Paschal Ukaonu

Experience

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  Channels Television

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2007

  Engineer

  • Maintained studio, broadcast equipment, generators, inverters, UPS etc

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  Huawei Technologies

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2011

  BSS Wireless Engineer

  • Perform BSS O&M, implement configuration changes and support users of BSS network • Opening tracking and closing trouble tickets to address various operational issues • Perform Study of alarms and implement proactive corrective measures ensure maximum KPI• Assisted in the delivery of WiMAX, CDMA 20001x/EVDO Turnkey Projects and managed Services

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  Vodacom Business Nigeria

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

  Project Manager

  • Directed 5 to 15 project management teams in a matrix organization• Managed Fiber, LAN, WAN, MPLS, VSAT projects with an estimated value of $1.0 Million to $10 Million• Managed provision and operation of telecom infrastructure and field services to clients• Project turnaround / Recovery: Engineered turnaround of a high risk $200M infrastructure. And reduced operational cost by 40%.• Honored with Vodacom Business Nigeria “safety man” award 2013 in recognition of outstanding project delivery. Show less

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  Business Connexion ICT Services

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2014

  Project Manager

  • Managed a project team of 10 which consisted of a network operations team for due diligence on United Bank of Africa UBA network infrastructure• Handled project planning, scheduling and budgeting for the infrastructure deployment• Primary interface for dealing with timelines, coordinating meetings and management of infrastructures implementation issues • Coordinated and managed 40+ project management, engineering and strategic resources in multiple locations across the country• Provided 5000 units of customized Vigi Tablets Branded devices and infrastructure for EDUTECH Advanced Business Technologies Limited and support services Show less

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  Computer Warehouse Group

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  Software Project Manager

  • Project management experience on regulatory projects• Managed software development project activities across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure• Elicited and defined software functional and nonfunctional requirements, acceptance criteria, and user stories. • Managed functional and nonfunctional requirements artifacts and functional specifications throughout project lifecycle• Created, managed and tracked project schedule, detailed project plan, project scope, cost estimates, resource plans and project risks and issues. Show less

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  Standard Chartered Bank

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

  Programme and Change Manager

  • Part of a SCB Regulatory Reform team to deliver critical regulatory projects, business driven projects and change management• Deliver regulatory change requirements to aggressive timelines with adherence to standards and active management of risk using the appropriate technologies and tools • Managing key stakeholders onshore and offshore• Anticipate, identify and manage issues, risks and dependencies within workstream. Set targets and be held accountable for achieving them. • Generate requirements and project deliverables on time and within scope, escalating major blockages / changes to scope • Strong business analysis skills including business case development, requirements gathering and documentation, process analysis and gap analysis • Extensive knowledge of derivatives markets, regulatory environment, products, services, operations and systems in capital markets • Experience of delivering solutions with either in-house/vendor Trade reporting systems. • Experience in aligning organisation to PMI standards, and ITIL/COBIT frameworks Show less

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  Entersekt

  Feb 2018 - Nov 2019

  Project & Product Management, solutions implementations, pre-sales, and account management of payments and security services to clients

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Independent Contractor - Project Manager

    Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
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  FinTrak Software

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

  Product Manager - Cloud Projects

  Implementation - Cloud Products, Projects and PaymentsData Warehouse & Business Intelligence Solutions

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  The Bulb Africa

  Mar 2021 - now

  Products and Pre-Sales, Project

  • Senior Manager - Project/Product

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Lead Product/Project Manager

    Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Product/Project Manager

    Mar 2021 - Apr 2021