David Afolabi

DAVID AFOLABI PROFILE SUMMARY: An experienced management specialist with expertise in project, program, product and operations management, data analysis, business intelligence, strategy, and business process management, and the efficient, effective & profitable delivery of market needs and shareholders’ expectations. WORK EXPERIENCES: Boost Media Group Inc. California, US (Digital Marketing Agency) Nov 2017 – till date Job Title: Assistant Operations Manager (May 2019 – till date)  Led the Merger and Acquisition Projects of two companies, integration of products, processes, and systems.  Responsible for leading the Reporting Unit, metrics design, data reporting to manage internal operations, drive key business decisions and growth strategy.  Co-lead Business Process Improvements and strategy towards Lean and agile organization.  Responsible for monitoring budget - OPEX for departments and Client Projects, Revenue Assurance, managing internal projects, co-leading, monitoring and giving feedbacks to Project Managers deliverables - milestones, team coordination across different time zones, etc. Job Title: Reporting Analyst (Business Intelligence Analyst) (Jan 2019 – May 2019)  Lead the design and development of metrics, collection of data, designing reports, and interpreting data, to manage internal operations, Project metrics, drive key business decisions and growth strategy. Job Title: Project Manager (Nov 2017 – Dec 2018)  Responsible the planning, execution and successful delivery of all Internal and Partnership projects e.g. Web development, Digital Marketing: SEO/SEM, PPC, Social Media, lead generation, campaigns, graphic design and Content marketing, etc. Kingdom Marketing Solutions, Michigan, US (Digital Marketing Agency) Aug 2015 – Nov 2017 Job Title: Project Manager  Led the successful delivery of both internal and Client projects such as Web development e.g. Client Account Management Systems, Cloud Apps, etc., wireframing, Web UI & creative designs, print production, content management, etc.  Increased productivity to 84.3%, increased revenue by 15.3%, and contributed to the overall quality yield of deliverables. Pearls International Job Title: Management Consultant (Projects, Business Process & Strategy) Oct 2013 – Aug 2015  Led Business Process Management Projects for Everycomm LLC, Kent, UK; (2014 – 2015), and was responsible for design, Re-engineering, & governance of enterprise processes; Change management, and Organizational design for agility, efficiency and profitability. I designed & streamlined processes, improved process cycle-time (e.g. value chain cycle time attained 92.6% improvement), increased customer satisfaction, improved revenue, and reduced cost; redefined organization structure, increased visibility into role responsibilities, aligned human capital with strategy and vision, and helped Everycomm attract investors and partners.  Led Project Business Requirements Analysis for Friska Home Health-Care Services Ltd, India; (2013 – 2014). Designed, gathered and developed Business - Projects Requirements for the Web Services (Cloud-based Healthcare Management System implementation); and the Requirements gathering process and system. DevFactory FZ LLC, US/UAE Jan 2012 – Sep 2013 Job Title: Project Manager (Specifications Specialist)  Led global projects requirements/specifications management (Software and Web Dev); reviews and approvals across multiple technologies, systems and/or software products/services (e.g. Everest, Artemis, Prologic, Gensym, ford.ca, etc.). I was also responsible for continuous improvement, documentation of standards, quality assurance, training, liaison with distributed teams and individual technology experts (designers, developers and programmers) across the globe (remotely), with the responsibility to ensure customer satisfaction, quality, on-time and within budget deliveries. On joining the organization, the ratings of successfully delivered projects' rose from 56% to 89% within the first two months of joining the organization. Cadbury PLC. Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2011 Job Title: Associate, IT-Business Analyst; Reported to IT-Business Analyst (for Supply Chain & Commercial), (West Africa)  Collaborated with Senior BA to gather, assess, validate and document business (project & operation) requirements– solutions; prepared business cases, project charter, etc. to achieve business objectives - Operational Excellence.  