Elizabeth Kinyanjui Kilungu
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Lavinia Netoi
Elizabeth, thank you for setting a great example as an inspirational leader! We had a great collaboration for Ponea Health , a Qualitest customer in Africa who is developing tech solutions that are meant to bring patients closer to medical specialists and medical products to support their wellness. Working with you was an occasion for me to find out that Kenya has smart and hard-working professionals in tech and business.
Kennedy Obiewa
Elizabeth is a knowledgeable Skills Development Consultant and a diligent trainer. Her expertise in communication and skills development is exceptional and her professional approach to her work is effective. As one of our Skills development Consultants, She demonstrated an excellent ability to interact with our staff through innovative and appealing instructional methods, and the results and feedback we have received from her training sessions have always been uniformly positive.
David Kang'ara,Msc.PMP
Elizabeth, as a team member of PMI Kenya Chapter StrategicPlan Launch - Project, brought on board, unique project planning and execution expertise, knowledge, and experience that was greatly valued by all of the team members. She is proactive , dependable and accountable.Thanks Elizabeth for you input and Sacrifice.
Lavinia Netoi
Elizabeth, thank you for setting a great example as an inspirational leader! We had a great collaboration for Ponea Health , a Qualitest customer in Africa who is developing tech solutions that are meant to bring patients closer to medical specialists and medical products to support their wellness. Working with you was an occasion for me to find out that Kenya has smart and hard-working professionals in tech and business.
Kennedy Obiewa
Elizabeth is a knowledgeable Skills Development Consultant and a diligent trainer. Her expertise in communication and skills development is exceptional and her professional approach to her work is effective. As one of our Skills development Consultants, She demonstrated an excellent ability to interact with our staff through innovative and appealing instructional methods, and the results and feedback we have received from her training sessions have always been uniformly positive.
David Kang'ara,Msc.PMP
Elizabeth, as a team member of PMI Kenya Chapter StrategicPlan Launch - Project, brought on board, unique project planning and execution expertise, knowledge, and experience that was greatly valued by all of the team members. She is proactive , dependable and accountable.Thanks Elizabeth for you input and Sacrifice.
Lavinia Netoi
Elizabeth, thank you for setting a great example as an inspirational leader! We had a great collaboration for Ponea Health , a Qualitest customer in Africa who is developing tech solutions that are meant to bring patients closer to medical specialists and medical products to support their wellness. Working with you was an occasion for me to find out that Kenya has smart and hard-working professionals in tech and business.
Kennedy Obiewa
Elizabeth is a knowledgeable Skills Development Consultant and a diligent trainer. Her expertise in communication and skills development is exceptional and her professional approach to her work is effective. As one of our Skills development Consultants, She demonstrated an excellent ability to interact with our staff through innovative and appealing instructional methods, and the results and feedback we have received from her training sessions have always been uniformly positive.
David Kang'ara,Msc.PMP
Elizabeth, as a team member of PMI Kenya Chapter StrategicPlan Launch - Project, brought on board, unique project planning and execution expertise, knowledge, and experience that was greatly valued by all of the team members. She is proactive , dependable and accountable.Thanks Elizabeth for you input and Sacrifice.
Lavinia Netoi
Elizabeth, thank you for setting a great example as an inspirational leader! We had a great collaboration for Ponea Health , a Qualitest customer in Africa who is developing tech solutions that are meant to bring patients closer to medical specialists and medical products to support their wellness. Working with you was an occasion for me to find out that Kenya has smart and hard-working professionals in tech and business.
Kennedy Obiewa
Elizabeth is a knowledgeable Skills Development Consultant and a diligent trainer. Her expertise in communication and skills development is exceptional and her professional approach to her work is effective. As one of our Skills development Consultants, She demonstrated an excellent ability to interact with our staff through innovative and appealing instructional methods, and the results and feedback we have received from her training sessions have always been uniformly positive.
