Katara Waterbender

Senior Project Manager

katara@teamavatar.pm +1 (555) 123-4567 linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender

Profile

PMP-certified project manager with 9+ years delivering complex technology and business transformation projects. Successfully managed $50M+ in combined project portfolios across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. Expert in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies with a track record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

Skills

Methodologies

Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, Hybrid, PRINCE2

Management

Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Vendor Management

Tools

Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI

Domains

Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, ERP, Insurance, Government

Experience

Senior Project Manager

Accenture — San Francisco, CA

May 2021 – Present

Manage portfolio of 5 concurrent projects ($12M combined budget, 60+ team members)
Delivered ERP migration for government client — $8M budget, 18-month timeline, on time
Implemented Agile transformation across 3 client organizations (200+ stakeholders)
Achieved 95% client satisfaction score across all managed engagements
Established PMO standards and templates adopted across ANZ practice

Project Manager

Suncorp Group — Austin, TX

Feb 2018 – Apr 2021

Led digital transformation program for insurance claims platform ($6M budget)
Reduced claims processing time from 14 days to 3 days through process redesign
Managed cross-functional team of 25 across IT, operations, and business units
Delivered 12 projects over 3 years with 100% on-budget track record

Associate Project Manager

IBM — New York, NY

Jul 2015 – Jan 2018

Coordinated delivery of cloud migration project for banking client (500+ VMs)
Managed project schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for 4 workstreams
Facilitated weekly steering committees with client CIO and program sponsors
Mentored 2 junior PMs through IBM's project management development program

Education

Master of Project Management

UC Berkeley

2017 – 2018

Bachelor of Information Technology

MIT

2011 – 2014

Certifications

PMP — Project Management Professional (2019)
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2018)
Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) (2022)
ITIL v4 Foundation (2020)