Yannick Colaco
Summary
Dynamic corporate planning manager with a proven track record at Dubai Airports, excelling in data analysis and project governance. Skilled in team leadership and decision-making, I enhanced reporting processes and drove resource optimization, achieving significant improvements in project performance and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in Clarity PPM and BI tools.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Corporate Planning
Dubai Airports
03.2012 - Current
- Provided regular reporting on the state of DA's corporate portfolio across all organisational levels, focusing on portfolio reporting for senior management
- Assisted business units in project identification, planning and reporting. Provided analytical/technical support to Master Programme/Programme Sponsors & Managers/Heads/Corporate Portfolio Office Managers/PMO on DA portfolio/programmes/projects
- Conducted Radar/portfolio governance training sessions for Project Managers and PMO.
- Responsible for portfolio/programmes/projects data analysis & management reporting (deliverables, milestones, tasks, risks& issues, budgeted, allocated, year-end forecast, Iprocs, Invoices, account level cashflow projection, deviation in spend, ongoing costs, payback period, ROI, NPV, variances, etc.)
- Involved in the DA budget submission process (for programmes/projects) to the Department of Finance (Dubai Government Entity)
- Tracked & reported resource utilization & procurement activities across all projects in the DA portfolio
- Responsible for Clarity PPM Operational/Functional support
- Maintained Clarity PPM database which consists of huge amount of data used for senior management reporting through BI Dashboards (Tableau), Jaspersoft, SQL & Excel
- Maintained good relationship with DA departments and supported them with DA portfolio governance process
Project Delivery / PMO Specialist
Dubai Customs
10.2009 - 02.2012
- Implemented and maintained compliance with the Dubai Customs end-to-end lifecycle methodology which was used to manage projects and programmes within the organization
- Provided programme/project support for the management team. Supported the processes and tools used to achieve oversight and control objectives at project and programme level, which also included an executive dashboard
- Implemented metrics (including KPI’s and Scorecard) to (a)facilitating a consistent approach to project Management (b)monitoring and improving project performance (c)measuring project contributions to business performance (d)monitoring customer perception
- Tracked and reported projects performance (financials, schedule, risks, etc.)
- Performed vendor management for HP PPM tool. Also, involved in Vendor Evaluation Process and Outsourcing activity of IT projects.
- Provided HP PPM Operational/Functional support. Collected/analysed business requirements on HP PPM system Implemented/coordinated system enhancement for better portfolio, programme & project Management. Developed /maintained processes flows and process documentation on the overall workflow.
- Maintained financial business model and project delivery department operation plan
- Tracked procurement activities (including commercial and non-commercial assessment) progress for all Information Technology projects.
- Established a satellite PMO for various departments of Dubai Customs
- Responsible for QA Activities (including UAT testing of the PPM tool)
Business Intelligence Consultant
Hitachi Consulting (formely IMGROUP)
07.2008 - 05.2009
- Clients - CITIGROUP (London, UK) - worked in United Kingdom, Mondial Assistance Travel Insurance (Croydon, UK) - worked in United Kingdom
- Involved in full lifecycle of projects in Finance & Insurance domain which involved collecting/analying business requirements and translating them into solutions for information management & data reporting (using SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, SQL Server)
- In depth analysis of EMEA derivatives, AML, AFC data and generated KPI reports for top Management –
CITIGROUP - In depth analysis on insurance & reinsurance data and generated KPI reports for top Management - Mondial Assistance Travel Insurance
- Provided dashboard system support
- Responsible for systems maintenance, enhancement and testing
Software Specialist (Performance Reporting)
Accenture
02.2006 - 06.2008
- Clients – DIAGEO, United Kingdom (Website Development), Microsoft, Hyderabad (System Support), Accenture (Performance Management Reporting, HRIS support & reporting)
- Involved in full lifecycle of projects which involved business analysis, requirement gathering, solution development and report generation
- Performed data reconciliation/analysis and generated KPI Reports for top management which gave a clear picture current situation in the business unit.
- Performed team co-ordination & project management using project management tool.
- Managed Associate software engineers. Trained them on latest methodologies used in the project.
- Responsible for systems maintenance, enhancement and testing
- Assisted HR in the graduates recruitment drives.
Software Intern
IQVIA (formerly Quintiles)
10.2005 - 02.2006
- Developed software solutions to enhance user experience and streamline processes.
- Assisted in debugging and testing applications to ensure functionality and performance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver project updates.
Skills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
Timeline
Manager - Corporate Planning
Dubai Airports
03.2012 - Current
Project Delivery / PMO Specialist
Dubai Customs
10.2009 - 02.2012
Business Intelligence Consultant
Hitachi Consulting (formely IMGROUP)
07.2008 - 05.2009
Software Specialist (Performance Reporting)
Accenture
02.2006 - 06.2008
Software Intern
IQVIA (formerly Quintiles)
10.2005 - 02.2006
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