Skilled professional experienced in problem solving, building relationships across teams, and working with clients at all levels. Looking for a new challenge in a customer-facing role that values a strong work ethic and an eagerness to learn.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Support Engineer
T-Mobile
New Berlin, WI
04.2020 - 03.2024
Trained employees, contractors, and vendors on network software tools.
Developed location hardening plans including site upgrades and generators.
Reported on business continuity metrics, network performance and outage recovery.
Analyzed process improvement initiatives focused on operational expense reduction.
Performed root cause analysis of network downtimes caused by unplanned power loss.
Regional Program Manager
Sprint
Schaumburg, IL
06.2018 - 04.2020
Developed and implemented regional upgrade program strategies for local field teams.
Facilitated the development of project, staffing, and scheduling plans for pre-5G upgrades.
Monitored progress on all regional program initiatives and adjusted resources as needed.
Conducted regular meetings with stakeholders to review performance against objectives.
Developed field training materials for external partners on local and regional programs.
Program Manager
Samsung
Schaumburg, IL
03.2013 - 06.2018
Managed the scheduling, testing, and migration of new 4G network equipment.
Acted as the single-point-of-contact for operations during service interruptions.
Weekly progress reporting of issues, risk, performance, and schedule variances.
Senior Program Manager
Huawei
Warsaw
03.2012 - 01.2013
Developed and implemented real-time project controls in Norway and Poland to ensure subcontractor SLA compliance and on-demand progress reporting.
Increased change order opportunities over 400% by implementing an app-based capture, tracking, and approval system with on-demand reporting capability.
Reduced the order-to-cash life cycle by 80% for change orders by redesigning the capture and approval workflow, then automating e-billing for the sales team.
Director of Network Implementation
Vodafone
Bucharest, Romania
04.2009 - 11.2011
Responsible for five departments with 64 employees, 18 contractors, an annual OpEx budget exceeding 22M Euros, and annual CapEx programs exceeding 50M Euros.
Reduced the annual OpEx budget by 1.7M Euros in 18 months through rent renegotiation, vendor consolidation, turn-key contracts, and re-bidding maintenance agreements.
Assisted in a 3M Euro annual CapEx reduction by upgrading 6500+ network nodes to an all IP architecture and renegotiating fiber optic supplier contracts.
Implemented the Archibus property management software to standardize lease management locally while processing rent payments in Hungary.
Projects Director
Avrig 35
Bucharest, Romania
02.2008 - 03.2009
Lead the commercial, residential, and retail mall development teams in project budgeting, change control, and process improvement.
Introduced a web based SAAS capital planning system E-Builder to unify project and task prioritization, budgeting, scheduling, and cash-flow management.
Eliminated unrecorded change orders with a full audit trail for all vendor orders and payment requests with a digital archive of all designs and project bid files.