Ali

About Ali

Highly accomplished Senior IT Project/Program Manager with a proven track record of managing and delivering complex IT projects. PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with solid project management background in Data Warehousing, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), 3PL, ERP implementations (SAP ECC 6.0 EHP6, Oracle EBS Suite R12, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012), Data Integrity and Security & Compliance. Master’s degree with overall 15 years of experience as a Program/Project Manager in various industries including Pharma, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Automotive.Areas of Expertise• Project Management/Team Lead• Business Process Analysis/Redesign• Project Budgeting and Planning• Project Risk and Scope• Proposal Writing• Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V)• End-User Training• Management of Offshore Resources• Documentation

Experience

1. ERP Implementation Project Manager

   Gilead Sciences

   Jan 2016 — Present · La Verne, CA, US

   Work closely with partners from vendors, Supply Chain, BOCC, WMS, Manufacturing, Validation, QA, and QC teams internal to Gilead Sciences and the Managed Services partner.• Follow Gilead’s UNITY SLC (Software Life Cycle) model to deliver the project.• Manage a team of up to 20 resources across the globe to deliver the project with an aggressive timeline.• Management oversight of contract Project Managers and resources to ensure timely deliverables.• Conduct weekly team status meetings, project leadership and monthly steering committee meetings.• Responsible for creating PRs (Purchase Requisition) and POs (Purchase Orders) for project resources.• Use CLARITY tool for project forecast and budget management.• Submit monthly accruals in GPS and pull project Actuals reports using OBIEE.• Utilize Gilead tools like GTrack & GDocs to manage and track project documentation and approvals• Work with Validation & QA teams to ensure GxP compliance and address any deviations and amendments.• Conduct multiple cycles of testing (FUT, SQA, UAT, VAL) to ensure alignment with business needs.• Review and approve vendor invoices.• Manage the budget, create forecasts and ensure project stays within budget and schedule• Prioritize and handle multiple tasks while meeting deadlines; communicate project status (health, forecast, issues, risks, etc.) to stakeholders.• Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies/plans• Provide leadership to evaluate and resolve barriers to team/project progress.• Present the project at Gate meetings at the end of phases to ensure process compliance.

Education

• California State University, Fullerton

  Master's Degree, Engineering

  1993 — 1996

• Osmania University

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Integration
• Vendor Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Pmp
• Enterprise Architecture
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Requirements Gathering
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Software Project Management
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Process Improvement
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Databases
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Data Warehousing
• Change Management
• Visio
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Sdlc
• Program Management