Muhammadu Shazil Abul Kalam

55, Hunters Grove, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 3JE, United Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)75 07 45 16 36      E-mail: fazilkalam@gmail.com

LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/muhammadukalam   

Job Objective:           

Project Management professional with specialist skills willing to work in a challenging PMO environment

Professional Profile / Experience:

·           3 ½ years in specific PM skills: Planning, Scheduling & Progress (Review / Forecast)

·           3 ½ years in Maintenance/Housing projects at delivery level with major PM control functions

·           Competency in using PM tools & frameworks (MS Project/Primavera P6/MS Visio/PRINCE2)

·           3 ½ years in developing PM documents (Baselines, Records, Reports & Checklists) for support services

·           Ability to build & maintain positive working relationship within a PMO

Career Achievements:

·           Used expert PM skills to deliver projects ahead of schedule and within the budget tolerance. This resulted obtaining more contracts (14/20 compared to 8/20 applications) in 3 ½ years

·           Used planning techniques to enhance resource control of the project. This reduced project cost up to at least 5% from project estimation

·           Identified critical path (of each project) which improved the accuracy (98%) of schedule / budget forecast

·           Developed new quality standards for better quality performance and reliability – now used in all projects

Organizational Experience:  

·                     Project Administration Officer, UACS – Ealing, London – UK, October 2008 – Present

Responsible for administration on assigned Maintenance / Housing projects with following specific duties:

§     Involved in Project Planning, Scheduling, Progress & Quality Audit Trials for projects

§     Maintained project schedules through monitoring & updating on a daily basis

§     Prepared project documentations (Baseline / Records / Reports & Checklists)

§     Reviewed existing project workflows to improve automation (weekly / monthly reviews)

§     Analysed & reviewed project backgrounds for quality and risk measurements (ISO 9001:2008)

§     Liaised with clients and suppliers to evaluate and revise service level agreements

·                     Admin Officer, Westech College – Plaistow, London – UK, June 2006 – October 2008

Handled following key activities assigned by / and reporting to the Admin Manager:

§     Involved with 3^rd party suppliers (Invoice Payments/Service Renewals/Change Requests/Stock Control)

§     Scheduled room allocation for the academic term / Managed master roster for lecturers

§     Monitored students’ Attendance / Results / Payments and reporting to Admin Manager

§     Engaged HR activities internally as and when advised (staff Salaries, Absenteeism & Contracts) 

·                     Operations Assistant, United UK Limited – Coventry – UK, November 2002 – June 2006 

Entry level job involving day-to-day office admin activities under the management supervision

Academic Profile:

·                                             PRINCE 2 Practitioner (OGC 2009 Qualification Scheme/Reg: P2R/616837) – Nov. 2010

·                                             Advanced Project Management  – Oxford University UK – June 2010

·                                             BSc (Hons) – Computing & Information Systems - University of Portsmouth UK  - July 2005

·                                             Higher National Diploma in Computing  - EdExcel UK – December 2004

IT Specialist Skills:

·                     Proj. Mangt. Method:          PRINCE 2 (APM) / PMBOK (PMI)

·                     Proj. Mangt. Software:        MS Project 2007, Primavera P6 (PM/MM/WA/PR) & MS Visio 2007

·                     Office Tools:                        MS Office 2003/2007 (Including presentation tools & advanced Excel)

Continued....

Project Management Specialist Skills:

·                     Investment Appraisals (NPV/ROI/Payback Method) / Stakeholder Analysis (Stakeholder Engagement)

·                     Quality Control (Quality Audit Trail – ISO 9001:2008) / Prioritisation Technique (MoSCoW)

·                     Planning & Scheduling (Product-Based Planning/Gantt Chart/WBS/Critical Path Analysis)

·                     Risk Management Techniques (RBS-PESTLE/Expected Value/Pareto/Monte Carlo Analysis)

·                     Progress Evaluation Techniques (PERT/Milestone Chart/Earned Value Management)

Personal Profile:

·                     Organisational skills (Assigning Priorities/Time Management/Deadlines)

·                     Presentation, Report Writing and Communication skills

·                     Interpersonal and Negotiation skills

·                     Highly motivated individual with fast learning professional mind

·                     Result-oriented team player, strong communicator and a good listener

Other Details:

·                     Nationality                  :           British (European Union)

·                     Driving License           :           Full UK (European Union)

·                     Travel Frequency        :           Flexible (up to 75%)

·                     Relocation                   :           Yes

·                     Status                          :           Married

·                     Dependant(s)              :           01