About

IT Program Manager with PMP, PgMP certifications and over 11 years of experiencein IT and Oil & Gas industries. Proven expertise in technical leadership, systems administration, and digital transformation. Adept at designing and implementing secure IT infrastructures, managing technical applications for Oil & Gas, and aligning IT strategies with business goals. Skilled in cybersecurity frameworks, digital innovation, and cross-functional team leadership. Extensive experience in managing compliance, governance, and project lifecycles while delivering measurable ROI improvements.

Basic Information
Age:
28
Email:
adilzhan.kozhamurat@gmail.com
Phone:
+7 706 653 79 29
Address:
180 Water st, NY
Language:
English, Russian, Kazakh
Professional Skills
Program Management
90%
Stakeholder Engagement/Management
85%
Cross-functional team leadership
70%
Solution Development & Deployment
75%
AI ML
80%
Digital Analytics
75%
Digital Roadmap
60%
Contract Management
85%
Delivery Management
75%
Application Support
55%
Work Experience

May 2022 - Present

EPAM Systems
Program Manager

A global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services.

  • Prioritised feature development, resource allocation and revenue-generating initiatives to increase ROI by 50%.
  • Successfully utilised agile expertise to remove features which were not value-adding to the organisation, resulting in an increase in early MVP launches and a reduction of unsatisfactory feature development by 60%.
  • Successfully implemented a customer satisfaction survey to drive product improvements, resulting in a 10% increase in customer satisfaction scores.
  • Lead data initiative to process raw data into cleaned datasets for further Reports generation and Machine Learning. By completing this initiative, that organization optimized its transparency by 50%.
  • Created from scratch ETL process and Data Warehouse development, worked in various project of implementation of Data Lake and Amazon S3.

May 2021 - Feb 2023

North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (NCOC)
IT Business Relationship Manager

An international consortium of seven oil & gas companies in the Caspian Sea region.

  • Established security measures to safeguard the organisation’s sensitive data, reducing the risk of cyberattacks and data breaches by 25%.
  • Managed a complex IT project from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets and business requirements, resulting in a 35% increase in operational efficiency.
  • Negotiated vendor contracts and implemented cost-saving measures such as optimizing software licensing agreements and hardware procurement, resulting in a 10% reduction in IT operational costs.
  • Conducted data analysis, entity-relationship modelling and documentation of system functions and processes.
  • Possess high-level skills in using Microsoft Office productivity tools and additional software such as Project and Visio.
  • Skilled in constructing and implementing integrated systems using standard technological frameworks.

Oct 2018 - May 2021

North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (NCOC)
Lead IT Project Manager

An international consortium of seven oil & gas companies in the Caspian Sea region.

  • Spearheaded the development of a new IT system that streamlined the work processes, resulting in a $1M+ annual improvement in operational efficiency and productivity.
  • Developed a network of 30+ stakeholders throughout project lifecycles and applied risk assessment strategies for IT projects, resulting in a 76% reduction in project-related risks to integrate IT.
  • Successfully renegotiated contracts for NCOC’s critical applications within budget constraints, leading to a 30% reduction in contract renewal costs while maintaining uninterrupted service. Carried out Technical Evaluation of Bids, Issue Bid Technical Clarifications, Technical Evaluation Reports and Recommendations.
  • Led implementation of SAP Success Factor solution into organization and leaded overall change management to organization. Enrolled solution with success on record breaking 4 months.
  • Supported critical business applications as Service Owner (FSR, IMS, PI Vision, Aveva, EC). Ensured continuous undisruptive support that reached SLA 98.5%.

Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

Iptor Supply Chain Systems
Lead IT Project Manager

Formerly International Business Systems (IBS), is a supply chain management company that provides professional services and enterprise resource management software for distributors and wholesalers.

  • Headed large-scale projects with budgets ranging from $1 Million to $5 Million and 40 employees.
  • Administered all phases of the project lifecycle, such as initiation, planning, execution, supervision, and finalization, while identifying and eliminating risk in proactive manner.
  • Championed change control process, formulated impact of recommended changes to initial timeline, resources, and overall project expenditure, and communicated projections to key stakeholders.
  • Created cost / benefit analysis reports for recommending optimal route of project execution.
  • Liaised between project sponsors, stakeholders, developers, and analysts; Established strong professional relations with external IT vendors via internally integrated applications (AWS, Kyndryl, NetLang, Meridian IT).

Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

Chevron
Lead IT Business Analyst

The largest oil producer in Kazakhstan, developing and producing oil from the Tengiz Field.

  • Coordinated Discovery process of high-profile programs to define requirements for POC on next phase of delivery. Resulted in predictive decision-making & hight satisfaction rate on acceptance of MVP.
  • Conducted Business Process Analysis and GAP Analysis with key business stakeholders. Resulted in documenting 200+ features that were taken into Product Backlog.
  • Created Executive Summary dashboard through PowerBI and data extractions from EC Sales & Revenue to load how much oil produced vs how much earned. Resulted in contributing on company objective to digitize and automate several production related processes.
  • Participated in projects related to Data Center migrations from Munich to Local Site.

Jan 2016 - May 2016

Chevron
IT Change Manager

The largest oil producer in Kazakhstan, developing and producing oil from the Tengiz Field.

  • Designed a comprehensive change management plan for a major IT project that resulted in its successful implementation, leading to an 89% increase in user adoption rates.
  • Conducted a comprehensive impact analysis of a proposed organizational change to identify and mitigate potential risks, reducing project-related risks by 80%. This resulted in overall project stability.
  • Formulated tailored communication plans to address stakeholder concerns, contributing to the seamless implementation of a new IT system. This resulted in a stakeholder satisfaction rate of 95.7%.
  • Oversaw effective strategies to address resistance to change associated with organizational transformation, leading to a reduction of 95% in resistance levels.
  • Led Scrum Master duties, running Scrum ceremonies: Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Review, System Demo etc.

Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

Tamga Inspection
Director

An e-commerce platform for procurement of engineering inspection equipment for B2B in the construction industry.

  • Successfully launched a B2B e-commerce site for engineering inspection equipment, with over 30 inspection equipment selections, resulting in a 150% month-over-month increase in revenue growth.
  • Secured regional distribution partnerships with manufacturing companies such as General Electric and Fujifilm. This resulted in the provision of inspection equipment and services to clients such as Bureau Veritas.
  • Successfully secured multiple competitive tender bids from operational firms, clinching contracts worth a total of $500,000+ for the provision of inspection equipment and services.
  • The sales department expanded by integrating a team of 10+ professionals, yielding a 250% increase in sales and meeting the surging demand for inspection services.

Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

KPD-NDT LLP
Sales Development Engineer

Providing General Electric's (GE) NDT equipment for production and construction companies. Assuring quality control of each order. Participating in various tenders in Republic of Kazakhstan. Planning logistics for the NDT equipment: transportation, border crossing procedure, licence gathering. Presentation of the NDT equipment and increase new lines of products for the market. Working with NCOC, KAZ Minerals, Ersai, TCO, AGP, KazMunaiGaz and etc.

  • Managed construction and oil & gas accounts on provisioning inspection equipment, reducing procurement time by creating 1–2-year roadmaps that resulted in timely procurement.
  • Oversaw the contract tender process across various bidding platforms, achieving an impressive 85% success rate in winning bids within the inspection scope.

Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
Assistant of Program Director

4-month experience in this position taught me to organize events/conferences among energy sectors, depict the trends in energy industry and use it as discussion panel among members and share data for future investments. As well as participation in contract making for further investment in energy sector among member countries such as: Albania (Albanian Energy Regulator Authority (ERE)), Armenia (Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)), Azerbaijan (Tariff (price) Council (TC)), Kazakhstan (Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Consumer Rights under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan), Jordan (Energy and Mineral Regulatory Commission (EMRC)), USA (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC))

  • Saved several thousand dollars by finding investors in energy sector from various countries to participate in investment conference.
  • Proved excellent and competent knowledge in Oil and Gas sector.
Education

2012 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering

University of Miskolc, Hungary

Studied bachelor science in engineering, in specialization of Oil and Gas Engineering, more specifically in Production Engineering.

2010 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

University of Debrecen, Hungary

Studied for 2 year main engineering, each semester was different schools such as: Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

2006 - 2010

High School
Physics Science and Chemistry

Nazarbayev Intellectual School, Kazakhstan

High school for intellectual students in advanced physics-chemistry learning program student.

Contact Me
Feel free to contact me

Address

180 Water st

Phone

+7 706 653 79 29

Email

adilzhan.kozhamurat@gmail.com