Kelsie Jenness
Business Operations Manager
Warren,RI
Summary
Seasoned management professional successful at establishing excellent working relationships with customers, employees, vendors and contractors. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Effectively monitor and manage quality and completion of work on time and within budget. Comprehensive knowledge of EV facilities, OSP construction, and engineering practices and procedures.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Operations Manager
Zeplug, USA
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Prepare and schedule conference call/meetings and documents to ensure that construction teams understand the entire scope of work, budgets, productions, and schedules
- Coordinate purchase requisitions, invoicing, and accounts payable processes
- Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses
- Interface between account executive, project managers and external contractors in preparation of projects
- Assisting and resolving issues
- Recruit, vet, and onboard electrical contractors to ensure proper capacity to meet project schedule.
Project Manager III
Insight Global, T-Mobile
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors
- Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow up to construction
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants, vendors and contractors
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership
- Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
Lead Project Manager
Track Utilities
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Lead As-Built team in completing as-builts, audit invoicing and subcontractor redlines and submit final documents to the customer
- Provide internal reporting and projections for completed work
- Oversee and review redlines, plans and specifications; prepare cost estimator; obtain subcontractor and material invoices; seek potential cost savings; develop pricing for proposed work
- Perform the tasks of a cost estimator and maintain relationships and collaborate with engineers, clients, subcontractors, vendors and co-workers
- Prepare and schedule conference call/meetings and documents to ensure that construction teams understand the entire scope of work, budgets, productions, and schedules.
Local Implementation Engineer
CenturyLink Lumen Technologies
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Manage project, administer implementation and provide field perspective of necessary work functions and approve contractor invoices
- Interface between engineers, Construction project managers and external contractors in preparation of projects
- Assisting and resolving issues, reviewing engineering work prints and vendor installation processes
- Working knowledge and experience of building costs and relevant laws to ensure project compliance with building standards and regulations.
Engineering Assistant
Mountain LTD (CenturyLink)
04.2017 - 01.2019
- Prepare and maintain a variety of word processing, spreadsheet database and graphics documents for FTTB/CDFS, GPON, CAF, Pole and Road move projects
- Maintain complex files, keeping records, preparing schedules, compiling and checking reports including receiving and tracking materials, search and investigate information contained in the file
- Process departmental documents requiring specific knowledge of functional operations, post records including accounting and continuing property records
- Assist other departments by providing engineering designs, cost estimates, studies, and provide technical solutions or documentation to provide service to a customer or assist the operation and maintenance of the plant
- Maintained project materials and utilized blueprints, schematics, construction drawings and specifications.
Education
Certificate - OSHA 30
OSHA
Boston, MA09.2023
TESOL Certification -
International Open Academy
01.2016
Administrative Medical Assistant -
Bates Technical College
01.1996
Accounting and Word Processing -
Peninsula High School
01.1995
Skills
- Contract Management
- Administrative Management
- Productivity Improvement
- Project Scope
- Quality Assurance
- Client Relations
- Complex Problem Solving
- Permit Processing
- Team Leadership
- Document Management
- Detail Oriented
- Proficient in MS Office, SmartSheets, Google Sheets, Salesforce, Monday
Timeline
Business Operations Manager
Zeplug, USA
03.2023 - 02.2024
Project Manager III
Insight Global, T-Mobile
01.2022 - 12.2022
Lead Project Manager
Track Utilities
08.2020 - 12.2021
Local Implementation Engineer
CenturyLink Lumen Technologies
01.2019 - 08.2020
Engineering Assistant
Mountain LTD (CenturyLink)
04.2017 - 01.2019
Certificate - OSHA 30
OSHA
TESOL Certification -
International Open Academy
Administrative Medical Assistant -
Bates Technical College
Accounting and Word Processing -
Peninsula High School