Kristina Plonikova
About Kristina Plonikova
Kristina Plonikova is a Program and Project Planner in the IT Division at Desjardins, with over 12 years of experience in aerospace, aeronautics, and financial industries.
Company
Kristina Plonikova is currently working at Desjardins, a leading financial group in Canada. She serves in the IT division as a Program and Project Planner. Desjardins operates in the Montreal and Levis regions of Quebec, Canada.
Title
Kristina holds the title of Program and Project Planner within the IT Division at Desjardins. She also has the designation of Contrôleur de programmes et projets Affaires et TI.
Educational Background
Kristina studied at Technologia Montreal, achieving qualifications in Gestion de projets TI and MS Excel fois avancées in 2012, and completed a Certificate in MS Project 2010: advanced concepts in 2011. She also holds a Master of Arts in Integrated Marketing and Management Communications from Florida State University, where she studied from 2003 to 2008.
Professional Experience
Kristina has over 12 years of experience across aerospace, aeronautics, and financial industries. Notably, she worked at Bombardier Aerospace as a Contrôleur de projets TI, Komunik Konversation - Division of Intema Solutions Inc. as a Chargée de projets TI, and IATA as a Chargé de projet, marketing digital. Her early career includes roles at Marriott Chateau Champlain, McRae Communications, Russtech Language Services, and BBDO.
Project Management Expertise
Kristina has extensive experience in managing large-scale projects, including credit card issuance projects with budgets exceeding $30 million. She is skilled in PMI, Agile/Scrum/Safe, and PfMP methodologies and proficient in tools like MS Office, MS Visio, JIRA, and Salesforce.com. Kristina also has experience with database management systems like Oracle, SQL, SAP, and Access.
Significant Contributions
At Desjardins, Kristina coordinates daily meetings, resolves conflicts, and manages project portfolios with budgets over $40 million. She has implemented a cost tracking model for the credit card issuer's project portfolio, led the migration of the Business Projects Office to EPM/OPMI, and established a cross-functional resource control process. She is also responsible for producing monthly financial reports and consolidating performance indicators.