TAMIKA LASENBURG
Rolesville,NC
Summary
Technical professional with proven track record in project management and technology integration. Known for driving successful project outcomes through effective planning and execution. Committed to fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing project needs. Expertise in risk assessment, resource allocation, and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
National Basketball Association
Secaucus, NJ
05.2022 - Current
- Driving large-scale infrastructure initiatives, including platform modernization, migrations, and feature rollouts to enhance scalability and adoption.
- Partnering cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and technical leaders to translate complex problems into structured execution plans with clear milestones and ownership.
- Maintaining execution rigor by monitoring progress, managing dependencies, and proactively addressing risks while keeping processes efficient.
- Communicating progress, risks, and key decisions clearly with technical leadership and stakeholders to ensure alignment.
- Applying program insights and performance data to guide platform improvements, shape architectural direction, and strengthen operational practices.
- Documenting lessons learned from project completions to refine future strategies and improve team performance continuity.
- Communicate project plans, roadmaps and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
Lead Project Manager
Verizon Business
02.2014 - 11.2022
- Manage Hardware and Circuit deployment projects working with internal and external teams
- Liaison with teams to update process and procedures
- Responsible for working with IT teams to update internal databases for new products
- Train and conduct quality checks for Offshore partners
- Responsible for resolving escalations with internal teams and customers
- Collaborate with Product managers and sales team to create new process and procedures for new products
- Responsible for managing internal and external Field Technician resources for WAN/LAN cutovers at customer sites and internal Co-location data centers
Project Change Manager
Verizon Business (Customer Morgan Stanley)
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Responsible for the development & maintenance of the Change Management process & system documentation.
- Controlled the Change Management process by initiating/managing improvement initiatives
- Represented the VzB PMO externally towards customer project representatives
- Led the triage process for all incoming service requests/IMACs to ensure that all required documentation is present and complete for accurate changes
- Attended the customer CAB meetings weekly to support VzB related changes in North America and Asia PAC
- Accountable for updates to internal database to ensure accurate process flow for VzB teams Manage Hardware and Circuit deployment projects working with internal and external teams
- Liaison with teams to update process and procedures
- Responsible for working with IT teams to update internal databases for new products
- Train and conduct quality checks for Offshore partners
- Responsible for resolving escalations with internal teams and customers
- Collaborate with Product managers and sales team to create new process and procedures for new products
Project Manager
Verizon Business (Customer Morgan Stanley)
02.2010 - 02.2013
- Project Manager for delivery and transition of complex global MPLS network build-out for Fortune 500 banking company generating revenue in excess of 1.2 billion dollars
- Liaison between global senior level network engineers for Verizon Business in collaborating on complex network design and planning phases through to implementation of services.
- Serve as Lead PM for 3rd level escalations on the project. Conduct impact assessments, define mitigation strategies and negotiate resolutions
- Maintained Executive dashboard and Share point reports on status, milestones and strategic initiatives
Project Manager
UBS Financial
07.2006 - 08.2009
- Accountable for the project planning, scheduling and coordination of technical and software release rollouts for UBS clients using internal tools
- Successfully completed desktop conversions for UBS/PaineWebber merger
- Effectively managed over 200 application release rollouts from development, QA/UAT and production.
- Successfully migrated all 15,000 UBS employees, including offshore teams to new remote access infrastructure also known as Citrix.
- Maintained thorough and effective communication with Service Providers and Stakeholders via Project Plans, Share Point, Status Updates, Schedules, Issue Logs and meeting minutes
Implementation Manager
ILX Systems/Thomson Financial
03.2000 - 06.2006
- Worked intimately with developers and programmers to create internal portal for Merrill Lynch Moves, Add’s and Changes.
- Developed and implemented departmental wide projects including creating new training documents, using Power Point and Visio (task flow charts) used for new employees.
- Produced and organize reports detailing project proposals, infrastructure designs, deployment and current status
- Managed customer rollouts which included providing circuits and hardware requirements for 40+ Branches, Domestic and International.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
John Jay College
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Villanova University Online Certifications
Skills
- Partner relationship management
- Leading teams
- Verbal and written communication
- Analytical/Process design
- Process/Continuous Improvement
- Hardware Deployment
- Software Deployment
Certification
- PMP
- CSM
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
National Basketball Association
05.2022 - Current
Lead Project Manager
Verizon Business
02.2014 - 11.2022
Project Change Manager
Verizon Business (Customer Morgan Stanley)
02.2013 - 02.2014
Project Manager
Verizon Business (Customer Morgan Stanley)
02.2010 - 02.2013
Project Manager
UBS Financial
07.2006 - 08.2009
Implementation Manager
ILX Systems/Thomson Financial
03.2000 - 06.2006
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Villanova University Online Certifications
Bachelor of Science -
John Jay College