Samir Ambekar

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About Samir Ambekar

As a results-driven Technical Project Manager with extensive experience across IT, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and media, I bring both technical expertise and strategic insight to every project. At Osprey Software, I manage high-impact projects for a pharmaceutical client, driving measurable outcomes: Axis ZTNA: Led scope definition, planning, and stakeholder coordination, ensuring alignment with business goals. Developed operational support runbooks for MSP, increasing cross-team efficiency by 30%. MFA on Workstations: Directed pilot testing, policy creation, and vendor negotiations, achieving a 40% boost in user security compliance and a 25% reduction in onboarding time through streamlined processes. Identity Access Management (IAM): Strategized and drove the testing, implementation and documentation, improving process efficiency and reducing user access issues by 20%. Smartsheets SME: Created interactive dashboards, led company-wide training sessions, and collaborated with global teams to integrate tools and customize solutions for seamless daily operations. Previous Experience Highlights: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (IT Project Management Co-op): Coordinated a Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise, reducing incident response time by 40%. Managed RAPID7 SIEM migration for 3,500 devices, boosting threat detection by 50%. Leveraged AWS EC2 and S3, enhancing software reliability by 20%. Documented SIEM-AWS Cloud integrations, applying my AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. Northeastern University ITS (Customer Experience Technician): Resolved support tickets with 98% client satisfaction, enhancing knowledge base resources and cutting resolution times by 15%. Managed daily standups and Smartsheet reporting, improving resource allocation by 20%. GroupM (Performance Marketing Analyst): Led 20 L'Oréal Paris ad campaigns with a $1M budget. Applied data analysis to boost project performance by 80% and improve KPI alignment, clarifying project objectives by 40%. With a Master’s in Project Management from Northeastern University, a Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University, and certifications as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and AWS Cloud Practitioner, I am equipped to drive impactful results in fast-paced environments. Skilled in tools like Jira, Smartsheets, ServiceNow, Power BI, and SQL, I leverage data to optimize decision-making and project outcomes. I’m passionate about process optimization, advancing security, and achieving tangible results. Let’s connect to explore how my experience can benefit your organization.