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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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