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Hi, I’m
Chinaza Obiekwe
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Lagos
Summary
Project Manager with a combined 3 years of experience in software development and quality assurance testing for customer-centric products across service industries. Skilled at providing technical advisory and overseeing project lifecycles from initiation to user adoption. Excellent at leading cross-functional teams to deliver results that impact overall financial profitability and commercial performance.
Overview
3
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
APPZONELAGOS
Project Analyst
06.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Advocated for ways to streamline ongoing projects, prioritizing shorter turnaround times and consistent development quality.
- Reported project cost analyses to enhance workflow and increase profits.
- Tracked ongoing project advancement towards predefined milestones, reducing instances of missed deadlines by 20%.
- Built lasting and collaborative partnerships with individuals both within and outside of company.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
HNG INTERNSHIPLAGOS
Program Coordinator
08.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Managed over 12,000 interns for HNGi8 and HNGi9 cohorts.
- Gathered and organized curriculum required for program participation.
- Organized and managed program development from conception through successful execution.
- Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments.
- Scheduled and supervised mentor meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
- Provided program management expertise in lean Six Sigma strategies and agile methods, practices and execution.
- Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
- Built teams to address project goals and objectives for multiple projects.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
- Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects.
OWENS AND XLEY CONSULTSLAGOS
Project and Administrative Manager
09.2021 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Led different teams of Business Analysts and HRs to complete process improvement for clients within two months.
- Communicated corporate objectives to various departments to meet deadlines and adhere to company budgets.
- 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.
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Made decisions independently and collaboratively on HR-related challenges.
- Implemented performance reviews and motivational strategies to elevate HR team results.
- Recommended, initiated and finalized HR actions regarding faculty and staff position management, compensation and employment postings, hiring proposals and new hire onboarding.
- Guided employees on company policies, programs, benefits and salary administration.
- Developed focused training programs, leadership pipeline and succession plans.
- Reviewed business goals to recommend new HR approaches, policies and procedures for continual improvements focused on meeting business objectives and enhancing productivity.
- Completed monthly payroll for six employees.
- Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires bolstering position knowledge and skillset increasing employee satisfaction by 25%.
- Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
- Used technologically relevant digital systems to manage payroll and benefits programs.
AFRICA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCELAGOS
Junior Backend Developer
05.2021 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Wrote unit tests to evaluate high code coverage.
- Designed client-side and server-side architecture and implemented cloud-based back end solutions.
- Troubleshot and tested software and debugged to clean up code and improve efficiency.
- Defined and maintained databases to deliver responsiveness to data client requests.
- Developed server-side logic in Python and JavaScript.
- Worked in Agile Scrum team environment with high-tempo production cadence.
- Integrated third-party APIs from external applications into web platforms.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators.
- Increased customer satisfaction by 40% by resolving live issues.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
HNG INTERNSHIPLAGOS
Backend Developer/QA Tester Intern
06.2020 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Reviewed and analyzed system specification, testing API endpoints using postman and reporting technical issues.
- Evaluated product code according to specifications and reported bugs/errors to development teams.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout software development lifecycles and increased productivity by 30%.
- Successfully initiated, planned, designed, executed, monitored, controlled, and closed assigned team projects.
MOBNIALAGOS
Software Engineer Intern
07.2019 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Prepared and submitted reports and other documentation to assist development team members.
- Wrote clear, clean code for various projects and contributed 30% to roll out of these projects.
- Collaborated effectively with members of software development team and personnel in other departments.
- Brainstormed with engineering team to determine appropriate code testing processes.
- Prioritized tasks and completed in order of importance.
Education
IU INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCESGermany
Master of Arts from Project Management
11.2022 - Current
PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNigeria
Bachelor of Science from Information Science And Media Studies
10.2017 - 09.2021
Skills
Agile Methodologies
Project planning and development
Lean manufacturing and design
Data Entry
Teamwork and Coordination
Jira Proficiency
Confluence Proficiency
GitHub Proficiency
MS Project Proficiency
G-Suite
Accomplishments
- Awarded best entrepreneurship student in 2021.
- Collaborated with team of 50 in the development of CustomerPayme.
- Improved customer satisfaction ratings by 25% by analysing the pinpoints of customers and resolving them.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Achieved the completion of internal projects by introducing Asana for managing and keeping tracks of tasks.
Software
Flutter
Data Analysis
Timeline
IU INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Master of Arts from Project Management
11.2022 - Current
Project Analyst
APPZONE
06.2022 - Current
Project and Administrative Manager
OWENS AND XLEY CONSULTS
09.2021 - 09.2022
Program Coordinator
HNG INTERNSHIP
08.2021 - Current
Junior Backend Developer
AFRICA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
05.2021 - 08.2021
Backend Developer/QA Tester Intern
HNG INTERNSHIP
06.2020 - 08.2020
Software Engineer Intern
MOBNIA
07.2019 - 10.2019
PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science from Information Science And Media Studies
10.2017 - 09.2021