
Timeline
About me
Sr. Manager - Ops Program Delivery at Rogers Communications
Education

University of waterloo
1991 - 1995Bachelor of environmental studies - honours urban and regional planning.webp)
Oxford brookes university (uk)
1994 - 1994Exchange program city/urban, community and regional planning
Experience

Rogers communications
Nov 1998 - now•Ensured a flawless execution across all channels for Ignite TV and OTT Apps. •Worked in close partnership with Base Management, GTM Q+ Planning team, Communications,•Marketing, Process Design, Learning & Enablement and many other channel stakeholders to gain alignment on priorities •Developed GTM project plans, deliverables, metrics, milestones & playbooks•Lead weekly cross functional meetings and conduct monthly reviews with key stakeholders•Acted as base management point of contact for creating consistent & strategic positioning across channel (e.g. Sales Aids, Leader Guides, Weekend Updates, IQ, and training consistency) Show less •Manage team of 15 Operations Associates to successfully implement reference tables and price plan data change requests•Successfully executed 1077 pricing change request within negotiated timeline in 2014 with 33 less overtime hours compared to 2013•Support system performance and stability through system health checks thus resulted in zero Severity 1 incidents associated with the team’s effort.•Successful project implementation and release support and incident management for V21 LTS Enhancements phase 1 and 2•Coordinate internal process improvements and innovation initiatives•Deliver on OPEX and CAPEX targets•Develop talent and promoting employee engagement•Strong focus on adherence to SOX compliance Show less •Effectively coached Customer Care Consultants to meet and exceed monthly call quality and sales targets•Executed annual performance review with a focus on continuous skill and career development•Managed escalation queue and worked with team to ensure 100% customer satisfaction and resolution•Team quality results exceeding center target 5 consecutive months Sept 06 – Feb 07 •Improved team wireless sales result by over 40% in Q4 2006•Top overall performing team (Wireless) Q4 2005 Show less
Sr Manager - Ops Program Delivery
Mar 2024 - nowManager - Ops Program Delivery
Dec 2020 - Mar 2024Project Manager - Technology PMO
Aug 2015 - Dec 2020Manager - Wireless (Planning, Reference Tables and Price Plan Management)
Jan 2011 - Aug 2015Manager - Business Transformation Customer Care
Mar 2008 - Dec 2010Account Manager - Rogers Home Phone
Jun 2007 - Mar 2008Team Manager - Customer Care
Nov 1998 - Jun 2007
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate

Generative ai overview for project managers
Project management instituteSept 2024 - View certificate

Certified safe® 5 agilist
Scaled agile, inc.May 2021 
Project management professional (pmp)
Project management instituteJan 2018- View certificate

Writing a business case
LinkedinJun 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Joe Kalavong PMP2023 Ted Rogers Award Rogers Communications Sep 2023 New Vendor Onboarding - Business Excellence Award - demonstrating the value of community.
- Awarded to Joe Kalavong PMP2023 Ted Rogers Award Rogers Communication Sep 2023 Team Sparta/Mars - Business Excellence Award
- Awarded to Joe Kalavong PMP2023 Ted Rogers Award Rogers Communications Sep 2023 CEX Integration Team - Customer 1st Award
- Awarded to Joe Kalavong PMP2018 Fall - Customer 1st Award Rogers Communication Oct 2018 The Solaris core program team exemplified the Rogers values of teamwork, customer first and innovation to enable the launch of Ignite TV. The team developed new ways of working that will be the foundation for the delivery of the connected home. The team continuously adapted to be more agile and overcome roadblocks, successfully blended the two organizational cultures of Rogers and Comcast and were truly on the cutting edge of innovation as they introduced new technology features together and… Show more The Solaris core program team exemplified the Rogers values of teamwork, customer first and innovation to enable the launch of Ignite TV. The team developed new ways of working that will be the foundation for the delivery of the connected home. The team continuously adapted to be more agile and overcome roadblocks, successfully blended the two organizational cultures of Rogers and Comcast and were truly on the cutting edge of innovation as they introduced new technology features together and at times ahead of Comcast. The entire team and not just frontline and operational stakeholders listened to the voice of the customer throughout the lifecycle of the program and worked tirelessly 7 days a week to ensure positive internal and external customer experience with the product. To sum it up the Ignite TV launch proved the adage there is no "I" in team by taking collaboration to the next level. Show less
- Awarded to Joe Kalavong PMP2018 Spring - Business Excellence Award Rogers Communication Feb 2018 The Solaris Employee Plan team did a great job of creating an employee plan which will make it easier for Rogers employees in Solaris footprint to get Ignite TV. Our employees will be able to enjoy all of the benefits of Ignite so that they can experience the product first hand, learn about it, give us feedback all with a goal of better supporting our customers and delivering on a great customer experience. The Solaris employee plan team had to work quickly and effectively as a cross… Show more The Solaris Employee Plan team did a great job of creating an employee plan which will make it easier for Rogers employees in Solaris footprint to get Ignite TV. Our employees will be able to enjoy all of the benefits of Ignite so that they can experience the product first hand, learn about it, give us feedback all with a goal of better supporting our customers and delivering on a great customer experience. The Solaris employee plan team had to work quickly and effectively as a cross functional team to stand up this plan in a simple and effective way. They worked tirelessly as a cross functional team to create a solution that benefits our employees and ultimately our customers and they should be recognized for their team work, innovation and customer 1st approach. Show less
Volunteer Experience
Fundraiser Support
Issued by Big Brother Mouse - Luang Prabang, Laos on Apr 2013
Associated with Joe Kalavong PMPRace Checkpoint Volunteer
Issued by Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs on Jun 2015
Associated with Joe Kalavong PMPMarshall - LPGA tournament (Waterloo, Ontario)
Issued by LPGA on May 2013
Associated with Joe Kalavong PMPMarshall - LPGA tournament (Waterloo, Ontario)
Issued by LPGA on May 2012
Associated with Joe Kalavong PMP
Languages
- enEnglish
- laLaotian
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