Co-responsible for business processes management, Disaster Recovery Plan/Business Continuity Test Plan, risk register update, live document (e.g. Invoice) scanning integration into ERP system for easy archiving, referencing & preservation; SharePoint alignment & planning for West Africa, etc.  Managed day to day operations of Telecom Infrastructures and Services (PABX & Mobile/GSM); monthly usage reporting, User Access Control; IT resources inventorying. Managed 3rd Party Contract Relationships and delivery performances for optimal user experience & operational excellence. Levi Webster Ltd. Lagos (A Six Sigma Telecom Servicing Firm) Dec. 2008 – Sept. 2009 Job Title: Field - Quality Engineer; reported to Snr. Implementation Manager  Initiated, developed, documented, audited and reviewed Project Work Instructions for field Engineers; Quality control, KPI, SLA, OLA, etc. and was responsible for Quality Assurance/compliances of all projects, and managing Customer Expectations and Excitement.  Led Project Teams on Technical Site Survey (TSS), Telecom Implementation (TI) of “Greenfield” and maintenance of “live sites”; installation, inspection and commissioning of Microwave Radios, RF antennas & BTSs e.g. NSN (Nokia Siemens Networks) SRT-1F SDH MW Radio, SRA-4 MW Radio, NSN Flexi EDGE BTS and Hopper, Ericsson RBS 22xx, RBS 21xx, Kathrein Antennas, diplexers, etc.; and managed project site budget/Cost. EDUCATION: (ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS)  National Open University of Nigeria 2019  National Open University of Nigeria 2017  Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos. 2008  The Polytechnic, Ibadan 2005 MSc. Information Technology Post-Graduate Diploma, Information Technology B.Tech./HND in Electrical-Electronics (Telecommunications) Engineering National Diploma in Electrical-Electronics Engineering PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS  Project Management Institute, United States (in view)  University of Virginia, United States 2016  Open Training Institute, Australia 2015  Polytechnic West, Australia 2015  International Monetary Fund’s Institute for Capacity Development 2014  Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland 2014  Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria 2010 Project Management Professional, PMP Certification Business Strategy Certificate, Strategic Management Certificate, Principles of Project Management Certificate, Energy Subsidy Reforms Certificate, Introduction to Lean Six-Sigma Certified Associate Certificate (ASM), (Postgraduate Diploma Equivalent)  Strategic Business School, Lagos, Nigeria 2010  Academy of Entrepreneurs, Nigeria (Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs, Nigeria) 2010  Cadbury Plc, Nigeria 2010  Cadbury Plc, Nigeria 2010  Cadbury Plc, Nigeria 2009  Nokia Siemens Network, Nigeria 2009 Certified Strategic Management Professional, CSMP Certified Associate, A.AES SAP (FICO) Module User Support Training Business Process Management BPM Software Development and SDLC SRT-1F & SRA-4 Radio, and Flexi EDGE Base Station Telecom Infrastructure Implementation COMPETENCIES/PROFICIENCIES, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:  Excellent Technical – business communication (written, verbal, & presentation) skills; Business/Client Relationship Management skills, Leadership, Organization, Planning & Execution skills; Research, Data analysis & Reporting skills, Pre-sales Requirement Gathering, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, KPI design, Negotiation skills, Customer Relationship Management, Work independently, Attention to Details, Solution-focused thinking, Self-starter, a quick study, Versatile, Intelligent, Diligent, Proactive & Flexible, etc.  Business Tools/Applications: Zoho One Suite (e.g. Zoho Projects, CRM, Analytics, books, Desk, et.), Atlassian JIRA (Project Management), MS Office Suite, Visio, Project, etc; SAP(ERP), BizAgi Process Modeler, Smartdraw VPM, Sparx Enterprise Architect 8, WordPress, Balsamiq, Podio, Pivotal-tracker, MS Project, Basecamp, Wordpress, Slack, Github, etc.  Body of Knowledge: Kanban, Agile – SCRUM, Project Management, DevOps, etc. HOBBIES: Cycling, Footballing, Exploration, Art design, Playing Musical Instrument, and Web-Surfing. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English (fluently), Yoruba (fluently),