George Wade
Minneapolis,FL
Summary
Project management professional with track record of delivering high-impact projects in diverse environments. Adept at driving project timelines and ensuring quality outcomes through strategic planning and execution. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to team success and client satisfaction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Custom Woodworks
03.2012 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
- Led cross-functional teams to successful project completions, improving team cohesion and productivity with effective leadership strategies.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing quality materials at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
- Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
- Reduced project costs, negotiating contracts with suppliers and optimizing resource allocation.
Junior Network Engineer
Armore Services
08.2008 - 01.2012
- Managed IP address allocation within the organization''s LAN/WAN environments using DHCP best practices efficiently.
- Diagnosed network problems involving combination of hardware, software, power and communications issues.
- Installed, supported and maintained company hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices.
- Maintained company servers, computers, printers, cables and other equipment.
- Enhanced network security with the implementation of firewalls, VPNs, and access control systems.
- Optimized network configurations to support business applications and improve overall system stability.
- Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware.
- Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
- Delivered end-user support by troubleshooting connectivity issues and providing guidance on proper usage of networking equipment.
Network Operations Technician
GeoTech
02.2006 - 04.2008
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement efficient network infrastructures.
- Maximized uptime by proactively identifying potential vulnerabilities and addressing them before they became critical issues.
- Performed root cause analysis on recurring incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Maintained thorough understanding of local area and wide area networking and components.
- Monitored network hardware operations to evaluate proper configuration.
- Diagnosed and executed resolution for network and server issues.
- Installed cabling, wireless routers and telephone systems for data communications networks.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Technology University of Panama
Panama City, Panama05-2005
Skills
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Client relations
- Project scheduling
- Relationship building
- Risk management
- Budget control
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Conflict management
- Systems installation, configuration, and upgrading
- Network troubleshooting
- Technical troubleshooting
- Network performance monitoring
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Project Manager
Custom Woodworks
03.2012 - Current
Junior Network Engineer
Armore Services
08.2008 - 01.2012
Network Operations Technician
GeoTech
02.2006 - 04.2008
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Technology University of Panama
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