.2021
Project Manager
Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
10.2020 - 06.2021
Service Delivery Management
Shared Services Canada
02.2019 - 12.2020
Project Manager
Elections Canada
01.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Management in Computer Information Systems
Ottawa University
- PMP Training - 2017
- Scrum Master - 2017
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