Ali Abbas
Riverside,USA
Summary
Project Manager with over 18 years of experience working on small, medium, and large projects with Telecom & IT clients likes Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, VCA, Cricket communications, T-Mobile and expertise in LTE, DAS, NSB, AAV, Backhaul, Code Division Multiple Access Method (CDMA), Radio Frequency (RF), and Microwave. Experience in managing all stages of post-launch optimization from site turns up, Performance Management/ Reporting, NSB, MODS, iDAS, iWave design, MLAN/non-MLAN, TBG/BYOC, Retail wireless store Fraud, EOD store revenue settlement, Cluster Acceptance (CLA), Zoning, Site Acquisition, with Utilities such as Wireless, Fiber, and copper (design, install and implement), site walk, FCC site compliance Audit, multi-band tuning/optimization/Design, Software development with Detail PIM distribution to the team. Maintain and Lead 34 LTE Design Engineer Team with 13 Truf vendors (39 project manager) Residential Construction and Real estate Investor experience since 2004. Rehab homes, addon’s to the existing homes, and now working on personnel New Construction and development of 102 lots in Sanger, Texas starting 2026.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
10.2024 - 03.2025
- Manage engineers new service installation and support solutions.
- Acts as custodian of the campus communications cable plant/infrastructure/Wireless, Fiber, copper and ensures the quality of their associated records.
- Provides consultative services directly to campus clients and provides technical assistance to other IT/Wireless units on existing network infrastructure and services.
- Independently conduct communications service needs assessments, survey existing facilities, diagnose, analyze and maintain complex communications infrastructure.
- Assign communications infrastructure resources; prepare estimates for telecommunications and communications networking projects.
Telecom Senior Construction Project Coordinator III
Intelliswift / VCA Animal Hospital
Westlake Village, CA
02.2023 - 08.2024
- Work on multiple telephony VoIP 8x8, Avaya, NEC, MeTel vendor, equipment selections, telecom upgrade Contract Negotiation, projects concurrently from Land line upgrades to VoIP.
- Vendor Management, Design Management, Implementation Management, Risk Management, and Project support Management.
- Coordinate with facilities, locations on project status and schedule upgrades.
- Perform meetings with user on upgrades.
- Works with Smartsheets.
- Project tracking and ensure projects deliverables are meet on time.
- Respond to inquiries from facilities, locations, and utilities vendors.
- Keep upper management informed on project status and any potential risks.
Engagement Director
LTIMINDTREE Limited
Irvine, CA
06.2022 - 02.2023
- Develop a sales plan, including target accounts, acquisition and expansion strategies and a long-term growth.
- Prospect into target accounts, securing meaningful conversations with relevant senior leaders.
- Articulate and manage LTIMindtree complex sales cycles to present the value of LTIMindtree Solutions to decision-makers.
- Develop and manage key relationships throughout assigned accounts, from technical individual contributors to C-level executives.
- Multiple hats during this project were HR Management, Vendor Management, Sales Management, and Support Clients with projects start to end.
Real Estate Site Dev Sr. Project Manager III
Lancesoft / T-Mobile
Concord, CA
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Monitor vendor deployment production plan and schedule in Magenta built Project Plan tool.
- Identify schedule deviations or challenges and work with team to correct production problems.
- Understand and monitor various program reporting tools.
- Suggest enhancements when appropriate. Coordinate appropriate stakeholders.
- Data integrity and follow up on action items and due dates.
- Updating the data base daily, monitoring reports for any past due, or approaching milestones.
- Running reports and analysis of work progress and goals.
- Communicate issues, opportunities and updates to managers and team for escalations and suggestions.
Network Project Manager III
The Judge Group / Verizon wireless
Irvine, CA
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Lead and Support 17 LTE Engineer North/south California with all Network related project and assisted PMO with requests assistance in delivery of Golden sites, C-band, 5G network, and Superbowl Sites with Fuse Project management tool.
- Accountable for managing large volume of low and high complexity and high-risk projects which may span multiple regions and/or functions with concurrent projects.
- Acts as project liaison between Construction partners, client organizations and IT leadership.
