Experience

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  Nynex corporation

  Aug 1986 - Aug 1996

  Engineering manager

  Engineer - Tandem & Local Planning - Planning for 4ESS & 5ESS in the New York footprint. 1986-1988Engineer - Facilities Planning - T1, T3, & fiber/optical network planning in the New York footprint. 1988-1993 Engineering Manager – Interexchange Network Access Carriers 1994-1996 • Managed a team of 7 network engineers in supporting over 200 customer accounts in New York & New England. • Responsibilities included the custom design of SONET fiber optic networks based on individual customer needs. Interface with the Outside Plant and local Network Engineering groups for integration into the local fiber network. •Produced $5.8M (1994) and $20M(1995) in contract life revenue Show less

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  Geotek communications

  Aug 1996 - Mar 1997

  Senior engineer

  • Led an engineering team responsible for the design and deployment of network equipment at MTSO and cell site locations. • Integration of synchronization equipment, PBX switches, digital cross connect equipment, and FHMA radio equipment.• Selection of Geotek’s MTSO facilities and remote sites based on Traffic Engineering analysis.

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  Tyco telecommunications (tycom)

  Apr 1997 - Sept 2002

  Senior project manager

  •As Senior Project Manager of Operations, responsible for the management of all Operations & Maintenance (OA&M) Contract Agreements. Established the PMO Operations consisting of 6 global project managers. This led to exceptional Service Levels for Maintenance & Repair of undersea cable systems. OA&M contracts over $100M. •Portfolio of undersea telecom Programs included Atlantic Crossing I ($1.2B) for Global Crossing, Hibernia US-Ireland ($630M) for Worldwide Fiber, Pacific Crossing I ( $800M) for Global Crossing, Tyco Global Network ($1B) , •As a Senior Project Manager of Engineering, responsibilities included the the development of project schedules for marine engineering, undersea cable routing and selection, undersea repeater development, cable manufacturing, cable ship operations, and undersea cable placement. •Overhauled and turned around the customer documentation delivery process. •As the Senior IT Project Manager, led a team of eight project managers and IT business analysts in the coordination of the buildout of Network Operations Centers & Data Centers, IT infrastructure, Operations Support Systems (OSS), voice & data services, & desktop services. Show less

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  Red sky systems, inc

  Oct 2002 - Sept 2005

  Senior project manager

  •Established operations, logistics, & asset and inventory management procedures for this startup company. •Management of product development, qualification, manufacturing, testing, delivery, and installations. •Management of undersea cable manufacturers, multiplexer providers, PC board manufacturing houses, mechanical tool shops, & all component suppliers. •Managed the construction of the manufacturing & clean room facility. •Managed and implemented the rollout of an MRP system using pc MRP. Show less

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  4d security solutions inc.

  Oct 2005 - Jun 2010

  Project manager/configuration manager/logistics manager

  •Contract execution and project management of the development, design, testing, manufacturing, and delivery of the Homeland Security Perimeter Intrusion Detection System for Port of Authority NY/NJ airports.($600M)•Managed the infrastructure construction for the Prototype Perimeter Intrusion Detection System at SUNY College ($1M) and System Labs in South Plainfield N.J. ($1M)•Designed and implemented the corporate Software Release Process, the corporate Inventory & Spares Management Process, the Engineering Change Management Process, and the New Product/Replacement Qualification Process.•Established the Configuration & Software Release Management group at 4D Security Solutions. My group received Raytheon’s highest approval rating from their Factory Acceptance report card.•Coordinated all Export & Import licensing, all shipping logistics, & FAA/FCC/NTIA licensing for all radars deployed. •Coordinated with the TSA in obtaining all personnel clearance for airports. Show less

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  Sri international

  Jul 2010 - Oct 2015

  Program manager/configuration manager

  •Execution & delivery of government DOD contracts ($32M) including Force Protection Suites, Base Expeditionary Targeting & Surveillance Systems, Persistent Ground Surveillance & Tower Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ($5M), & Ground Combat Vehicles ($10M). All DOD requirements and Military Specs followed during execution.•Successful execution & delivery of government & commercial contracts involving Biometrics Technologies, Video Analytics, Video Processing- integration with SRI’s modular Iris Recognition software ($1.9 M). •Additional responsibilities as the Configuration Manager (CM) & Release Manager Roles, supporting all products. •Employee of the month at SRI in 2011 for spearheading a process group team in conjunction with the Quality organization for the readiness for Capability Mature Model Integration (CMMI) certifications. This achieved the Government requirements that allowed SRI to obtain bid for DOD contracts. The requirements of 4 focus projects to be audited resulted in 3of them being my projects. The sam,e result for recertification in 2014.•Kaizen (Process Improvement) Award in 2010 for recreating all work flows for SRI’s entire Products & Services division.•(4) Kaizen (Process Improvement) awards in 2012 for standardizing RMA procedures, streamlining Project Templates, Creation of the Products & Services Document Tree, & a combined Management & Data Management Plan. Show less

