Daniel Oghenekowho, ITIL, ACP, PSM 1, SSM

Experience

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  Ministry of Works and Agriculture

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2012

  Project Administrator

  • Assisted project manager to plan activities for trainees in production cycle and training.• Coordinated communication of project status, project reports and escalating issues to the PMO.• Created and distributed project meeting agendas and Minutes of Meeting (MoM) promptly. • Achieved required market weight of chicken of 2.5kg in 4 weeks (twice) in an 8-week scheduled production cycle.• Assisted the Program PMO Lead (Office of the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture) with resource assignments, and validation of estimates based on scheduled effort. Show less

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  PRIME GROCERS INTL LTD

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Project Administrator

  • Coordinated administrative tasks associated with Change management process.• Participated and recorded meeting minutes and initiated follow ups and feedbacks.• Maintained inventory controls and made recommendations to Project Manager.• Prepared project deliverable documentation. • Organized and presented project update reports and project related documents.• Contributed and tracked issues in the issues log and initiated accountability of project stakeholders.• Assisted Project Resource Manager as required.• Supervised and assisted team with sending stakeholder correspondences.• Tracked online vendors’ milestone achievement regarding Prime Grocers online merchandise and customers’ orders. Show less

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  Amazon

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2016

  Project Coordinator

  • Provided support to Operations Managers through tracking, co-ordinating, documentation and handling project activities across the program lifecycle.• Assisted Project Manager to identify risks in budget, schedule and project execution plan throughout the project life cycle.• Maintained project status on SharePoint as needed and give access to project as required.• Assisted the Project Manager in meeting set-up and agenda, acting as a scribe in project meetings with sponsors to produce the project charter and send out MoM timely as required.• Monitored the Action Items Log, Risks Tracking Log, Issues Tracking Log, Change Requests Log, KPI and Decisions Log as needed.• Assisted Project Manager as a scribe in weekly project status meeting.• Assisted Project Manager in stand-up meetings and communicate daily project deliverables.• Supported Project Manager in creating Project Schedule, Communication plan and RACI.• Provided support to Business Analyst in eliciting requirements during JAD sessions.• Managed (store, organise and give access) SharePoint repository for project team members.• Prepared and sent out weekly project progress report to project sponsors. Show less

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  Rogers Communications

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

  Project Coordinator

  • Supported Agile approach by writing User stories and producing product backlog to improve business processes and daily stand-up meetings.• • Determined and documented business requirements for selected lines of business in preparation for migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10• Coordinated meeting with People Managers and high-level executives to analyze their team members / direct reports, devices used and required applications in preparation for Windows 10 migration.• Worked with Project Managers to ensure that all project deliverables and action items were completed and project closure processes were adhered to.• Assisted project team in identifying all bugs and show stoppers found during testing phase using HPQC and ensured they were reported daily and sent to the developing team for correction using Excel spreadsheet. • Documented, updated and distributed weekly, bi-weekly, monthly & other ad hoc reports for consumption by all levels within the organization.• Maintained team’s SharePoint site as an administrator – giving access, permission levels to team members, and organising confidential project documents in the site.• Tracked Risks, Action Items, Issues and Decisions both on Excel spread sheet and Project Management Centre (PMC) tool, utilizing strong attention to detail.• Maintained Human Resources Transformation project team’s MS outlook calendar, which ensured prompt meetings were held to address project decisions.• Delivered Project Management Centre (PMC) tool training to project team.• Liaised with other departments and third-party clients to ensure smooth transition of data migration of Human Resource Information System (HRIS), during the project lifecycle. Show less

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  BMO

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  Project Coordinator

  • Assisted Project Managers in preparing and delivering executive presentations, and monthly & quarterly forecasts to ensure accuracy and timeliness.• Tracked and documented expected volume of IT assets by managing project requirements in the SOW.• Developed appropriate functional and usability standards for BMO IT Assets and Inventory Management.• Created asset tags on client IT equipment, equipment & inventory and ensured project team delivered to appropriate location.• Anticipated, identified, tracked and resolved issues and risks affecting the management of IT inventory and assets. Developed contingency plans as necessary.• Prioritized and scheduled project tasks to meet organizational performance standards. Show less

