Project Manager

The candidate is an experienced IT project manager with over 10 years of experience in agile environments. He has a strong background in business and IT process management, with over 13 years of experience in the field. The candidate has a degree in mass communication and has completed modules in marketing research, communication, and strategy. He has worked in various roles, including as a Scrum Master/Senior IT Project Manager, IT Business Partner, and IT Demand Manager. The candidate is skilled in communication, problem-solving, and team management. He is fluent in English and Czech, with basic knowledge of German, Russian, and Polish. The candidate also has experience in web development, project management software, and IT service management. In his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities, team sports, and traveling.

01 Dec 2012 till now: Scrum Master/Senior IT Project Manager (IBM)

• Motivated PM team and implemented agile processes in the IT department
• Managed IT projects, changes, and incidents based on internal customer demands
• Resolved problems with final implementation and created functional specifications
• Collaborated with project team/stakeholders, IT specialists/architects, external suppliers, and internal customers
• Conducted testing and finalized projects

01 Nov 2011 to 30 Nov 2012: IT Business Partner (IBM)

• Coordinated projects, changes, and incidents based on internal customer demands
• Resolved problems with final implementation and created functional specifications
• Collaborated with IT architects, suppliers, and internal customers
• Conducted testing and finalized projects

01 Aug 2008 to 31 Oct 2011: IT Demand Manager (IBM)

• Created functional specifications and managed demands
• Collaborated with IT and business teams

01 Jan 2008 – 31 May 2008: Design Specialist (IBM)

• Configured servers (UNIX) and storage systems
• Consulted and designed systems according to customer needs

01 Sept 2006 – 31 Dec 2007: Support Specialist (IBM)

• Created solutions and implemented products in the market
• Analyzed issues and collaborated on reports for the solutions center

01 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007: External Editor (IBM)

• Wrote articles about software/hardware solutions and new technologies in Slovakia

01 Feb 2005 – 01 Feb 2006: Rework Technician (IBM)

• Created hardware solutions based on business demands using Six Sigma tools

Key Personal Skills:

• Business effectiveness: Revived interest in IT products within the company, invited as an external journalist to a conference about new Intel processors
• Communication: Coordinated communication with internal customers, led meetings, conducted IT marketing campaigns, delivered presentations to IBM employees, member of Toastmasters Slovakia
• Languages: Fluent in English and Czech, pre-intermediate German, basic knowledge of Russian, Polish, and Slovak
• Teamwork: Set up agile processes for IT and development teams, led IT projects with internal customers and suppliers, coordinated virtual teams of IT specialists and internal customers
• Problem solving: Managed over 50 projects, resolved supplier problems, created functional specifications and business cases, met project deadlines, conducted price offering comparisons
• IT skills: Basic knowledge of UML and BPML modeling, databases (MS Access, MS SQL 2008), web development (Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript), process software (MS missing information)