I am looking for a career opportunity with a company that will give me the opportunity to utilize my civil network deployment and operations experience in the green energy industry.
Results oriented Senior Program Management Director with a unique 14 year background managing large and small complex projects. Excellent planning, organization, and visionary abilities. Consistently obtain high performance through leadership and cohesive team building. Results driven, practical, and creative with proven ability to identify and solve difficult problems. Exceptional work ethic and common sense approach that facilitates successful completion of all projects.
Expertise includes:
Project Management
Financial Management
Site Acquisition Management
Design Engineering Management
Construction Management
Human Resources
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MOTOROLA, Richmond, VA 2004 − 2009
Senior Site Development Program Manager
Managed the site design, site development, and system hardware implementation activities for the 85 site $350M Commonwealth of Virginia STARS Project - the largest project ever awarded to the company. Successfully defined and managed the technical design standards and processes for the statewide Microwave and Land Mobile Radio communication system. Produced accurate project cost reports, forecasts, and project schedules.
Established effective program plans to prioritize the project activities and resources which helped compress the project schedule by 14 months.
Guided the organization through change and evolution into a more efficient business unit by streamlining the financial estimation process that decreased the budget approval process by 2 months.
Actively developed, mentored, and coached the 40 member project team that allowed the staff to fully understand their assignments helping decrease quality issues by 11%.
Reduced cost 6% and customer complaints 28% by conducting weekly contract management meetings with the program Contracting Officer.
Presented with BRAVO Awards in 2007, 2008, and 2009 for consistently meeting revenue projections and achieving project milestone certifications.
FLEXTRONICS NETWORK SERVICES, Plano, TX 2003
Director of Engineering Services
Responsible for the 1800 site AT&T Wireless Services Nokia RF base station overlay projects in Southern California and Hawaii. Facilitated the Nokia GSM Equipment Installation and Commissioning while managing a staff of 75 employees.
Managed the site acquisition, A&E, site survey, regulatory, zoning, permitting, general construction, and installation and commissioning of the microwave network infrastructure for Fibertower in Dallas, TX expediting the commercial market launch by 7 months.
Recruited and hired a staff in 13 large US cities that were responsible for site design, site development, and RF System Engineering processes for AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular while simultaneously rolling out their 3 GHz technology.
Performed contract management activities and helped create new business opportunities leading to 4 new projects.
RADIAN COMMUNICATION SERVICES CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 2002 − 2003
Vice President of U.S. Project Services
Managed all large U.S. Projects that were awarded to the company. Managed the $10M Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Microwave System Reconfiguration and Improvements Project. The project was a multiphase / multitask project covering 70 FDOT sites. Hired and trained a staff of 25 employees.
Defined and managed the technical design standards and processes for the microwave system reconfiguration which allowed the customer to turn up the motorist aide call box system 4 months earlier than planned.
Negotiated new business opportunities which resulted in 3 new projects totaling $8M.
DYNATEK TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, Atlanta, GA 1999 – 2002
Vice President of Operations
Managed all aspects of the business operations for 7 regional offices. Hired and managed a staff of 102 employees. Directed the cellular network market launches for Sprint PCS in St. Joseph, Springfield, and Joplin MO.
Formulated the merger and acquisition process which resulted in 2 firm offers to purchase the company.
Standardized the Nortel Networks and Lucent Technologies cellular infrastructure installation and commissioning process for the RF system which enhanced profitability by 22%.
SPRINT PCS, Atlanta, GA 1996 – 1999
Regional Site Development Program Manager
Managed the site design and site development processes for 1500 communication sites in the Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN, Louisville/Lexington, KY, Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, Phoenix/Tucson, AZ, and the Portland, OR markets. Administered capital budgets in excess of $550M. Successfully restructured the operations in the Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and Phoenix/Tucson, AZ markets. Managed a total staff of 180 employees.
Realized savings in excess of $60M by negotiating volume pricing based on detailed construction statements of work which was used nationwide.
Integrated the program management, real estate, and engineering groups into a team environment eliminating unnecessary procedures raising efficiencies by 18%.
Led the site design and site development activities for the Network Operations Centers in the Houston, TX, Phoenix/Tucson, AZ, and Portland, OR markets utilizing the existing staff decreasing cost by 13%.
EDUCATION
BS, Business Administration / Finance Montana State University-Billings, Billings, MT
PMP Certification, Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2005
Masters Certificate, Project Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2005
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