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Frisco, Texas, United States

Develops and maintains long-term business relationships by serving as an internal advocate and client liaison. Managing 50+ clients across multiple continents. Leading multiple teams within floLIVE to achieve the customer experience that can retain and grow the accounts.

Richardson, Texas, United States

• Deployed cutting edge container based IMS network on Verizon’s cloud platform.
• Managed cross functional teams and delivered multiple projects within budget and on time.
• Aligned the program with Visible’s business strategy.
• Drove $5 million sales by identifying opportunities.Deployed Mavenir Head Quarters Campus Network with CBRS, 5G Sub 6 and O-RAN technology
• Showcased OPEN RAN capabilities to Tier 1 and Tier 3 operators
• Partnered with IoT and other equipment vendors expanding Mavenir’s business opportunities.

Plano, Texas

• Spearheaded establishment of 5G Edge program at Ericsson North American headquarters.
• Developed project charter in collaboration with project sponsor.
• Formed a team of three project managers and three technical leads from different domains (RAN, Transport and Core).
• Aligned project managers and leads with program goals and strategy using Microsoft Teams.
• Accelerated the deployment of 5G Edge private network by facilitating a collaborative environment between project managers.
• Influenced core network project manager to segment network infrastructure logically and physically in to three segments for security and maintenance needs.

Plano

• Pioneered the automation of complex resource forecasting and planning project.
• Campaigned and partnered with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitated workshop with cross-functional teams to finalize the solution.
• Persuaded global leadership to release funding for development and implementation.
• Formalized overall project plan and negotiated commitment from various stakeholders.
• Identified and resolved overlapping processes issues.

Plano

• Directed a team of experienced individuals to build services portfolio.
• Influenced the adoption of services portfolio by business development team.
• Planned and promoted the release of portfolio to business development and customer units.
• Launched portfolio which generated new business of $10M.
• Transformed the ease of proposal creation which enabled OPEX saving of $2M annually.
• Organized training for portfolio users.

Plano

• Advanced market share by capitalizing on Ericsson strengths.
• Partnered with sales and secured $300M ATT 4G contract for RAN services.
• Expanded Ericsson’s transport business among tier three customers.
• Advised sales teams and secured services sales with tier three customers.
• Educated tier one and tier three customers on services solutions.
• Coached sales engineers on the Ericsson services portfolio.

Plano

• Convinced customers on Ericsson’s product and solutions.
• Corresponded with tier one customers on Ericsson’s product and services portfolio.
• Expanded Ericsson’s product footprint by convincing tier one customers.
• Designed and established E2E IP network for first Verizon 4G LTE trial market in north America.
• Trained and shaped delivery teams for Verizon 4G LTE market rollouts.
• Engineered baseband configuration for first time field implementation VoLTE and carrier aggregation.

Mini-Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0

Selected and Sponsored by Ericsson Management

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE

Bachelor Of Engineering, Electronics And Communication, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Student Secratary