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Bamlak Ashagrie

Camberwell,VIC

Summary

Experienced Project Professional with a strong background across public sector, consulting, and technology environments. Proven track record delivering data-driven programs, managing end-to-end project lifecycles, and leading stakeholder engagement (including senior executives and vendor partners) in complex digital transformation initiatives. Recognised for building strong relationships, navigating ambiguity, and ensuring timely, high-quality program delivery.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager | SAP Analytics Cloud(SAC)Release

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
06.2025 - Current
  • Led the end-to-end delivery of the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) reporting release, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Facilitated steering committee meetings, status updates, and stakeholder communications to maintain transparency and engagement.
  • Oversaw UAT planning and execution, ensuring SAC reports met user and business requirements.
  • Provided ongoing hypercare support during Release 2, ensuring rapid resolution of post-go-live issues and continuity of service.
  • Drove change management and user readiness through proactive stakeholder engagement and clear communication.

Data Support | SAP ECC to S/4HANA Migration

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
, VIC
12.2024 - 06.2025
  • Supported three data migration cycles from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, ensuring data integrity through pre- and post-load validation.
  • Led stakeholder engagement with over 15 business users, coordinating data cleansing activities and validation efforts.
  • Acted as a liaison between business teams and two contractors, facilitating collaboration, resolving blockers, and aligning on deliverables.
  • Communicated and analysed risks with senior stakeholders, proposing practical solutions to mitigate issues during migration.
  • Managed and tracked data-related issues using Jira, ensuring timely resolution aligned with project milestones.
  • Facilitated workshops to clarify expectations, communicate delivery timelines, and address key migration challenges.
  • Produced clear and concise daily status reports for an audience of over 50 stakeholders to maintain transparency and alignment.
  • Led discussions to resolve complex data migration issues, ensuring readiness and accuracy across systems.

Business Analyst

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
09.2023 - 12.2024
  • Supported a large-scale record digitisation project, aligning stakeholders and tracking milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
  • Led Azure DevOps implementation, improving project visibility, planning, and team collaboration.
  • Developed Power BI dashboards, including spatial insights, to support informed decision-making and reduce ad hoc reporting through sustainable self-service tools.
  • Identified and analysed user requirements, business procedures, and operational gaps to recommend and implement optimised processes.
  • Created process maps for the ICT Commercial team, documenting current and future state workflows to enable business transformation.
  • Facilitated workshops and stakeholder meetings, preparing requirement and aligning teams with organisational goals.
  • Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure systems met business needs and were implementation-ready.

Business Analyst

Cyient Consulting
08.2021 - 07.2023
  • Led projects by mapping business processes and managing resources
  • Analysed business requirements to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Utilised quantitative analysis and data visualisation to deliver captivating presentations.
  • Conducted customer interviews through surveys, questionnaires and workshops.
  • Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines by managing stakeholder engagements.
  • Developed a strong passion for liaising with customers and providing tailored solutions.

Research Interviewer

Social Research Center
06.2022 - 04.2023
  • Adhered to internal guidelines and protocols relating to all components of interviewing and survey methodology
  • Working across a range of varying projects, including National Health, Safety and Policing, Community Attitudes and Graduate
  • Satisfaction
  • Represented the Company's standards and procedures at all times when conducting telephone surveys.
  • Developed excellent interpersonal skills while conversing with diverse groups in community.

Junior Consultant

East Africa Partners Consulting
11.2020 - 07.2021
  • Researched and compiled Economic analysis reports
  • Involved in Project development and assistance
  • Led Business development project and product sale
  • Facilitated Stakeholder engagements
  • Evaluated diverse organisational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilisation issues
  • Handled all office administration, financial transactions and taxation

Economic Analyst

Envest Consulting
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Delivered in-depth analyses and reasoned conclusions to senior management.
  • Generated fiscal impact with data collection for forecasting macroeconomic and financial conditions
  • Defined and articulated the company's business model and Marketing Strategy
  • Provided consultation on economic relationships to businesses, microfinance and other clients.

Content Creator

Shega Media
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Researched and Organised startup companies' database
  • Created a professional weekly newsletter with writing, proofreading and editing abilities.
  • Exceeded clients' expectations with interesting, research-backed articles and innovative products
  • Collaborated well with graphic designers to produce infographics content

Data Analyst

WISE
08.2017 - 07.2018
  • Analysed bulk data on NGO members' economic status and performance
  • Compiled data and prepared spreadsheets to execute assigned deliverables.
  • Presented progress on data analysis activities to the leadership team.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Unity University

Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology and Management Engineering

Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

Skills

  • Project Management in agile way of working (AIMS Certified)
  • Structured Problem Solving and organisation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Project planning and tracking
  • Strong inter-personal and communication skill
  • Project management tools (Azure Dev Ops, Jira, Smartsheet and MS project)
  • Good Tableau, Power-BI and SQL skills
  • Great navigation through processing mapping, project management and planing tools (Miro, Notion, Slack, Trello)

Timeline

Project Manager | SAP Analytics Cloud(SAC)Release

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
06.2025 - Current

Data Support | SAP ECC to S/4HANA Migration

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
12.2024 - 06.2025

Business Analyst

Country Fire Authority (CFA)
09.2023 - 12.2024

Research Interviewer

Social Research Center
06.2022 - 04.2023

Business Analyst

Cyient Consulting
08.2021 - 07.2023

Junior Consultant

East Africa Partners Consulting
11.2020 - 07.2021

Content Creator

Shega Media
08.2020 - 01.2021

Economic Analyst

Envest Consulting
08.2019 - 05.2021

Data Analyst

WISE
08.2017 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Unity University

Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology and Management Engineering

Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
Bamlak Ashagrie