Federico Freda
Technology & Business Leader
Project Manager
Oil and Gas
Banking
Change Management
PMO
44 years old
Driving License
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Professional Status
Available soon
Available
About Me
My personal mission is to make a difference by transforming companies into customer-centric organizations driven by a passion of innovating through Technology. My focus is on resolving high-impact business challenges to drive maximum value for our customers and shareholders.
Adept at helping organisations to maximise the value of Agile when transitioning from traditional ways of working. With extensive experience in IT delivery across a number of industries, I bring a wealth of knowledge to helping teams reach the right blend of Agile to improve delivery, in a better working environment.
A strategic thinker with proven leadership and people management skills who is confident working at senior level. Outstanding leader experienced in building diverse teams across multiple geographies. Excellent communicator adept at translating complex technical concepts into understandable business language.
I enjoy the challenge of getting things done in difficult environments with constraints such as cultural differences, political issues, legal and technical limitations.
Adept at helping organisations to maximise the value of Agile when transitioning from traditional ways of working. With extensive experience in IT delivery across a number of industries, I bring a wealth of knowledge to helping teams reach the right blend of Agile to improve delivery, in a better working environment.
A strategic thinker with proven leadership and people management skills who is confident working at senior level. Outstanding leader experienced in building diverse teams across multiple geographies. Excellent communicator adept at translating complex technical concepts into understandable business language.
I enjoy the challenge of getting things done in difficult environments with constraints such as cultural differences, political issues, legal and technical limitations.
Senior IT Project Manager / Account Manager
Akhela
February 2009
to March 2012
Full-time
Rome
Italy
- I have led the development and implementation of information and technology-based solutions delivering business values and benefits to the clients within the Oil and Gas (downstream) and financial sectors across Europe and Africa. Actively applied fit for purpose project management principles, practices and processes.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders;
- Establish and manage effective and trusted relationships with key Business and IT project stakeholders;
- Coordinate the vendor evaluation and selection processes in accordance with Company’s requirements;
- Develop, define and execute project plans, project scope, milestones, budgets and deliverables;
- Identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies and manage change;
- Identify appropriate skill sets required for the project. Provide leadership in forming the appropriate project team in order to meet the project's objectives;
- Ensure a proper and effective resource allocation across the projects;
- Responsible for leading, managing and evaluating the performance of the project team;
- Contribute for the set-up and management of the PMO;
- Ensure customer’s Quality and Project Management methodologies and processes are applied to the proper level of rigor and utilized to facilitate successful project delivery;
- Perform financial analysis, reporting, forecasting and planning activities such as weekly reporting, monthly reporting & analysis, quarterly forecasting & annual budgeting;
- Maintain project schedule, action items and issues to ensure all work is defined, start and end dates solidified, risks identified & mitigated and tasks assigned and managed to closure;
- Responsible for the pre and after sales of the projects for the client BNP Paribas;
- Maintain invoicing activities and ensure payments settlement in timely manner according to the contracts and purchase orders;
- Conduct project closure activities to formalize and communicate the project acceptance, handover documentation and ongoing activities to accountable teams and complete a post-implementation review to identify areas of improvement.
