Engr. Jude Ezewuike MSc(Norway),MSc(UK),BEng(Nigeria),COREN,MNSE,PMP

Experience

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  CAKASA (NIGERIA) COMPANY LIMITED

  Aug 2001 - Oct 2002

  Project Engineer (Intern - Project Planning & Control)

   Supported PM to develop low-level sub-projects schedules and costings from conception through FEED to installation and commissioning Worked with Project Planner on project schedule for pipeline integrity projects, and in managing Change Requisitions and Orders Coordinating key tasks to meet specific project deliverables/requirements, and managing Customer reporting and order status reviews Support Project Manager in invoicing, and Responsible for overseeing specific scope of work on a project Making presentations at internal Project Reviews and Logging project issues/Lessons Learnt as required for the specific scope of work Show less

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  Geolis Cables Limited, Nigeria

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2004

  Project Engineer (Project Planning & Cost Estimation)

   Collected inputs required for planning improvements in the Engineering, and Manufacturing of Electrical Cables (Power, & LAN, products) Supported PM to develop and manage sub-projects from conception through Floor Layout Design to installation and commissioning onsite Purchasing and installing equipment, and ensuring that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities Supervising internal plant operations; investigating and troubleshooting plant/process problems, and managing plant spares and inventory Scheduling and co-coordinating work to tight deadlines and within financial budgets Logging project issues and documenting lessons learnt with respect to the specified Scope of Work (SoW) Show less

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  Huawei Technologies Nig. Co. Ltd

  Sept 2004 - Aug 2007

  • Analyzed and planned innovative strategies of selling while endeavouring to build healthy bonds with clients• Determined sales targets and ensure they are successfully achieved by sales team• Identified new opportunities for sales campaign that can lead to increased sales, and define clearly the Billing term(Invoicing and Payment)• Consulted with project/product/marketing teams on latest business trends with a view to introduce innovative solutions in the future.• Responsible for profitable sales by developing the team through motivation, counseling, mentoring, and coaching.• Drove Operational Excellence within team and organization, while advocating human capital, and product knowledge development• Resolved any project-related invoicing issues until customer has confirmed that invoice will be paid• Perform SOX-relevant Project activities in accordance with the project’s cost controller and financial manager’s directive and input• Ensure that all project Revenues and Cost of Sales (CoS) have been recognized in SAP/ERP according to the Accounting Directives Show less • Monitored and Controlled the installation and systems integration of Unix Systems, Oracle Database Cluster and their Redundant systems• Carried out adequate Inspection, Repairs and Maintenance (IRM) of Intelligent Systems including Service Control units (SCUs)• Estimated, planned, forecasted and developed project schedule and Cost budgeting for Intelligent systems deployments• Vend for new opportunities and aid in the creation of systems integrations and systems engineering proposals in-line with clients RFPs • Liaise with other suppliers/subcontractors/3PPs to obtain quotes for Systems Integration bids, and give support to cost controller and PFM Carried out risk assessments (Qualitative & Quantitative) for assigned customer services and ensured proper monitoring during execution Managed regular project communication to Asset Holder Site Supervisors and Project Steering committee for the PM Resolved any project issues with customer and performed any outstanding preliminary, and final acceptance testing (PAT and FAT) Show less • Monitor financial performance to detect variances from plan: Planned cost Vs Budget, Settlement Rule Vs. Sales Order (SO)• Performed SOX-relevant project activities including Result Analysis (RA) keys (AD03/AD09), and keep informed about SOX Directives• Ensure that invoicing to customer and payments to subcontractors/ASPs are initiated and performed according to Contractual Billing Plan• Ensure that all approved changes are recorded accurately in the financial baseline while preventing inappropriate/unauthorized entries• Liaise with other suppliers/subcontractors/3PPs to obtain quotes for asset integrity bids while documenting cost estimates for traceability• Review project set-up with the Project Financial Manager (PFM) while monitoring the actual margin Vs. planned in the Sales Order (SO)• Check that Billing Plan and Billing Milestones are aligned, that Planned Revenue is correct, and that POC milestone are properly set up• Prepare, validate all project documentations required for invoicing, as well as customer Credit notes to enable project closure & cash flow Show less

  • Snr. Project Sales Manager (IN/VAS Business Development Team)

    Sept 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Systems Engineer (Intelligent Networks/VAS Apps)

    Mar 2006 - Aug 2006

  • Project Cost Controller (Intelligent Networks/VAS)

    Sept 2004 - Feb 2006
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  Ericsson AB, West & East Africa, Rwanda

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2008

  Project Sales Manager (Business Development Lead)

  Clients: Zain Nigeria, & Safaricom Kenya• Estimated, planned, forecasted and developed project schedule, Cost budgeting, and overall project Management Plan in line with PMBOK  Carried out risk assessments (Qualitative & Quantitative) for our services, together with Team, Talent and Competence Management  Managed regular project communication to Asset Holder Site Supervisors and Project Steering committee for the PM Communicated changes in project schedule in line with any change requests that arise during the planning phase.• Assisted in the development of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and general support for proposals and contract opportunities Show less

