RESUME Sohail Umar (510) 502-3400 Fremont, California Email: s_umar@activeoptical.com Website: http://sohailumar.wordpress.

com PMO Project Portfolio Management Program Management Project Management

Contents
Professional Profile .............................................................................................................................. 2 Core Competence ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Industry Experience ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Functional Project Management Experience ......................................................................................... 2 Software Tools ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Expertise .................................................................................................................................................. 4 PMO Leadership & Optimization ................................................................................................................ 4 Project Portfolio Management .................................................................................................................... 4 Program & Project Management ................................................................................................................ 4 Chronological Resume ......................................................................................................................... 5 Project Lifecycle Management .................................................................................................................... 4 Selected Relevant Experience ........................................................................................................... 7 Education ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Methods................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Professional Profile Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Sohail is a business leader executing Corporate Strategic Initiatives to successful outcomes in High-Tech industry. His core competence is Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. core competence is complemented by functional know-how of manufacturing, finance, Lahore, and MBA from Harvard Business School. Core Competence Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Program and Project Lifecycle Management PMO Optimization Telecom & Datacom: Software Apps & ERP: Healthcare: Consumer Products: (Alcatel-Lucent, FCI, Active Optical MEMS) (AAA, Privada, A-One MEMS) (Johnson & Johnson) (Alcatel Cell Phones, PepsiCo) Supply chain, reverse supply chain, circular supply chain Mergers & acquisitions integration Data centers & cloud computing Business process reengineering He has expertise to implement large-scale, complex programs in fast-paced environments undergoing rapid change, and manage effectively across global matrixed organizations. His marketing, and social media. Sohail has B.E. from University of Engineering & Technology

Industry Experience

Functional Project Management Experience Product development & NPI Software & apps development & roll-out Marketing automation ERP implementation Offshore & domestic manufacturing

Software Tools Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook Visio At Task Sciforma Clarizen PowerSteering PDWare Agile SCRUM XP (Extreme Programming) RUP (Rational Unified Process) Timeboxing Oracle Primavera PlanView Jira IBM Cognos Insight Tableau MS Project Server on SharePoint Quickbooks Burndown charts Waterfall TOC (Theory of Constraints) Lean

Methods

Expertise PMO Leadership & Optimization PMO charter Best practices PMO embeddedness Project intake process Governance & strategic alignment Dashboards, Metrics, KPIs Process design & workflows Prioritization Consolidation Resource planning Cross-project coordination Business case Budgeting Cost/benefit analysis & ROI Work breakdown structure Critical path/critical chain planning Stage gates & milestones Talent blueprint Standard tools & methods Engagement model Project manager on-boarding Coaching & training Knowledge base Change management Portfolio tracking & reporting Internal & external communication Stakeholder management Risk analysis, mitigation and response Resource allocation & leveling Managing dependencies & variations Costing & financial control Monitoring & reporting Benefit realization Knowledge transfer

Project Portfolio Management

Program & Project Management

Project Lifecycle Management Initiate Plan Execute Deliver Close

Chronological Resume Jan 2013-Present A-One MEMS Inc., Fremont, CA COO / Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Leading-edge products for virtualization of fiber-optic networks of mega-scale Data Centers Aug-Dec 2012 AAA, Emeryville, CA (for M Squared Consulting) PMO Consultant $650 Million consumer services Company with 4 million customers

Managed projects for product development and production in USA and overseas.

Streamlined PMO, managed project portfolio, implemented best practices.

2010-2012 A-One MEMS Inc., Fremont, CA COO / Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Project management and product development consulting to high-tech clients

Executed projects for product development, NPI, and manufacturing for high-tech telecom and datacom clients including Oclaro, a $1.0 Billion telecom products company.

2001-2009 Active Optical MEMS Inc., Fremont, CA COO / PMO Leader High-tech products for fiber optic telecom for NEC, Fujitsu, Ciena, Alcatel-Lucent, Siemens Executed projects in USA, China, Thailand and Japan for product development, manufacturing, and new product introductions.

1999-2001 Privada Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Project Portfolio Manager / Director of Product Marketing Software for privacy on internet

Managed projects for product development & rollout, data center, marketing, integration with financial institutions and telcos.

1997-1999 FCI, Fremont, CA Director of Marketing & PMO $1.1 Billion Company makes subsystems for computers & telecom for customers like Cisco and Intel Executed projects for new products, manufacturing, business process reengineering. 1994-1997 Alcatel / A F Telecom, Dubai, U.A.E. General Manager $20 Billion telecom and datacom systems Company

Implemented new converged communications infrastructures at banks, oil companies, and Dubai Economic Department.

Selected Relevant Experience Project Portfolio Management A-One MEMS Inc. Fiber optic Switches for Mega-Scale Data Centers and Telecom Networks

Executed a portfolio of 33 projects for development concept to production of nextgeneration switching platform for mission-critical applications in fiber-optic networks of mega-scale data centers.

