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Jennifer Jackson-Robison, PMP, CSM, SA, ICGB

Jennifer Jackson-Robison, PMP, CSM, SA, ICGB

Project Manager
Atlanta,GA

Summary

As a seasoned Project Manager, excel in navigating tight deadlines and spearheading business initiatives. Implement a collaborative approach enhancing team dynamics, ensuring the achievement of critical milestones while delivering outstanding customer service. With a proven track record in managing concurrent tasks and guiding teams, committed to meticulous leadership and strategic planning drives project success.

Overview

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Work History

Client Success/Project Manager, Client Services

Forge Technology Advisors
1 2024 - 08.2024
  • Oversee client telecom projects for top-tier carriers (AT&T, Cox, Charter/Spectrum, Expereo, Granite, GTT, Lumen, Zayo), ensuring detailed planning, on-schedule delivery, and robust support.
  • Prioritize tasks, issue directives, maintain rigorous schedules, and monitor project performance to drive success and operational excellence.
  • Orchestrate and supervise assignments, enhancing team productivity and project outcomes through effective leadership.
  • Leverage industry expertise and exceptional customer service skills to address client concerns, fostering trust and long-term loyalty.
  • Partner with clients to craft and execute detailed project plans derived from high-level objectives, demonstrating adaptability and strategic planning abilities.
  • Conduct client training on Project CRM application usage, emphasizing skill development through targeted exercises, resulting in increased engagement and proficiency.
  • Cultivated and maintained robust customer relationships, guaranteeing satisfaction with carrier services, and facilitating repeat business.
  • Proactively identified and mitigated project risks, resolving challenges adeptly to maintain project integrity and momentum.
  • Spearheaded a comprehensive network migration, coordinating the installation of dual circuits to ensure seamless connectivity across over 300+ sites, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and system reliability.
  • Streamlined contract renewal processes, reducing turnaround time by implementing centralized tracking system.

Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services

EXA Infrastructure
7 2012 - 5 2023
  • Oversaw the entire project lifecycle of Optical Network installation, augmentation and/or decommission for AT&T clients, serving as an EF&I (Engineering, Furnishing/Installing) vendor from strategic planning, design, supply chain management, staging, installation, integration, test, turn-up, and operations hand-off.
  • Harmonized cross-functional team efforts, aligning project timelines and methodologies with client expectations and internal engineering and installation divisions.
  • Skilled in a variety of project management and coordination software, adept at tracking project progress, coordinating access permissions, and managing supply chain operations.
  • Proactive risk management, adept at foreseeing and mitigating potential issues, thereby facilitating smooth operational workflows.
  • Engaged with key stakeholders to gather project requirements and ensure their interests are represented in project planning and execution.
  • Directed warehouse staging operations to ensure materials are prepared and available for timely project implementation, reducing potential delays.
  • Provide vendor management by interfacing with material and shipping vendors for procurement of materials and coordination of shipments.
  • Oversaw the financial aspects of projects, including budgeting, cost management, and profit margin optimization within EXA's reporting frameworks.
  • Implemented change management strategies to adapt project scope and costs, ensuring alignment with client needs and project objectives.
  • Monitored and enhanced project impact on operational profit and loss statements, driving financial performance optimization.
  • Exceeded profit margin by 20% on average over the last three years, demonstrating my efficiency and expertise.

Implementation Specialist, Implementations

Sprint Communications
9 2000 - 7 2012
  • Responsible for supporting the delivery of requests for telecom services. Ensure requests are processed in a timely manner to meet service level agreements (SLA) and customer expectations.
  • Document all order activity and ensure data integrity in Sprint systems.
  • Responsible for accurate and timely communication of order milestones to internal and externally facing teams - escalating as needed.

Sr. Technical Support Representative/Case Manager

  • Provided focused trouble management by serving as liaison between external Customers of Sprint products and facilities and fix agencies geared to maintain and repair said products and facilities.
  • Coordinated repair activities through interfaces with other departments to resolve client issues.
  • Streamlined data migration tasks, ensuring secure and efficient transfer of critical information between systems

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Management & Marketing

American InterContinental University
Atlanta, GA
08.2003 - 2006.05

Skills

Project management methodologies (eg, Agile, Waterfall)

Timeline

Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist Cert. ID: 94421771-7177

08-2024

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Management & Marketing

American InterContinental University
08.2003 - 2006.05

Client Success/Project Manager, Client Services

Forge Technology Advisors
1 2024 - 08.2024

Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services

EXA Infrastructure
7 2012 - 5 2023

Implementation Specialist, Implementations

Sprint Communications
9 2000 - 7 2012

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam - Cert# UC-8cdd46cf-b816-45b7-9e54-d0b6099d28c6

2022-01

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) - Scrum Alliance - Cert# 001545553

2023-07

Project Management Professional Certification - Cert# 3713778

2023-12

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam - Cert# UC-8cdd46cf-b816-45b7-9e54-d0b6099d28c6

Affiliations

  • PMI Atlanta Chapter

Work Availability

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Quote

It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionTeam Building / Company Retreats
Jennifer Jackson-Robison, PMP, CSM, SA, ICGBProject Manager