Afrose Ahmad Khan, Senior Lead, Project Management

Afrose Ahmad Khan

Senior Lead, Project Management

IBM India Pvt. Ltd

Location
India
Education
Diploma, Project Management Professional
Experience
25 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 9 Months

Senior Lead, Project Management at IBM India Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • My current job since February 2012

1) Manage projects as per the PMI Guidelines through all the phases of the project life cycle.
2) Financial management for each project to control the costs using EVM techniques.
3) Develop and manage project plans using MS Project and use it to track the progress and share the progress with the stakeholders.
4) Track, predict and control project risks
5) Liaison with the customer representative or PMO to manage projects on a day to day basis
6) Prepare and share Project Dashboard with the project sponsor and stakeholders on a weekly basis.

Manager-Project Management at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
  • India - Delhi
  • December 2007 to January 2012

CSC India Pvt. Ltd. - CSC(Computer Science Corporation) is a fortune 200 company with presence in 90 countries, 93, 000 employees and for more than 50 years, we at CSC have developed smart, technology-enabled solutions to solve our clients' toughest challenges, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and a passion for exceeding expectations.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Manage projects as per the Global Project Management Framework including Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and Closure.
• Interface with CSC clients throughout the project life cycle to meet business objectives within the constraints of budget, time and scope.
• Report project progress to the client and CSC Management.
• Identify and manage project risks and come up with effective risk mitigation plan.
• Manage the project team and use them effectively to meet project as well as team goals.
• Co-ordinate with all stakeholders of the project and manage their expectations.
• Mentor junior team members within the PM team.

Manager-Technology at Sify Technologies Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • March 2001 to December 2007

Sify Limited - Mar’ 2001 to Dec’2007

Role and Responsibilities

• Project Manager for deployment of Wireless and Fiber networks at Sify Ltd., across Delhi/NCR which serves as the access backbone network for providing last mile solutions to corporate customers and Sify's franchise partners.
• Project Manager for building the infrastructure and setting up of BTS sites for wireless network at more than 30 locations covering Delhi/NCR and more than 20 cities across North India.
• Design, deployment and support of wireless broadband network by heading a team of more than 20 graduate engineers.
• Capacity planning for access network expansion using the network monitoring (Beacon ware) and escalation mechanism developed by Sify Ltd.
• Project Management for all wireless broadband deployments for Enterprise Solutions as well as retail customers from feasibility stage to the final handover of the project.
• Vendor management and Cost saving initiatives.
• ISO 9001:2000 compliance for daily operations and processes.
• Performance analysis based on network uptime, project deployments and support call analysis based on the agreed SLA.

Systems Engineer at Global Telesystems (GTS)
  • India - Navi Mumbai
  • August 1998 to March 2001

Global Electronic Commerce Services Ltd (GTL) - Aug’98 to Mar’2001

Role and Responsibilities:

• One point contact for all technical solutions pertaining to Jamshedpur Branch, taking care of all clients and Tisco & Tubes as Major concerns.

• Commissioning of all projects in Jamshedpur including giving pre-sales support to sales teams, documentation of Projects etc.

• Provide Support to key accounts like TISCO, Tisco Tubes Division, and Timken etc.

Education

Diploma, Project Management Professional
  • at Project Management Institute
  • August 2011
Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications
  • at Ghousia College of Engineering
  • August 1998

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Customer Service
Vendor Management
People Management
Network Operations
WAN Technologies
Data Center Technologies
Project Management
People Management
Projects involving SAN/ WAN and storage
Data Center Migration
Virtualisation Projects

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

PMP - Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
August 2020