Responsible for a project pipeline in excess of $20M USD with complete accountability for project financials and profitability results. Successful at the scheduling, tracking, and implementation of Ericsson projects supporting key customer deliverables to the highest customer satisfaction, while driving Cost, Quality, and Timeliness. Maintained clear communication with internal & external customers regarding mutual expectations and monitor customer satisfaction.

Pro-actively support pre-sales activities with Project Management Competencies:Provide Risk Management capabilities for both pre-sales and project execution e.g. Risk Facilitators. Provide Project budget and all pricing documents, showing prices, costs, risk values and margins for all products (HW, SW, Services including 3PP)Create Scope of Work with description of all project execution activities, related to implementation of all contracted products (HW, SW, services) including but not limited to, site engineering, design, product configuration, installation, integration, acceptance, quality audits and project management, with clearly defined assumptions and exclusions. Provide Responsibility Matrix, defining Ericsson's and customer's responsibilities for all activities required in preparation and execution of a project until its final acceptance . Provide Assignment Specification for Customer Project Planning. Information required for appointment of a PM who will support the Account team (mainly CFR) in Create Proposal and Close Deal stages: assignment purpose and scope, out of scope activities, time and costs limits, reporting routines, prerequisites and constraints. Develop an Implementation Time Plan - High Level: Project execution time plan as submitted in the customer proposal and accepted in the customer signed contract. Support Sales Decision PointsDrive Knowledge Sharing in the CPM Communities and contribute to the global PMO/CPM networks.Drive planning of own resources and monitor opportunities

Responsible for projects and actively execute to project plan while maintaining quality standards, on-time and in-budget project with a strategy to control costs. • Directed large scale CDMA switch builds; circuit to packet conversions and migrations for the Sprint and Verizon Wireless accounts in excess of $15M USD.• Accountable for planning, prioritizing and executing projects through collaboration with matrixed teams and customer. • Maintained clear communication with customers regarding mutual expectations.• Monitors customer satisfaction and provides feedback and focus to all team members.• Performed risk management, managed change, formulated action plans, and mitigated risk to minimize schedule delays and costs.• Effectively managed closure of project through customer final acceptance.Assured quality standards met on assigned deliverables and communicated final project status to stakeholders.

Partnered with clients, colleagues and other stakeholders to determine a project's scope. Interfaced with Contracts, Sales, Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Installation, Product Management, Sub-contractors, Technical Support, Service and customer contacts at all levels• Regional Project Manager Verizon Wireless (Midwest) in Ohio & Michigan. CDMA Wireless and optical projects averaging $180M revenues annually.• Planned scheduled and implemented Nortel products into customer's network per contract requirements.• Ensured resolution of all implementation issues to customer satisfaction; monitored and maintained all project financials and invoicing requirements. • Maintained integrity of all project milestones and communicated to the customer and supply chain partners the goals of on time delivery, adherence to installation start and complete dates and efficient, accurate resource planning.

Interfaced and matrix managed timely contributions of various Nortel departments (e.g. Engineering, I&C, Finance, Sales, Sub-Contractors and Customer contacts) to maintain assigned project schedules. • Successfully implemented the 2nd Carrier system in Detroit, including planned deployment of over 150-cell sites.• Oversaw the successful implementation of 2nd Carrier system in Cleveland, including the deployment of 45-cell sites; MTX cut over with the re-home of 60-cell sites & ISSHO border implantation.• Achieved Merit Award in support of 2nd Carrier deployment

• Actively contributed to the plan and schedule development for the build out through launch of a 179-cell site network. • Directly interfaced with customer management, RF Engineering, Construction, and installation to administer activities required to achieve successful launch.• Reconciled, prepared and maintained project management reports to internal and external customers. • Managed and resolved contract deliverables.

Senior Staff Specialist Cost/Price Analyst Performed technical evaluation of aerospace program hardware contracts ranging from $200K-$600M. Held Top Secret Clearance.• Determined the engineering/manufacturing labor hours required for design, development, fabrication, quality, and planning-schedules and tooling requirements.• Evaluated historical cost data applying statistical techniques to establish cost trends & project data for use in negotiations.• Fact-find and/or risk analysis of supplier’s facilities (both plant & equipment). Prepared, presented, and defended evaluation reports on supplier data. • Supplier management, certification, and procurement experience. • Achieved Team Mate of Distinction Award

• Provided engineering floor support to highly skilled workers involved in fabrication and assembly of aerospace equipment.• Served as a catalyst for change, which resulted in performance improvement in manufacturing and assembly reducing costs.• Analyzed work samples to develop labor hour standards. • Performed make-buy analysis and provided recommendations to management.