Experience

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  Brian j entertainment

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2008

  Owner

  Developed marketing plans for business. Evaluate equipment investments compared to increase in pricing to determine return on investment. Created and executed individual event plans for customers. • Learned to use Adobe Dreamweaver software, and how to effectively design the business website for most effective marketing

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  Sprint pcs

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Rf systems design engineer

  Designed mobile phone system for growth markets. Integrated solutions to meet quality and schedule demands.

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  Qwest wireless

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Pcs radio systems engineer – design and optimization

  Designed and implemented solutions as well as optimized a wireless telecommunications network.

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  Marconi wireless

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Contract rf engineer – project engineering

  Provided project management and engineering services to achieve specified goals for a diverse customer base. Member of business development team that provided technical support for customer proposals.• Managed the integration of a third party wireless system ensuring contractual performance metrics were met by vendor while meeting scheduled deadlines• Selected to turn around an at risk project; resolved management issues through enhanced communication and successfully met timelines which resulted in customer extending contract for support• Provided on-site training to entry level engineers in a global location to resolve issues using appropriate process flow and technical knowledge despite language barriers• Created presentations for potential customers demonstrating services; supported business development team as technical information expert• Managed a turn-key mobile phone system project to meet customer launch date• Created data collection and testing procedures to implement solutions• Created analysis tools to improve data collection, processing and analysis quality and efficiency• Monitored and controlled system quality to meet service requirements• Supervised a test team by defining roles and responsibilities; also created schedules to meet project deadlines Show less

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  Amicos pizza and hoagies

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Co-owner

  Developed market analysis and business plan. Created 5-year financial projections including breakeven, expected, and best-case scenarios. Implemented company policy for process, hiring, training and legal reporting.• Evaluated actual finances to original financial projections noting lessons learned, and created updated projections

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  Ericsson

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  Rf project manager - capacity engineer

  Managed the implementation of network infrastructure capacity solutions. Developed processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Analyzed traffic demands to create/verify solutions utilizing available resources.• Directed global service center team by assigning tasks and effectively communicating processes to achieve quality results within a scheduled timeframe • Increased resource efficiency by developing a plan and coordinating various teams to improve utilization of equipment which reduced the need to purchase additional equipment• Selected to manage a high priority capacity project; leveraged knowledge of team engineers to cover technical deficiencies and meet project demands • Monitored capacity levels to determine necessary additions and reductions in resources, maximizing resources and efficiency while minimizing costs• Managed resource integration and reductions to ensure project due dates were achieved; near perfect on time delivery• Developed solutions for capacity needs balancing cost, service quality, schedule and risks• Acted as liaison between groups to optimize communication paths for project execution Show less

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  Spx transformer solutions, inc.

  Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Project manager

  Directed projects for custom designed medium to high voltage transformers. Administered scope, schedule, budget, communication plan, utilize ‘Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning’ [SIOP], risk management, change management, resource planning, and reporting to executive team.• Managed 24-40 projects simultaneously ranging from $750k to over $3.5 million in value.• Developed best practices to improve on time delivery, and cost management.• Created ISO documentation of Project Management process.• Coordinated initiative to improve process of evaluating customer requirements for proposal development improving accuracy in quote specifications and cost estimates. Show less

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  Abb

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2022

  Senior project manager

  Executed projects for custom designed industrial process automation systems in the paper industry. Delivered systems include hardware and control software. Coordinated cross functionals team consisting of engineering, manufacturing, service, internal and external vendors, sales, finance, and legal. Oversaw scope, budget, schedule, opportunity/risk evaluation, change management, procurement, resource planning, documentation, and executive project reviews.• Completed 8 to 12 projects annually with each ranging from $50k to over $10 million in value.• Realized average of $670k of project improvement, and $670k of change orders with $270k of margin annually, with a yearly average of $970k improved profit.• Assigned as mentor for strategic planning to new Engineering Manager in Switzerland factory, assisted development of people management skills used to successfully lead his team.• Train new PMs project management standard practices, and ABB specific processes.• Identified opportunities to improve processing time for orders with internal ABB factories, lead change implementation, reduced delivery times improving customer delivery dates.• Created list of possible tasks for projects with typical durations. Used by PMs to create schedule and milestone lists improving accuracy of schedules and to ensure all tasks are accounted for in each project. Show less

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  Johnson controls

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

  Ai program manager

  Administered new software product development programs for an edge platform of autonomous building systems. Collaborated as member of senior leadership team to develop and execute project plans. Utilized Jira Projects, along with Confluence, with Agile methodology. Directed Sprint planning and execution from development through release and deployment. Oversaw resource capacity planning and schedule. Created status reports for executive reviews.• Delivered release of new software version ensuring Minimum Viable Product requirements were met.• Implemented Agile Transformation integrating Agile methods to maximize team effectiveness. Achieved 100% of KPI for ability to measure metric.• Improved Sprint production by 20% over 1 year period through planning improvements and focus on value-add features.• Administered Jira Projects creating Sprints, Epics, dashboards and reports as well as coached team members. Show less

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  Milwaukee tool

  Nov 2023 - now

  Project leader