Randy Ray Email & Phone Number

I am an accomplished program manager specializing in strategy, planning and executing complex enterprise programs that deliver with high quality, maintain profitability, ensure customer satisfaction, adhere to governance controls, and are leveraged for future growth. I have a strong record of leading, motivating and gaining consensus in large global cross-functional teams tasked with driving implementation plans, deadlines, milestones, processes, and risk mitigation. I am a problem solver who can resolve conflict between program teams and stakeholders while never losing sight of the strategic goals, and objectives.Key Strengths* Planning and assessing delivery risks* Delivering complex program implementations* Establishing global delivery frameworks* Presentation and communication skillsDomain KnowledgeUCaaS/CCaaS, WhatsApp Business, 5G, Private Networks, Mission Critical Networks, Government/DoD, PaaS, SaaS, Cloud, IoT, Agile, SAFe, Jira, Confluence, DevOpsImpactful Experience* Pre-sales Planner: Planning delivery programs, responding to RFPs, creating statements of work, developing delivery strategies, assessing risks, and gaining leadership consensus.* Program Implementer: Delivering large, complex implementations, managing cross-functional global teams, adhering to budgets, providing program governance and effective stakeholder communication.* Process Knowledge Expert: Applying current program management methods and best practices, establishing global delivery models, and providing customer lifecycle management and support processes. * Effective Communicator: Leading client communications, driving stakeholder management, developing and presenting in business reviews, creating pre-sales delivery presentations, drafting SoWs.Results Driven* Successfully planned, delivered, and established operations of a $10M mission critical network that enabled the US Navy to modernize an inventory system.*Delivered IoT solution that generated $8M in DevOps and enabled a Tier-1 operator to sell an in-car Wi-Fi hotspot and expand in global markets.* Developed multi-vendor Agile delivery framework that enabled a Tier-1 operator to successfully execute a multi OEM onboarding plan while reducing delivery lead time by 25%.* Created a PaaS that provided recurring revenue and enabled a Tier-1 operator to effectively showcase 5G networking capabilities at high profile sporting and entertainment events.* Successfully delivered a $15M Digital Media solution that enabled a leading entertainment company to grow and transform its media business.