Ali Afshar

Experience

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  US Army

  Mar 1996 - Mar 1999

  Military Signal Intelligence Analyst

  Gathered wartime intelligence from the battlefield. Wrote SITREPs (Situation Reports) for the battlefield commanders. Briefed the company commander about enemy troop movements and Intel. Worked on Intercepting and analyzing enemy communications and deciphered them. Created possible scenarios of enemy movement according to enemy intercepts. Collected enemy movement via satellite imaging of troops and equipment. Involved in Code breaking of vital enemy encryption systems.

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  Cendant Mortgage

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  Sr. Business Analyst

  Acted as the primary liaison between the Business users and the development team. Conducted user interviews, gathered requirements, and analyzed the requirements. Assisted the Project Managers in the development of weekly and monthly status reports and documentation of process flows, policies and procedures. Extensively worked with Risk Management, Mortgage Loan Servicing, and Commercial and Residential mortgage, CMBS, MBS.

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  Citi

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2019

  Delivered successful & timely completion of programs to achieve the business goals, including the identification and resolution of risks and issues which impact program delivery. Carried out Risk Management, mitigation planning, and workshops to ensure consistency of deliverables and artifacts across all programs in the CPB portfolio. Worked in partnership with the Global Program Management Office to ensure that the collective activities of GPMO support the goal of reaching Citi Bank goals. Maintained all project phase starting with Inception thru Post Deployment ensuring Project Management Quality Control (PMQC) throughout the life of the project. Interacted with Senior Development Managers for complex programs and continuously ensured their alignment to the banks goals. Facilitated, coordinated, and arbitrated cross-functional macro level topics with key stakeholders (often including Senior Management).

  • SVP - Sr. Progam Management Lead

    Jun 2011 - Jan 2019

  • VP - Project Sr. Manager

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
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  UBS

  Jan 2019 - now

  Senior Project Program Manager

  UBS Program/Project Manager is responsible for mandated governance activities and higher-touch management functionalities for Strategic as well as Non-Strategic work efforts. The goal of the PM is to provide program governance and oversight; Implement standards, techniques, best practices, and processes in alignment with UBS’s Program Management Framework (PMF). At UBS I was responsible for delivering multiple projects associated to the WMA CRM platform and FA Loans/Compensation platforms.