Brian Ritenour Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Greater Pittsburgh Area

I have built an extensive career and gained hands-on expertise at this prominent nationwide provider of communications infrastructure solutions. In December of 2018, I took the reins as leader of the Small Cell Network (SCN) Revenue and Expense Operations teams. Serving as the primary contact and escalation point, I direct the operationalization of parallel projects from strategy to execution. Utilizing my financial and business acumen, I oversee the budget for the department and calculate headcount to control costs and boost profitability. To ensure maximum efficiency, I allocate the right people and resources to supply my team with the necessary training, tools, and processes to produce top-quality deliverables. • Bridged connections across functions and lines of business to spearhead multi-faceted project that helped recognize $3M+ in revenue.• Owned and orchestrated workforce reorganization to consolidate tasks, balance workload, and mobilize an elite high-performing team.• Interpret new SCN contracts and translate requirements into actionable tasks and milestones.• Utilize keen attention to detail to verify recording of SCN financial data for accuracy and track on-going SOX deficiencies.

My project management and people skills were key supervising and coaching the Quality Assurance, Service Delivery, and Business Intelligence teams. In collaboration with Finance and HR, I administered the headcount budget for 70+ Contract Development team members. Leveraging my knowledge of company operations and HR functions, my insight was essential to assist Senior Management in making well-informed hiring decisions.• Scaled up Service Delivery team from four to twenty associates and generated $5M+ in revenue.• Exercised agility and problem-solving skills to guide workforce in management of record-setting spike that doubled volume of contract production output.• Strategized at all organizational levels to devise and release Project & Resource plan to hire and train 44 contractors in four months.• Applied cutting-edge technology and analytics to architect reporting system that calibrates productivity and performance on macro and micro levels.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Partnering across functions, I presided over the deployment of the Architectural & Engineering (A&E) program and the Corporate Drafting team of 60+ team members. Functioning as a company advocate, I motivated colleagues and clients to promote and publicize company benefits and marketing team services. Representing the face and voice of enterprise initiatives, I briefed C-Level on current progress, obstacles, and resolutions. Drawing on my industry know-how and unique perspective, I drafted and presented compelling business cases for future projects. In support of the client experience, exerting clear lines of communication with internal and external customers were vital in outperforming their expectations.• Founded sizable A&E team from ground up whose contributions generated $8.5M+ YOY revenue.• Interfaced with IT to formalize user requirements and pioneer Business Process Management (BPM) system that eliminated use of manual spreadsheets.• Steered innovation of digital programs that monitored workflow and modernized outdated practices to fast-track efficiency, revenue opportunities, and service level targets.• Played integral role in budget formulation and on-going analysis of costs and profit margin.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Based on my proven track record as a team leader and Engineering experience, I was promoted into this front-facing role where I drove multiple large-scale initiatives from start to finish. Throughout the project lifecycle, I measured and monitored structural analysis production outcomes to continuously improve quality. By joining forces with IT, our efforts were instrumental in prioritizing and rolling out system enhancements. To capture new ideas and feedback, I brainstormed with end-users to craft business requirements for each upgrade and facilitated training.• Built project team consisting of 70+ direct reports to integrate data and engineering documents for 10K tower sites.• Liaised with third party vendor to launch CAD automation program that reduced FTE count by 30%.• Performed in-depth evaluation of Engineering related reporting to confirm business-critical metrics.

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

• Instrumental in recruiting and hiring 20+ CAD drafters. Conducted onboarding and professional development training to promote long-term retention.• Enabled third party vendors and on-site technicians in outpacing completion targets. Utilized superior organizational and logistical skills to expedite daily work order backlog.• Identified opportunities for improving drawing and process consistency to ensure optimal quality.

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

• Created CAD Standards to meet client needs and supplied outstanding service to internal business partners.• Reviewed license documents, and tower manufacturer, structural design, and site survey drawings.• Used AutoCAD to draft site plans, construction blueprints, and elevation views of telecommunication towers.• Cross-trained in QA, Production, New Builds, and Data Entry functions.

Associate'S Degree, Specialized Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Leadership And Management