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Corona, California, United States

Develop and execute sourcing strategies for engineering, construction, and emergency restoration services across Enterprise, Fiber-Optic, and Small Cell Networks. • Administer commercial contract negotiations with suppliers, leveraging fact-based business intelligence and analytics to establish cost effective delivery solutions.• Strategic and tactical planning to align with business demand and cost reduction targets.• Vendor management to ensure capacity, capability, and performance are monitored and sustainable. • Facilitate governance oversight to ensure strategic sourcing and stakeholder alignment to drive value and maximize opportunity throughout project lifecycle.

Irvine, Ca

As the Network Build and Operate Manager for the West Region, I manage Ericsson’s internal tower construction services group (EFS) in the Southwest U.S. In this role, I provide strategic direction and leadership to 40 – 50 wireless construction professionals including project managers, construction managers, and field technicians. In addition, I oversee all aspects of day-to-day operations for the network build function. Furthermore, I am accountable for financial performance, ensuring all services are delivered according to contractual commitments. =====================SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS=====================• Sourced and secured new warehouse facility (40,000 sq. ft.) located in Corona California. Onboarded, trained, developed, and managed 5 supporting personnel to manage warehouse operations effectively and efficiently.• Shortened build cycle time by developing and implementing a meticulous and rigorous end to end processes with Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) engagement from kick off to close out. • Improved operating efficiencies and increased customer satisfaction by introducing and establishing several new customer facing roles (e.g., tower crew coordinator, tower crew project manager, etc.).• Reduced operating costs by optimizing resources outside the business including placing project financial support and close out package compliance in the capable hands of corporate administrators.

Irvine, Ca

As the Strategic Sourcing Manager at Ericsson, I developed and implemented sourcing strategies to support the Network Services category in the West Region. In this role, I secured a sustainable and scalable supplier resource pool for the network delivery organization Furthermore, I spearheaded the contract negotiation process with suppliers including negotiating pricing, key terms, service level requirements, key performance indicators, and other performance and service level agreement metrics.=====================SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS=====================• Facilitated commercial contract negotiations with suppliers, leveraging fact-based business intelligence and analytics to establish the most cost effective and quality focused delivery solution for Ericsson. • Performed end-to-end strategic sourcing and stakeholder management functions which includes developing relationships and working across other Ericsson organizations to drive value throughout the entire project lifecycle.• Led and drove the sourcing process (e.g., request for information, request for proposals, reverse auction, negotiations) and provided procurement support for the Network Services category.

Irvine, Ca 92602

As the Senior Project Manager for the East & West Region at Ericsson, I supported top tier customer base across national programs including AT&T Wireless, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Metro PCS. In this role, I oversaw all aspects of project assignments utilizing Ericsson’s defined processes and tools. In addition, I managed numerous projects across multiple markets within the Unites States including MSC-BC, MSC, MGw, RNC, BSC, entitlements, civil construction services, RBS deployments, carrier expansions, various backhaul solutions, and major modifications.=====================SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS=====================• Managed a diverse team of engineers from the Americas, Asia, and Europe to support a complex core deployment for T-Mobile (5 switching centers ~50M) in the New York market and delivered project 2-months ahead of schedule. • Inherited two underperforming projects that were each $2M over budget and right-sized projects by bringing together “what works” from a variety of practices. Additionally, negotiated financial settlements with AT&T to reduce loss.• Simultaneously managed multiple high-volume projects for T-Mobile including project schedules and budgets and continuously modified project plans to overcome any potential risks that may impact project schedules or budget.

Wayne, Nj

As the Director Field Operations at Wireless Network Group, I was the first person to join the company and was charged with building the company from the ground up. I was instrumental in growing company from zero to $20M in revenue. In addition, I setup and maintained technical services for all markets in Eastern U.S. I also supported projects for the following organizations: Ericsson, Nokia, Bechtel, General Dynamics, Cingular, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, Nextel, SBA, CH2M Hill, Port Authority NY/NJ, NJ Transit, and Cincinnati Bell Wireless. =====================SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS=====================• Strategically hired, onboarded, and developed a high performing team of wireless construction professionals including project managers, field engineers, switch engineers, quality auditors, and support staff across multiple U.S. markets. • Staffed and managed qualified teams to support the successful planning and implementation of multiple, large-scale projects involving Radio Base Station deployments, relocations, consolidations, upgrades, and removals. • Communicated complex technology to technical and non-technical audiences and provided pre- and post-sales engineering support to clients by creating innovative, cost-effective technical solutions to difficult problems.

Lake Success, Ny

Fort Lee, Nj