Anushka Sharda

Summary of Qualifications: Education: Bachelor of Psychology and Business with an HRM Minor, University of Waterloo, Expected Graduation: May 2025 Technical Skills: Proficient in project management tools such as Asana, JIRA, Aha, and SharePoint; adept in Excel VBA and Macros for data automation and analysis; skilled in MS Office Suite, Power BI, and Canva for advanced reporting and visualization. Certifications: SCRUM Fundamental Principles, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Asana Workflow Specialist Certified. Professional Experience: Ericsson Inc. – Bid and Proposal Coordinator September 2023 – December 2023 Developed and organized opportunity records in Ericsson’s Eridoc, LAN folders and SharePoints for streamlined team collaboration. Managed comprehensive archival processes for artifacts, documents and emails during SDP approval rounds for various proposal opportunities. Formatted proposal documents, including RFPs, technical attachments and budget spreadsheets, in adherence to Ericsson’s standardized document format. Detected and rectified a location error in LAN folders for proposal opportunities, initiated corrective actions by raising tickets and conducting the seamless transfer of LAN folders for multiple opportunities and clients to newly assigned locations. CGI Group Inc. – Project Control Officer January 2023 – April 2023 Maintained Release Schedule for team on a weekly basis, ensuring team alignment with deliverables; consistently liaised with Deliver Leads for client updates. Generated insightful Aha reports for weekly client meetings, fostering effective communication with Delivery Leads Developed and maintained accurate budget spreadsheets per project to ensure accurate employee billing allocation. Maintained and updated JIRA tickets for bug fixes and enhancements, optimizing project tracking. Streamlined communication processes by creating and managing comprehensive Excel sheets for software releases, bug fixes and enhancements for Delivery Manager Conducted cross-walks between Intake list of bugs and improvements from clients with software releases to prioritize essential fixes in future releases. Organized and restructured timesheets for project members by making necessary timesheet adjustments to enhance resource management. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) - Project Officer (February 2022 – August 2022) Assessed and restructured the Project Management Plan (PMP) into a high-level, operational guide by analyzing daily operations and documents of the Project Office Supported Project Leads for Dependency and Risk Management by tabulating risks and dependencies with upcoming trigger dates for weekly status updates, catalyzing a significant reduction in rescheduling due to missed dates. Supported Project Lead for Dependency Management by initiating and maintaining a register for dependencies to track status, communications within team, action items for specific dependencies. Conducted regular cross-walks between our Work Plan and Agenda to ensure the team is on track with upcoming deliverables and create mitigation plans in collaboration with Project Team members if there are any delays. Scheduled and hosted weekly Information Sharing Sessions and Office Improvement sessions to promote collaboration and cohesiveness within the team. Deloitte Canada (UWaterloo Accelerate Program) - Project Team Member (May 2021 – August 2021) Designed a high-fidelity prototype using Figma to re-define hybrid working using Deloitte’s Human Centered Design philosophies. Collected primary data by interviewing hybrid workers and secondary data by researching scholarly articles on hybrid working and its impact on society. Drafted and developed documentation pertaining to the prototype such as Business Canvas Model, Project Schedule, User Manuals and Mitigation plans. References Notion Page for ‘How to Change the World’ Conference LinkedIn Page for Anushka Sharda