- Support PMO’s to assist with Supplier management of existing vendors.
- Issues Weekly reporting and meetings to all levels within the organization.
Business Operation and Development Director
Keytel Inc.
Riverside, CA
04.2017 - 05.2021
- Serving as a key member of the executive team charged with formulating strategic direction and devising business development initiatives consistent with the overall strategy in the wireless Telecommunication companies.
- Traveled nationally to identify new business opportunities and effectively managed a territory spanning across the West and Central Region.
- Planned and executed marketing strategies and events including conferences with multiple participants.
- Cultivated business partnerships, built a successful pipeline, and created new sales opportunities including new large-scale Clients projects with bidding, creating RFPs, and completing the sales cycle to close with Job complete report to the executive team.
Real Estate Sr. Construction Project Manager
Oportun Inc. / Datalink Inc.
Riverside, CA
01.2016 - 04.2017
- Provided flawless Retail support with customer service to IT field techs, Construction team, security surveillance, Fraud, with installations for new and remodel stores nationwide.
- Developed strong mutual relationship with ADT team, T1 installation team, construction team, Telecom team (8x8, NEC, Avaya, MetTel, and ATT), security team (designing, implementing, and supporting video security systems in enterprise environments), cyber security, All utilities (design install and implement) and IT team with remote support to meet company goal to meet company deadlines.
Market Triband Optimization Project Manager
Sprint / Nexius Inc.
San Ramon, CA
10.2014 - 12.2015
- Manage all aspects of diverse, medium to moderately complex technical projects, including Resource Management, Project Scheduling, Project status reporting, zoning, site Acquisition, construction, and Risk Management to stay within budget and stay within given time guidelines.
- Supported 2016 Levi’s Stadium Super bowl DAS installation with 5 COW support for the complete event from start to end.
Device Testing Engineering Project Manager
AT&T / Calcite Management Solution Inc.
Farmers Branch, Texas
05.2007 - 01.2008
- Test Mobile phone and Data cards in 2g and 3g state.
- This includes all voice features testing, data upload, and download, internet stress testing, Bluetooth connecting, push to talk, use a mobile phone as modem testing, SMS, MMS, and every feature test on the phone.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering
Richland College
Dallas, TexasHigh School Diploma -
Richardson Independent High School
Skills
- Construction Mgmt, Hospitality Mgmt, wireless Telecommunications Mgmt, IT Project Mgmt, Engagement and Operations Director
Interview Start Availability
Immediately
Training Completed
- 01/2025, PMP Certification achieved
- 2020, Utilized Fuse, Magenta Built, Smartsheet
- 2018, Smartsheet, MS Project, iBwave, Solar Sales
- 2014, Salesforce Admin & Developer, Vendor mgmt.
- 2011, LTE wireless course at AT&T
- 2008, PMP+ Course, Atoll, COPS, NEPA/SHPO
- 2006, Actix, Planet EV, MS Project, Clarity PPM
- 2004, Residential New and rehab Construction, Real Estate Investor, HResource Mgmt.
- 2002, Customer Service, Unix and Network Administration, and TSA Federal Security Training
- 1992, Hotel Management, Property Mgmt., Sales Closer
Timeline
Engineering Manager
UC Santa Barbara
10.2024 - 03.2025
Telecom Senior Construction Project Coordinator III
Intelliswift / VCA Animal Hospital
02.2023 - 08.2024
Engagement Director
LTIMINDTREE Limited
06.2022 - 02.2023
Real Estate Site Dev Sr. Project Manager III
Lancesoft / T-Mobile
02.2022 - 06.2022
Network Project Manager III
The Judge Group / Verizon wireless
08.2021 - 12.2021
Business Operation and Development Director
Keytel Inc.
04.2017 - 05.2021
Real Estate Sr. Construction Project Manager
Oportun Inc. / Datalink Inc.
01.2016 - 04.2017
Market Triband Optimization Project Manager
Sprint / Nexius Inc.
10.2014 - 12.2015
Device Testing Engineering Project Manager
AT&T / Calcite Management Solution Inc.
05.2007 - 01.2008
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering
Richland College
High School Diploma -
Richardson Independent High School