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  Ericsson, West Africa, Nigeria, Ghana & Liberia

  Nov 2008 - Feb 2010

  Snr. Customer Project Manager/CFR (Consulting & Systems Integration Projects)

  Lead SICPM (MTN Rwanda) for MTN Group Program. Scope: Upgrade of CS3.0 cp6 to CS5.0 Platform, Deployment of CIP-Over-IP Solution, Convergence Solution Implementation (Using Technotree Platform), and Implementation of EMA Unified Provisioning Solution. Others Includes, EMM 7.1 HW/SW HA Upgrade, EMA Upgrade, SASN Upgrade, CS5.0 Capacity Expansion, CS5.0 Geo-Redundancy Implementation. Estimated, planned, forecasted and developed project schedule, Cost budgeting, and overall project Management Plan in line with PMBOK  Liaised with other suppliers/subcontractors/3PPs to obtain quotes for asset integrity bids with respect to systems engineering facilities Carried out risk assessments (Qualitative & Quantitative) for our services, together with Team, Talent and Competence Management  Managed regular project communication to Asset Holder Site Supervisors and Project Steering committee for the PM Communicated changes in project schedule in line with any change requests that arise during the planning phase. Assisted in the development of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and general support for proposals and contract opportunities Ensure no pending hours for time report approvals, and monitor KPIs according to Project Governance for weekly/monthly/quarterly KPIs Ensure that all outstanding POs for materials have been properly goods-receipted, and gather financial lessons learnt in final report  Mentored and Coached younger Systems Integration CPMs, and ensured that they are always highly motivated to meet target KPIs Show less

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  Ericsson, West Africa, Ivory Coast

  Mar 2010 - Jul 2012

  Lead CSI CPM (IP, Circuit Switch, and Charging systems) Projects For Atlantique Telecoms (Moov/Etisalat) Responsible for HSE adherence and overall Risk Management plan and implementation on project site(s) throughout the project life-cycle Acted as a single-point-of-contact (SPOC) between internal stakeholders and our external customer’s C-Level management team in other to fully understand their specific business needs so as to provide them with customized (Bespoke) solutions. Created, developed and sustained new business opportunities with customer (Add-on Sales) driving profitability in our Netsales Performed Integration Management, Scope Management, financial Management, Value Management, Quality Management Performed Risk Management, Communication Management, Procurement Management, Human Resource and Time Management  Ensure that all invoices from Subcontractors/Suppliers have been received and approved for payment, and report actual values of PM’s KPI Show less  Analyzed and planned innovative strategies of selling while endeavouring to build healthy bonds with clients Determined sales targets and ensure they are successfully achieved by sales team Identified new opportunities for sales campaign that can lead to increased sales, and define clearly the Billing term(Invoicing and Payment) Consulted with project/product/marketing teams on latest business trends with a view to introduce innovative solutions in the future. Responsible for profitable sales by developing the team through motivation, counseling, mentoring, and coaching. Drove Operational Excellence within team and organization, while advocating human capital, and product knowledge development Resolved any project-related invoicing issues until customer has confirmed that invoice will be paid Performed SOX-relevant Project activities in accordance with the project’s cost controller and financial manager’s directive and input Ensured that all project Revenues and Cost of Sales (CoS) wererecognized in SAP/ERP according to the Accounting Directives Show less

  • Customer Program Manager (Consulting & Systems Integration)

    Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Snr. Commercial/Project Manager (Contract Fulfilment Responsible, CFR)

    Mar 2010 - Feb 2012
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  Ericsson, Pty South Africa (HQ RSSA)

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2012

  Domain Program Manager, New Product Initiation (NPI) Council

  Client: Market Unit/Business Unit (MU/BU) Internal Project, Ericsson RSSA (Region Sub-Saharan Africa)  Presales support: Collected inputs required for schedulle, cost estimation and/or improvements in Engineering & Manufacturing of products Identified and addressed customer’s needs by proffering cost-benefit solutions through consultative project sale methodology Advised and provided market trends to internal stakeholders: Regional Market/Business Unit (MU/BU) and steering committee  Acquire and Develop Systems Integration Customer Project Managers across RSSA CSI CPM competence domain for NPI service delivery Create Product/solution awareness throughout Business Unit through customer engagement, formal staff training and exposition Prepared weekly, monthly & quarterly reports to RSSA (Region Sub-Saharan Africa) Market/Business Units (MU/BU’s) steering committee Defined/Reviewed KPIs for RSSA Systems Integration Competence Domain Dept.ensuring performances meet corporate compliance policy Show less

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  Alcatel-Lucent, West Africa, Ivory Coast

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  Program Manager (Consultant - New Product Initiation (NPI)

   Create Product/solution awareness throughout Business Unit through customer engagement, formal staff training and exposition  Providing customer requirements and competitor’s activities into the Key Account. Aligning customer expectations by ensuring common understanding and commitment within Ericsson towards the business goals. Presales support: Collected inputs required for schedule, cost estimation and/or improvements in Engineering & Manufacturing of products Identified and addressed customer’s needs by proffering cost-benefit solutions through consultative project sale methodology Advised and provided market trends to internal stakeholders: Regional Market/Business Unit (MU/BU) and steering committee Show less

