Danagul Kubasheva

Portfolio

Featured Projects

Recognized as one of the Top Project Managers From Kazakhstan Launching Successful Projects — The Tech Media Central Eurasia.

Danagul Kubasheva — professional portrait

Danagul Kubasheva at a PMI Kazakhstan event

Infrastructure · SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA Integration & Digital Operations Program

North Oil Company Qatar · Senior Project Lead · 2026

Leading Infrastructure, Network, SAP S/4HANA Integration, and Digital in Operations projects end-to-end, with vendor delivery oversight and PMO governance uplift.

Full lifecycle delivery PMO maturity uplift ~15% schedule variance improvement (est.)

PMO · IT Programs

PMO Foundation for IT & Digital Programs

LeverX · IT Project Manager/PMO Lead · 2025–2026

As a member of the PMO team, built standard processes, templates, governance and an escalation path, with resource leveling and a delivery skills program for project members across SAP implementation projects.

Resource leveling Steering committee templates Escalation path

National Infrastructure · ERP

Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) Digital Transformation & ERP Roadmap

DB Engineering & Consulting · IT Project Implementation Consultant · 2024–2025

Contributed to national IT strategy refresh and ERP roadmap standardizing operations across 200+ departments and subsidiaries; helped design a centralized IT Competence Centre.

200+ departments IT Competence Centre design ~15% process efficiency gain (est.)

Agile Delivery · Oil & Gas

Enterprise Digital Products Portfolio (Maintenance)

Chevron / Tengizchevroil · Scrum Master · 2021–2024

Led cross-functional Scrum teams delivering Connected Worker, Headcount Management, Turnaround Planning, and Equipment Utilization tools.

20 products delivered $800K+ annual savings +25% team velocity

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ITSM · Healthcare

Enterprise Service Desk Transformation (Freshdesk)

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia · IT Project Manager · 2020

Managed the end-to-end implementation of an enterprise-wide ITSM solution, applying ITIL best practices to improve service delivery.

Higher user satisfaction Faster resolution times ~30% faster average resolution (est.)

Automation · HR/Payroll

Payroll & HR Process Digitalization

Chevron, Atyrau · IT Project Manager · 2017–2019

Led end-to-end automation of manual payroll, HR, and employee data workflows, establishing a foundation for future digital transformation.

Reduced manual work Improved compliance ~50% less manual processing time (est.)

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Business Process Improvement · Data Reconciliation

People MDM — Workforce Data Reconciliation (JDE → Oracle DW)

Chevron, Atyrau · Business Analyst · 2016

Reconciled workforce data from JD Edwards into the Oracle data warehouse, building GAP analysis, BRD, and design specifications to standardize People Data management across upstream, downstream, and joint-venture operations.

GAP Analysis & BRD delivery JDE → Oracle DW reconciliation Improved data accuracy

Community · Leadership

PMI Kazakhstan — Technology & Community Leadership

PMI Kazakhstan Chapter · VP of Technology (Volunteer) · 2022–2024

Directed IT governance and long-range planning; moderated an international conference; represented PMI Kazakhstan at the PMI European Region Leadership Meeting in Prague.

Conference moderator Chapter Leader 2022

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Career Path

Experience

A track record of delivering complex technology and transformation programs across four countries.

Senior Project Lead — North Oil Company Qatar

February 2026 – July 2026 · 6 months

Doha, Qatar

Contract ended due to organizational downsizing driven by the regional geopolitical situation.

Technical Skills: SAP S/4HANA, Jira, MS Project, Confluence, Slack, Azure DevOps, Excel & Macros, Augmented AI for Project Management, Claude Code (VS Code)

Leading Infrastructure, Network, SAP S/4HANA Integration, and Digital in Operations projects across the full lifecycle, managing plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues.
Engaging business and technical stakeholders to align priorities and drive successful outcomes.
Managing vendor performance and delivery oversight against contractual commitments.
Supporting PMO governance with reporting and escalation routines, and strengthening PMO maturity by improving templates, tools, and methodologies.

IT Project Manager — LeverX

February 2025 – January 2026 · 1 year

Fixed one-year contract, completed in full.

