This document provides a summary of Samuel K. Mintah's professional experience and qualifications. He has over 10 years of experience as a project manager with an MBA, PMP certification, and Six Sigma Green Belt. He has managed projects in various industries including insurance, police departments, airlines, and more. His experience includes all phases of the project lifecycle from planning to execution to closeout. He is proficient in various project management tools and methodologies.

1. SAMUEL K. MINTAH, MBA, PMP, SSGB
312 Memory Lane, Unit C, Westmont, Illinois 60559| Telephone: 630-254-9636| mintahsam@yahoo.com
Professional Summary
• Experienced Project Manager with a MBA Degree, PMP Certification, Six Sigma Green
Belt and over 10 years’ experience in full SDLC implementation, business process
improvement projects and business process modeling.
• Experience in business case writing, project risk analysis and management, release
management, organizational change management, project management strategy,
formulating steering committee agenda, customer relations management, project
planning, scheduling, budgeting and tracking, and managing third party vendors.
• Deep rooted Business Analysis and Project Management background and hands on
experience developing requirements in compliance to AML, risk, OFAC, and other
industry focused related operations.
• Manages project scope by assessing business and technical requirements changes,
determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk
• Technically versed with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project.
Professional Skills
Microsoft WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL, MICROSOFT PROJECT, Outlook
SharePoint, ProVision, PM tools and processes, VISIO, ITG, Oracle/SQL, OUM, Java, Rational
Rose.
Professional Experience
Resolution Life Holding Co., Rosemont, IL Jan/2015 – Present
Business Project Manager, Corporate PMO (Consulting)
• PMO team member that managed the Life block policies migration from Allstate to
Resolution Life
• Reviewed Anti Money Laundering (AML) and OFAC requirements and reporting needs
• Developed integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify
resources and skills required, documenting estimating assumptions, refining plans and
managing performance
• Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based
provisions
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying
impact on budget, time and risk
Chicago Police Dept., Chicago, IL Jan/2013 – Dec/2014
Project Manager (Consulting)
• Provided consulting services to assist Chicago Police Department in the further design,
development and maintenance of CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and
Reporting) systems
• Provided additional maintenance and support of CHRIS (Criminal History Record and
Investigation System) and CLEAR applications
• Managed and provided documentation and design services for City of Chicago Traffic
Crash application Project, Utilizing, OUM, Java, and Agile, a full SDLC implementation,
managing project schedule throughout the project phases
• Managed budget, project planning, risks and issues associated with project
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2. United Airlines, PMO/Technology Business Office Jan/2012 – Aug/2012
Project Manager/Business Analyst
• Execute and lead group to execute well designed CI projects
• Managed a Six Sigma Project to improve timesheet accuracy and compliance in PPM
• Identify processes for improvement, document existing processes, identify and analyze
gaps between current processes and the desired state, design new processes, develop
process performance measures and plan the transition to a new process
• Developed IT Capabilities Framework utilizing industry best practices for PMO
• Identify and install metrics to evaluate effectiveness of process improvements
• Provide counsel and leadership on future use of technology and business process
improvements
Kohler Company, WI Jan/2011 – Jul/ 2011
Global Project Manager (Consulting)
• Managed the implementation of SAP HR Rollout at Kohler’s Europe, Canada and
Mexico locations.
• Planned and scheduled project activities and project timeline
• Validated Scope, Stakeholders, and Organizational Change Management Strategy
• Developed Staff Plan and Budget.