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  Etisalat

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Snr. Program Manager (Consultant - Systems Integration Projects)

  • Drove Business growth through the identification of areas of organization that can be expanded and developed.• Performed Scope, Cost, Time, Integration and Quality Management for 3G & Pre-sales LTE Project Implementation• Reviewed quotations from potential vendor(s), and Communicated any Risks to be mitigated and the plan(s) to all key project stakeholders• Performed Human Resource, Team Development, Team Management and Stakeholders Management for 3G & Pre-sales LTE Project Acted as a single-point-of-contact (SPOC) between Internal Stakeholders/Project Steering committee/3PP and C-Level management team Created, developed and sustained new business opportunities with vendors (Add-on Sales) for driving enhanced customer experience Monitored and Controlled the installation and integrated systems and infrastructure • Estimated, planned, forecasted and developed project schedule and Cost budgeting for Intelligent systems deployments• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors/3PPs to obtain quotes for Systems Integration bids, and give support to cost controller and PFM Resolved any project issues with vendors and performed any outstanding preliminary, and final acceptance testing (PAT and FAT) Show less

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  Alcatel-Lucent West & Central Africa, Ivory Coast

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

  Head, Program Management (Consultant - Systems Integration HW,SW & Services Sale)

  • • Developing and implementing short and long-term business plans for Charging Systems, Mediation, Value Added Services etc• Leading and developing a high-performance team which comprises of sales, technical and delivery experts.• Generating profitable sales through provision of innovative solutions and value propositions.• Providing strategic and consultative support to the customer on product launches and marketing campaigns.• Exploring and growing new areas of business through strategic business development activities.• Building & managing long-term relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers within the CMO & CIO organizations.• Presales support to PM on Scope, Cost, Time, Schedule, Integration and Quality Mgmt for 3G,& Pre-sales LTE Project Implementation Created, developed and sustained new business opportunities with client (Add-on Sales) for driving enhanced customer experience Show less

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  Huawei

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  Snr. Program Manager (Consultant, SI Project – HW, SW, & Services)

  • Formed/implemented appropriate business strategy, Set, and drove, the business plan while maintaining any changes, reviews or update on it.• Identified new opportunities and sales leads, and developed quotation and proposals based on customer requests or the client’s needs.• Assist with the preparation process of tenders and their associated commercial evaluations and business cases in line with company policies, procedures and any legislative requirements• Record and maintain up to date customer opportunities, and market intelligence• Develop Tenders, business cases, and make commercial evaluations in line with company policies, and relevant legislation. Show less

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  Fresh Impact Ltd, Nigeria

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  Head, Program Management (Consultant)

  • Identified new opportunities and sales leads, and developed effective sales strategy.• Responsible for maintaining stakeholders/customer relationship.• Act as point of knowledge for clients and their contracting strategy• Assisted in the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility-based proposals for Total E&P (Fresh-Impact Nigeria Limited).• Supported the presentation of proposal for Subsea and onshore Pipeline construction opportunities to Subsea 7 (GPPS Nigeria Limited)• Assisted in the Communication of the status of any ongoing CSR projects with client.• Deliver presentations to, and attend technical functions with, clients to improve knowledge of company’s products and services Show less

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  Huawei

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Snr. Program Manager (Consultant – HW, SW, & Services Sale)

  • SPOC for Systems Integration (SI) sales of HW, SW, and allied customer services for Huawei Technologies in MTN Rwandacell, Rwanda.• Formed/implemented appropriate sales strategy, Set, and drove, the business plan while maintaining any changes, reviews or update on it.• Identified new opportunities and sales leads, and developed quotation and proposals based on customer requests or the client’s needs.• Ensure compliance with applicable Quality Policies, Procedures and/or systems• Assist with the preparation process of tenders and their associated commercial evaluations and business cases in line with company policies, procedures and any legislative requirements• Record and maintain up to date customer opportunities, and market intelligence• Develop Tenders, business cases, and make commercial evaluations in line with company policies, and relevant legislation. Show less

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  IHS Towers

  Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Manage the direct procurement category, from strategy development to hands-on execution, including supplier market and spend data analysis; preparing and leading sourcing projects; conducting negotiations with suppliers; contracting and implementing supplier agreements; and managing suppliers and contracts.• Understand/Analyze IHS spend.• Understand/ analyse relevant supply market dynamics and supplier capabilities.• Develop category profiles and plans.• Manage demand and specifications in collaboration with internal stakeholders.• Prepare sourcing strategies.• Drive procurement initiatives and sourcing projects across direct category.• Measure and report on procurement category progress and performance.• Understand and document business requirements and procurement plan as per category.• Align category strategies and procurement plans to manage stakeholder expectations. Show less

  • Head Strategic Sourcing (Direct Category Management)

    Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Direct Category Management)

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
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  Silicabridge Liberia Limited

  Oct 2021 - now

  MD/CEO & Co-Founder