CAREER SUMMARY:

• Over 14 years of experience of Wireless Telecommunication, Information Technology Infrastructure Service Delivery, Enterprise Mobility, Security, Network Integration & Deployment major areas
• Over 11 years as technical project manager and technical program manager executing flawlessly and pursuing relentlessly, leveraging years of versatile experience from top notch US companies
• An attitude of ‘whatever it takes’ to get the job done through the continuous development of tools, processes, collaborative approaches that build a heightened sense of confidence in the organization's ability to achieve astonishing results.
• Track record of successfully implementing strategies that are a source of sustainable competitive advantage and implemented the decisions necessary to optimize operational business processes
• Strong partnership management and business development skills to negotiate a win - win deal and management of all aspects of the deal: SOW, Project Plan, Management of offshore team, weekly project meetings, report project status on regular basis to senior management
• Highly successful with an unwavering determination to bring high quality solutions to market and a work history of success leading variety of complex projects, change control board, working with stakeholders across the organization in various global locations, mitigating risks, measuring performance via metrics analysis, and recommending actions for improvement as needed.
• Possess high level of professionalism and bring a contagious positive energy to daily work while consistently ensuring excellence in project execution

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cellular Technologies: GSM/GPRS/3G, CDMA/EVDO RevA, OFDMA, SIP IMS, WLAN, Radius/Diameter, SNMPv3

Application: MDM, IMS SIP/OMA PoC, WAP/MMSC/SMSC, NFC, Mobile Wallet

Operating Systems: - Windows 7, Linux, VMWare, Android 4..0.3, Windows Mobile, Apple iOS

SDLC Environments: Agile Scrum, ITIL, M-Gates, SEI/CMM Level 5, LEAN

Process Tools: Expertise in DOORs 9.3, Clear Case, Clear Quest, PREP, Fagan, Subversion

Documentation: Microsoft Office Suite 2010 - Word/Excel/Power Point, Visio, SharePoint

Internet Technologies: TCP/IP, Cisco L3 Switches/Routers administration and configuration, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, Development Languages - C/C++/C#/Java/Perl/SQL

WORK HISTORY:

Technical Project Manager, Program Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deployed IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Converged Solutions, IT managed services platforms, WLAN cloud services, and Network Security, Mobile PoS, and Data Center migrations.
• Managed 4 concurrent projects, matrix core team structure of size 18 & 4 vendors, waterfall methodology with ePMO support, utilized MS Project Server 2010, Clarity Earn Value

Confidential, Cedar Rapids, IA

Responsibilities:

• Integration and deployment of Telecom Infrastructure, Wireless Backhaul Carrier (Nokia/Ceragon) Ethernet, Telecommunication & Secure Networks, Information Assurance products and services, completed variety of complex technical projects in an environment of Toyota OS, Lean, Waterfall, Agile Scrum SDLC, handled cross functional, highly skilled project, tools & techniques used include Phased Decision Points, IBM Rational Tools, MS Project Server 2010, Earn Value, Revenue/Margin analysis
• Lead ruggedized mobile computing product development professional services team, secure data storage, secure communication and information systems and technology integration, delivered highly valued products utilizing GD secure, Agile SDLC framework & waterfall project management methods, SEI CMM Level 3 development processes,, managed team size of 6 ~ 18 with budgets ranging

Senior Product/Project Manager

Confidential, Libertyville, IL

Responsibilities:

• Developed Project Charters, Project Management Plans, Scope Statements, Project Schedules, Master Schedules, Resource Loads, to drive and track program activities engaging stakeholders
• Lead project team thru all phases of the product life cycle including design, implementation, integration, systems test and ATP efforts
• Owned risk register through the project life cycle, engaged stakeholders to keep the risk register updated, reviewed all risks periodically, ascertained vulnerabilities and timely presented to senior management with planned resolutions
• Communicated project risks from progressively through the project life cycle, captured risk register, identifies risk owners, and planned risk responses and risk mitigation
• Created progress charts, status reports, and presented to stake holders, and to senior leadership
• Scheduled and lead periodic Technical Interchange Meetings with wide variety of project teams
• Defined exit/entry criteria for each of the project phases, rolling waves, increments specific to the project
• Act as a liaison between internal teams, customer point of contact & field engineering teams, ensuring contractual compliance to projects deliverables (scope, cost, time, quality)
• Outstanding contribution and dedication award winner for best performances SPI, CPI indices
• Directed change control processes, identified, quantified and documented changes before it occurs
• Analyzed data and determined appropriate actions to correct real problems before they impact projects
• Continuously managed business requirements interfacing with internal and external stakeholders, and periodically evaluated new scope impact to project performance, and contractual commitments
• Worked with the PMO to formulate, execute and complete technical, organizational and process aspects of the assigned projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
• Advocated mentoring processes for the new hires; Identify, ensure and commit to a required set of training, and continuous learning for the project team members.

Product/Project Management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with business stakeholders to developed product requirements and overall product roadmap
• Defined, developed and enhanced a set of front end planning processes and tools to integrate business requirements with company’s holistic marketing strategy and product management
• Acted as a technology advisor guiding carriers, ODM partners and 3rd Party Software Vendors in their roadmap, planning, development and certification efforts