• Developed Project Management Plan and a comprehensive communication plan
document
• Planned and managed blueprint activities and tasks with respect to HR Process
Mapping
• Coordinated SOW activities with Payroll Vendors ADP, (North America) and NOI and
ESLABAN (Mexico)
• Resolved Safe Harbor issues and Regional Shared Services functionality
• Managed risk associated with project
• Documented Finalized Business Requirement Document for all locations
• Developed test and training strategy documents
• Chartered Kohler’s PMO implementation
Management & Information Technology Solutions Inc. IL Dec/2009 – Jun/2010
Greenbelt certification Training Program
• Three Tier Client Server Architecture/ Service Oriented Architecture
• Business Analysis, Requirement Analysis, Rational XDE
• Rational Unified Process (RUP)
• ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt
Chicago Police Dept., Chicago, IL Oct/2008 – Mar/2009
Program/Project Manager (Consulting)
• Managed a full SDLC implementation of a Business Intelligence (OBIEE) Personnel
Recognition System utilizing OUM methodology and MS Project with an estimated
budget of one million dollars. ($1.0M)
• Managed a full SDLC implementation of a Case Management System utilizing OUM
methodology and MS Project with an estimated budget of two million dollars. ($2.0M)
• Reviewed Bid Contract
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3. • Planned and scheduled project activities
• Validated Scope, Stakeholders, and Organizational Change Management Strategy
• Developed Work Plan, Risk Assessment, and Quality Management Plan
• Developed Staff Plan and Budget
• Completed Program/Project Management Plan
• Established Project Infrastructure and Orientation Guides
• Managed and planned budgets for project phases as well updating project schedules
• Reviewed and updated Use Cases for system development through JAD sessions
utilizing OUM processes.
US Cellular Chicago, IL Oct/2007 – Feb/2008
Project Manager/Business Analyst (Consulting)
• Managed and coordinated the testing and deployment of a web based (ASP
development) Talent Development & Management system for client HRIS with an
estimated budget of one and a half million dollars. ($1.5M) leading a team of six.
• Developed and participated in UAT for system configuration and functionality utilizing
WebEx, fiddler, HTML, VPN.
• Managed and coordinated the simulation support activities of third party vendor.
• Planned and scheduled project activities
• Reviewed third party vendor contract for project closeout and proposed to Senior
management, contract changes for a (35%) thirty five percent reduction in fees
• Managed and resolved post implementation issues documenting lessons learned.
• Run Daily audits on HR SAP and Access DB systems using SQL/ABAP4.
United Airlines Elk Grove, IL Nov/2002 – Jun/2006
Senior Analyst/Project Management
• Gathered business requirements for small scale projects through user meetings and
translating business requirements into technical requirements and planning the
integration of such requirements into existing processes, utilizing Visio to diagram
process flow charts.
• Communicated with business units, and senior management to coordinate and resolve
project issues/risks, approach, relationships, delivery and support.
• Developed, implemented and documented the system that fed input to the Pilot
Preferential Bidding System (AD-OPT) as well as the output from the AD-OPT system
that fed input to Unimatic, utilizing Cobol, DB2, (FTP) file transfer protocol, and other
IBM utilities, while applying project management methodology of planning, scheduling,
execution, control and testing, and project closeout, a full SDLC
• Managed vendor (Skytech personnel in India) for the Hotel Management System,
coordinating activities and contract and SOW terms. Utilized SQL/Oracle, UNIX,
Unimatic and COBOL.
• Managed, scoped, developed, and executed the project plan for the implementation of
the System Wide web based( JSP development) Employee Business Travel Website,
utilizing PMI methodology (through planning meetings with senior management team
and subject matter experts) and Microsoft project as well as managing third party vendor
activities, time and resources according to UA’s IDF framework. Also prepared
Statement of Work and Change Management strategy
• Worked on HR payroll system for flight attendants and managed Flight Attendant
Service Center data integrity and transmission
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4. United Airlines Elk Grove, IL Mar/2001 – Sep/2001
Senior Analyst
• Project team member for the SABRE’s reengineering and scalability project.
• Successfully implemented a system to automate the update of the pilot and flight
attendant calendars
Programmer Investment Corporation, Des Plaines, IL Jul/1998 – Mar/2001
Project/Program Manager
• Oversee a staff of seven programmers, reviewed, assigned, and managed projects in
the areas of order processing, invoicing and billing, policy, billing and claims, making
sure projects are completed on time and within scope.
• Prepared and reviewed RFP’s and managed third party vendor credit card processing
• Participated in conference call/meetings to gather business requirements, translating
them into technical requirements, and diagramming new process flow charts utilizing
Visio.
• Developed and implemented project plans for new projects utilizing PMI methodology
and tools, and Microsoft project.
• Estimated resource requirements and budgets for projects through planning sessions
with team members using project management practices and full SDLC.
• Provided senior management with monthly progress report on projects.
Education
• Keller Graduate School of Management, Oakbrook, IL, MBA with concentration in
General Management
• Loyola University of Chicago, IL, Bachelor of Science Computer Science
• PMP/PMI Certified
• SSGB /ASQ Certified
• LOMA I
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