Led the expansion and enhancement of mobile telecommunications network infrastructure by overseeing strategic planning and construction of 10 Cloud Radio Access Network (cRAN) hubs for the organization’s cRAN program. guided operations, engineering, and construction project managers in delivering exceptional team performance and exceeding targeted quarterly metrics. Oversaw project management functions, including forecasting annual execution plan, reviewing and approving initiative and change orders, ensuring budget compliance, monitoring vendor performance, and accordingly making adjustments in dates and delivery, as well as consistently delivering commitments in coordination with internal/external organizations. Significantly enhanced organizational revenue and expanded wireless network range by extending strong management and leadership support to project teams in establishing 500+ LTE and 5G cRAN sites.Leveraged solid technical acumen to analyze and resolve all kinds of project issues in addition to directing them to concerned authority as needed to minimize impact of defined delivery schedule. Recognized as a strong team player, excelling in collaborating cross-functionally to ensure timely attainment of deliverables. Successfully aligned pay point tasks with provided budget forecast through deployment of best practices and providing exceptional leadership support to vendors and teams; achieved and overdelivered targets for yearly plan of execution.

Maintained comprehensive oversight of sourcing activities encompassing soliciting proposals from qualified vendors through RFPs, utilizing predefined standards to assess vendors’ fit, tracking vendors’ contract compliance, and reviewing their profiles to make appropriate selection decisions. Demonstrated exceptional leadership traits by providing comprehensive professional development support to cross-functional teams and guiding them in achieving excellence. Ensured effective budget utilization for over 15K cell sites by deploying stringent control measures, resulting in conserving $3.5M in maintenance expenses. Kept vendor activities aligned with budget and other constraints of National Dashboard by gaining insights into their daily performance, identifying non-conformance areas, and providing suitable recommendations. Achieved operational excellence and drove cost efficiency by working in close coordination with vendors and team members to deploy operating best practices and overdeliver SLAs.Led all facets of team operations and activities related to creating, managing, and negotiating vendor contracts.Capitalized on past field operations experience and expertise to resolve and curtail repetitive maintenance issues by providing data-driven decisions based on vendor and team capabilities and other critical factors.

Entrusted to eliminate organizational reliance on third-party contractors in 11 states by establishing a new organization from scratch with the ability to handle responsibilities internally. Contributed extensively to optimizing maintenance engineers’ performance as per their KPIs by creating and deploying a robust KPI measurement system while working in liaison with the national Project Management Office (PMO). Functioned as primary point of escalation for customers and non-customers on resolving interference issues related to spectrum holdings. Substantially reduced external interference in licensed spectrum of the organization by recruiting, developing, and guiding a team of 14 Sr. Specialist Radio Frequency (RF) Maintenance Engineers.Achieved National Dashboard targets by creating and executing a comprehensive RF Maintenance & Engineering program in collaboration with engineering, construction, and RF teams, as well as PMO to maintain and optimize RF systems