Amar Shah

About Amar Shah

An experienced Project Manager with 11+ years of experience that involves managing IT system implementation projects (Finance, HR, Legal, and Environmental, Health & Safety), technical solution design and configuration as well as coordinating Air Quality research projects. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois (Urbana) where in addition to the core classes, I took process design, reaction engineering, thermodynamics, and mass transfer operations courses. I have also completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus in Finance and Management from the University of Illinois (Chicago). As part of the MBA program, I completed coursework in international finance, portfolio analysis, innovation management, and operations management besides other core courses in marketing and accounting. I’m also a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Specialties: project management, information management, IT system implementation, process automation, chemical engineering, and research.

Experience

1. Principal Project Manager

   Exelon

   Feb 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Principal Project Manager in the IT Enterprise Projects Delivery group.

Education

• Wilbur Wright College - City Colleges of Chicago

  General Engineering

  2004 — 2005

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Management

  2012 — 2013

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

  2005 — 2008