Fernando Garcia

Experience

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  Occicom Int´l

  Jul 2004 - Feb 2005

  Broadcast Specialist

  * Worked as consultant for Alcatel's project, supporting the main headend set up (satellite dishes, receivers, and video encoders) for the triple-play service to be provided by Telmex

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  Alcatel-Lucent

  Mar 2005 - Aug 2006

  Project Manager

  * Managed projects of US$5M revenue in CDMA equipment and professional services, including core-network (new voice switches, capacity growth, software upgrades) and access-network (new Indoor/Outdoor cell sites, carriers upgrades and cell rehomings)* Reduced the implementation timeframe for voice switches from 8 to 6 weeks through processes review and collaboration between installation and integration teams * Created and tracked projects in SAP for operative (hardware allocation and delivery) and financial purposes (budget, cost, invoicing and revenue recognition)* Prepared project progress presentations for review meetings with customer; calculated schedule deviations, identified sources of risks, escalated issues, kept track of action items and delivered meeting minutes* Developed the Communication plan, Risk Management plan, Resources plan, Procurement plan, Change Management plan, Acceptance and Closing plans Show less

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  WaveStar Networks Inc.

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2010

  Contractor for TELUS - Project Manager

  * Managed projects related to the delivery of new transport circuits (fibre last mile, CO equipment and logical design) for Telus Mobility in BC, supporting the HSPA cell sites implementation program* Reduced the average delivery time of leased circuits (T1’s) from 12 weeks to four, by acting as liaison between Wireless and Wireline groups* Used SAP reports to track project scope, costs and schedule. Provided monthly and quarterly cost profiles and variances explanations to the planning group* Collected, prepared and distributed weekly status reports, action items and meeting minutes Show less

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  TELUS Communications

  Nov 2010 - now

  Team's mission: Use of TELUS' resources in the most effective way possible, by applying structured common sense and project management best practices • Leading a team of 15 high-performing project managers, who build TELUS' cellular network in British Columbia• Encouraging and supporting team members with their development opportunities (e.g. PMP certification, SAP, MS Office suite, technical knowledge)• Working with the team on feedback received through Pulsecheck engagement survey (team achieved a score of 100% for the past two years)• Providing the appropriate environment for team members to discuss their daily issues and find ways of resolving or mitigating their impact; we all nurture from our peers’ experience• Helping the team with embracing and leading change, triggered by our group or others within the organization, because it is necessary for staying competitive• Celebrating people’s birthdays as much as our team’s scorecard and capital management successes• Building relationships with other managers so they can help with some of the process gaps that my team has to deal with Show less * Project prime for the 2015 capacity upgrades projects in BC; these include: LTE Refarming (moving HSPA F3/F4 carriers to LTE), new carriers (adding HSPA F5/F6 carriers in Victoria and Lower Mainland), LTE700 build (adding carriers on the 700 MHz spectrum), and LTE700 acquisition (getting the RE approvals and construction designs completed for the sites planned to be built next year)* Helped the team to meet the Q1 and Q2 scorecard targets for all the capacity upgrade projects, including the capital spending commitments. This allowed meeting also the national targets despite of some provinces missing their quarterly goals* Lead regular meetings with internal Wireless and Wireline teams to provide status, resolve issues, review scope changes, set priorities, and develop action plans to keep the projects on track* Managed the 2014 capacity upgrades in BC, including Lower B carrier adds, LTE Refarming on 850 MHz, and LTE700, reaching 2X stretch every quarter Show less * Managed the 2013 Build Program for Lower Mainland and Interior North; this included new cell sites and capacity upgrades, meeting all the scorecard targets for both sites on air and capital spending* Managed the 2012 HSPA Capacity Upgrade program in BC (HSPA carrier additions) exceeding the scorecard targets month after month* Met the program’s financial commitments by estimating and tracking the capital spending using SAP and Business Warehouse transactions* Achieved the monthly targets for the carrier additions activities (from F2 to F5); managed directly the workload and priorities of all the internal teams (specs engineering, cards installation, commissioning, testing and turn up)* Led regular meetings with internal teams to provide status, resolve issues, review scope changes, and develop action plans to keep the program on track* Managed risk within program and escalated issues whenever appropriate* Managed the 2011 Site Acquisition program, achieving 99% of the year-end targets (RE Go Construction milestone for both Build and Site Acquisition activities); best results nationwide Show less

  • BC Wireless Implementation Manager

    Mar 2017 - now

  • PMO Manager - IP Network & Transport

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Senior Project Manager

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Project Manager II

    Nov 2010 - Mar 2014