Management Project

Alex Adasi

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Tel: 917. 724.7961

Email: ****.*****@*****.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

• Over 13 years of experience in operations, business development, consulting, risk management & project management.

• Performance-driven manager with a proven ability to exceed revenue-generating targets.

• Client management skills with the ability to develop strong relationships at the executive level.

• Key contributor to shareholder value through business strategy development, transformation, cost containment,

governance, and compliance.

• Proven leadership and team-building skills, coupled with the ability to direct strong teams.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

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Business Development & Strategic Planning Product Development, Project & Risk Management

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Budgeting & Financial Management Relationship, Client Management & Entrepreneurship

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Operations, Vendor & Asset Management Information Technology & Security Management

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Quantitative & Statistical Analysis Proposal, Negotiation & Contract Management

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Capacity Investment & Network Strategy Supply Chain & Business Process Improvements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Abstract International Group, Accra, Ghana

Managing Director; Sep 2009 – Present

• General manager with overall responsibility for management, finance and operations of heavy equipment and logistics

to support the mining & metal, oil & gas as well as construction industries throughout West Africa. Clients list include

Newmont Mining, Anglogold Ashanti, Shell, Oando, Michelleti & Co, and Consar.

• Direct business development activities and service delivery to support clients’ operational transformation initiatives.

• Manage highly skilled clients and project teams throughout the project lifecycle by leveraging business performance

improvement frameworks while ensuring timely execution of project deliverables.

• Provide leadership, direction and oversight for all functional activities including negotiations and service delivery.

• Monitor profit & loss as well as revenue and growth targets for assets worth over $28M throughout West Africa.

Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group, Reading, UK

Senior Consultant, Business Development; Nov 2008 – Aug 2009

• Overall responsibility for the acquisition of new customers and provisioning of new requirements for existing

enterprise customers as a part of a virtual account team.

• Directed short to long-term complex projects implemented throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.

• Managed virtual project teams to ensure the prompt delivery of quality client solutions through rigorous requirement

gathering processes, product development and project management.

• Managed relationships with clients to help position Verizon as their preferred ITC partner.

Verizon Communications, Inc., Maryland, USA

Local Manager, Network Operations; Mar 2006 – Nov 2008

Consultant Specialist, Product & Market Strategy; June 2005 – Mar 2006

• Managed 72 direct reports and 185 central offices for provisioning and maintenance of broadband networks across the

US East Coast.

• Responsible for profit & loss, logistics and fleet management for the organization representing $13M in revenue.

• Customer experience lead for the deployment of FTTP Services, representing total top line revenue of $3B.

• Established contractual agreements while managing teams responsible for commercial activities, including product

development, product life-cycle management, marketing, sales support, channel operations and IT.

CommerceHub Technology, Inc., New York, USA

Project Analyst; Jan 2001 – May 2005

• Integral member of project team that designed and implemented the finance department’s billing system resulting in

over 40% reduction in errors and a savings of $650k.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), New York, USA

Energy Analyst/Intern; Summer 1999 & Summer 2000

• Evaluated the impact of energy policies and investment strategies in unregulated and regulated markets by utilizing

economic modeling and data analysis to promote the expansion of renewable energy usage.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

2005: MBA, Information Technology Management, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA

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2003: BA, Information Science and Policy, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.

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Leadership Training, Financial Management for Managers, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

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PMP, Project Management Professional Certification, (In Progress)

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Verizon Leadership Development Program

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

• The Business Development Institute International (BD-Institute)

• Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executives (CITE)

• International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

• International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA)

ADDITIONAL:

• Board Member, Apostolic Mission International Ghana. (AMI). HIV/AIDs non-profit organization covering West Africa.

• MS (Office, Project, Visio, SQL), ERP Software (PeopleSoft, SAP, Rational, Crystal Reports), Database Management.

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