Nilufer Tonga Karakas

PMO Management: Managing Project Management Office responsibilities and consulting project managers. Portfolio management tasks: Planning 18-months project roadmap by taking the IT resource capacity into account, reporting status of IT project portfolio (change/run ratio, actuals of small/big projects, etc.) to the top management and Head Office. IT Budget Management: Financial reporting with Finance department according to BNP Paribas standards.

Project management: Planning, budgeting, following-up and coordinating big software development and infrastructure projects, in relation with all stakeholders. Following and executing BNP Paribas standard project management methodology. Performing project management activities including management of 3rd parties and contracts, managing progress meetings, and steering committees with reporting on status, planning, budget, risk and issues. Portfolio management IT Budget Management

Planning, following-up and coordinating software development and infrastructure projects, in relation with all stakeholders and departments. Managing progress meetings, reporting to the top management on status, planning, risks and issues. Planning, managing, and reporting of all demands of customers such as Garanti Leasing, Garanti Factoring, Garanti Fleet, VDF, Leaseplan, and Doğuş Otomotiv.

Planning and follow up of Philips TV projects maintained in Profilo Telra factory from proposal to commercial release phase. Acting as an account manager in Telra for every problem and order of service, quality, and approval issues of Philips projects. Coordinating departments to solve the problems and finish the project in time.

RF Integrated Circuit Design in European Union Project “TARGET, Network of Excellence” Research and reporting of the project work packages