Project Manager Management

Mehran Ansari

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Independence, MO 64055

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abmmdy@r.postjobfree.com

Result Oriented Program/Project Manager with expertise in

Hardware/Software Product Development, Deployment, Implementation, and

Support

Professional Profile

A Highly accomplished leader with a successful track record in effectively

leading large complex information technology projects with steadily

increasing responsibilities. A proven leader with experience managing

people, advising the business, optimizing business processes, and guiding

large and small technology projects from inception to post-delivery. Enjoys

a challenge, has a passion for people and an obsession for achieving

positive results. Excels at setting the direction, leading by example,

being forward-thinking, mentoring and coaching, and attaining superior

personal and team results.

Areas of Expertise and Accomplishment

. Business Optimization, Continuity & Administration

. Strategic Planning & Regulatory Compliance

. Data Governance & Master Data Management (MDM)

. Business Intelligence & Performance Management solutions

. IT Architecture, Infrastructure & Governance (Policies & Standards)

. Application Full Life Cycle Development

. Cost Benefit Analysis & Budget Management

. Providing Leadership and negotiation and skills to present the project

details to clients

. Managing Customer Expectation and Exceeding Continuously

. Scope and Requirements Management Identification & Documentation

. Risk Analysis & Mitigation Plans

. Quality Delivery of Products & Services

. Data Center Relocation

Employment History

July 2009- Present CenturyLink Telecom Corp (Acquired Embarq in 2010)

Overland Park, KS

Senior Project Manager

Current Responsibilities:

. Manage multiple large complex projects, including preparation of sound

work plans and budgets, assembling teams to staff projects, overseeing

preparation of project deliverables.

. Manage project financials to ensure that projects fall within budget and

meet financial metrics. Also ensure timely and accurate preparation of

invoices and collections.

. Lead recruitment and development of individual staff to build a talented

and stable cadre of professional staff.

. Participate in creation or improvement of project management policies,

processes and standards

. Provide weekly reporting of projects to Directors and VP's

. Manage mainframe and Windows Development team members

. Create Project Charters, Project Plans, WBS, Resource Leveling,

. Data Center Technology Conversion/Servers Upgrades/Storage

assignment/Infrastructure Build out

. Database Conversion, Application Conversion, Application Retirement

Accomplishments

Mr. Ansari effectively managed CenturyTel and Embarq Network Merger

projects lane by managing requirements gathering and validation of all the

business requirements. Managed the recruiting of resources, financial

reporting at VP level. Managed large-scale systems implementation

initiatives impacting the mainframe, mid-range, data network and data

center environments. Provided leadership in gathering functional and

technical requirements, preparing and executing detailed project plans,

identifying and managing risks, acquiring and managing resources and

preparing and conducting team and executive level reporting and

communications materials through the requirements definition, engineering,

procurement, implementation and turnover phases. Worked closely with the

clients and systems development organizations in budget planning and

management. Leading highly visible and complex merger projects, reporting

directly to executives.

February 2006- July 2009 Embarq Corp (formerly Sprint Local Division)

Overland Park, KS

Senior Project Manager

Designed project plans, which identified needs and defined major tasks and

milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel. Determined

project needs and acquired resources required for the success of the

project. Selected project team members and assigned tasks and

responsibilities. Provided direction and technical guidance to project team

members. Managed medium to large enterprise projects for separation of

Embarq from its parent company of Sprint/Nextel. Matrix managed and led

onshore and IBM offshore developers to deliver projects on time and within

budget. Responsibilities include project planning, budget management, scope

management, risk and issue management, and project status. Interaction with

Executives on a weekly basis. Successfully managed and implemented CRM

vendor package saving the company $20 million over 5 years projected.

Proven track record of managing multiple complex projects concurrently

ensuring on time within budget delivery. Managed the deployment of Siebel

Analytics in two phases starting with deployment of infrastructures,

followed by software package deployment. Managed project to allow Small

Business Sales Care Centers (SBSC) access to several required applications

via the CITRIX platform as part of the Desktop PC load set. Managed Project

to enhance system capabilities to sell and auto provision ADSL, ADSL2+ and

VDSL2 based High Speed Internet service with speeds above 10 MB / second.

Managed project to send an automated feed of the Circuit Layout Record

(CLR) to a vendor middleware Gateway.

June 2002- Present National American University Kansas City Metro

Campuses

Adjunct Faculty

Lecturing Information Technology and Project Management classes at National

American University's three campuses in Kansas City Metro Area locations.

September 2004 - February 2006 IBM Global Services (Strategic

Outsourcing from Sprint) Overland Park, KS

Senior Project Manager

Coordinated the development of new systems and/or applications projects,

the modification of existing systems or applications, or changes in current

methods or techniques. Coordinated project performance with the other work

of the affected departments. Performed feasibility studies to ensure

systems adhere to standards and met user requirements. Conducted financial

and budgetary analysis to define project worth and to ascertain which

system best fits user needs and company standards. Managed software

development projects on Sprint Account as IT Project Manager as well as IBM

Project Manager. Utilized IBM Project Management Best Practices, Tools and

Techniques to deliver the projects with highest quality results. Led

diverse IBM and Sprint teams, including teams with members located in

multiple geographies, such as India, Brazil, Canada and US. Received and

implemented CMMI level 3 training, conducted peer reviews and inspection of

CMMI level 3 documents. Project Lead for the Sprint Account to Supervise

and Project Manage development of a Trouble Ticketing system. Major

activities were to improve quality using capability maturity model,

Resource Forecasting, and Level of Effort tools. Project managed all

outsourced support and development tasks for the applications.

2005 - Received IBM Award for Successful Deployment of major Sprint

initiative.

November 1999 - September 2004 Sprint Corp. Overland Park, KS

Project Manager

Acted as liaison between implementation personnel, management, and vendors

by conducting meetings to review project details and obtain approval and

signoffs. Diagnosed and corrected system problems with help from vendors

and support team. Oversaw production of all deliverables and assessed and

enforced project deadlines and worked within budget restraints. Managed,

coordinated, and established priorities for complete life-cycle of projects

including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of

business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in

the company, such as distribution, finance, and manufacturing. Managed

software development projects for Sprint as IT Project Manager. Led diverse

development teams in creating and customizing CRM application utilized for

Network Management/Trouble Reporting Systems in command centers as well as

tools for Network preventative maintenance and scheduled events. Maintained

and managed Network management software released and coordinated activities

required for complex deployments. Managed and trained clients to provide

requirements and use the systems effectively to increase productivity and

reduce humane interaction to conduct daily assessment of Network Elements.

Primary POC to clients to address issues with systems code delivery.

Education and Background

Master of Science in Management of Information Systems

Friends University

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

University of Missouri-Columbia

Associate degree in Project Management

University of Washington

Industries:

Telecommunications, Finance, Human Resources

Project Domains: Data Solution, Application Development, Managed

Application Solutions, CRM Deployment, Datacenter

Infrastructure, Product Development and deployment,

Service Management (Network and System Management)

Software/Tools:

Visio, Rational Rose, MS Project, Clarity, Workbench,

Clarify, Oracle, Siebel (CRM suite), Access Care, MS SQL

Server, Visual Studio, Unicenter Service Desk,

Documentum, LiveLink / Doc-Share, MS Word, Excel, Access

and Power Point

Operating

Systems: UNIX, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, Windows 2000 Pro, XP, Vista,

Windows 7

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