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I'm Foluso Akerele.
A Product, Project, & Program Manager
based in Atlanta, GA.
Recent Roles
01
Microsoft, Technical Program Manager
I currently lead and coordinate cross-team efforts to drive engineering solutions to technical challenges.
02
Florida Dept. of Revenue, System Project Consultant
I oversaw the development and maintenance of IT Service Management (ITSM) initiatives within the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR).
03
TSP Knowledge Base, Owner
I develop educational materials and training for Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), Product Management and Project Management professionals (PMP, PMI-ACP).
Philosophy & Values
Being solution-oriented is essential to using technology to solve problems at scale. I am passionate about working to provide solutions that bring about the best result for achieving client objectives, and I enact this through my values of creativity, authenticity, & value-centricity.
Skillset
With skills in 4 different fields, I am the perfect person to hire when it comes to a full fledged project. Whatever your needs are, I am here to take on any challenge.
Product Management
I am experienced in identifying problems, validating them, setting the the vision and strategy of providing solutions to the problems.
Project Management
I am experienced in managing small, medium and large projects with varying levels of dependencies in parallel while ensuring that scope, cost and quality requirements are met.
Program Management
I manage and ensure that projects are grouped in ways that allow them to be planned, executed and delivered in the most efficient manner through proper grouping of related and unrelated initiatives.
Application Development
I utilize technology and other resources in building scalable solutions to human problems.
Education & Expertise
Certifications
– PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
– PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP)
-PMI Professional Business Analyst (PMI-PBA)
Applications I Use
Microsoft Project, HP PPM, Oracle Primavera, Jira: Project Planning
Microsoft SharePoint, Basecamp: Project Documents Management and Storage
Microsoft Visio, Gliffy: Process MappingMicrosoft Outlook, Google Mail: Email Communication
Microsoft Teams, Zoom, GoTo Meeting, Skype: Project Communication
Confluence, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint: Requirements Documentation, Project Status/Progress Reporting
Education
Bachelor of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Master of Information Technology, University of Aberdeen
Master of Business Administration, University of Aberdeen
Skills
Stakeholder Engagement
Communication Management
Project Planning (Agile and Waterfall Methodologies)
Teamwork
Servant Leadership
Negotiation and Persuasion
Blogs
