Kamamu D. Abubakari

• Developed and maintained project budgets and schedules, ensuring adherence to contract requirements and prescribed quality metrics, using tools such as MS Project for scheduling
• Designed and implemented risk assessments and mitigation plans, successfully minimizing project delays and unforeseen challenges
• Coordinated and facilitated project review and status meetings with internal teams and customers, effectively communicating project status and ensuring alignment with stakeholders
• Negotiated and drafted subcontracts for internal and external subcontractors, managed approvals, and ensured timely invoice processing
• Led and motivated cross-functional project teams, driving optimal performance to meet deliverables on time and within budget
• Delivered detailed budgets, progress reports, and schedules for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring alignment with profitability and customer satisfaction objectives
• Demonstrated a strong understanding of project financial metrics, leveraging data to optimize resource allocation and project outcomes
• Demonstrated self-motivation and ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision, driving results and meeting objectives in a dynamic work environment

• Bridged the gap between technical delivery and business priorities by driving value, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and maintaining budgets and timelines
• Demonstrated a strong grasp of networking functions, including Operations, Architecture, Engineering, and Product & Service Management, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational efficiency
• Successfully managed time and resources by developing and overseeing task schedules to ensure timely delivery, meeting or exceeding performance benchmarks
• Interfaced directly with internal and external customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams, including Architecture, Product Engineering, Finance, and Operations, to deliver comprehensive solutions that align with organizational standards
• Engaged with various levels of senior management to communicate project goals, provide updates, and resolve escalations, leveraging strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Consistently adhered to organizational standards, product sets, templates, systems, and artifacts, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and high-quality results across all deliverables
• Excelled both independently and as part of teams of varying sizes and locations, demonstrating adaptability, reliability, and collaborative success in a global environment

• Executed the NY/NJ New Site Build New Site Build (NSB) and Sector Carrier Add build plan with annual revenue of $500K
• Integrated50 (NSBs),125 Sector Carrier Adds into the NY / NJ market, driving execution of customer build plan3 months before designated timeline; allowed revenue project reporting third quarter of2018, much earlier than expected
• Integrated several customer sensitive sites like the US Open Louis Armstrong Stadium, JFK Airport, and3 World Trade Center locations, helping customer project teams meet key point milestones
• Created an Instant Messaging Etiquette module course for Project Management Organization (PMO) core competency training for remote project managers, promoting best practices and accelerated productivity
• Served as continuous improvement new hire PM course content contributor for AT&T projects, reducing new hire onboarding time and increased productivity50%

• Managed the Rogers-Toronto Canada trial capability project resource budgets
• Presented project status, budget allocations and forecasts to Director Level Management
• Developed core competencies, training requirements and RACI Matrices for the Self-Organizing Network (SON) and3D Geo-Location (3DGL) Optimization products
• Executed the Naperville, IL Lab build plan for Global Deployment of the3DGL solution, reducing customer specific implementation time and achieved compliance with data retrieval from an NSA secure environment

• Directed Small Cell construction services business with annually recognized revenue of $500K
• Secured purchase orders for Sellable Additional Work (SAW) with a90% success rate and $230K revenue

• Managed an Alcatel Lucent cabinet removal services business with yearly revenue in excess of $1.6M
• Sustained an average recognized revenue stream of $150K per month with a43% profit margin by expanding the scope of a poorly written contract; recognized by leadership for realizing an unexpected revenue stream on a project predicted as ‘revenue neutral’

• Owned quality processes, logistical operations, and service business performance
• Managed daily field operations, logistics and reporting to the regional Nokia / Customer management teams
• Directed Modernization team that integrated447 sites and successful launched LTE in Minneapolis, MN, leading to retirement of antiquated, failing equipment
• Launched Denver LTE overlay by providing leadership to Implementation team through integration of411 sites

• Developed and maintained an Engineering service business that produced revenues in excess of $5M
• Maintained highest level of customer satisfaction, leading to recognition from customer management
• Decreased integration cycle time60% by installing software on hardware before shipping to customers
• Accelerated revenue recognition by generating quotes based on historical traffic patterns
• Managed seamless integration of Verizon / Alltel networks in Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina
• Migrated Raleigh, NC Verizon network from a circuit switched to a packet switched network, eliminating frequent failures and outages for client base

· Led engineering project team’s resolution of customer issues and increased the system capacity by 50%.

· Doubled call volume capacity and reduced acute capacity bottlenecks.

· Deployed Evolution-Data Only (EVDO) solution a full quarter in advance of its planned completion date.

· Implemented a high-risk database replacement procedure that saved Verizon Wireless $500K.

· Determined the root cause of system outages and recommended code modifications to development.

· Executed post-outage follow-up action plans and communicated the root cause of outages to customers.

· Summarized non-human error reports for development and proposed fixes for future releases.

· Compiled human error statistical reports provided the foundation for operational best practices.

· Improved system performance, audited systems databases, drove defect prevention and mitigation

· Prepared competitive analysis reports contrastingthe performance of Motorola systems to it competition

· Optimized system performance for Pele-Phone Communications (PPC) in Haifa, Israel and Kokusai Denshin Denwa Incorporated (KDDI) in Osaka, Japan.

· Audited Telecel’s International’s system in Lusaka, Zambia and prevented a 100% system outage.