Technical Skills: SAP S/4HANA, ERP Modernization, MS Project, Confluence

Member of the PMO team, establishing PMO procedures, processes, and governance standards across IT and digital projects.
Developed a process for overseeing resource shortages, with a methodology for resource leveling across projects.
Developed a program for project members to build delivery skills and ways of working.
Implemented project governance (KPIs, dashboards, reporting, risk, escalation) for on-time, on-budget delivery.
Developed standard templates and procedures for stakeholder workshops and steering committee approvals, ensuring clear scope, priorities, and executive buy-in for IT programs.
Key result: built the PMO foundation: standard processes, templates, governance and escalation path for SAP implementation projects.

IT Strategy & Digital Transformation Consultant — DB Engineering & Consulting

July 2024 – January 2025 · 7 months

Astana, Kazakhstan

Contract ended early due to a government budget cut affecting the program.

Technical Skills: ERP Roadmapping & Planning, Vendor & Tender Management, Slack

Contributed to the development and refresh of Kazakhstan Railways' (KTZ) IT strategy and nationwide digital transformation program.
Contributed to ERP implementation planning across 200+ departments and subsidiaries.
Managed enterprise wide IT projects (IT Competence Centre and National Management System).

Vice President of Technology (Volunteer) — PMI Kazakhstan Chapter

January 2022 – January 2024 · 2 years 1 month

Technical Skills: IT Governance, Technology Acquisition & Evaluation

Led technology acquisition, support & maintenance, data analytics, and IT governance for the chapter.
Moderated the international conference "Project Communication: To Speak or Not to Speak" and organized the "Project Management" mini-conference in Atyrau.
Represented PMI Kazakhstan at the PMI European Region Leadership Meeting in Prague.
Secured partnership and sponsorship agreements with high-profile IT and industrial companies, and helped shape chapter operations for strategic growth on a global scale.

Scrum Master — Chevron (Tengizchevroil)

January 2021 – January 2024 · 3 years 1 month

Kazakhstan

Technical Skills: Data Management & Visualization, Agile/Scrum Delivery, Jira

Led cross-functional Scrum teams via servant leadership across Maintenance digital products.
Delivered 20 digital transformation products (Connected Worker, Headcount Management, Turnaround Planning, Equipment Utilization).
Delivered $800K+ in annual cost savings and boosted team velocity by 25% across 4 time zones.

IT Project Manager Intern — Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

July 2020 – December 2020 · 6 months

Canberra, Australia

Internship position.

Technical Skills: Freshdesk (ITSM), ITIL Framework

Managed enterprise-wide implementation of an IT Service Management solution (Freshdesk) applying ITIL best practices.
Delivered a service desk transformation that increased productivity and reduced support request volumes.

IT Project Manager — Chevron

January 2017 – January 2019 · 2 years 1 month

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Technical Skills: MS Project, SharePoint (Workflow Automation), Power Automate, BPMN

Led digitalization and automation of manual administrative and payroll/HR workflows.
Partnered with senior stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency and Oil & Gas compliance.

Business Analyst — Chevron

January 2016 – December 2016 · 1 year

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Technical Skills: JD Edwards (JDE), Oracle Database & Data Warehouse, GAP Analysis & BRD

Reconciled workforce data from JD Edwards into the Oracle data warehouse across upstream, downstream, and JV operations.
Built GAP Analysis, BRD, and design specifications to define future-state reconciliation and data governance.
Improved data accuracy and consistency, and sped up rotational workforce administration critical to HR and contractor management.

Credentials

Certifications & Recognition

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Core Certifications

PMP® — Project Management Professional

Project Management Institute · Nov 2025 – Nov 2028

Guiding Companies From Strategy to Impact

Strategy

Business Case

Execution

Leadership

Featured Projects

SAP S/4HANA Integration & Digital Operations Program

PMO Foundation for IT & Digital Programs

Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) Digital Transformation & ERP Roadmap

Enterprise Digital Products Portfolio (Maintenance)

Enterprise Service Desk Transformation (Freshdesk)

Payroll & HR Process Digitalization

People MDM — Workforce Data Reconciliation (JDE → Oracle DW)

PMI Kazakhstan — Technology & Community Leadership

Experience

Certifications & Recognition

Core Certifications

Professional Development Courses

ANU Programs

PMI Leadership & Volunteer Recognition

Workplace Recognition — Tengizchevroil

Education & Honors

The Australian National University

Narxoz University

Atyrau State University named after H. Dosmukhamedov

Atyrau Humanitarian College

Honors & Awards