At Upskilled Evolution, we provide strategic consulting, training, recruiting, and grant management services to help organizations execute complex projects, implement process improvements, and build high-performing teams.Project Management Consulting: We deploy proven project management and agile frameworks to ensure successful delivery of large-scale technology implementations, infrastructure upgrades, system integrations, and other mission-critical initiatives. Our approach includes defining project scope and requirements, assembling skilled teams, developing realistic schedules and budgets, implementing risk management strategies, providing ongoing governance, and ensuring projects achieve desired business outcomes.Process Improvement: We offer specialized consulting and training in traditional project management and agile methodologies to optimize operations, reduce costs, eliminate waste, and improve productivity across the enterprise. Our process improvement initiatives enable organizations to maximize return on investment.Talent Acquisition: Our recruiting team identifies, screens, and onboards top-tier talent for critical roles in telecommunications, healthcare, project management, and infrastructure improvement projects. We leverage decades of industry experience and vast networks to match the right candidates to project needs, ensuring our clients have the specialized expertise required for success.Grant Management: We assist organizations in identifying, applying for, and managing grants to support their projects and initiatives. Our grant management services include opportunity identification, proposal development, budget creation, compliance monitoring, and reporting. With a track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex initiatives while also providing talent solutions and grant management expertise, Upskilled Evolution is the partner of choice to drive change, enable growth, and build high-performance organizations.

Blue Ink Consulting is a woman-owned business that provides telecommunications engineering services to clients across the country. Headquartered in Alaska, Blue Ink employs engineers, project managers, and support staff.The company was founded by telecom professionals with over two decades of experience working for carriers before starting their own firm. Blue Ink offers end-to-end telecom solutions including designing, building, and managing your voice and data networks projects. Their services span legacy networks as well as emerging technologies like 5G, SD-WAN, and IoT platforms.

Led full lifecycle of complex projects within Network Services PMO in an agile and waterfall environment; planned requirements with internal customers, coordinated project schedules, identified risks, and communicated goals, milestones, budget, risk, status, change requests, and critical issues to project stakeholders.• Collaborated with various Engineering groups, Business, and Operations on strategic and tactical projects; also worked with DevOps on software upgrades.Key Accomplishments:• Identified and implemented process improvements to improve accuracy, compliance, efficiency, timeliness, and KPI’s.

Oversaw all functions of OSP telecommunications plant in a Waterfall environment; managed project timelines, finances, materials, and staffing for all OSP government projects, including cellular tower/antenna installation, plant maintenance, and microwave point-to-point solutions. Developed project priorities in collaboration with Customer Service and Marketing.• Oversaw installation, maintenance, FTTH, POTS and microwave/cellular network in office and field settings spanning OSP construction, installation, and repair work.• Reviewed and analyzed database systems for production of capacity and KPI reporting.• Managed 20 members of IBEW union.Key Accomplishments:• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to streamline functionality and optimize productivity.• Implemented new OSS/BSS system throughout Telecommunications Department and City Safety Committee• Developed RFP for a 100-mile undersea fiber cable (Alaska-Canada).• Received Traffic Control Supervisor Certification.• Led ADOT airport relocation project.

Developed and implemented business solutions; worked with clients and partners to identify analytical requirements.• Performed business analyses and interpreted results by leveraging such techniques as simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining.• Developed and implemented business solutions; worked with clients and partners to identify analytical requirements.• Other duties included risk management, analytics, contract management, and managing changes of RFP processes and Statements of Work (SOW).Key Accomplishments:• Created and implemented strategies to achieve such goals as increasing revenues, limiting expenses, adding subscribers, and developing a skilled, motivated, satisfied, and diverse workforce.• Designed Job Tracking Automation to increase productivity and improve metrics in both regional and divisional Construction/Engineering Department.• Over-drove budget turn-ups by 20%, reducing costs to 13% under budget.• Received Emerald Club Award (May 2016), Cindy Gallagher Leadership Award (2017), Market Development B4B Divisional VIP Award (Q1 2017), and Innovation STEM Challenge Mentorship Award (2017).• Assumed responsibility for Lean management, statistical analysis, and accounting procedures.• Ensured delivery of multiple simultaneous projects on-time and within budget.• Implemented Salesforce and automation tools

Director of all administrative projects and teams for nine west coast states. Managed budget to meet fiscal goals for capital, payroll, and non-payroll expenses; performed financial and staffing analysis. Oversaw compliance with all organizational policies/procedures and regulatory agencies. Interpreted, administered, and implemented corporate policies and procedures. Approved policies and major operating procedures. Ensured effective use of resources and personnel to deliver superior customer service. Maintain proper employment levels through selecting, interviewing and training of personnel.Key Achievement: Consulting to project teams for regional and inter-regional ventures.