Nicole Bashour Email & Phone Number

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Provide strategic leadership to team of managers cultivating business value while nurturing their professional growth and ensuring the timely delivery of projects.Interface with the Network organization through streamlined partnerships to drive operational efficiency, integrate initiatives that scale and deliver results aligning with technology solutions. Establish Asana Enterprise as the leading project management tool, standardizing and creating a cross functional platform.

Established Key Performance Indicators and Objectives and Key Results to foster a results driven culture within the team and ensure performance improvement. Using portfolio and roadmap management systems, successfully led the prioritization and execution of key projects which resulted in enhanced strategic alignment and on time delivery of key initiatives.Leveraged AI technology to identify high-risk areas within fiber network proactively mitigating potential damage, enabling the implementation of a targeted training program for external general contractors.Partnered with Supply Chain to implement a streamlined process to kit and distribute preinstalled small cell configurations, resulting in a 2-4 week reduction in deployment timelines. Managed the introduction of autonomous curve following behavior on fiber equipment resulting in accurate performance and improved deployment cycle times.Pioneered an analytics program to define key success metrics to quantify recognized revenue, cost savings, and operational improvements, resulting in data-driven insights Introduced the design of a compact, cutting-edge small cell prototype with a unique shroud design, cleverly concealing equipment within a stop sign structure.Delivered impactful leadership communications on a regular basis, ensuring clear and effective dissemination of key information, promoting alignment and informed decision-making.Established frameworks with cross-functional teams driving synergy across diverse business units to achieve strategic goals and objectives.

Scaled introduction of a 3rd party device and cloud platform to capture and analyze pole and asset data producing in house engineering deliverables to drive 5G construction decisions. Developed a tool to systematically collect as-built requirements from external vendors and submit to customers thus, streamlining process and expediting revenue. Facilitated training for 500 employees to drive tool adoption.Pioneered the use of Asana as the universal project management tool for all network programs for scope management, standardization, cross collaboration, and communication. Oversaw the system development and API integration with vendor systems through the utilization of a JSON file for over 40,000 poles ensuring accurate data. Supervised the Rules & Tools, Standards & Code Compliance Program responsible for the development of construction standards, process, production and user guides for network. Provided leadership and guidance to a team of analysts, fostering professional growth and achieving milestones.

Served as the Small Cell Construction liaison assisting with the integration of three large, newly acquired private equity ($13 billion) fiber and small cell companies to perform an operational and system process review.Cultivated a high performing team, guiding two team members to successful management promotions.Introduced a training program to educate small cell and fiber implementation employees through the use of SharePoint Online, web-based learnings, and in-person presentations. Conducted an extensive study on five estimating systems with annual project estimates of $10 billion identifying millions in losses and areas for strategic consolidation.Provided guidance to financially or contractually stalled projects, resulting in over $52M in savings in 2019.Orchestrated national communication strategy to promote plan to combine 4G & 5G technologies on single pole resulting in a 32% increase in revenue yield.

Participated in various audits and senior management engagements, requiring a robust understanding of company’s business model and financial results.Developed a process with management to identify pass-through costs to secure $4M per project in revenue.Facilitated Competitive Bid training based on audit findings to communicate recommendations to leadership, resulting in implementation automated solutions.Conducted presentations to stakeholders on fraud, SOX compliance and department health. Lead the Guest Auditor Program granting individuals the opportunity to complete a 1-2-week audit rotation.

Expertly performed testing over account balances, classes of transactions, and disclosures with audit quality focus. Performed inventory counts for public/private companies. Developed strong understanding of internal controls in public, private, and government sectors.Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge and company audit methodology/tools to analyze financial statements and identify and resolve any accounting and auditing issues.Displayed hard work ethic while supporting completion of a first-year audit for a multimillion –dollar company focusing on management estimates of monthly accruals and other balance sheet areas.Specific knowledge and work experience focused within the Manufacturing, Consumer & Industrial Products, Oil & Gas, and Higher Education industries (both public and private). Demonstrated solid communication skills toward establishing working relationships with clients