LOUISA AKOTO
Minneapolis
Summary
Dynamic Project Manager with a strong track record in optimizing team performance and navigating complex project timelines. Achieved significant improvements in regulatory compliance and stakeholder alignment, driving successful enterprise system integrations and efficient digital transformations.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product & Project Coordinator
Safe Reflections
07.2023 - 11.2025
- Optimized cross-functional team productivity by managing complex development schedules and facilitating recurring stakeholder reviews for SRI Labs projects.
- Mitigated operational risk through comprehensive product change management, achieving accuracy in documentation of formulas, raw materials, and process modifications.
- Streamlined regulatory compliance and certification processes as primary liaison for 3rd-party testing, managing lifecycle of critical product documentation (TDS, compliance reports) to ensure timely approvals.
- Enhanced team alignment by documenting critical product development decisions, reducing project ambiguity and supporting faster time-to-market.
Project Coordinator (Contract)
Royal Bank of Canada
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Orchestrated IT projects within regulated banking environment, aligning business requirements with technical implementation to drive project success.
- Delivered executive-level reporting while managing complex deployment schedules for seamless enterprise transitions.
- Managed risk and issue lifecycles, aligning mitigation strategies to sustain project momentum.
IT Project Coordinator (Contract)
Abbott
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Led documentation and project governance for high-priority data migration initiatives at Abbott, achieving regulatory compliance and enhancing project transparency.
- Facilitated cross-team synergy by coordinating complex deliverables, ensuring successful execution of large-scale system deployments and organizational updates.
- Managed complex project timelines and stakeholder communications, sustaining alignment across multiple business units during high-stakes data transformations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Graphic Design
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Project documentation
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Project
- Jira
- Asana
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Outlook
- Product Lifecycle Management
Certification
- Lean Foundations Certification, SMU Six Sigma Hub
- PMP Coursework (In Progress), Project Management Fundamentals
Timeline
Product & Project Coordinator
Safe Reflections
07.2023 - 11.2025
Project Coordinator (Contract)
Royal Bank of Canada
12.2021 - 08.2022
IT Project Coordinator (Contract)
Abbott
09.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Graphic Design
Augsburg University