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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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PMI KC Mid America Chapter
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Cory Bartolomeo

Cory Bartolomeo

Olathe,KS

Summary

Experienced Project Management Professional with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional results in the management of complex project portfolios. Skilled in thriving within fast-paced environments and adept at delivering C-Level presentations. Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management, team leadership, cost and project financial analysis, process flow, proposal execution, customer solutions, and business development. Proven ability to drive cost reduction initiatives and increase company profits.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Project Manager

Samsung
03.2021 - Current
  • Managed the planning, development, and implementation of multiple strategic networking projects totaling $6.2 Million in revenue over the last 3.5 years in the Central Texas and Central Gulf Coast regions of the Verizon Cellular network, including project scheduling, status reviews, executive communication and approval, requirements gathering, documentation, and eventual deployment and implementation of the project
  • Monitored and controlled project progress and deliveries, developed and managed project scope and cost
  • Managed executive project expectations including owning escalation, communication, and senior-level interaction including stakeholders on critical strategic projects for wireless projects for the Verizon Wireless Network
  • Managed coordination and project deliverables between internal team as well as third party partners and the customer to deliver the project
  • Led cross-functionally to guide projects through deployment and facilitate meetings guiding large project teams, while mitigating risks and issues
  • Documented all aspects of the project including decisions, requirements, risks, issues, schedule, and meeting agendas/notes
  • Anticipated tactical challenges and develop contingency plans for controlling costs and maintaining market deployment schedules
  • Managed a small team of project leaders to assist in project execution
  • Exhibited Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

Project Manager II

Ericsson
09.2012 - 07.2020
  • Managed multiple customer projects in a portfolio towards its goal in terms of scope, time, cost and quality for a global telecommunications leader
  • Formed a nationwide commissioning and integration team which revolutionized the way Ericsson was completing C & I projects in the Sprint network, increasing revenue from $150k to $4 million per quarter
  • Led large cross-functional teams on multiple projects by hosting multiple bi-weekly calls with internal and external stakeholders: The first ever in building system installation and integration for customer 47% Unadjusted Margin (UM), which secured their footprint in that space; Commissioning and Integration (C & I) for tower upgrades (6 Million in revenues at a 30% average UM)
  • Spearheaded new ways of working for Integrations using MS ACCESS based trackers and testing software, increasing efficiencies and lowering costs by decreasing time spent updating information from 4 hours per day to 30 minutes per day
  • Monitored and controlled project progress and deliveries, developed and managed project scope and cost, process flow definition, process documentation, operational readiness support, project evaluation and planning, analyzing project financials, budgets, identified/secured appropriate resources; developed and managed relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, identified and mitigated risks and issues, mentored teammates, initiated and tracked milestones, developed mitigation plans, lesson learned summaries and project recommendations to leadership via weekly C-Level presentations and governance meetings
  • Demonstrated acute financial acumen in providing solutions, determining Level of Effort (LOE) and negotiating contracts with vendors to provide service on behalf of Ericsson
  • 100% on time delivery in all projects to date.

Project Manager/ Telecommunications Engineer

KNK Telecom, L.L.C.
11.2001 - 07.2012
  • Managed multiple and simultaneous large, complex projects involving wireline transport network architecture (SONET) rings and IP rings (Metro Ethernet) on a national level for AT&T, Sprint, Level 3, Sure West and other CLECs in the Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas area.

Education

B.S. in Business Administration with Major in Marketing -

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

Skills

  • Program/Portfolio Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Business Acumen
  • Network Integration
  • Risk Management
  • Agile/Lean/Kanban methods
  • Jira PM Software
  • Profit and Loss containment
  • Outside Contractor Management
  • Team member mentorship
  • Business Development
  • Proposal/Contract Analysis
  • Office 365 Suite
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Quality Control
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Project plan development
  • Documentation Management
  • Project Framework Engineering
  • Client Relations
  • Project Scheduling
  • Scope Management
  • Cross-Functional Communication
  • Cost Control
  • KPI Tracking

Certification

PMI-Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), 05/2014, #171592

Affiliations

  • PMI KC Mid America Chapter

PMI KC Mid America Chapter

The mission of the KC Mid America Chapter is to promote project management knowledge, standards and ethical practice for members, the profession and the community.

Timeline

Sr. Project Manager

Samsung
03.2021 - Current

Project Manager II

Ericsson
09.2012 - 07.2020

Project Manager/ Telecommunications Engineer

KNK Telecom, L.L.C.
11.2001 - 07.2012

B.S. in Business Administration with Major in Marketing -

University of Central Missouri

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