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PERSONAL PROFILE AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Highly commended Senior Project Implementation Manager: Fintech, E-Commerce, Banking, Cybersecurity and SocioEconomics. Thriving under strict deadlines. Keeps abreast of new technologies; proactive, motivated, technical, logical and analytical problem-solving. Accountable, relentless, efficient and strong team leader. ________________________________________________________________ SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Analytical Skills, Planning and Organising, Managing Priorities, Problem solving. Prince2 Agile Methodology: Technical Project Planning and Implementation Manager (+ 20 years): planning, scope, risk (issue management and mitigation), governance, analysis, reporting and launching. Technical skills: SaaS (Fintech) & PaaS (E-Commerce), familiar with AI, Networks (compliance firewalls, sandbox, Telecomms & Cybersecurity (SSO, MFA & SFTP). Servers, Algorithms, Big Data, Social Media, ERP, CMS (Wix) & APIs. Accounts: Oracle E-Suite & Sage 200. Project Management: Jira, Smartsheets and MS Project. CRM: Sugar and Salesforce. Training on site and online: Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting & JoinMe. Leadership, Team Work, Communications & Interpersonal Skills: effective and clear communication style (NVC). Devoted team player: believes in motivating and empowering staff. Community Developer in Africa, Spain, USA and the UK. 4 fluent European languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Basic French and German. Adaptability: 20+ years managing multiple international projects remotely and onsite. Microsoft Office, Agile, Waterfall, Cloud, AWS, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneNote. Professionalism: high ethical and moral standards: honest and fair. Take pride in exceeding client’s expectations. Soft skills: excellent organizational and communications skills. Sound work ethic: values based on self-discipline and dedication (perseverance, focus, meeting deadlines and attention to detail). Relentless solutions seeker and out of the box thinker. Flexibility: embraces and enjoys challenges. Positive attitude, willingness, frame of mind and focused on solutions. High emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity. Resourceful and extraordinarily resilient.
Jan’21- Jun’22 AmiRural (AmIRural.com). Entrepreneur: creator of IT socioeconomic ecosystem (SaaS, PaaS app). Project Management of Socioeconomic Digital Platform: integrating cross-channel FinTech Self- Service Operating Models: Digital Currency and Banking (membership reward system, escrow, crowdfunding and micro-finance). Telecomms, IT, Networking, Communications, Marketing, Accounts, PR and Logistics. - Management and delivery of multiple complex, organisational, operational and strategic Change Programmes in 6 countries simultaneously. - Implementing organisational transformational processes. Worked with 7 functional UK teams leading end to end delivery plan (through concept and design to delivery). • Quarter Finalist for Actions For Earth - Global Leaders Challenge. Singapore 2021 https://www.hemispheresfund.org/global-leaders-summit/2021/ • Selected for a Fellowship with Founder Institute & Year Here. 2nd round for Ashoka–Green Skills Innovation Challenge • Start-up sponsored by the Government via New Enterprise Allowance and 3 Entrepreneurial Skills and Funding courses.
Sept’18–Dec’20 TGPR (Cyber Security Public Relations). Project Manager (Remote worker) London. • Project Management of PR campaigns for 3 high profile global cybersecurity clients (in Israel, USA and Russia). • Programme Office and Client Management. Close collaborations with exco teams: organising communication strategies to drive complex cross-functional change. Networking and Facilitation. • Training and coaching clients for TV, videos, radio and conference appearances (InfoExpo and WebSummit). - Successfully increased 65 % client’s promotion via international editorial coverage: BBC, Sky, Financial Times and 3 magazines.
Jul ’15 – Aug’18 Webexpenses and WebOnboarding. Senior Project Implementation Manager. Oxford (Remote). Webexpenses: expense management software integrating and migrating solutions with Cloud/SaaS, ERP and APIs. • Processes, compliance risk, fintech and economics: implementing direction and integrity of project: coordinating global POC, pre-sales support and technical activities (project goals, scope, tasks, timelines, milestones and budget). Meeting clients’ requirements and designing solutions. • Change management, transformation and deploying transition and contingency plans. Delivering project and optimisation: troubleshooting and highlight reporting. • Risk Management: triaging effectively challenging internal/external issues, dependencies and risks. • Key collaborative relationships with 32 global stakeholders monthly. Supporting cross-functional teams: sales, training, CMS, devs and finance. Rolling out implementations globally. • Financially responsible for budgets (up to £0.5 million: RyanAir, Telecom Mexico). Delivery of programme outcomes: benefits programme reports. • UATest content and scripts. Training new users and admis onsite & online (up to 105 trainees, 6 countries & 4 languages). WebOnboarding: SaaS - employee onboarding app for HR and recruitment. (Same duties as Webexpenses). Achievements: - Negotiated and managed cybersolutions for credit card payments (SFTP) with 17 banks increasing sales by 37%. - Shortened implementation time from 1 month to 1 day using Agile methodology. - 91% of strict deadlines met. 99% of customer retention and 93% of customer satisfaction. - I heavily contributed to the 12 awards webexpenses received during my time working there.
Feb‘14 –Mar‘15 Oxfordshire County Council. Contract Project Manager Operational Governance & Executive Groups. • Monitoring project deliverables and project closure by 13 Boards and project teams. Discussing progress, risks and issues. Supervising changes and transitions. Worked part-time with Accounts, Finance and IT departments.