Set up wafer fabrication of complex MEMS devices (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) at Stanford Nanofab and IMT Santa Barbara with overall process flow across 9 U.S. locations. Implemented hybrid In-house/CM/ODM manufacturing model across facilities in USA, Germany, Canada, China, and Japan.

Managed agile development of software, apps and firmware. Coordinated milestones of in-house and offshore programmers. Managed requirements, architecture, coding, testing, and release.

PMO & Program Management AAA (Consultant) $650 Million consumer services Company with 4 million customers 1. ERP & Ecommerce a. SalesForce.com b. Workday c. Aria billing platform d. Retalix payment processing e. Dell BOOMI Integration Cloud f. Cross-channel architecture & universal navigation 2. Marketing Automation Infrastructure a. Aprimo marketing automation system b. Data analytics & business rules c. Electronic marketing campaigns 3. New Product Introductions a. Car care new business b. Subscriptions new products c. Insurance new products

Executed portfolio of 5 programs with 32 projects encompassing:

4. Governance, Risk and Compliance a. Finance and audit EGRC platform b. IT GRC management c. Enterprise risk management 5. Information Technology a. Transition to cloud computing b. IT outsourcing

Provided senior leaders with operational insights through meaningful milestones. Addressed emerging issues and promoted course corrections. Introduced online tools and social media for real-time updates and collaboration. Transitioned disparate project management tools to a unified online system (AtTask). Combined classic project management with formal change management to maximize the odds of success. Software customization and apps development were based on Agile, Scrum, Sprints, Burn-down Charts, Extreme Programming, User Stories, Timeboxing, Phase Gates, User Experience Design, User Acceptance Testing.

PMO & Project Portfolio Management Oclaro (Consultant) Billion dollar fiber optic telecom products Company

Managed a portfolio of 27 projects over 18 months to seamlessly integrate an acquired company's technology, manufacturing and business operations into parent enterprise. Achieved 91% project success rate with PMO. Set up manufacturing, in-house & outsourced, in China & USA. Transferred technology & manufacturing know-how to internal staff and contract manufacturers. Integrated IT systems. Migrated wafer production from R&D to Commercial fab.

Identified & mitigated risks. Achieved stakeholder alignment. Used reference class forecasting and value-assurance approach to increase odds of success.

PMO & Project Portfolio Management Active Optical MEMS Inc., Fremont, CA Fiber-optic telecom products Company

Set up supply chain and manufacturing of subsystems for Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena and Fujitsu in China and USA.

PMO & Project Portfolio Management System Software and Apps Privada Enterprise system (client/server) for privacy on internet for banks, telcos, and Internet Service Providers

Managed systems software & apps development, product marketing and NPI. Integrated Privadas software with enterprise systems of large financial institutions. Implemented Agile to reduce new products time-to-market from 14 months to 6.

PMO & Project Portfolio Management FCI $1.1 Billion high-tech Company

Set up manufacturing of application-specific products for Intel, Cisco, AT&T. Accelerated new products time-to-market by 50%. Reduced RFQ response time from 5 weeks to 2 days. Established PMO as enterprise-level unit for successful implementation of strategic initiatives at the following Companies: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. AAA: $650 million company, consumer services, 4 million customers Oclaro: $1 Billion company, fiber optic telecom Alcatel Business Systems: Enterprise telecom & datacom infrastructure FCI: $1.1 Billion company, telecom & computing products Privada: Software for financial institutions & telcos Active Optical MEMS, Inc.: Fiber-optic telecom

PMO

Organized PMO as (a) center of excellence (b) mission control center (c) agent of change. Achieved engagement, buy-in and on-going support of executive teams. Instituted PMO best practices and enterprise-wide operating model. Created talent blueprints to align resources with strategic goals. Provided descriptive & predictive reports (hindsight views & forward-looking insights) for making well-informed operational & strategic decisions.

Used rigor tests before launching initiatives to check whether roadmaps underpinning initiatives were sufficiently clear and provided links to overall impact. Click here to see rigor test paradigm. In Brief Banking: Planned & installed telecom infrastructure of Emirates Bank, United Arab Emirates. Government: Architected & installed communications infrastructure of Dubai Economic Department.

Retailing: Set up telecom, datacom and point-of-sales systems for Toys R Us, United Arab Emirates. Industrial Plants: Managed end-to-end projects for design, construction, and start-up of the following factories: Pepsi Cola bottling PepsiCo Pharmaceutical manufacturing Johnson & Johnson Surgical sutures Johnson & Johnson Incandescent and Fluorescent Lighting Phillips Glass manufacturing Hyesons

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Education MBA Harvard Business School

General Management Curriculum: Marketing, Operations, Finance Operations Management Industrial Marketing Marketing implementation Corporate Financial Management International Business Management Entrepreneurial Management Entrepreneurial Field Project Business Strategy

Top grades (aka Es for Excellent) in Marketing implementation, Entrepreneurial Management, Entrepreneurial Field Project. B.E. Industrial Engineering University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore

Top grades (aka Distinctions) in Industrial Project Management, Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design