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ProjectManager
FARAI MUDZINGWA

FARAI MUDZINGWA

Project Manager
Maple Grove,Minnesota

Summary

Adaptable and Hard working Project Manager seeking employment in the IT communications, Finance, Banking, Property & Construction Industries:

  • Knowledge and experience of assessing, planning, designing, proposing, implementing and supporting projects.
  • Experience in both Agile and Waterfall approaches.
  • Passionate about business/client process redesigns and improvements
  • Team-player with the ability to work independently

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
10.2020 - Current
  • Advising, risk assessing and managing projects within all the businesses of the IDM Group i.e. DebtBusters, Consumer Debt Help, DebtBusters Insurance and BondBusters.
  • Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
  • Completed stage 2 design, implementation and roll-out of the MIP project, one of the key projects in the IDM Group. MIP is the new software platform used across the IDM Group.

Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
10.2018 - 09.2019
  • Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance i.e MIP, the Partners Negotiations Calculator; Staff Training and recruitment platforms, Client monthly snapshots
  • Developed executive presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement.
  • Managing relationships with stakeholders and the Groups’ Partners like Kudough, Zero Debt and DC Payment Solutions.

Junior Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
10.2017 - 09.2018
  • Estimated and presented project costs before project kick-off to set expectations, promote accountability.
  • Prepared, maintained and distributed project reports to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Maintained/Supported a portfolio of projects and products i.e Client and Partners portals
  • Designed, Coordinated and rolled-out 3 key projects in the business(Reckless Lending dashboard and process; Client facing chat function to lead creation; Negotiations Calculator)

Assistant Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
01.2017 - 09.2017
  • Closely collaborated with project managers and stakeholders to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Reported on performance of completed projects/products i.e Bidvest sales
  • Gave training to users on completed projects./products i.e Kudough

Negotiation Specialist Consultant

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
02.2016 - 01.2017
  • Negotiating with Credit Providers and their representatives across South Africa to help rehabilitate Intelligent Debt Management clients who are struggling to repay their debts.

Relationship Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
Cape Town
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Being the first point of contact and a source of advice for the Debt Review applicants from the period at which they sign-up until all debts are settled/the entire process is complete.
  • Educated customers about Debt Settlement options.
  • Managed portfolio of over 400 clients with personal assets like Homes and Vehicles.

Contributor

Property Wheel
Cape Town
08.2013 - 12.2013
  • Published and edited some Opinion sections with regards relevant to the property market.

Students Intern

Jubilee Community Church
Cape Town
02.2012 - 10.2012
  • Volunteered in outreach projects at Universities in the Cape Town CBD and southern suburbs.

Graphics Technician

Jubilee Community Church
Cape Town
03.2010 - 03.2020
  • Volunteer at the church as a technician handling the computer projection and sounds during events.

Assistant/Intern

Natcem Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
Gweru
10.2005 - 02.2006
  • I was in charge of the Payroll, managing leave applications and assisted in employee safety adherence.
  • Performed general office duties, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Property Studies

University of Cape Town
Cape Town
01.2013 - 12.2013

Bachelor of Science - Property Studies

University of Cape Town
Cape Town
01.2009 - 12.2011

High School Diploma -

Falcon College
Esigodini
01.2006 - 12.2007

Skills

    Verbal and written communication

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Accomplishments

  • Designed and launched the Negotiations Calculator Project, resulting in an estimated 29.59% decrease in admin time spent by a user and their managers in the Negotiations Department.
  • Presented with the Innovations of the quarter Award for proposing a automated process to identify accounts in a client's payment plan that are either about to be paid-up or face risk of not getting paid to creditors and preemptively make a paid-up letter request to avoid terminations.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software

MS Office

Jira

Quote

Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
10.2020 - Current

Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
10.2018 - 09.2019

Junior Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
10.2017 - 09.2018

Assistant Project Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
01.2017 - 09.2017

Negotiation Specialist Consultant

Intelligent Debt Management
02.2016 - 01.2017

Relationship Manager

Intelligent Debt Management
01.2014 - 01.2016

Contributor

Property Wheel
08.2013 - 12.2013

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Property Studies

University of Cape Town
01.2013 - 12.2013

Students Intern

Jubilee Community Church
02.2012 - 10.2012

Graphics Technician

Jubilee Community Church
03.2010 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Science - Property Studies

University of Cape Town
01.2009 - 12.2011

High School Diploma -

Falcon College
01.2006 - 12.2007

Assistant/Intern

Natcem Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
10.2005 - 02.2006
FARAI MUDZINGWAProject Manager