ADEL LATIF

P r o g r a m M a na g e r

CONTACT
CAREER OBJECTIVE

adellatif08@gmail.com
E cient PM professional with 10 years of experience in the IT and Fintech
(416) 414-8504
industries managing the deployment of strategically aligned large budget
14 Gardon Ave. Toronto, projects. Proven expertise in applying project management techniques
ON, L6C0A4 from initiation through to execution processes. An MBA graduate from
esteemed Schulich School of Business, York University and holder of PMP
EDUCATION and Scrum Certi cations. Looking for an opportunity to spearhead a team
towards successful executions of high impact projects. Aiming to leverage
SCHULICH SCHOOL OF
my skills to become the missing ingredient towards your companies
BUSINESS, YORK
continued success.
UNIVERSITY
Toronto, ON

M.B.A. Strategic Management (Jun PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS INSTRUCTOR
YORK UNIVERSITY
Canadian College of Business, Science, and Technology, Toronto, ON / Jan 2019
Toronto, ON
– Present
BCOM IT (Jun 2008)
Instructing the 2019 batch of the Project Management and Business
Analysis Program.
ADDITIONAL
Developing the theoretical and practical knowledge of Project
SKILLS
Management methodologies, tools and techniques according to the
MS Dynamics CRM, Sage, Sales latest PMBOK edition.
Force
Building student understanding of entire business analysis concept
O ce 365, Exchange 2010
model and knowledge areas.
Active Directory, API
Management Going through real-life Project Management cases to identify
alternative solutions and lessons learned of failed projects.
JAVA, C++, JavaScript, HTML,
XHTML Comprehensive walkthrough of SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript as part
SAP, S4 Hana, IBM ERP, Workday of the entire curriculum.
ITIL, Big Data, IOT, AI
Google Analytics, SEO MANAGER OF PROJECTS - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, STRATEGY
AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
JIRA, Microsoft Project, Zoho
Projects, Wrike NOOR INVESTMENT GROUP, Dubai, UAE / Jan 2016 – Dec 2018
SQL, Oracle 10g/11g, Microsoft
Access Managed all projects focusing on Digital Transformation, Customer
App Development, Android Experience and Strategy.
Studio, Kotlin Liaised with top vendors in Dubai for Digital Marketing, Omni channel,
and Fintech initiatives
LICENSES AND Completed initiation to execution of organization wide CRM.
CERTIFICATIONS
End to end management of internal and external corporate projects
PMP (Project Management throughout the SDLC.
Institute)
Led and executed 360-degree Customer Experience Strategy to
SFC (Scrum Fundamentals
Certi ed) achieve customer loyalty using KYC processes.
 Identi ed, promoted and instituted PMO and PMLC standards within
entire organization.
Introduced product enhancements to incorporate clients' feedback
and create customer satisfaction as well as develop organizational
e ciency.
Conducted training sessions for sta to become SMEs for product
implementation, key product enhancements, process re-engineering
etc.
Ensured competitiveness of all o erings through regular reviews of
customer segmentation, customer feedback, competitive
benchmarking, pricing models, risk and capacity planning.

PROGRAM MANAGER
ZCOM SYSTEMS CORP., Toronto, ON / Oct 2013 – Dec 2015

Manage entire portfolio by holding daily/weekly meetings to review all

projects action items, constraints/assumptions, and overall health.
Conduct weekly meetings with team to look over market analysis and
develop a lean digital transformation strategy and establish annual
KPIs.
Revert back to CEO on monthly basis to present overall status of
portfolio, achieved action items, missed targets, and moving forward
action plans.
Provide schedule and costs forecasts on all projects including risk-
based provisions.
Anticipate operational / tactical risks and track them using the
appropriate project management methodology.
Identify and manage program / project costs and budget within tight
controls.

BUSINESS ANALYST
MANULIFE FINANCIAL, Toronto, ON / Apr 2009 – Sep 2011

Provided business analysis for the Reinsurance division to support the

interpretation, analysis and maintenance of con dential client policy
information.
Documented existing business processes and developed revised
processes based on stakeholder input and best practices.
Create equity placement models based on information gathered from
income statement, balance sheet and cash ow statements.
Implement cash management principles to reduce account receivable
turnover, increase collection rates, and select appropriate short-term
investment vehicles.
Corresponded with several management executives from large
Reinsurance companies such as AIG, ZURICH, and Swiss Re etc to
gather business and stakeholder requirements.

REFERENCES

References available upon request