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Gregson Lunz
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Gregson Lunz

Project Manager
Reisterstown,MD

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Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Immediately

Desired Job Title

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, and Cloud MigrationsIT Project Manager

Work Type

Full TimeContract WorkConsulting

Location Preference

RemoteOn-SiteHybrid
Location: Reisterstown, MD, US
Open to relocation: No

Salary Range

$60/hr - $90/hr

Important To Me

Career advancementCompany Culture

Summary

Senior IT Project Manager with 20+ years of experience managing enterprise implementations, infrastructure upgrades, and technology migrations across government and commercial environments. Proven ability to bring cross-functional teams together—IT, vendors, service providers, and business stakeholders—to deliver complex projects with clarity, stability, and predictable outcomes. Experienced in planning and executing large-scale telecommunication, data, network, cloud, and software initiatives using Waterfall and Agile methodologies, with strong emphasis on risk management, budget forecasting, change control, and executive communication. Ready and able to take on new challenges, immediately.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, VoIP and Data Center Migrations

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc.
Herndon
09.2023 - 01.2026
  • Led end-to-end delivery of advanced NEC telecommunications, VoIP solutions and network infrastructure initiatives under a state government contract, coordinating infrastructure, network, and telecom workstreams to ensure predictable execution and continuity of service.
  • Discovery and mitigation of security and infrastructure risks in a hospital environment.
  • Extensive work with a service provider team to install VoIP / SIP and wireless solutions to provide internet and backup solutions.
  • Delivered concurrent NEC telecommunications, network, and infrastructure initiatives supporting statewide operations across multiple facilities, while maintaining continuity of service and regulatory compliance.
  • Managed multiple cross-functional technical teams and external vendors, aligning schedules, dependencies, and deliverables to reduce execution risk and maintain adherence to contractual timelines and budgets.
  • Increase flexibility of multi-department shared software applications by collaborating with a state IT team to upgrade and migrate legacy software applications to a VMware private cloud data center.
  • Developed a business case and cost estimate for a future plan to upgrade the voice and data solutions for the state health department.
  • Reduced security risk and solidify infrastructure needs, replacing unsecured switches with deployment of Cisco POE switches and administrating the roll out of new IPs, VLAN and port usage.
  • Forecasted and managed multi-year project budgets of over $5M, ensuring accurate labor and materials planning.
  • Ensured adherence to quality assurance practices and SOW requirements to meet contractual and customer objectives.
  • Developed detailed work descriptions, statements of work and task definitions for vendor driven work, ensuring alignment with the customer culture and key performance requirements.
  • Identified out-of-scope work and materials, assessed impact, and mitigated risks to protect schedule, budget, and project outcomes.
  • Coordinated weekly stand-ups and status meetings to align team leads on completed work, current priorities, and upcoming objectives.
  • Maintained a transparent environment by providing weekly and monthly executive-level reports to the PMO and all project stakeholders.
  • Coordinated concurrent workstreams with internal and contracted project managers.
  • Ensured all project activities complied with HIPAA and all enterprise environmental regulations.
  • Established comprehensive installation and asset repositories to support long-term operations and develop key performance indicators.
  • Monitored training, testing, and customer reviews to ensure solutions met customer requirements while remaining within approved scope.

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, and Cloud Migrations

Genuent Global LLC
Houston
05.2021 - 10.2022
  • Led global implementations, cloud migrations and server upgrades across Avaya voice, data, and software environments.
  • Led infrastructure and cloud migration supporting approximately 2,000 users across global regions.
  • Coordinated migration from cloud to on-premises infrastructure with minimal disruption.
  • Managed detailed MS Project plans, assumption logs, RAID logs, risk and change control documentation coordinating with stakeholders to provide transparent direction and support.
  • Coordinated with the network and security teams for firewall rules IP, VLAN and SBC deployment while remediating risk to the network security.
  • Managed VMware IaaS and deployments supporting global contact centers.
  • Managed a second project to deploy a global voice network to an Avaya POD FX, UCaaS solution, providing a flexible infrastructure with converged solution.
  • Led the software implementation, review and retrospectives concerning Avaya IX Workforce Engagement and 3rd party software features to ensure compliancy with client needs.
  • Identified and resolved compatibility, licensing, and security risks, resolving issues between telecom and 3rd party applications.
  • Forecasted labor, scheduling, and costs using PMP-aligned controls and maintaining records using PM management software-Mavenlink (now Kantata).
  • Managed enterprise testing, project closeout, vendor invoices, technical updates to repository and Day 2 operational transition.

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, and Migrations

Carousel Industries
Exeter
05.2008 - 04.2020
  • Successfully delivered 200+ enterprise NEC / Avaya/ Cisco telecommunications projects across the U.S., UK, Australia, and China.
  • Led implementations of ISP services, including MPLS to prioritize and manage traffic, software application deployments, and VMware migrations for main and remote sites.
  • Coordinated the work of multiple cross-functional technical teams, ensuring daily execution, schedule adherence and issue resolution.
  • Teams included, networking, security, ISP, telecom and infrastructure.
  • Performed software sessions, reviews and testing of software features to ensure functionality in line with client needs.
  • Developed MS Project plans, assumption logs, RAID logs, risk and change control documentation to provide transparent direction and support.
  • Implemented wireless voice solutions providing a cost-effective and expandable alternative.
  • Managed concurrent projects for multiple customers, multiple teams and technologies to include, data, voice and cloud solutions.
  • Managed multi-site testing, including fail overs test, cutover, post-cutover plans and decommissioning legacy systems to ensure a successful product in line with the customer’s objectives.

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP) -

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) -

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) -

Technical Training - Aspect Communications, RETS Technical School

Catonsville Community College

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - In Progress

Skills

  • Project & Program Leadership
  • Telecommunications-multiple platforms-local and global
  • Cross-Functional Team Coordination
  • Stakeholder & Executive Communication
  • Vendor & Partner Management
  • Enterprise ISP- wireless, VoIP, SIP and MPLS Implementations
  • Infrastructure
  • Network
  • Software platform and application upgrades
  • IaaS
  • UCaaS
  • Cloud Migrations
  • Budget Forecasting & Cost Control
  • Risk, Issue & Change Management (RAID)
  • Scope & Contract Alignment
  • Compliance-Driven Delivery
  • Waterfall & Agile Methodologies
  • ERPs-MS Project
  • ServiceNow
  • Mavenlink
  • Prism
  • Microsoft Office
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Google Workspace

Websites

Education And Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Technical Training: Aspect Communications
  • Catonsville Community College
  • RETS Technical School
  • Ongoing Professional Development: PMI-RMP
  • PMI-PgMP
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (In Progress)

Timeline

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, VoIP and Data Center Migrations

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc.
09.2023 - 01.2026

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, and Cloud Migrations

Genuent Global LLC
05.2021 - 10.2022

Project Manager – Implementations, Upgrades, and Migrations

Carousel Industries
05.2008 - 04.2020

Project Management Professional (PMP) -

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) -

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) -

Technical Training - Aspect Communications, RETS Technical School

Catonsville Community College

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - In Progress

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