About – Umay Projects & Strategy

Origin Story

Umay Projects & Strategy was founded by Javed Khan in 2024. Javed, has more than 19 years of global experience as an engineering and project management professional. In his long tenure as a project manager, Javed noticed a disconnect and conflicting objectives between how projects are managed in different organizations and the goal of improving profitability. In order to bridge this gap, and align the project management practices with profitability goals, Javed started implementing business strategy frameworks in project management plans, and coaching project managers on performing options analysis for each projects. This practice gave birth to Umay Projects & Strategy.

industry Experience

Javed has over 19 years of experience in diverse industries and global high-value markets such as China, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. In 19 years, Javed has delivered over 100 critical projects ranging from $50,000 to $400 million to a diverse set of clients such as Airbus, Boeing, Bodycote, BP, Exxon Mobil Development Company, Saudi Aramco, General Motors, Rivian, Tesla, Medtronic, and Cigna.

In addition, Javed has partnered with companies such as Microsoft, Epicor, Resource First, and Atlassian to implement software and digital tools such as Epicor, Jira, Jira Align, and MS Projects. From 2012 to 2015 Javed also managed a BPO IT company focusing on providing online customer support for Microsoft Windows clients.

Javed has held leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies such as Rockwell Automation. Most recently, Javed was the Senior Manager of the Test Automation group of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee. In this role, Javed led a large team of engineers and project managers in executing automation projects globally. Earlier, Javed led the global PMO of Rockwell Automation’s Power Control Business, where he managed 20 project and program managers globally in countries such as China, Canada, India, Poland, and the US. Javed led the overall project and risk management strategy and process evolution of a $70 million annual portfolio. Additionally, at Rockwell, Javed worked with senior business stakeholders to develop product and business strategy roadmaps and improve project execution processes.

The photos displayed on this website are some of the projects that Javed has led through his career.