FEMI JEGEDE
Project Manager || Operations Manager
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
P: - || E:-|| https://www.linkedin.com/in/femi-jegede/ || Nationality: Canadian
PROFILE SUMMARY
Strategic and detail-oriented Operations and Project management professional with over 7+ years experience in managing operations,
supporting projects, and improving work processes with a proven track record of delivering results in these areas. Expertise ranges
across government, oil & gas, and not-for-profit industries. Fast and eager learner who excels at developing, planning, executing and
supporting complex projects and operations strategy based on milestones.
CORE COMPETENCIES
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Business: Process Management, Capacity Planning, Operations Strategy, Systems Thinking, Project Management
Software: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Slack, Monday.com, Salesforce, Jira, Notion, Asana, Canva
Tools: Technical Documentation, Agile Methodology, Waterfall Framework
Strategy: Cross Functional Teams, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Management, Servant Leader, Conflict Resolution
Analytics: Excel, Data Visualization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Management Consultant
Ribbon Rouge Foundation (Not-for-profit, Community Services), Remote || June 2023 - Present
Work scope includes, providing strategic operational support to board and management, rendering expertise on projects, supporting
business accounting, budget and payroll management.
● Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis to support business decisions
● Provide operational support and training to over 10 employees
● Recommend and implement critical improvement in the execution of 2 projects
● Oversee budget execution, processing bi-weekly payroll for 18 employees, preparing monthly financial reports
● Collaborate with board to define and outline strategic vision for the organization
● Optimize operation processes, leading to 12% increase in efficiency
Operations Manager
Ribbon Rouge Foundation (Not-for-profit, Community Services), Edmonton, Canada, Remote || December 2021 – September 2022
Responsible for coordinating, defining, and negotiating multi-source projects and overseeing the day-to-day operations of executing
those projects, as well as, other operations.
● Managed complex virtual and in person organization and community events
● Lead end-to-end delivery of 3 community research project’s lifecycle using agile methodologies
● Provided support to project teams and monitored project to ensure 100% of milestones were achieved
● Supported the planning, fundraising and implementation of 6 future projects
● Hired over 25 staff and interns, supported them in achieving work and career goals, and provided periodical feedback
● Coached and mentored 60 Community Service Learning students, to achieve 100% of their learning goals
● Prepared and presented announcements and other information releases to press, government and other stakeholders
● Developed and operationalized annual budget; administered funds within various programs
● Initiated and sets goals for programs according to the foundation’s strategic objectives
● Collaborated with Executive Director and core staff to define workflows, documentation and processes that support research
projects and other community initiatives
Site Administrator
Acden Tech Sonic (Oil & Gas Services), Fort McMurray, Canada, Hybrid || February 2020 - December 2021
● Supported and monitored day-to-day operations across a 12-person technical operations team
● Monitored quarterly goals and supported project sprints in collaboration with senior leadership and client
● Scoped purchasing plan and negotiated with vendors to achieve an 8% decrease in operations material costs
● Tracked inventory and maintained operations schedule to ensure seamless workflow
● Assisted in the technician recruitment process, while reviewing and tracking employee hours for payroll approval
● Prepared complete service control reports (SCR) by keeping maintenance logbooks of resources
● Developed project status reports and presented them to project stakeholders and senior leadership
● Attained appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs) through tracking and documentation
Administrator
Government of Alberta (Public Services), Fort McMurray, Canada, Onsite || May 2015 - September 2019
● Facilitated request for proposal, supervised the bid process, negotiated and prepared supplier contracts
● Steered all facets of recruiting, on-boarding, off-boarding, and training of seasonal hires
● Created training & reference manuals for task completion, augmenting independency rate for team leads by 40%
● Managed deliverables, milestones and dependencies as defined by senior management, across cross functional teams
● Supported financial services by processing invoices/bills and purchase reconciliation, purchasing fire base and office supply
● Provided critical support to escaped wildfires
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Business Administration - Innovation Leadership
University of Fredericton, Fredericton, Canada || In Progress
Specialty Courses: Developing Innovation Skills, Leading Innovation in Organizations, Innovation for Scalable Growth
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute || August, 2023
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Canada || April, 2018
Specialty Courses: Project Management
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Framework
Scrum Alliance || October, 2022
Salesforce Certified Associate
Salesforce Inc. || May, 2022
*References available upon request*
