William Griffin

Experience

• 

  Nokia Mobile Phones

  Jul 1999 - Jan 2012

  - Hired on the spot.- Defined the Conformance & Compliance scope, schedule and executed the plan.- Set milestones to market new product development devices. - Evaluated risks and developed mitigation plans, controlled costs, scope, scheduled and managed cross-functional and cross-cultural teams, chaired review meetings. - Cut project costs by up to 10% by early collaboration with SW development teams regarding symptoms of critical product issues, enabling rapid resolution. - PM in charge of SW development resolving issues discovered during test phase. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Oct 2006 - Jan 2012

  • R&D Lead/Operations Chief

    Aug 2004 - Sept 2006

  • Sr. Design Engineer

    Mar 2001 - Aug 2004

  • System Test Engineer

    Jul 1999 - Mar 2001
• 

  CETECOM Inc

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2016

  Sr. Project Manager

  o Proven leader and developer or a team of project managers to exceed clients' demands, while successfully managing my own project deliverable's.o Hired next day after my interviewo Successfully implemented various PM methodologies; Agile (Scrum), Critical Path, and Chain to ensure timely completion of initial projections. o Successfully executed modified scrum with teams, sprint planning, daily scrum, daily reviews. Servant leader. maintained product backlog with P.O.o Excellent planning and organizational skills, exemplify teamwork, and negotiation.o Defined scope, schedules and resources needed. Completed projects within prescribed budgets. Satisfied requirements. o Experienced with prioritizing, removing obstacle’s, and project documentation. o Regular multi-tasker, set goals for myself and my direct reports.o Identified gaps then modified risk management processes to boost productivity rate by over 25%.o Developed SOP.o To maintain knowledge flow, I liaised between program, line management and customer teams.o Managed resources to ensure project schedule, budget, quality and goals attained, while facilitating weekly staff, project review meetings.o Facilitated discussions for conflict resolution.o Conducted high-level analysis of ongoing projects as well as budget and revenue forecasting. Briefings to senior management, including problems in management and recommendations for action.o Evaluated progress with EVM. Evaluated success with KPI metrics. Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive information. o Delivered regular progress reports, burndown charts, progress, and key objectives. Show less

• 

  Qualcomm

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2017

  Sr. Program Analyst

  As Sr. Program Analyst I: Organize data, create pivot tables, publish key results, and communicate risks and issues for Program Release Reviews, Design reviews, and other key meetings. • Compile the risks and issues identified by Engineering and Management to create the presentations to be used during the Review Meetings. • Attend Program Core Team Meetings and other project status meetings as needed. • Support Program Managers in the monitoring of critical program team resources. • I foster and maintain excellent working relationships across a myriad of individuals and teams.• Experience creating and managing complex program schedules. • Experience with product life cycle management. • Experience in planning/scheduling. • Effective team interfacing skills and the ability to work under tight timelines. • I understand key technical issues and extract information by asking appropriate questions and validating information prior to publication. • Apply critical thinking and interpersonal skills to present practical situations. Show less

• 

  Relax and Travel Industries

  Jan 2024 - now

  Retired Project Manager

  Manage travel to fun destinations and relaxing activities.