SUMMARY

• I am looking for an exciting and rewarding career opportunity. I have been working in the IT field for over 20 years and am open to contract or permanent opportunities with your organization
• I am one semester short of a BS in Computer Engineering. I am an excellent detail driven Project Manager, well versed in project management from Initiation to Closing. I have traveled extensively in the USA and overseas, understand many cultures and have a gift for languages. I am willing to relocate for the right opportunity. I am also very interested in remote assignments. I have been a technical project manager for the last 16 years
• My attention to detail and organized thought processes have led me to assume senior engineering position throughout my career. These positions have in turn led me to manage many of the projects that I started out working on as a lead engineer. I have evolved over 20 years from the desktop - to enterprise and carrier networks. I have designed, built, staffed and managed data centers, NOCs, Optical, and complete enterprise networks; data, voice, video, and wireless.
• I am a excellent experience and training. My Skills range from punching down circuits to network management. I have developed training materials, standard operating procedures and escalation lists for many companies to allow them to meet SLAs and am an excellent, detail oriented, results driven, project manager.
• I have read the PMBOK 6 cover to cover and have utilized this text and the Agile text in recent projects. I am certifying for the PMP at present, and have attended a 1 week intensive classroom PMBOK 6 training and have accumulated the 35 PDUs needed to sit for the exam. The course is well recognized and mirrors the PMBOK 6 and Agile methodology. I have watched or am in the process of watching the 230 online videos presented by TIA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed a very large multi-state, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina were included in the project, cell tower backhaul migration from TDM to an Confidential backbone. These circuits utilize Ethernet backhaul to increase bandwidth and operating efficiencies.
• Developed and edited project Charter and identified stakeholders. Initiated stakeholder engagement across teams and disciplines to ensure everyone affected by the project would be aware of status and be able to provide input for their area of control or interest.
• Developed a project management plan that was integrated with the overall PMO plans for this project. Communicated the PM Plan to stakeholders for refinement and collected requirements. Developed and Edited the SOW as needed to reflect changes.
• Monitored the SOW for scope creep and alerted the PMO when scope creep occurred. Instituted change management at areas where scope creep was prevalent and managed processes to avoid future scope creep. Defined, sequenced and scheduled project activities. Developed a detailed Work Breakdown Structure tied to the phase deliverables.
• Reviewed and edited PDGs, red lines, accepted deliverables, test and turn up criteria to ensure quality and to perform an analysis of previously delivered services and products to ensure they were running the same revisions, patches, configurations, and software. Utilized resources from functional teams and ensured they were trained for the tasks at hand.
• Utilized feedback to determine activity duration and potential roadblocks, for cost and time accounting. Communicated throughout the life of the project with all stakeholders. Used a wide variety of communication tools and resources. Engaged team members and sought team involvement in decision making and technical issues driving changes.
• Managed procurement strategy and staging of materials and wharehousing of consumables. Planned for and prepared for contingencies, like faulty equipment, with sparing and just in time delivery as well as iterative software and testing development throughout the life of the project.
• Mitigated risk with onsite configuration and staging with proof of concept labs before field installs. Budgeted time and materials as well as vendor activity. Tracked and validated delivery of materials to my team and vendors. Managed vendors and functional teams involved in the project work. Created final as builts for final acceptance and delivery.

Confidential

Project Manager/Confidential Architect/Design Confidential Architect

Responsibilities:

• Managed a nationwide 3 ½ year, Confidential layer 3 and layer 2 network Confidential backbone conversion. Using Confidential, BGP, RSVP, BFD, ISIS, SRLG and Confidential to structure the new network and to expand layer 2 services to Confidential customers.
• Project phases were transitioned with a verifiable deliverable and approved change requests were completed prior to moving to the next significant phase. The project was iterative in that all changes and deliverable updates were promulgated to all areas touched in the project.
• Hence revisions, codes, bug fixes, patches and new best practices were kept evergreen and there was no loss of continuity though the project commenced over a multi year period. Failure to document changes, moves and additions would render the documentation database questionable in its accuracy and current detail. Multiple project phases occurred in an overlapping fashion. The project was broken down into 10 large pieces and each piece was then subdivided by action taken and geographic location of the service or product.
• My responsibility was 6 of the 10 pieces with multiple inter-related MOPs and changes to 800 plus devices.There were dependencies for many of my actions that were dependent upon time and access to equipment beyond my control. I utilized my project management skills to ensure multiple project phases moved along in sync without lost time and in a step wise fashion.
• Worked with and followed the project charter. Built a stakeholder registry and contact list for communication and deliverable notification. Coordinated initial introduction of stakeholders.
• Developed a project management plan. Worked with the SOW to keep scope, time, and schedule on track. Collected requirements for each project phase and communicated these needs to stakeholders. Defined activities, with input from engineers to determine the specific WBS and activities list. Scheduled project work in blocks to allow for outages and missteps thus mitigating schedule compression, scope creep and project risk.
• Performed network capacity planning, and acceptance of service deliverables in order to advance to the next project phase, and to determine resource needs for each project phase. Managed cost and budget as it pertains to time. Costs were estimated by assigning an activity cost from the WBS. Established a Quality control methodology that was based on actual real world acceptance testing. Planned and instituted work force training requirements and ensured the resources received needed training to perform project tasks and activities.
• Made sure all stakeholders had means to receive project updates. Mitigated risk with sparing, capacity planning, resource cross training, and having multiple iterative deliverable acceptance points, each new deliverable contained all of the previous fixes.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Built a practice around network assessment, discovery, and upgrades for legacy and green field customers.
• Developed multiple project charters to facilitate the introduction of new business. Developed and maintained a stakeholder registry with each project and communicated stakeholder needs.
• Wrote SOW and RFIs for Coppin State college new construction wireless networking. Presented a procurement plan for switches and GBIC, and another for wireless devices for multiple projects. Completed design review, provided RFIs, and critical design review for the East Baltimore school project in order to determine scope and to initiate a SOW. Priced and planned budget for a school wide upgrade of existing schools and department data centers with Cisco Nexus platform switches.
• Purchased Cisco 3750G and GBICs, installed these switches, configured them and trained the in place staff. Performed an extensive walk thru of the DC Blue Plains water treatment facilities and provided RFIs, and SOWs for that project. Performed a large scale inspection for indoor and outdoor wireless and VOIP for a large gated community in Largo Maryland. Coordinated with Emerson/Liebert to integrate SiteScan into a major DHS data center.
• My responsibilities included but were not limited to Planning, scope, schedule and time. I did this while managing resources, quality and communications and mitigating risk. Stakeholders, mostly customers, were included in company wide communications. Risk was mitigated through dual access and elimination of single points of failure in execution as well as planning. Teams were cross trained to avouid resource depletion as multiple projects with specific resource needs were being planned and executed simultaneously.
• Directed and managed project work and deliverables. Instituted a knowledge base and a peer to peer transfer of knowledge including training and basic procedural step by step hands on learning. Quality assurance was instituted to ensure customer satisfaction and SOW alignment. Purchased, budgeted, and inventoried multiple pieces of equipment for various projects. Developed and managed a team of technical engineers to institute project work.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Part of a construction conglomerate with billions of dollars in contracts in the Middle East. Tasked with building a state of the art WAN / LAN to support Axal’s geographic footprint. Worked as a consultant to Axal Arabia SBG to design and build a first class Confidential backbone network from the ground up.
• The network design includes advanced wireless, Gigabit LAN services, SAN facilities, company wide VOIP for calling, conferencing, white boarding, and fax, Database usage for Primavera, content management, asset management, and inventory control, and WAN services consisting of DSL, Confidential, IP VPNs, Metro- Ethernet, and Microwave
• Project Management Plan. Developed SOW and scope from the project Management Documents, needs assessment, collected requirements and input from stakeholders.
• Created activity lists and task sheets for each task and activity planned and detailed in the Charter and SOW. Maintained strict control of the project budget and resources. Trained and mentored resources and assisted resources in finding critical information.
• Estimated work loads for resources, time constraints and budgetary needs for personeel tasked with field operations. Met with, researched and evaluated the WAN carriers, including STC, NourNet, Zain, Mobily, Go Daddy, and IGC for dependability, technology available, media used, reach, and cost. Gathered customer needs and risks. Deatiled scope creep, and risk to budget associated with government agencies, regulations, and customs..

Confidential, Treasury Washington DC

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a consultant to the confidential on existing projects and the implementation of new projects. Assisted Treasury with existing Confidential WAN backbone expansion, configuration and management. Planned Confidential DMVPN for the Treasury Department.
• Consulted Treasury on the change procedures, planning and implementation of a migration from legacy TDM to VOIP for the Departmental Ofices. Planned, managed, documented and implemented a Cisco wireless network with multiple access points and a Cisco WAC.
• Led the design and review of IP multicast and video on demand and broadcast at the facilities.Trained resources, provided scope, time, and budget management to multiple ongoing overlapping projects

Confidential, Baltimore Md

Chief of Network Operations

Responsibilities:

• Provided expert guidance on future growth, emerging technologies, capacity planning, infrastructure needs and customer business needs in the Confidential, DWDM, SONET, Confidential and VOIP arenas. Acted as Project Manager and lead design architect for the company fiber optic infrastructure, including metro rings and long haul fiber both dark and lit. Administered company wide routing and switching network.
• Lead design architect for VOIP system and data voice convergence company wide and as a service offering to the existing and future customer base. Designed, configured, and built wireless back haul network for Confidential wireless. . Installed, managed and troubleshot data, voice, and optical gear from Cisco, Juniper, Infinera, Lucent, Fujitsu, Ciena, Nortel, and Adva, ADTRAN, Redback and JDSU. Presented and implemented emerging technologies to support and grow the business for 247 Confidential company.
• Performed network discovery and client needs assessments to provide 24/7 and it’s parent companies the ability to grow revenue with value added and next generation services. Managed Outside & inside plant engineers, and a large metropolitan CO/NOC in the heart of Baltimore, including electrical, HVAC, and building security needs. Configured all systems for remote access, monitoring, and control.
• Worked as Project Manager and lead architect to design, configure, build, and manage a 1 year 10 million dollar contract with a Baltimore hospital system to upgrade the existing 5 node 2.5 Gig network to a 7 node 10 Gig network with next generation SONET using OC 192 Lucent 1665 Metropolis, Express and Extend nodes. Used Wavestar CIT to configure & monitore the Lucent gear