Lisa Poates

Experience

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  CenturyLink

  Sept 2011 - Oct 2016

  • Facilitated the migration of +160 end of life routers across multiple data centers impacting +70,000 circuits • Led a team of 25-40 employees comprised of engineering, construction and tech-ops• Responsible for program governance and communicating all project phases, timelines, obstacles, and risks • Accounted for all contractual requirements from space, power, infrastructure connectivity, fiber diversity etc• Successfully cutover all critical and contractual fiber path diversity routes in project areas while adhering to stringentinternal and external customer maintenance windows/moratoriums Show less • Facilitated colocation requests ensuring all space, power and data connection requirements were fulfilled • Engineered +$25M annual Connect America Fund program expanding high speed internet across Colorado• Upgraded ISP equipment across +20 wire centers impacting +50,000 passings• Planned and coordinated $15M-$20M annual capital fiber build enhancing fiber footprint within multiple geographies by analyzing market profitability and construction resource planning • Responsible for Colorado’s Fiber to the Cell program increasing bandwidth to +300 statewide cell towers Show less

  • Sr Technical Project Manager

    Aug 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Sr Engineer

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2014
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  Comcast

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2023

  Central Division Construction Director responsible for operational optimization/standardization, metric definitions, KPI creation, reporting, and national standard compliance in a multi matrixed operating environment overseeing and approving construction tools and process changes; representing operations across 4 regions, comprised of 15 states, and impacting +500 internal employees Cross functional project manager leading network expansion and upgrade projects impacting critical infrastructure, system integration, design, ISP/OSP-Ops, procurement, tech-ops, sales, marketing, external affairs, business intelligence, legal, facilities and security Managed project teams responsible for data ingestion, definition alignment, source system identification, connectivity validation, call routing, issue restoration and UAT

  • Director; Construction

    Jun 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Manager; Project Management

    Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Sr Manager, Project Management

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2019
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  Fastwyre Broadband

  Nov 2023 - now

  Vice President; Engineering and Construction

  Engineering and construction operations senior leader responsible for delivering gigabit enabled passings to multiple markets across 6 states. Experienced with vendor management, process development and cost controls. Highly skilled at developing innovative solutions to complex situations by cross pollinating skills across multiple functional teams to drive growth and accelerate revenue.