Vadim Molot
***** ****** ****** *******, ***** Potomac, MD 20878
Phone: 240-***-****, E-Mail: *******@*******.***[pic]
Program/Project Manager
Accomplished senior management professional with over 20 years of
cumulative experience in project management, operations, and business
development/sales with a proven record of achieving and exceeding
objectives. Project Management Professional with extensive experience
working on government projects as well as within established private firms;
guiding organization through a disciplined process from high-level strategy
to detailed action plans with relevant performance indicators at each
phase. Strong business acumen, budget management and process optimization
skills ensuring judicious use of resources while subsequently improving
business performance. Staunch follower of client-centric philosophy and an
expert in maintaining extensive liaison with stakeholders and management.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Program/Project Management Multitasking in Fast-paced
Contract Negotiations and Quality Control Environments
P&L and Budget Management Highly Organized and Strong
Client Requirement Analysis and Key Accounts Analytical Abilities
Management Articulate Oral and Written
Business Process/System Performance Communication
Improvement Quick Problem Resolution and
Process Improvements and Best Practices Decision Making
Value Engineering Solutions Thought Leadership and Team
Direction
Entrepreneurial Attitude
Presentation and Innovative Thinking
Skills
Professional Experience
Dewberry, Fairfax, May 2006 - Apr 2013
VA
Leading professional services firm with a proven history of providing
architecture, engineering, and management and consulting services to a wide
variety of public-and private-sector clients. It has 1,800 employees and
generates $300M-$350M revenue per year.
Project Manager
Planning and successfully managing multiple projects on time and within
quality and budget parameters. Responsible for projects initiation,
budgeting, preparation of bid documents, negotiation of contracts,
controlling scope and resources, risk evaluation and mitigation, status and
forecast reporting, contract and construction administration, project
documents filings, commissioning of HVAC and electrical systems, closeout
and follow-up with the customer. Resolving technical issues with focus on
long-term sustainable solutions, as well as developing design and design-
build Scopes of Work to address specific customer requirements. Nurturing
productive working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
while ensuring timely resolution of issues and required approvals.
Major Contributions
< Spearheaded projects worth $0.5M to $15.0M on time and within budget with
less than 3% changes of total project value by controlling the project's
scopes and constantly evaluating and mitigating risks.
< Managed upto 10 projects simultaneously while acting as a regional
project manager for 9 months in 2012. Supervised 3 project managers;
managed projects with total value of $35M.
< Developed Scopes of Work and completed American Reconstruction and
Recover Act projects on short notice by demonstrating strong leadership
and teamwork across several functional departments.
< Implemented value-engineering solutions saving $250,000.
< Established new project management software to improve communication and
transparency between contractors and project teams. It also resulted in
50% reduction of the documents submittal process and required approvals
timing.
< Assigned higher visibility and more complicated projects by the
management in recognition for creativity, leadership, and capability to
deliver results. Rewarded with annual increases in compensation.
Splendor Telecom, Mar 2004 - Feb 2006
Gaithersburg, MD
A start-up for international wholesale VoIP services and retail voice and
data services in Africa and Middle East.
VP - Carrier Relations
Developed and implemented product and marketing plan for company's VoIP
consumer and wholesale products. Led sales group activities and negotiated
interconnections. Established LCR standards and principals of routing.
Directed implementation team in building information systems that included
customers and suppliers databases integrated into accounting system
resulting in operations support through better reporting processes.
Major Contributions
< Effectively negotiated interconnections to Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers in
USA, Europe, and Middle East including wireless carriers.
< Led sales group activities that resulted in 100% increase of wholesale
revenues in just 1 year.
< Augmented profits by 15% through development and implementation of the
intelligent traffic routing logarithm.
< Solely accountable for the overhaul of the manual routing system to an
automatically optimized system based on specific parameters and formulas
which incorporated time of the day and different types of traffic
factors.
Polaris, Feb 2002 - Feb 2004
Gaithersburg, MD
Leading supplier of telecommunications products
VP - Sales and Marketing
Established organizational structure, functions, objectives and strategy.
Negotiated agreements with customers and suppliers. Developed annual budget
and enforced reliable performance indicators and processes to secure
profitability. Provided proactive recommendations in response to
competition activities as well as developed action plans for processes
improvements and customer growth. Instructed marketing, sales, and
operations on procedures to achieve low cost and high quality services.
Major Contributions
< Secured revenue of $43M within a year from the launch of company's
operations by negotiating interconnects with Tier 1 and 2 carriers and
providing them with low cost and high quality routes to hard to commute
countries in the Middle East including Iraq and Afghanistan.
< Achieved full profitability by reducing unit cost via negotiations,
improving quality and reliability of existing services by developing new
routes, enhancing routing optimization process, and solidifying
relationship with customers by introducing value added and friendly
customer support service.
< Directed pre-sales/implementation group processes that led to 40%
improvement in delivery time.
Prior Experience
Level 3 Communications, McLean, VA May 2001 - Jan 2002
Director of Business Development
Teleglobe (TATA Communications), Reston, VA May 1998 - May 2001
Regional Director
AT&T August 1993 - April 1998
International Relationship Manager
Liaison Manager
Account Executive
Justis Properties December 1992 - August 1993
Real Estate Broker
Educational Qualifications
MS, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1992
BS, Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg, Russia 1987
1987
Professional Credentials
< Construction Quality Control Management
< Managing Projects in Organizations
< Working with Cross Functional Teams
< Risk Management
< Project Schedules
< Government Contracts
< Davis-Bacon Compliance
< LEED Review Seminar
Technical Skills
MS Suite including MS Project, Primavera, Visio, SharePoint, RS Means Cost
Estimates, AutoCad, Oracle
PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS
< Member of Project Management Institute (PMI)
< PMP certfied