Abednego Kwasi Asante
Project management
GLASGOW,North Lanarkshire
Summary
Ambitious individual brings skills in file management and schedule coordination. Thrives in fast-paced environments with keen attention to detail and solid time management skills. Motivated to contribute high-value support to team projects. Organised Administrative Officer with strong business and financial acumen. Leverages Excel mastery to develop and maintain spreadsheets and tracking systems. Excellent file management and document control skills. Results-driven office team leader with strong administrative background. Evaluates and improves team performance with proactive mindset. Consistently enforces policies and tackles process inefficiencies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Packhouse Manager
Gold Coast Fruits Ltd
Adeiso, Ghana
02.2007 - 12.2009
- Developed strong teams by skilfully recruiting, orienting and training loyal, hard-working employees.
- Addressed customer issues with compassion and professionalism, ensuring swift, successful resolution.
- Conducted audits and risk assessments to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Upskilled staff through targeted training opportunities, enhancing team capabilities.
- Applied expertise in team leadership to address productivity and performance issues, motivating staff to achieve KPIs.
- Managed staffing schedules for high numbers of employees, delivering operational efficiency whilst remaining under budget.
- Delivered KPI targets and improvements on consistent basis through excellent leadership.
- Acted as point of contact for high-level queries and represented team at senior leadership meetings.
Administrative Officer
Lohmann Breeders Ltd
Perth, Perth and Kinross
04.2022 - Current
- Produced and distributed monthly reports using Excel knowledge, enabling improved business analysis.
- Established workflow processes and implemented modifications to improve administrative operations.
- Managed queries in person, by phone and via email with exceptional customer care.
- Handled diary management for smooth-running administration processes.
- Took minutes and thorough notes in meetings for distribution.
- Monitored office inventory supplies, re-ordering for service provisions.
- Provided dependable administrative support to senior staff, enabling them to freely handle high-importance tasks.
- Offered excellent customer service to colleagues and external representatives, maintaining company reputation.
- Collated information for reporting purposes to enable business progress monitoring.
- Actioned routine correspondence to maintain good staff and customer communications.
- Prepared regular reports on expenses and office budgets.
Project Manager Mentee
Speedy Mentors
London, England UK
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Built and nurtured professional relationships with wide range of stakeholders.
- Delivered on projects' key objectives with agreed budgets, timelines and standards.
- Used project management tools and techniques for positive, successful outcomes.
- Identified and managed budget, timescale and scope changes, recommending actions and improvements to meet project goals.
- Implemented and maintained systems for successful planning and project management.
- Monitored project spending and compiled budgets to develop business use cases.
- Led technical delivery teams to deliver high-quality solutions within agreed timescales.
- Assured project documentation followed internal quality standards.
- Evaluated project risks and feasibility, identifying issues and proactively implementing proposed solutions.
- Developed and maintained project timescales, providing contingency planning to support timely completion.
- Evaluated client requirements, building strategy to manage and achieve milestones and quality KPIs.
- Led meetings with both client and internal teams to facilitate and drive project completion and provide status updates.
- Led cross-functional teams in project completion, offering continuous guidance to proactively mitigate delays.
District Technical Manager
Ghana Coco Board
Koforidua, Ghana
01.2009 - 12.2021
- Audited internal operations to maintain company, customer and legislation standards.
- Participated in implementation of organisational goals and strategic planning.
- Led conformance activity across environmental, health and safety and regulatory compliance.
- Trained and supervised all stage crew in technical safety procedures.
- Prepared work schedules and assigned personnel to meet production plans.
- Developed technical documentation and resources to support learning and development.
- Presented information clearly and concisely to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
- Guided, coached and led project teams, delegating tasks and evaluating performance and progression of project pace.
- Produced technical schedules in line with production specifications.
- Set realistic technical KPIs based on past performance and motivated teams to achieve them.
- Promoted best practices to uphold output quality standards.
- Appraised and monitored technical staff performance to identify development opportunities and promote growth.
Project support officer
GIZ, Ghana
Accra, Ghana
05.2017 - 03.2021
- Provided administrative support through meeting room preparation, taking accurate meeting minutes and reports writing to maintain seamless project operations.
- Supported management of project budgets up to £500,000.
- Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
- Trained and mentored junior team members, leveraging previous experiences in boosting project progress.
- Managed estimation processes by preparing bid packages, procurement plans and contract reviews.
- Tracked and communicated project status, timelines and action items from project inception to delivery.
- Improved operations by generating project status reports and identifying issues for corrective action.
- Chaired project governance reviews and resolved challenges.
Education
Other - Project Management
ITONLINELEARNING UK
Glasgow, Glasgow City 02.2023 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 09.2001 - 06.2005
Certificate of Higher Education - Agriculture
Oda Secondary School
Akim Oda, Ghana 02.1997 - 12.1999
Skills
- Technical improvement knowledge
- Project management expertise
- Budgetary control
- Employee development
- Training and Facilitation
- Documentation control
- Workflow planning
- Engaging leadership style
- Contract negotiations
- Meticulous multitasker
- Corporate administration
- Regulatory compliance
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
- Updated and implemented training policies for continued company compliance with certified guidelines
- Implemented new, interactive employee scheduling system to monitor, gauge and project staffing needs
- Presentation design
- Exceptional literacy and numeracy
- Well-organised
- Deadline driven
Accomplishments
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Level {PRINCE2 Foundation &Practitioner
- Agile Foundation & Practitioner certified
- Change Management in Progress
- Project manager with strong leadership abilities and passion for visual design
- Manages large teams to deliver exquisite creative productions
- Background in budget control, resource management and artistic collaboration
- Dedicated Scrum Master with experience in achieving tangible results and cross-team collaboration
- Proactive and excited to partner with like-minded individuals to achieve goals.
Affiliations
PRINCE2
APMG International
Member, Association of Agribusiness Facility of Africa by GIZ
Timeline
Project Manager Mentee
Speedy Mentors
04.2023 - 10.2023
Other - Project Management
ITONLINELEARNING UK
02.2023 - 05.2023
Administrative Officer
Lohmann Breeders Ltd
04.2022 - Current
Project support officer
GIZ, Ghana
05.2017 - 03.2021
District Technical Manager
Ghana Coco Board
01.2009 - 12.2021
Packhouse Manager
Gold Coast Fruits Ltd
02.2007 - 12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
University of Cape Coast
09.2001 - 06.2005
Certificate of Higher Education - Agriculture
Oda Secondary School
02.1997 - 12.1999
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