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Westchester County, New York, United States

Key Verizon experience within Wireless, Wireline, Retail, Wholesale, Consumer, Small | Medium | Large Business, & EnterpriseCatalyst for change and efficiency improving and/or leveraging existing processesWork in conjunction with internal business partners (including Network Engineering, Planning, IT, Finance & Operations teams) from all Verizon lines of business to design, deliver and implement changes and enhancements within the Fixed Wireless Access Program

New York, United States

Program Manager for the Mid-Atlantic South Region, responsible for the implementation of the strategies that support the wire center level migrations.

Greater New York City Area

- Responsible to document all aspects of the specific project being worked on- Responsible for keeping all parties informed of reasonable timeframes and expectations in regard to project progress- Work closely with other departments to make sure order is correctly issued and all time related intervals are properly submitted and realistic- Work closely with field managers and schedulers to make sure deliverables are understood and conveyed to field forces to maintain date intervals- Work with logistics divisions to ensure materials are shipped out and delivered on time to ensure the service technicians is equipped prior to dispatch for installation- Work with customers and vendors to make sure all engineer provided customer requirements are conveyed and completed prior to dispatching of field forces- Manage any escalation and expedite requests from senior management and other departments to bring projects to completion when able to accommodate

Greater New York City Area

➢ Responsible for the procurement of both MDU and MTU properties for FiOS deployment ➢ Project manage multiple residential portfolios and negotiate the acquisition of properties for Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) deployment➢ Analyze various design alternatives and select economic and strategic solutions for FTTP distribution within a building structure➢ Utilize oral, written, and organizational abilities to make FiOS presentations to various cooperative and condominium membership boards➢ Maintain working relationship with design teams on secured properties throughout project completion➢ Serve as the single point of contact for building/portfolio managers to assist with coordination of project development and implementation➢ Maintain close working relationship with Verizon Enhanced Communications (VEC) group in securing properties and associated marketing agreements➢ Work with design teams in the development of new deployment strategies➢ Provide clarity to legal team on technical verbiage used in negotiation of contracts with building ownership➢ Worked with special recovery team in lower Manhattan to help restore service via fiber optics to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Greater New York City Area

➢ Managed the deployment of the FTTP Network in Northern Manhattan ➢ Project managed the end-to-end deployment of FTTP for both new developments and existing building environments, inclusive of planning, estimates, and the procurement of funding➢ Procured multi-dwelling residential properties for the deployment of FiOS services➢ Secured and managed budgets in excess of $150k for the allocation of FTTP equipment within procured multi-dwelling properties➢ Worked with team members on the deployment of fiber optic systems throughout FiOS-ready central offices ➢ Coordinated and facilitated meetings with various vendors and building owners/managers to strategize FTTP deployment within various building structures

Responsibiities included the deployment of numerous fiber and copper based technologies focused on customer satisfaction and service enhancement.

Outside field technician responsible for installation and repair of customer landline services.Interacted with various Bell Atlantic businesses to assure customer satisfaction.Worked with and trained fellow technicians

Masters, Information Systems

Masters of Information Systems

Bachelor Of Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

Associate Of Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Mechanical Design Society

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