• Accomplished Program Manager/PMO Manager with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, multi-country, multi-site projects as well as establishing appropriate project portfolio management and governance frameworks in a variety of organizational contexts ranging from start-up operations to large multinational firms in software industry
• More than 10 years experience in multifunctional leadership roles ranging from Consultant, Technical Architect to Program Manager and PMO Manager while having influence and accountability at the senior management and executive levels
• Project lead skilled at building and coaching multiple cross-organizational and cross-cultural teams, coalescing new teams in the face of rapidly adjusting project priorities and leveraging outsourcing partners to deliver increasing levels of service and at mapping broad business needs to specific project requirements and tools/processes
• Engineering PhD with Project Management Institute's PMP, CSM and CSPO certifications and a demonstrated ability to oversee design and engineering of software and systems to enhance operations, implementing change and process improvements, and meet customer requirements
• Exceptional research and analytical skills: Deep expertise in product configuration modeling platforms and technologies, expertise in applying artificial intelligence tools and methodologies (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, and expert systems) to problem solving in engineering and biosciences domains, expertise in statistical techniques for process modeling and scientific research data analysis