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  Verizon fleet operations

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

  Senior project manager

  •Successful installations and activations of over 50 Smart Key Management Systems at Verizon Construction, Installation & Maintenance sites in the Northeast region. This all required the coordination of real estate operations, IT, logistics, vendors, network management, equipment manufacturer, on site turn up, configuration, & training of local management. Large volumes site specific data on vehicles technicians, & safety DOT requirements. This effort achieved full monitoring of all assets at these sites. •Rewrote all Fleet Management Smart Key System installation, turn up, & configuration procedures which achieved ease of field operations and significant reduction in maintenance expenses.•Created a Global Maintenance Plan Portfolio of over 150 Key Management Systems based on warranty expirations and service calls. This saves the company $12K/System/Year in replacements and ongoing service calls. •Quarterly audits for all deployed systems to true-up all asset data. This achieved low defects and the opportunity to auction/sell off underutilized vehicles, averaging 600 vehicles/year, amounting to $15M off the company books. •Coordinated all firmware and software upgrades for all systems & to Fleet Analytics dashboards for improved retrieval of key data and improved reporting. Show less

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  Os33 services corporation

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

  Technical project manager

  Managing cyber security projects supporting financial customers. •Established project plans, master schedules, and requirements matrix documentation in the management and delivery of Enterprise projects for large Financial and Wealth customers utilizing OS33’s unique cyber security developed SaaS products specializing in protecting and ensuring compliancy for all customer firms data.•Part of a project team establishing project plans and schedules in the management & delivery of data migration projects for nearly 500 customers from OS33’s data centers into more dedicated and secure AWS cloud environments, dismantling and retiring old and outdated server and data storage equipment. •Coordinated with the Service Delivery team in planning out UAT customer acceptance testing, project rollouts, training, setting up helpdesk ticketing systems, & NOC support readiness for post project rollouts. Show less

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  Argent associates, inc.

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Project manager

  Project Manager responsible for working with technical teams in New Jersey, New York, and Texas in the management of various wireless and fiber infrastructure projects. These projects include Distributive Antenna Systems (DAS), RF & LED Security Systems, Smart Cities Technologies, Supply Chain Solutions, Advanced Kiosk solutions, Outside Plant solutions, stadium enhancements. Customers include various telecom (ATT, Verizon), RF/Radio (Motorola), Energy customers, Universities. Responsibilities include resource allocation, scheduling, budget and finances. Show less

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  Verizon

  Aug 2019 - now

  Pmo program/project manager- senior manager

  (2022-Current) Management of projects involving the use of AI with respect to gathering customer speech content and extrapolating their needs and in turn flags the reps in presenting lucrative offers. (2022-Current)Broadband products for Fios and 5G applications. that include Routers & Customer Support products. Managing the expansion of data (2G) & voice network in various Wire Centers in the NYC , Philadelphia. DC , & Boston marketing areas. Management of network expansion projects in expanding the Verizon footprint in the U.S. (2019-2021)Full end to end delivery in launching of products associated with the Verizon Cloud portfolio. Work closely with Product Management and Product Development in aligning the Quarterly and Yearly roadmap of various cloud products and features to be offered to all Verizon customers. Working closely with our vendors and Verizon IT in ensuring all the products, features, and bug fixes are on schedule and in line with all QA Regression & UAT testing before Launch Rollouts to all Andoid & iOS Apps. Weekly cross functional team status with product management, product development, IT, marketing, legal, all customer care channels. Daily Agile calls with all Verizon IT functions associated in grooming User Story requirements. Program Management of Fios Promos - these involve interraction with marketing, IT architects and RTEs, and all the key component owners to ensure all work flows and code are appropriately allocated before the product launches to ensure reliable rollouts for mobile, web, and desktop users. Program Management of new strategic launches in areas where Verizon does not currently have a footprint. Working with Sales and Marketing in determining locations for sales offices based on population and forecast data. Also working with Engineering in determining best placement of cell towers, fiber buildouts, and switch capacity growth. Currently one of the Smartsheet SMEs for the PMO organization. Show less