VAN TRAN

Manager, Project Manager, Senior Consultant at NAB

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About

With over 14 years of experience in engineering and project management, I have successfully navigated complex projects across diverse industries and global markets, including Australia, the US, the UK, Italy, Japan, and Malaysia. Skilled in Consulting, Project Management, and Business Development, I specialize in crafting strategies, making decisive decisions, and executing tasks within large-scale initiatives. My leadership and interpersonal skills have consistently contributed to the successful completion of high-profile projects. I have consistently excelled in driving project success and organizational growth. With a focus on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and team empowerment, I have overseen the seamless execution of complex initiatives on a global scale. My ability to navigate challenges, inspire excellence, and deliver tangible results has positioned me as a catalyst for change and innovation within the organization.

Experience

  • Project Manager, Senior consultant at NAB Innovation Centre Vietnam
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    - Create and manage the adaptive delivery plan • Driving force behind release planning and rolling out Software Releases (epics and features) into production, including managing cross-Domain dependencies. • Responsible for managing the progressive elaboration of business outcomes to epics and features in collaboration with scrum masters and their squads • Responsible to facilitate the twice-weekly Scrum of Scrums for all squads in the developing stage of features for a single business outcome with associated Scrum Masters to remove blockers. • Capacity planning. • Manage the financials and on-time delivery of releases. • Decisions pertaining to the flow of work across multiple releases. • Go live planning, contingency plan, rollback plan, rehearsal. • Ownership of Sub-Domain delivery roadmaps. • Delivery and integration planning of new solutions across Sub-Domains. • Ensure capacity plans are up to date in Rally, maintain the hygiene around the backlogs, and manage the Business Outcome financials. • Vendor management. • Facilitate execution across a diverse set of Agile development teams to ensure strategy and execution alignment. • Keep key stakeholders informed of overall progress against the release commitments. • Manage dependencies across squads and remove roadblocks to drive outcomes with product owners and business stakeholders. • Provide support for the financial management of business outcomes and epics within the remit. • Responsible for driving capacity planning of Technology resources for assigned squads. • Service the team and coach Software Releases (epics and features) and support the implementation of new and better ways of working using Agile frameworks and methods.

  • Project Manager at NashTech
    Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    As a manager for an offshore delivery center in Vietnam, I oversee a team of 40 members, ensuring end-to-end delivery of engineering projects - Manage multiple Epics/features releases to production, coach teams in Agile/Scrum methodologies, and negotiate priorities with stakeholders. My role involves project planning, budgeting, resource management, risk mitigation, and quality assurance. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including resource managers, technical architects, and clients, to meet project requirements and maintain compliance with ISO 9001 and CMMI standards. Additionally, - Manage project budgets, foster team unity, and uphold strong client relationships.

  • Project Manager at PETRONAS BLOCKS 01&02
    Apr 2018 - Oct 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects; • Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility; • Perform risk management to minimize project risks; • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals; • Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis; • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques. • Take full responsibility for all technical database of the project; • Collect, QC verify data, make the data analysis and necessary report; • Assist with reports and data extraction when needed; • Monitor and analyze information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.).

  • Vietnam Project Manager at KOBE STEEL LTD
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives • Work closely with Contractor/Customers and internal technical team/delivery team/sales administration team in Japan and Vietnam to ensure the progress and quality of the contract • Effectively transfer customers' requirements to the technical team to find out solutions and detail scope of work • Perform risk management to minimize project risks • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques • Ensure customer satisfaction • Keep good and long-term relationship with customers • Organize and motivate team members

  • Project Management at PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation
    Aug 2011 - Jan 2016 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Project Management • Directly manage department annual work program and budget, track project costs in order to meet budget; measure project performance to identify areas for improvement; • Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility; • Perform risk management to minimize project risks; • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals; • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques. Business analysis • Work closely with Stakeholders, related organizations and colleagues to enhance the job fluency; • Take full responsibility for all technical database of the project; • Collect, QC verify data, make the data analysis and necessary report; • Assist with reports and data extraction when needed; • Monitor and analyze information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.).