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  OMERS

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Program Coordinator

  • Assisted Project Manager in managing and creating budget forecast using excel ensuring workstreams and project tasks expenses are captured showing monthly actuals.• Utilized document templates via email to provide the most accurate and current information to new and migrated users• Performed project planning activities related to the discovery, scheduling, deployment, and post-migration phases of the Office 365 project.• Participated in daily stand-up meetings to keep deployment team up to date on deployments• Reviewed business requirement documentation, determine feasibility, and assess changes in requirements, to highlight and communicate items outside the scope.• Answered questions and troubleshooting issues to ensure migration is smooth and error-free• Provided support, direction, and answers to questions, to ensure a positive and well-informed migration experience.• Compiled and analyzed post-migration survey results using an online survey tool.• Executed migrations (User Discovery) for pilot / early users and acted as the Window 10 migration Point of Contact (POC) for changes/issues/ feedbacks Show less

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  Aviva Canada

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2022

  Managed the deployment of CyberArk across Aviva Canada. CyberArk is a privileged access management solution which we are moving all privileged users to.

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Project Coordinator

    Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Project Coordinator

    Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
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  TD

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Program Analyst

  Reported to the Program Director – Enterprise Data Life Management (EDLM) program spanning multiple application teams across TD providing financial tracking (forecast, actual, variance and reconciliation), project governance, resource allocation management and program status reporting.• Manage and track +15MM program financials, carrying out monthly accruals, forecasting, while tracking actual spend, processing invoices and creating related monthly reporting to finance, Strategic Portfolio Office and PMO and business stakeholders within the Bank.• Manage ongoing communication of project status, ensuring that risks and issues are reported in Clarity and SteerCo deck for Project Sponsor visibility, recommendation, and timely mitigation.• Update and track project schedule in MS Project, tracking milestones and percentage completion of tasks and activities, while tracking resource allocation in Clarity for multiple streams within the program.• Create and update ServiceNow tickets to grant onboarding access permissions to resources in the EDLM program to program tools and pursue prompt approval of software/hardware request by hiring managers. • Facilitate program status and RAID meetings – setting up agendas and tracking invitee status/attendance, document and distribute minutes of the meetings and followed up on action items with the project stakeholders & team members.• Develop project artifacts including ATS and ATP Business Cases, Project Charter, RAID Logs, RACI Matrix, Project Change Requests (PCR) to suit necessity on Project.• Use Jira, SharePoint and Confluence for preparing and maintaining project documentation, approvals, meeting minutes, and status reports.• Manage a detailed resource plan for 40+ project resources across multiple works streams, consisting of full time & contractor hours, rates & utilization by relevant project and period. Show less

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  Toronto Transport Commission (TTC)

  Feb 2023 - now

  Project Manager (Cybersecurity)

  Reporting to the Directors of Information Security Office (ISO) by overseeing multiple initiatives aimed at enhancing the security posture of TTC's network infrastructure. Key objectives include the implementation of Web Application Firewall (WAF), AlgoSec, and Web Application Scanning (WAS) services.• Work with Portfolio Management team (PFM) to build application lists to be protected by WAF and document applications’ requirements for onboarding to ensure applications usage isn’t impacted by WAF.• Work with Program Test Lead to create use cases, test objectives and test plans to ensure project activities were completed in accordance with TTC Change Management framework.• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and best practices were adhered to throughout project delivery through regular training and awareness, and communication with project resources.• Liaise with vendor consultants to conduct training and knowledge transfer sessions, enabling PFM team to utilize security services to their full capacity, as defined in the project scope.• Develop and manage a comprehensive project schedule, aligned with defined scope and milestones, to guarantee timely completion of all deliverables. • Comply with TTC PMO governance framework by creating, securing approvals, and archiving project documents (Project Management Plan, Stakeholder Register, Change Requests, Closeout Report), ensuring audit readiness and compliance.• Facilitate regular weekly and biweekly project status meetings with ISO and PFM leadership to ensure timely updates, risk mitigation, alignment with organizational goals, and transparent reporting.• Lead troubleshooting sessions with technical and application teams to identify root causes, resolve issues efficiently, and implement preventive measures ensuring project milestones are met.• Collaborate with ISO technical leads during the Go-Live phase to ensure seamless implementation, adhering to TTC's Change Management policies and procedures. Show less