Rashida Adenle
Dallas
Summary
Results-driven IT Project Manager with 8+ years of experience in technology environments, and 4+ years leading cross-functional teams, delivering complex, enterprise-level initiatives. Proven expertise in managing projects using Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies, consistently delivering scalable solutions on time and within budget. Experienced in stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and process optimization across IT and business operations. Hands-on experience with SAP, Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, supporting digital transformation and enterprise system implementations. Strong background in data analysis, reporting, and bilingual support (French–English), combining strategic planning with execution to drive operational efficiency and business value.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
DISD
Dallas
05.2025 - Current
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver district-wide projects on time and within budget, aligning initiatives with strategic educational goals and ensuring successful implementation across multiple departments.
- Manage the full project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout) for operational and instructional improvement initiatives, ensuring project milestones, deliverables, and timelines are consistently met.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and executive status reports, providing leadership with clear visibility into project progress, risks, and performance metrics.
- Coordinate with campus administrators, IT, facilities, vendors, and district departments to ensure seamless project execution while managing vendor contracts, deliverables, and service-level agreements.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings and support change management initiatives, documenting requirements, translating business needs into actionable project plans, and ensuring compliance with district policies, state regulations, and procurement standards.
Project Support Specialist/ MANAGER
GLG Group
Chicago
06.2024 - 05.2025
- Orchestrated consultations between clients and subject-matter experts, ensuring seamless coordination and communication that improved response time and increased client satisfaction by 20%.
- Managed and tracked project milestones and deliverables across multiple engagements, prioritizing urgent deadlines and compliance requirements while successfully delivering 95% of projects on or ahead of schedule.
- Directed the execution of 15+ concurrent projects, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to ensure 99% on-time and on-budget delivery while maintaining high service quality standards.
- Cultivated strategic relationships with 50+ internal stakeholders and more than 100 external clients, strengthening collaboration, improving engagement outcomes, and supporting long-term client retention.
- Coordinated vendor and third-party partnerships, including onboarding, contract documentation, and SLA monitoring, while maintaining a centralized vendor database and ensuring compliance with internal policies and risk management procedures.
IT Project Coordinator
Cisco
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Optimized project workflows using Agile methodologies, driving a 20% improvement in project completion efficiency, and enhancing resource allocation.
- Advised 10 project managers on managing workstreams for a multi-phase SAP S/4HANA and SAP WMS implementation, ensuring seamless coordination and on-time delivery.
- Facilitated weekly meetings with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, proactively mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment on project deliverables.
- Directed IT projects across departments, fostering collaboration, and aligning initiatives with organizational goals to achieve timely and successful outcomes.
- Engineered secure network solutions in collaboration with network engineering and cybersecurity teams, boosting system reliability by 25%.
IT Project Coordinator
NEC Corporation
Irving
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Led multiple projects with minimal supervision, ensuring on-time delivery for 95% of initiatives, and driving consistent execution excellence.
- Spearheaded weekly business reviews with vendors, analyzing key documentation, and providing strategic operational support, optimizing vendor performance and collaboration.
- Designed comprehensive project frameworks, identifying dependencies, validating inputs, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment, and successful outcomes.
- Analyzed root causes of issues, implemented corrective actions, and escalated quality deficiencies, improving data annotation processes, and enhancing workflow efficiency.
- Mitigated risks and proactively resolved roadblocks, leading to a 15% reduction in project delays, and ensuring the timely execution of high-priority initiatives.
Credit Underwriter
Clayton Covius
05.2021 - 09.2021
Senior Account Payable
Robert Half SPS
Dallas, TX
09.2017 - 05.2021
- Oversaw monthly AP and purchasing module closures in SAP, ensuring all invoices were processed, and 100% of AP transactions were accurately posted to the sub-ledger and interfaced with the GL.
- Executed weekly ACH payment runs for expense reports and vendors as a backup to the AP specialist, ensuring timely and precise payments, without delays.
- Led integrated audits, conducted ITGC testing to support financial statement audits, ensured compliance, and enhanced audit efficiency.
- Analyzed SSAE 16 / SOC 1, 2, and 3 Type II reports for financial audit teams, providing critical insights to improve audit quality, and trust service reliance.
Administrative Coordinator
Various Company
Dallas, TX
09.2013 - 09.2017
- Led monthly AP and purchasing module closures in SAP, ensuring all invoices were processed, and 100% of AP transactions were posted to the sub-ledger and interfaced with the GL.
- Underwrote mortgage loans, evaluating creditworthiness, and ensuring full compliance with regulations, which contributed to improved loan performance.
- Identified and assessed portfolio risks, analyzing business practices, underwriting, and fraud exposure to mitigate financial risks, and improve risk management strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Texas Woman University
Denton, TexasAssociate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
El Centro College
Dallas, TXSkills
- Budget tracking and cost forecasting
- Project risk assessment and mitigation
- End-to-end project delivery management
- SAP S/4HANA implementation support
- Project Scheduling and Timeline Management
- Vendor Management and Contract Administration
- Change Management Process Implementation
- Warehouse Management System (WMS) Implementation
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management
- Compliance Monitoring and Quality Assurance
- Data Analysis and Performance Dashboard Reporting
- Project Milestone Tracking and Deliverables Management
- IT Project Management
- Service Level Agreement (SLA) Monitoring and Enforcement
- Vendor Onboarding and Offboarding Process Management
Certification
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master 5.1 (CSSM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- EM Foundation Level Certification (in progress)
Technical Tools
- Jira, Trello, MS Project, Monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet, SAP (AP, S/4HANA), Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, Excel (Advanced), SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Confluence, AWS, Azure, GCP, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Encompass, DU/LP AUS, SharePoint, GitHub, SSAE16 / SOC reporting.
Timeline
Project Manager
DISD
05.2025 - Current
Project Support Specialist/ MANAGER
GLG Group
06.2024 - 05.2025
IT Project Coordinator
Cisco
09.2022 - 05.2024
IT Project Coordinator
NEC Corporation
03.2022 - 09.2022
Credit Underwriter
Clayton Covius
05.2021 - 09.2021
Senior Account Payable
Robert Half SPS
09.2017 - 05.2021
Administrative Coordinator
Various Company
09.2013 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Texas Woman University
Associate of Arts - Paralegal Studies
El Centro College