David Kang'ara,Msc.PMP
Elizabeth, as a team member of PMI Kenya Chapter StrategicPlan Launch - Project, brought on board, unique project planning and execution expertise, knowledge, and experience that was greatly valued by all of the team members. She is proactive , dependable and accountable.Thanks Elizabeth for you input and Sacrifice.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional PMP
Project Management InstituteFeb, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Mastercard Foundation
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Canada
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Non-profit Organization Management
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500 - 600 Employee
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Project Manager
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Nov 2021 - Present
Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. The Foundation works with partners to ensure that millions of young people, especially young women, access quality education, financial services, and dignified work. My responsibilities include: - Supporting the Country Director in planning and implementing strategic priorities. - Partnering with integrated country teams to support prioritized projects and process requirements to meet the country's roadmap. - Monitoring portfolio work timelines, milestones, and dependencies. - Supporting enterprise transformation initiatives for operational efficiencies. - Developing workflows and work plans to improve existing processes in multi-track projects and workstreams. - Enabling implementation and distribution of project management best practices. Show less
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Apward Management Solutions Ltd
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Managing Partner & Lead Consultant
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Jun 2016 - Nov 2021
- Global Program Manager overseeing digital innovation projects for a Dutch-based healthcare company to implement technology products. Ensuring efficient delivery of on-demand health care services. Streamlining processes and resources to meet project objectives and business goals. - Developed a marketing strategy and managed the implementation plan for an international investment company seeking foreign investors for its’ real estate projects in the United States. A significant no. of investors from African countries contributed $12 million to the projects. - Designed and deployed 2 key UN World Food Programme digital solutions in procurement and logistics. Platforms manage and track food distribution for school feeding programs to over 330,000 children in 50 schools in Africa. - Program Manager for Howard Aidevo Consulting Ltd a company focused on developing seasoned and young professionals in the construction sector. Established a project management framework, key performance indicators, and provided oversight to ensure the successful rollout of 7 project management training classes. - Coached multidisciplinary teams at Africa Digital Media Institute on leadership development and improving effectiveness in their personal and professional lives to do their best work. Resulting in advancing a highly effective and collaborative team culture to do their best work. - Directed the implementation of strategic initiatives for the Project Management Institute (PMI) the largest global project management association. Implemented PMI Kenya key events the strategic plan launch and professional development day that was attended by 150+ professionals from diverse industries. Clients include multinationals in various industries NGOs, Technology, Real Estate, Marketing, Tourism, and Academia. Show less
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Ponea Health
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Kenya
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Global Project and Program Lead
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Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
Responsible for the delivery of complex programs to achieve digital transformation through emerging technology platforms. Led the development and launching of a cutting-edge healthcare eCommerce platform the first online Africa aggregated healthcare platform with 1000+ providers. Program Management: Leading diverse global, cross-functional, virtual, and local teams’ day-to-day operations in a fast-paced environment. Managing software delivery streams by project planning, monitoring, governance, and execution of strategic organizational goals. Establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) by developing standards, processes to support the definition of project requirements, establish baselines, implementation of tools to monitor and evaluate projects, change management, and implement strategies to achieve on time and within budget business objectives. Reporting to the CVO and Advisory Board on project portfolio, financials, budget management, cost performance, and providing strategic input for key decision making. Software operations management of the software development life cycle. Implementing scrum meetings, governance of bug tracking and fixing, performance testing, release management, daily operations, quality, and acceptance, code quality reviews for successful outcomes. Product Management: contribute to the development of product roadmaps, prioritization, release planning. Applying continuous improvements by gathering customer insights. Risk Management: Risk identification, evaluation, planning, and mitigation Build teams by training and mentoring on project management, business analysis, and product management methodologies and best practices Show less
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Stewart Title
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Sep 2008 - Nov 2015
Managed globally dispersed teams of up to 15 project managers, software developers, analysts, testers to ensure solutions met specifications and were implemented successfully. The systems included business transactions, knowledge management, document management, financial, and policy issuing systems. The projects spanned across the continental USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, and Australia within the real estate insurance sector. Annual revenue generated over $2 million. Provided oversight to the IT global infrastructure teams responsible for ensuring uninterrupted access to Stewart’s more than 12 million insurance policies. Show less
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PropertyInfo Corporation
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product and Implementation Lead
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May 2003 - Sep 2008
Assessed custom-developed Stewart applications against evolving client business need and implemented over 15 technology improvement solutions that supported 10,000 customers. The solutions included document management, revenue reporting, knowledge management systems. As a result, revenues increased by $0.5 million annually. Assessed custom-developed Stewart applications against evolving client business need and implemented over 15 technology improvement solutions that supported 10,000 customers. The solutions included document management, revenue reporting, knowledge management systems. As a result, revenues increased by $0.5 million annually.
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Living Water International
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Development Liaison
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Jun 2002 - May 2003
Developed strategic relationships to source funding from the United Nations, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE, USAID, and World Vision to promote the organization’s mission. Raised $10 million for over 21,000 water projects in 15 countries. Prepared proposals, articles, business communications, web page content, and brochures to create awareness of the organization’s work and to support fundraising activities. Developed strategic relationships to source funding from the United Nations, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE, USAID, and World Vision to promote the organization’s mission. Raised $10 million for over 21,000 water projects in 15 countries. Prepared proposals, articles, business communications, web page content, and brochures to create awareness of the organization’s work and to support fundraising activities.
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ExxonMobil
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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IBM Consultant
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Nov 2000 - Oct 2001
Directed the execution of IBM’s business management software to over 6,000 users at various ExxonMobil locations. Clients had increased real-time visibility to their data and it improved processes increasing efficiencies across departments in all their locations. Provided technical expertise and mentored 10 personnel to implement the solution at more than 20 client sites to meet planned project objectives. Directed the execution of IBM’s business management software to over 6,000 users at various ExxonMobil locations. Clients had increased real-time visibility to their data and it improved processes increasing efficiencies across departments in all their locations. Provided technical expertise and mentored 10 personnel to implement the solution at more than 20 client sites to meet planned project objectives.
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Education
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2003 - 2005
Houston Christian University
MBA, Business Administration -
1996 - 2000
Houston Christian University
Business Administration, Management Information Systems
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