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Ubokobong Akpan

Ubokobong Akpan

Hove,East Sussex

Summary

I'm passionate about harnessing emerging technologies to optimise operations and exceed business goals. With a strong background in project management, I've successfully managed budgets, teams, and stakeholders to deliver high-impact results. I am eager to drive business success through collaboration and technology

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Project Manager

GitHub Inc.
Remote
04.2024 - Current
  • Drive successful adoption of AI capabilities, helping clients embrace GitHub Copilot for enhanced productivity and collaboration
  • Collaborate closely with expert engineers to help teams adopt and optimise GitHub's robust features, including Advanced Security, Innersourcing, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions
  • Manage cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions that achieve tangible business outcomes
  • Develop strategies and project plans that foster technical enablement and business alignment
  • Build lasting client relationships, empowering them through effective project management and seamless collaboration with expert engineers
  • Serve clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, bringing a dynamic, culturally attuned perspective to every project.

Business Analyst

News Corp
Remote
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • Played a pivotal role on the AI R&D team, collaborating with cross-functional groups to translate business needs into AI strategies aligned with goals
  • Contributed to experimental Generative AI projects focused on text and image generation.

Project Manager

Ministry of Information, AKS
Uyo
08.2020 - 05.2023
  • Led projects that tripled the ministry’s public perception rating; coached the team to adopt Agile processes
  • Introduced Scrum to 60+ staff, doubling productivity
  • Oversaw a digitisation project creating a local cloud archive accessed by 300+ employees.

Project Assistant

Carrot Photography
Lagos
06.2016 - 06.2020
  • Planned multimedia studio productions and managed vendor relationships
  • Optimised processes, increasing productivity by 20%
  • Relocated the studio within budget and schedule.

Project Assistant

Morbis Ortho Limited
Lagos
11.2019 - 03.2020
  • Assisted in creating and managing a bio-media database of clinical photographs and anatomical data consisting of information from 50 lower limb amputee patients for a non-profit medical outreach
  • Coordinated a team of prosthetists, orthotics, and physiotherapists to collect 3D data on patient stumps and analyse gait patterns for treatment
  • Oversaw procurement and delivery of 3D scanners with high accuracy for modelling
  • Managed medical data rendering and transmission of patient data for personalised prostheses and orthoses production using STL, CAD, and DICOM files.

Education

Master of Arts - MA, Screen and Film Production -

Screen and Film School, BIMM University, Brighton
01.2023 - 04.2024

Google Professional Certificate, Project Management - undefined

Coursera
06.2022 - 05.2022

Certificate, Digital Branding and Engagement - undefined

Curtin University
04.2015 - 05.2015

Certificate, Introduction to Marketing - undefined

The University of British Columbia
10.2017 - 05.2018

Skills

  • Facilitation
  • Team Leadership
  • Internal and customer-facing Communications
  • Budget management
  • Risk assessment
  • Agile methodology
  • Stakeholder engagement

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master
  • Introduction to Generative AI
  • Google Project Management: Specialization
  • Attention Mechanism
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Languages

English (Native or Bilingual)

Custom

Full UK driving license

Timeline

Project Manager

GitHub Inc.
04.2024 - Current

Business Analyst

News Corp
07.2023 - 12.2023

Master of Arts - MA, Screen and Film Production -

Screen and Film School, BIMM University, Brighton
01.2023 - 04.2024

Google Professional Certificate, Project Management - undefined

Coursera
06.2022 - 05.2022

Project Manager

Ministry of Information, AKS
08.2020 - 05.2023

Project Assistant

Morbis Ortho Limited
11.2019 - 03.2020

Certificate, Introduction to Marketing - undefined

The University of British Columbia
10.2017 - 05.2018

Project Assistant

Carrot Photography
06.2016 - 06.2020

Certificate, Digital Branding and Engagement - undefined

Curtin University
04.2015 - 05.2015

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