Mohsan Ashfaq
Mississauga,Canada
Summary
PMP and PSPO certified project management professional with over 7 years of experience in project controllership, financial reporting, and cross-functional coordination across diverse sectors, including infrastructure, regulatory compliance, application development, and cybersecurity. Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with hands-on experience in driving large-scale initiatives within federal, provincial, and broader public sector environments. Committed to delivering results through effective leadership and strategic project execution.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Colliers Project Leaders - Infrastructure Ontario
04.2023 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams to plan and implement projects from inception to closeout, including budgeting, procuring suppliers, resource allocation, and financial reconciliation.
- Develop and maintain Integrated Project Plans (IPP), Status Reports, Action Items, Issues Logs, ensuring minimum deviation from the baseline through strong tracking & follow-ups.
- Maintain PMO Playbook materials, templates, and standard operating procedures, supporting enterprise alignment with Infrastructure Ontario’s governance framework and OPS I&IT standards.
- Collaborate with Procurement for RFI, RFP, and RFQ preparation and contract administration, ensuring compliance with public sector procurement processes.
- Perform risk assessment in processing changes under integrated change control.
- Provided monthly updates to stakeholders and senior management on project status, risks, and performance on a portfolio of 15+ projects.
Senior Project Control Officer
Metrolinx
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Supported change management within the portfolio, ensuring alignment with the annual planning exercise.
- Tracked financial performance of a $25M+ project portfolio, including variance analysis and contingency drawdown, and assisted in preparing and monitoring project budgets.
- Supported implementation of in-house tools including user stories and scrum boards to improve intra-company communication, while facilitating roll-out plans and user acceptance testing.
- Utilized Scrum and Kanban Boards using Jira & Confluence, effectively communicating with teams regarding Product and Sprint Backlog, and facilitating day-to-day issue resolution.
- Assisted in preparing and monitoring project budgets, including estimates and reconciliations.
Senior Project Control Officer
TD Bank
09.2020 - 09.2022
- Supported multi-year Regulatory, Fraud Management and Cyber Security projects with budget of over $30M.
- Led monthly financial reporting (forecasting, accruals, earned value management) and delivered variance analysis through Tableau, providing senior management with insights into project financials.
- Acted as liaison between project teams and enterprise PMO to ensure compliance with governance protocols and promote consistent application of PMO standards.
- Worked closely with Accounts Payable for vendor invoices and recording accruals, comparing against SOWs.
- Supported financial reporting and controlling, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and savings tracker.
Project Coordinator
Sun Life Insurance
03.2018 - 09.2020
- Supported the PMO in tracking project deliverables, financial budgets, and compliance with project management governance policies, each project with a budget upwards of $1.5M. Created reports and metrics using Planview.
- Developed onboarding manuals and knowledge transfer documentation using PowerPoint and Photoshop, significantly accelerating the learning curve for new hires.
- Perform business analysis to develop process maps and use cases using Microsoft Visio.
Education
PSPO - Professional Scrum Product Owner
12.2023
PMI Project Management Professional - PMP Designation
10.2022
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies - Microsoft Advance Excel
10.2022
University of Winnipeg - Post Graduate Diploma: Project Management
09.2020
University of Manitoba - Bachelor of Science
04.2018
Skills
- Stakeholder communications
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Risk management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Contract management
- Data analysis
- Compliance monitoring
- Business analysis
- Change control processes
- Project planning and development
Certification
- PMP
- PSPO
Technologies and Software
Microsoft Project, Planview, Clarity PPM, Kahua, Primavera P6, Jira, Confluence, Kanban Boards, Tableau, PowerBI, Excel (Advanced), PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SAP
Timeline
Project Manager
Colliers Project Leaders - Infrastructure Ontario
04.2023 - Current
Senior Project Control Officer
Metrolinx
10.2022 - 04.2023
Senior Project Control Officer
TD Bank
09.2020 - 09.2022
Project Coordinator
Sun Life Insurance
03.2018 - 09.2020
PMI Project Management Professional - PMP Designation
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies - Microsoft Advance Excel
University of Winnipeg - Post Graduate Diploma: Project Management
University of Manitoba - Bachelor of Science
PSPO - Professional Scrum Product Owner
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