Michael J. Blankenship, PMP

**** ******* ***. *** ****, CA 95124

408-***-**** abg0zu@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Technical Project/Program Manager

Profile

Project Management Professional (PMP) equipped with 15+ years of experience

planning and executing complex (and often concurrent) network development

and deployments, enterprise-level systems design and integration projects.

Effectively defines requirements, prepares comprehensive project road maps,

and engages with clients throughout the project lifecycle to meet/exceed

expectations. Excels in identifying and capitalizing on individual team

member's strengths. Areas of expertise include:

Wireless Infrastructure Deployments ( Video Head-end / Digital Content

Distribution ( WAN/LAN ( Program Management Office Development

Resource Management ( Start-Up Operations ( Team Facilitation

( Facilities Infrastructure ( System/Subsystem Migration/Consolidation

IT Architecture System Integration ( Microsoft Project/Gantt Charts (

Scheduling ( Change Control Process

Selected Contributions

. Managed and achieved desired results for 400+ video data center and

distribution projects in less than three years.

. Completed-in less than seven months-a $12M, federally mandated conversion

of analog-to-digital television for all of Verizon's video head-end, data

center facilities nationwide, including two super head-ends, successfully

converting content to IP architecture. Provided engineering and designs

for each individual video plant (in sync with local and national

broadcasters and content providers), procured all equipment, and

conducted installation and system testing at 13 nationwide facilities.

. Orchestrated large-scale telecommunication IP network design and

deployment initiatives in addition to managing re-occurring engineering

portfolios for enterprise and municipal customers, including Google,

Earthlink, AT&T, NASA, Fiber Tower, Frontier Communications, Alvarion,

Sudden Link Communications, Business Information Group, Tropos Networks,

City and County of San Francisco, and City of San Jose.

. Deployed a team of 30+ technicians and systems engineers and 2 tower

maintenance firms to 2,200+ cell sites in California and Nevada to

conduct a technical and performance audit of newly acquired

infrastructure for T-Mobile.

. Spearheaded new-site development during a period of growth for Metrocall

Wireless.

Career Track

Senior Project Manager, Ascent Media Systems Integration and Technology

Services, San Jose, CA 2008- 2011

Guided nationwide, cross-functional resources to meet customer objectives,

coordinating all aspects of proposal/bid preparation, planning/scheduling,

forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, engineering requirements/design cycle,

resource assignment/management, design review/approval, system

installation, monitoring/reporting, internal metrics, and customer

relations, primarily for Verizon and Motorola data center environments:

. Managed systems integration, development, migration, and expansion

projects for Verizon's nationwide FiOS Video Network and datacenters

(fiber to the premise/FTTP) and Motorola.

. Spearheaded several simultaneous operations and network engineering

projects, encompassing IP systems; video-on-demand network architecture,

design, and deployment; digital content delivery network architecture,

design, and deployment; IP routing and switching subsystems; interactive

media guide expansions and network management; emergency alert system

network architecture, design, and deployment; broadcaster content

processing infrastructure expansion; and global data center, storage, and

server farm infrastructure expansions.

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Michael J. Blankenship, PMP

833 South San Tomas Aquino Road, Unit B Campbell, CA 95008

408-***-**** abg0zu@r.postjobfree.com

Career Track, Continued

Program Manager, Advanced Wireless Communications - NASA Ames Research

Center, Moffett Field, CA 2006-2008

Defined project scope of work (customer expectations), deployed project

teams and deliverables, allocated company and departmental resources, and

monitored budgets and purchasing. Forged and maintained business,

subcontractor, and vendor relationships. Facilitated the engineering

design lifecycle from inception to delivery. Responded to RFPs, evaluated

business opportunities, and defined business cases. Executed SLAs.

. Managed full turnkey systems design and deployment of multiple municipal

and enterprise level wireless networks; clients included Google, NASA,

Frontier Communications and numerous city municipalities.

. Deployed emergency response telecommunication infrastructure for first

responders during scheduled emergency preparedness exercises in support

of federal training exercises at NASA Ames Research Center.

. Maintained SLAs with the WiFi networks of Google (Mountain View) and

Earthlink (Milpitas).

. Managed the development and deployment of municipal wireless networks.

Project Manager II (Contractor), T-Mobile USA, Concord, CA 2005-2006

Planned and executed projects involving infrastructure audits, compliance

program development, UMTS deployment, and disaster preparedness.

. Guided 15 administrative and IT personnel in processing all inbound

technical data and developing a comprehensive state-of-the-network report

and database.

. Completed a legal audit of FCC compliance regulations and lease

agreements.

Project Manager/Systems Technician, Metrocall Wireless, Pleasanton, CA

1995-2003

Planned and managed outdoor plant / wireless network infrastructure

projects, including new builds, software deployments, hardware upgrades,

site development, and site/network maintenance. Supervised field

personnel.

Military Service: Performed as an Avionics Technician/Team Supervisor with

the United States Navy; spent three years overseas and completed three

tours of duty in the Persian Gulf region.

Credentials

Project Management Professional Certificate, San Jose State University and

Project Management Institute

Avionics and Electronics Certificate; Technical Management Certificate,

Naval Aviation Technical Training Center

General Business Studies, Chabot College and Diablo Valley College

Professional Affiliations, Project Management Institute; PMI Silicon Valley

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