Tarik Aossey, CSM, PMP
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Austin, TX, United States
Toptal member since November 2, 2018
Tarik is a certified Agile/Lean Scrum Master (CSM) and PMP with over 20 years experience defining, planning, and executing transformational software, ecommerce, cybersecurity, and process projects for businesses of all sizes across a variety of industries. He's passionate about coaching and serving winning teams, solving critical business problems, and delighting customers by delivering what they need with exceptional quality, on time and budget.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Agile Transformation
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- IT Strategy
- Project Planning
- Software
Work Experience
Sr. Project/Product Manager
pricemine.ai
- Provided product management expertise for an agile project to deliver an artificial intelligence-based online multi-mode search and pricing application.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Led risk, issue, communication, release, change, and vendor management.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
General Motors
- Developed IT strategy on software development, business process re-engineering, 3rd party software package, and cybersecurity projects for GM enterprise security, supply chain, procurement, finance, data warehouse, and manufacturing divisions.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Oversaw product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements analysis, user testing, user education, and documentation management.
- Led project financial and resource management, project risk, issues management, and deployment/change management..
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
- Led project vendor management, including consulting and 3rd party software vendors.
- Coached organization and project teams from waterfall to Agile project delivery.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
Visa, Inc
- Led IT strategy on software development, business process re-engineering, 3rd party package, and cybersecurity projects for Visa corporate, finance, and human resource divisions, including Workday and Oracle eSuite.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects. Used Jira on agile projects and Clarity on waterfall projects.
- Led product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements analysis, user testing, user education, and documentation management.
- Led project risk, issues and deployment/change management activities.
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
- Led project vendor management, including consulting and 3rd party software vendors.
- Coached organization and project teams from waterfall to Agile project delivery.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
Dell, Inc
- Led IT strategy on software development, business process re-engineering, 3rd party package, and cybersecurity projects for Dell manufacturing, fulfillment, supply chain, services, and enterprise security. This was primarily a remote position.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Led product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements, user testing, user education, and documentation.
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
- Led project vendor management, including consulting and 3rd party software vendors.
- Coached organization and project teams from waterfall to Agile project delivery.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
MPowerLabs, Inc
- Led IT strategy on software development, business process re-engineering and 3rd party software package projects for this financial services startup company delivering eCommerce and mobile payment offerings.
- .Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Led product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements, user testing. user education, and documentation management.
- Led project risk and issues management, and deployment/change management.
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
- Led project vendor management, including consulting and 3rd party software vendors.
- Coached organization and project teams from waterfall to Agile project delivery.
- Built first PMO organization and processes.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
Dell, Inc.
- Led IT strategy on software development, data center, and 3rd party software package projects for Dell financial services, manufacturing, and supply chain divisions.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Led product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements, user testing, user education, and documentation management.
- Led project risk and issues management, and deployment/change management.
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
- Led project vendor management, including consulting and 3rd party software vendors.
- Coached organization and project teams from waterfall to Agile project delivery.
- Helped lead organization from Level 0 to Level 2 CMM designation.
Sr. Project/Product Manager
Sr. IT Consultant
- Led IT strategy on software development, business process re-engineering and 3rd party software package projects to Insurance, Texas State Government, and Utilities verticals.
- Led project, resource and financial planning and execution for analysis, development, test, and deployment teams on agile and waterfall projects. Led all release and sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog grooming and retrospectives on agile projects.
- Led product management on agile and waterfall projects, including product roadmap, requirements analysis, user testing, user education and documentation management.
- Led project risk and issues management, and deployment/change management.
- Led project communications management to delivery team, mid-level, and executive management.
Project History
pricemine.ai Online Search and Pricing Agile Project
Led definition and delivery of the pricemine.ai artificial intelligence online multi-mode search and pricing application.
Texas Ed Agency Filenet Agile Project
Led the definition and delivery for TEA's Filenet customization and deployment agile project.
ERCOT Commercial Rearchitecture Project
Led the definition and delivery for ERCOT's custom software and process re-engineering project.
MPowerLabs Online Mobile Payments Agile Project
http://www.revworldwide.comLed definition and delivery of the MPowerLabs Online Mobile Payments agile project.
Custom Project Management Training Program for Non-profits
Developed and trained a customized project management training course for non-profits in partnership with Mission Capital.
E3 Alliance/RaiseUP Texas Custom Website
http://raiseuptexas.org/Led development and deployment of a custom website for E3 Alliance/RaiseUP Texas education program.
Led CMM Level 0 to Level 2 at Dell Financial Services
Helped Dell Financial Services IT organization (DFS IT) achieve CMM Level 2 rating.
End-to-end Product Cost Management Agile Project at GM
Led the revitalization and delivery of this global GM cross-functional software development and process engineering project.
Online Asset Tracking Agile Project for IronRhino
Led the custom software development efforts for IronRhino's Remote Asset Tracking agile project.
24902 Miles Website and eCommerce Project
Led product and project management for the 24902 MIles website and eCommerce agile project.
Dell Offer and Incentives Agile Project
Led the offer and incentives online application agile project for Dell's consumer sales division.
Oracle Asset-backed Securities Agile Project for Dell Financial
Led the agile project for Dell Financial Services to customize and deploy an Oracle-based Asset-backed Securities system.
Workday HCM Agile Project at Visa
Led product and agile project management for delivery of a workday based human capital management system at Visa.
GM Manufacturing Next Gen Security Project
Led delivery for this global cyber-security project for GM manufacturing, including agile project and product mgt duties.
Dell Enterprise Cybersecurity Readiness Audit
Led audit of Dell Enterprise Cybersecurity readiness against NIST 800-53 criteria.
Dell ERP/MES Deployment to Global Factories
Led the analysis and agile delivery of a Manufacturing Execution System for Dell Global Manufacturing and Fulfillment.
Education
Certificate in Enterpreneur, Leadership
Acton School of Entrepreneurship - Austin, TX
Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management
University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Skills
Tools
Jira, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Management, Agile, Kanban, Agile UX
Industry Expertise
Software, Automotive, Retail & Wholesale
Other
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, Agile Sprints, IT Projects, Project Lifecycle, IT Consulting, Software Consulting, IT Strategy, Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Roadmaps, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Portfolio Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Delivery, Project Planning, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Project Management, Agile Software Testing, eCommerce, Websites, Mobile, Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), CRM Systems, Financial Systems
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