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Rita Woods

Concordia,Missouri

Summary

Professional manager with significant expertise in overseeing complex projects and ensuring timely delivery. Skilled in strategic planning, budget management, and risk assessment. Strong focus on team collaboration, fostering results-driven environment, and adapting to changing needs. Known for reliability, leadership, and effective communication.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager, Fiber Engineering and Constructio

BRIGHTSPEED
10.2022 - Current
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
  • Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
  • Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team's ability to deliver results.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
  • Assist with product development and enhancements within IQGEO

Senior Network Implementation Program Manager, NE Mass Market Overbuild

Centurylink
01.2022 - 10.2022
  • Mass Market PM, overseeing the Aerial Fiber Overbuild and Densification projects in Nebraska
  • Managed external and internal Engineering resources, QA's projects, program management duties as assigned
  • Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.

Senior Network Implementation Program Manager

Centurylink
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Plan, schedule, coordinate, and project manage a wide variety of projects involving the construction of ISP and OSP facilities, buildings, road moves, etc
  • Oversight of engineers, construction supervisors, contractors, various trade workers, project managers, etc
  • To effectively monitor and manage quality and completion of work and resolve specific issues
  • Accurately report on the progress of a project to include updating databases as applicable
  • Capital construction project budget funding support, review, monitoring, tracking and variances
  • Assist Local NI managers and personnel with system support and processes including Access Maintain Gatekeeper, Road Moves Capital Governance funding, FWBM, Capital ID/BPA's, CWIP, Quarterly Aging Compliance, AANP
  • Monthly Project Terminations and expense review/approval
  • TECO and Verify Actuals in FW to close out project

Construction Project Administrator (CPA)

Centurylink
12.2016 - 01.2018
  • Coordinate between various Network Services teams to efficiently manage capital construction projects to meet scheduled dates and objectives
  • Monitor inspections, and monitor and report inventory for material to ensure delivery and availability
  • Assist Engineering and Construction management with duties relative to tracking, reporting, and milestone management of ISP, OSP and specials projects including, but not limited to cycle times, periodically entailing root cause analysis, review As Builts, process CUPS/Invoicing from vendors, TECO and Verify Actuals, inspection reporting through APO, acceptance of construction tasks in WFMT
  • Schedule and conduct weekly work activity calls with construction contractor
  • Experience in staging and scheduling resources, identifying, and removing roadblocks in construction and working with Project Managers to ensure meeting customer due dates for TIR/Ethernet Orders as well as CAF II (Connect America) initiatives
  • Prepare and maintain a wide variety of spreadsheets and facility information through the access and entry of assorted databases (FWBM, SAP GUI, APO, WFMT, GPON, NDS, Martens, TIRKS, ARMOR, NMA, FT3, SharePoint, etc..) in support of the departments

Coordinator II

Centurylink
12.2010 - 12.2016
  • General clerical and administrative duties to include, but not limited to answering phones, acquire, distribute, and store supplies, travel reservations, vehicle maintenance, new hire access, scheduling meetings, invoicing, and reporting and database administration
  • Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations
  • Monitor all held orders for NW Missouri and Kansas, distribute to appropriate engineer and engage construction supervisor and contract construction personnel to meet customer desired due dates
  • Highly involved in the Fiber to the Tower initiative by monitoring and tracking cell sites, staging, and scheduling resources, and working with Project Managers identifying and removing construction roadblocks

Court Clerk II

Lafayette County Circuit Clerk's Office
01.2007 - 11.2010
  • Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called, using typewriters or computers
  • Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees
  • Prepare and issue orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses

One Call Coordinator/Database Administration

Sprint
05.1999 - 08.2006
  • Responsible for protecting Sprint's fiber optic cable network through effective screening analysis and mapping of approximately 1 million One Call tickets received on average annually
  • Worked with Field Ops Technicians to reduce the number of tickets assigned to the field by 10%, thus creating cost reduction in truck rolls
  • Assisted in Database Administration by working with Field Ops Technicians trouble shoot Information Receiving and Ticket Handling (IRTH) program issues as well as set up and configuration

Education

Completed Program Management program -

Cornell University
07.2022

Completed coursework towards Business Administration -

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
08.2002

High School Diploma -

DeSoto High School
DeSoto, KS
05.1998

Skills

  • Project management

  • Underground construction

  • Detail-oriented

  • Deadline oriented

  • Multitasking and organization

  • Strong organization

  • Project planning

  • Project reporting

  • Process improvement

  • MS office

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Team collaboration

Interests

  • Getting involved in local advocacy groups to promote positive change in the community
  • Gardening
  • Reading

Timeline

Project Manager, Fiber Engineering and Constructio

BRIGHTSPEED
10.2022 - Current

Senior Network Implementation Program Manager, NE Mass Market Overbuild

Centurylink
01.2022 - 10.2022

Senior Network Implementation Program Manager

Centurylink
01.2018 - 01.2021

Construction Project Administrator (CPA)

Centurylink
12.2016 - 01.2018

Coordinator II

Centurylink
12.2010 - 12.2016

Court Clerk II

Lafayette County Circuit Clerk's Office
01.2007 - 11.2010

One Call Coordinator/Database Administration

Sprint
05.1999 - 08.2006

Completed coursework towards Business Administration -

Johnson County Community College

High School Diploma -

DeSoto High School

Completed Program Management program -

Cornell University

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