Mimi Tadesse, PMP, ITIL
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Credentials
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PMP
Project Management InstituteFeb, 2015- Oct, 2024
Experience
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VariQ
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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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Project Manager
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Dec 2017 - Present
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Tkacz Engineering LLC
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India
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Technical Lead/Project Manager
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May 2016 - Present
Work as a Technical Lead and managed to support a multi-national software development effort comprising Afghan, Indian and American nationalities. Use Odoo Project Management System to store list of task, assign resource, and track project progress. Follow and implement Agile management principal to develop highly visible and robust Personnel and Payroll system to support over 300,000 clients. Work as a Technical Lead and managed to support a multi-national software development effort comprising Afghan, Indian and American nationalities. Use Odoo Project Management System to store list of task, assign resource, and track project progress. Follow and implement Agile management principal to develop highly visible and robust Personnel and Payroll system to support over 300,000 clients.
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NATO Joint Force Training Center (JFTC)/ HALCYON GROUP
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Information Manager
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Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Managed all the Communication Information System (CIS) requirements that is required for NATO command exercise. Responsibility included insuring application interoperability between different nations, establishing reach-back capability and installing functional systems per requirement. Created and implemented Project plan, floor plan, requirement Matrix and all other documentations for successful execution of training 300+ NATO wide participants. Led the technical coordination process to assess and mitigate risk in timely manner. Suggested and initiated process improvement for overall efficiency enhancement of the organization. Show less
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NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
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Belgium
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Release and Deployment Manager
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2014
Oversaw mission-critical project to deploy 15+ highly visible Functional Area Services (FAS) applications into International Security Assistant Force (ISAF) live production environment with reduced deviations and managed risks. Led planning, scheduling, and execution, liaised with NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) System Managers/Engineers and ISAF System Administrators. Managed testing, deployment, training, and hand-over of finalized products. Served as Deputy FAS Coordinator directing all in-theater service management and supervising FAS administrators. FAS architecture included virtual and physical SQL/Oracle servers with Web-based/desktop front-end applications. Show less
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ARMA Global Corporation, A General Dynamics Company
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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System Analyst/Technical Advisor
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
Served in vital technical advisory role for design, development, and transfer of sustainable Web-based Afghan human resource system with a SQL server backend. Reviewed and enhanced existing system flow; identified limitations and devised workable application solutions to align with national infrastructure standards. Liaised between third-party developer and NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTMA). Demonstrated, prepared, and mentored high-ranking officers of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) and military branch managers on system features, functions, benefits, interfaces, and optimal utilization. Show less
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General Dynamics
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Systems Analyst
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
Consulted and collaborated with multiple Afghan military and planning resources along with NTMA on production of high-profile desktop application with MS Access database backend designed to track growth of ANSF personnel and equipment. Organized and participated in meetings to gain insight into army expansion. Analyzed data requirements; administrated database; compiled a consolidated report. Created standard operating procedures for updates and developed training program. Mentored and supported Afghan National Army and Ministry of Defense officials during activation. Show less
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AVAYA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. (DoD contract)
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Arlington, VA
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Requirement Analyst
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Dec 2007 - Jul 2011
Liaised across multiple stakeholders to formulate, recommend, and implement business process improvements that supported achievement of organizational objectives. Elicited, analyzed, communicated, and validated requirements for Web-based applications. Facilitated multiple joint application design (JAD) sessions to gather customer needs. Created functional and system specification requirements for numerous projects related to migrating Access data to SQL server. Prepared use case scenarios, test cases, and requirement traceability documents. Partnered with program managers and testers to ensure all deliverables fulfilled customer goals. Show less
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
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Arlington, VA
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Release Manager | Software Developer | Software Tester
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Mar 2000 - Dec 2007
Advanced through series of progressive positions to be charged with orchestrating project scheduling and performance assessment for portfolio of release-related projects. Tracked progress of various projects to ensure proper, orderly, and quality implementations, as well as timely completion. Monitored customer demand; verified fund allocations; checked capacity utilization; followed up to resolve any outstanding issues. Served as point-of-contact for functional and executive managers; collected all metric and trend data; compiled periodic status reports for each release. Show less
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Education
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The George Washington University
Master Certification, Project Management -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Information Systems