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Okechukwu Steve Nnadi

Regina,SK

Summary

  • Project Management Professional with 6+ years of experience with a background in manufacturing, end-to-end client management, and product implementation for a SaaS company with $40M in annual revenue.
  • Strong ability to collaborate and build relationships with leadership, stakeholders, team members, and external customers cross-functionally to develop and execute deadline-driven projects.
  • Motivated, driven, and self-directed individual with an entrepreneurial spirit ready to leverage experience in project delivery for a Project Manager role. {Data-driven, reliable, collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving professional with interpersonal and communication skills, ready to leverage the experience for Project Manager at Marquee Development.} .

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master

Smile Communication
Ikoyi, Lagos
05.2022 - Current
  • Communicate and lead key programs involving multiple functions and program teams to drive engineering development and implementation process for multiple products
  • Facilitate product backlog management and coordinate with other TPMs to identify and manage cross-team dependencies
  • Drives development of program requirements for Global Business Unit
  • Manages activities of supporting program teams and internal and external development partners; ensuring alignment with unit strategy, and responsible for overall program profit and loss management
  • Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with business unit management and internal manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices to drive continuous improvement and manage program costs

Scrum Master

UnitedHealth Group
Charlotte, NC
11.2019 - 06.2021
  • Supported P.O to manage healthy team’s product backlog; sprint backlog; facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint review, and sprint retrospectives
  • Scheduled and facilitated other scrum events such as release planning, PI planning, sprint refinement, and other stakeholders-team relationship meetings
  • Managed upstream/downstream dependencies, and coordinated product released management activities while ensuring smooth deployments of values at every given release cycle
  • Monitored progress and performance and assisted teams to make improvements with help of different agile metrics
  • Helped product owner, development team, and stakeholders in ensuring consistency of value delivery in line with organizational goals that help drive customer satisfaction
  • Removed obstacles stalling teams’ commitments to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Agile Project Manager

Smile Communication, Ikoyi
, Lagos
05.2015 - 04.2018
  • Reassuringly distributed project teams and all aspects of agile / scrum development, including daily stand-ups, iteration and release planning, retrospectives, demos, and daily work
  • Early and frequent coordination between product owners, analysts, developers, and QA departments
  • Removed team barriers and obstacles
  • Define and communicated vision and how this aligns with business strategy to team
  • Supported, coached, communicated, and facilitated meetings with project team to ensure clarity in individual committed deliverables, scope of work, and alignment of team with overall project goal.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives
  • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement
  • Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
  • Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity
  • Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
  • Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore
  • Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel
  • Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams

Project Manager

Bulk GSM Ltd, Maryland Estate
, Lagos
12.2002 - 06.2005
  • Planned, evaluated, and scheduled projects with adequate employer capabilities
  • Supervised and advise subordinates, control records of files, and prepare weekly reports
  • Weekly checks of inventory of electrical and electronic systems against theft
  • Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities
  • Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance
  • Updated operational methods and oversaw accounting procedures for improved efficiency
  • Accelerated progress by continually reviewing performance, budgets and project timelines
  • Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects
  • Managed projects from procurement to commission
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
  • Made decisions independently and collaboratively on [Type]-related challenges
  • Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion
  • Provided detailed product orders based on project drawings and technical specifications
  • Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance
  • Maintained compliance with regulatory parameters in complex projects with overlapping policies
  • Maintained clear communication with precise technical writing to document and inform critical processes
  • Led project teams through design, construction and launch process
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines
  • Provided fiduciary oversight to remain within budget constraints, recommending project adjustments where necessary
  • Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
  • Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs

Intern

FrieslandCampina WAMCO
12.1999 - 12.2000
  • • Assisted other full-time employees in quality assessment, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems.
  • • Assisted in implementation of maintenance of security, and power systems and boilers.• Assisted in preparing daily operational plans and schedules.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Management

Tech Park 3
03.2022 - 08.2022

Master’s degree - Legal Criminology in Security Psychology

University of Ibadan
Oyo State Nigeria
08.2016 - 07.2018

Advanced Diploma - Security Operations and Management

University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
12.2015 - 12.2016

Some College (No Degree) - Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Owerri Imo State
01.2000 - 12.2002

Some College (No Degree) - Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Owerri, Imo State
09.1996 - 09.1999

Skills

Agile project management

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Certification

Scrum Master| Microsoft Teams | Project Management | MS Project | Business Development | DevOps

Timeline

Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master

Smile Communication
05.2022 - Current

Post Graduate Diploma - Management

Tech Park 3
03.2022 - 08.2022

Scrum Master

UnitedHealth Group
11.2019 - 06.2021

Master’s degree - Legal Criminology in Security Psychology

University of Ibadan
08.2016 - 07.2018

Advanced Diploma - Security Operations and Management

University of Lagos
12.2015 - 12.2016

Agile Project Manager

Smile Communication, Ikoyi
05.2015 - 04.2018

Project Manager

Bulk GSM Ltd, Maryland Estate
12.2002 - 06.2005

Some College (No Degree) - Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Federal Polytechnic Nekede
01.2000 - 12.2002

Intern

FrieslandCampina WAMCO
12.1999 - 12.2000

Some College (No Degree) - Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Federal Polytechnic Nekede
09.1996 - 09.1999

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