Netherlands

Project Management

Certification

Master in Public Administration

Maria Savushkina

Project Management Professional

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Team player

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- As a Portfolio Project Manager overseeing operations in both the Netherlands and the United States, I manage a diverse portfolio, including B2B customer projects totaling €2 million, large-scale grant programmes worth $10 million, and non-profit grant projects amounting to $18.5 million. My role involves portfolio-level oversight to ensure strategic alignment with business objectives. I optimize resources by balancing capacity and budget allocation to prioritize high-impact projects, ensuring delivery efficiency. I track key performance indicators, POC, and forecast end-of-project profit margins to maintain overall portfolio profitability. Additionally, I engage with a wide range of stakeholders, from project managers to shareholders, ensuring their objectives are met across the portfolio. My responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with corporate governance frameworks, standardizing project management practices, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. I provide strategic leadership by guiding project managers to align individual project goals with overall portfolio priorities, ensuring seamless execution and reporting to senior leadership.
- I provided comprehensive support for both internal and external audits, ensuring that all activities and documentation were fully aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards. My involvement included preparing audit materials, coordinating with relevant departments, and addressing any compliance gaps to mitigate risks and ensure a smooth audit process. Additionally, I played a key role in the successful implementation of a new ERP system. This included facilitating strategic brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams to identify challenges and streamline the transition. By optimizing workflows and improving operational efficiency, I helped ensure that the ERP system enhanced business processes, reduced manual efforts, and improved overall data integrity and reporting capabilities.

- Integral member of the ExoMars project (1,3 billion Euro) team, driving collaboration with European industrial and scientific teams to ensure successful mission implementation
- Responsible for maintaining project baselines, milestones, and schedules in alignment with the Project Management Plan
- Facilitated informed decision-making for internal stakeholders and ESA management by providing comprehensive project updates
- Verified contracts and purchase orders, ensuring compliance with technical and project baselines across all disciplines
- Coordinated Project level reviews, engaging technical and scientific experts to assess deliverable progress and technology readiness status accurately
- Managed product asset management, meticulously documenting hardware inventory details to support informed decision-making
- Prepared monthly reports on schedule, costs, and risks, providing critical insights for programmatic and technical assessments
- Played a key role in achieving the program's objectives efficiently and effectively, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and technical objectives.

- Managed procurement actions in SAP, ensuring alignment with resource targets for R&D space activities and monitoring commitment ceilings.
- Collaborated closely with cost center managers, project managers, and administrators, providing essential information on resource targets and commitment ceilings consumption.
- Played a key role in verifying contracts, purchase orders, and contract change notices to ensure compliance with financial targets for R&D space activities.
- Administered monthly and yearly closures, ensuring timely reconciliation of accounts.
Compiled budgetary monthly reports reflecting the financial status of technical activities, particularly R&D Projects/Programs, and their associated progress in terms of output, schedule, and resources, including procurement actions.
- Supported risk management processes, facilitating unified efforts across divisions and presenting summary statuses to management.
- Contributed to the development of instructions, procedures, and guidelines to support the implementation of new and existing processes, procedures, and tools within other divisions.
- Liaised with subcontractors, addressing queries related to financial accounts closure.
Conducted forecasting, identified deviations, and implemented related recovery actions, generating ad-hoc reports to address management inquiries.

- Assisted in the development and implementation of the Group's corporate communication strategy, encompassing internal and external communications and policies to bolster and safeguard the Group's reputation and professional image.
- Created compelling content for the Group's website, intranet, and various distributed documents and materials to effectively communicate pertinent information to both internal employees and external stakeholders.
-Established and nurturing relationships with national and international partners and clients to foster collaboration and drive business growth.

- Collaborated with the HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment, and Community Development) team to develop Social Policy and Management Standards for a $1.2 billion alumina refinery project in the Komi Republic.
- Collected and analyzed data on the Company's perception in the Komi Republic concerning project developments. Conducted SWOT analysis to identify key messages and strategic insights.
- Participated in coordinating outreach activities, including organizing round tables to disseminate information to stakeholders most impacted by project developments, fostering engagement and transparency.
- Provided close cooperation with international lenders such as IFC/EBRD, ensuring alignment with their standards and requirements.

- Proficient in providing interpretation services for the Project Director during business meetings and negotiations, ensuring effective communication both inside and outside Russia. Acted as the right hand of the Director.
- Skilled in organizing and managing the Secretariat team, comprising five members, by developing templates, guidelines, and standard operating procedures to streamline workflow and enhance efficiency.

Maria Savushkina🇳🇱

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