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Mirko Grewing
Flat 1, 13a Warwick Way  SW1V1QT London (UK)
Phone: +44 (0) 795 8452847  E-mail: [email protected]
Executive Summary
Senior Project Management Professional
Bringing wealth and diversity of skills and experience having managed IT projects in Network
Services, Infrastructure build and modification and Web and Mobile Applications. Most recently as
IT Project Manager at a leading software and marketing services company. A seasoned Project
Manager, ITIL certified, with strong analytical abilities, a very professional demeanor and a track
record of meeting and exceeding client expectations. Recognized for the ability to build
stakeholder confidence and trust. Ten plus years experience utilizing traditional and agile PM
methodology to motivate staff to accomplish required tasks and communicate complex
information clearly to individuals at all levels. An accomplished leader with extensive experience
planning, developing and implementing state of the art technical B2B and B2O (Business to
Operators) solutions.
Presently looking to join a company that rewards effort and initiative, while at the same time
providing plenty of progression and development opportunities to its employees.
Core Competencies
Project Management
Budget Forecasting
Waterfall
Program Management
MS Project Proficiency
ITIL Certified
Requirements Gathering
SoW creation
Agile
JIRA
Risk Management
Change Management
Performance Management
Coaching
RACI Matrix
Work Experience
2014 – TODAY
Tigerspike, London (Personal Media and Mobile Technology)
Senior Project Manager
Collaborate, facilitate and lead teams responsible for developing multiple
stand-alone or integrated mobile applications.
 Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning,
retrospectives, daily stand-ups)
 Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality
Mirko Grewing
Calle Melilla 51 A-2B  28005 Madrid (Spain)
Phone: (+34) 684 124103  E-mail: [email protected]
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2012 – 2014
Protect team from over-commitment, manage backlog, prioritize
resolution of defects/bugs
Met goal of addressing and resolving issues within 24 hours
Manage the lifecycle of code development, from ideation to sprints
to deployment
Coordinate and manage code releases and shared APIs with other IT
groups
Communicate with other management, engineers, product
managers and support specialists on product issues
Track and communicate team velocity and Sprint/Release progress
LUMATA, Milan – Madrid – London (B2B / B2O marketing services)
Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager
Define and initiate projects to provide mobile phone operators (TIM Italy,
Mobistar Belgium, Orange Caribes, O2 Germany, PLDT Philippine) with a
platform for customer base management and real-time loyalty marketing.
The platform provided a set of strategies and workflows to increase ARPU
and reduce churn. Responsible and accountable for the coordinated
management of multiple brands related projects (French Connection UK,
Jazztel Spain, Intesa-San Paolo Italy) directed toward strategic
organizational objectives.
 Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication
with stakeholders at multiple levels, including 3rd Party Vendors
external to the organization and internal Marketing and
Engineering resources.
 Manage project capital and operating expenditures, schedule, and
implementation while working to ensure the ultimate success and
acceptance of the program.
 Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic
business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the
program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or
strategic intent.
 Present weekly Dashboard reports on the current program, future
opportunities and issues.
 Communicate major milestones and identify potential project risks.
Conduct weekly status meetings for each project to review project
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Mirko Grewing
Calle Melilla 51 A-2B  28005 Madrid (Spain)
Phone: (+34) 684 124103  E-mail: [email protected]
activities, manage change control and manage all purchase order
requests and budget expenditures.
2010 – 2012
Random Research, Rome (B2B ERP & IT Services)
IT Project Manager and Programme Manager
As Microsoft Gold Partner, provide professional Project Management
support and bottom line accountability for Microsoft products that include
network and data center service implementations. Execute entire lifecycle
of projects including planning and design, controlling, and closing. Develop
and maintain comprehensive project plans in concert with Customers and
Vendors that include a Communications Plan, Roles and Responsibilities
Matrix, Work Breakdown Structure, Change Management Plan and Scope
Statement. Managed all communication with multiple project stakeholders,
using project reporting, project plans, customer databases, dashboard
reports and executive service reviews.
 Successfully managed complete voice migration of the company and
the three main clients to a VoIP solution. This operation included
the complete local network re-engineering and the coordination of
15 plus between engineers, system administrators, network
specialists.
 Controlled a challenging migration project of 50 plus clients to the
latest Windows Server technology. Created a plethora of Risk
Mitigation strategies to successfully overcome hardware constraints
and upgrade challenges.
 Re-wrote and updated Project Management methods and
procedures used to set the standard for team Project Managers.
These measures helped to streamline internal stakeholder
communication on all projects contributing to a 25% increase of
projects closed by their estimated due date.
2005 – 2010
Pit Stop Services, Rome (B2B IT Services)
IT Project Manager and Programme Manager
Worked in a PMO managing network hardware and software for reseller
networks and department stores. Developed a supportive foundation
based on project management methodologies within the project office thus
conditioning a controlled strategy for management of projects on the
customer account. Experience with running several large-scale concurrent
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Mirko Grewing
Calle Melilla 51 A-2B  28005 Madrid (Spain)
Phone: (+34) 684 124103  E-mail: [email protected]
projects in which duties included coordination and planning with team
members, IT staff, stakeholders, external technical experts, and users.
2003 – 2005
Portatili, Rome (Chain Stores / Customer Service)
Programme Manager
Offered broad-spectrum strategic consultant on mobile devices. Recruited
and trained a team of specialists on mobile devices. Developed and
implemented a customer service programme that expanded client base
20% in the first six months. Worked with Research and Development
department on Quality Assurance. Responsible for in-depth analysis of
technical and logistics procedures.
Education
2007
University of Rome, Italy
Master’s Degree in Archeology and Anthropology
Language
Italian
English
Spanish
Native language
Bilingual
Fluent
Honors & Awards
2014
Lumata
Growth and Innovation Employee Award 2013
“In recognition for the work done that has enabled the business to grow, in
the long term, through new ideas or innovation.”
2008
University of Viterbo, Italy
Honorary Fellow in Information Technology
Technical Proficiency
Platforms
Mac OS, Windows, Linux.
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Mirko Grewing
Calle Melilla 51 A-2B  28005 Madrid (Spain)
Phone: (+34) 684 124103  E-mail: [email protected]
PM Applications
Microsoft Project, Atlassian JIRA, Redmine,
OpenAtrium, Trac.
Other Applications
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft SharePoint, MediaWiki, Drupal,
WordPress, Atlassian Confluence.
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