Project Manager- Deployment

Aricka Peavy

The Colony, TX *****

214-***-**** ac1p5c@r.postjobfree.com

PROJECT MANAGER

Diligent and Industrious Power Partner

Self-motivated and disciplined leader with 15+ years of progressive workplace experience in project management consistently driving positive bottom-line results and desirable outcomes.

Strong background of professional experience leading and delivering on diverse and complex hardware deployment, office mobilization/demobilization, and infrastructure projects.

Leadership experience includes acting as a liaison between management, customers, and team members to support operations for industries including telecom, military, and engineering.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills with experience working effectively on a team; possess and demonstrate the ability to overcome unexpected obstacles and achieve objectives. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JCPenney (Via Paladin Inc.) Plano, TX

PROJECT MANAGER-Deployment (Contractor) 4/2017 – Present

● Managed the for deployment for POS hardware upgrade in 381 stores and 3800 NCR POS stations with a 12-week schedule.

● Managed the deployment for MSR’s quantity of 8000 devices within 16-day schedule.

● Managed the deployment of 1300 IPAD’s project on a 6-week schedule.

● Conducted OMR SharePoint Audit

AVI-SPL Farmers Branch, TX

PROJECT MANAGER (F/T) 3/2014 – 1/2017

● Responsible for supervision of all personnel and activities for 210 AV installations projects.

● Responsible for rebranded/upgraded the office to a showroom that reflected the vendors’ products.

● Supported the integration manager managed to schedule techs, field engineers and design engineers, and site commissioners.

● Managed facility vendors onboard/off board as needed.

● Responsible for project closeout for departing PM’s. T-MOBILE (Via Apex Systems) Bellevue, WA

IT PROJECT MANAGER (Contractor) 3/2012 – 6/2013

● Provided project management for deployment/post deployment activities in retail Brand Wrap remodel in 550 stores in 2012 budget of $18M; and 400 stores in 2013 budget of $8.2M.

● Responsible for all aspects of project management including technology development and integration, Retail and Customer Care deployment, as well as back office systems and reporting.

● Managed post and deployment activities for Samsung Smart TV installation in 462 stores.

● Managed the deployment of 2500 POS stations and kept the project on a 16-week schedule.

● Change/Risked Management used for monitoring actual POS stations versus anticipated number of stations.

● Reduced vendor return/rework visits from 5 averages the previous year to 2; saving $1050 per store.

● Communicated project status effectively to a wide range of audiences varying from executives and business owners to Subject Matter Experts.

● Managed the installation of 1650 ELO touch screen monitors $2M budget eight-month schedule.

● Managed the installation of 6 video conferencing system upgrades upgraded the Polycom system to newer version.

EXPEDIA (Via Apex Systems) Bellevue, WA

IT PROJECT MANAGER (Contractor) 7/2011 – 12/2011

End User Services PM, delivering technology for new office builds in a dynamic global environment.

Responsible for network/voice circuits, routers, switches, wireless, multi-functional devices, voice gateways, PBX, VOIP, UPS, servers, Environmental Monitoring, Video Teleconferencing, Audio Visual, vendor bids, and requests for proposals.

Created project SharePoint sites for all active projects.

Provided daily milestone/tasks/budget/ schedule reports to stakeholders “task master.”

Skyline Building Project with a budget of $1.36M and 550 users. Lower Lobby Project $350K and 35 users. PARSONS Seattle, WA

INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGER (F/T) 7/2009 – 5/2011

Provided project management for infrastructure, office mobilization/demobilization that serviced 10-3500 users.

Providing project management for multiple projects simultaneously (4-10) with budgets of $5k-$500k.

Managed network/voice/server procurement/connectivity for individual project offices to run as a standalone office. Managed project team that included members from network, voice, and server teams.

Managed/created SharePoint sites for IS PM’s and manipulated content in lists and libraries, pages, and sites.

PEROT SYSTEMS Plano, TX

INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGER (F/T) 5/2007 – 7/2009

Managed (4-10) infrastructure, office mobilization/demobilization IS projects on the Parsons’ account.

Assigned/ managed all PMO Project Initiation Form numbers.

Reported status of all PIF's to PMO Director (forecasts, active/completed projects, facilities projects, qualified, federal, PM assigned, etc.).

Interfaced Perot Systems Legal for PIF closeout

ERICSSON (Via Fusion Solutions) Plano, TX

PROJECT MANAGER/PROJECT COORDINATOR (Contractor) 12/2004 – 4/2007

Created MOP increased productivity by 30% that is implemented asset tag procedure throughout the company.

Managed the equipment reconciliation. Managed the repair and return of OBF UMTS equipment.

Liaised customer vendor management. Managed nonconformance issues with vendors.

Managed purchase order and material tracking life cycle from overseas warehouse to customs to customer site. Managed material trackers for field PM’s.

Coordinated PCN (Product Change Notice). Coordinated out of Box Failure (OBF) equipment. CINGULAR WIRELESS (Via TekSystems) Farmers Branch, TX PROJECT COORDINATOR (Contractor) 6/2003 – 12/2004

Monitored /tracked movement of UMTS/GSM equipment. Mitigated risk and cost overruns

Produced daily status reports projects to ensure project goals/milestones were accomplished

Provided vendor management and customer liaison for site maintenance disputes. Processed rent payments, sequential option payments/issued lessor notice of insurance

Provided reports on issues related to the lease renewals and assigned terminations, acquisition, operation, and ownership of network real estate

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix, Las Colinas, TX

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, 3/2005

Concentration in Business Management

DeVry Institute of Technology, Decatur, GA

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, 10/2001

Concentration in Electronics and Computer Technology CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Certificate Series – Collin County Community College, Plano, TX, (12/2007) OSHA30 (10/2014)

AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute (PMI) National & DFW Chapter TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems

Windows 7/8/10, MAC, IOS, Android

Applications

SharePoint, Remedy, Clarity, Beaker, CRM, PeopleSoft, MS Office, MS Project, SAP, Oracle Networking

Cisco Routers, Switches, Server, VOIP/PBX/Avaya/CISCO, LAN TCP/IP NIC, and NOS AV/VTC: Polycom HDX, Samsung, Sony, Sharp, LG, NEC, Barco Clickshare, WePresent, Life Size, Smart Board, Crestron, Extron, AMX, D-link, 3M, Cisco Systems, ELO, JBL, Tanoy

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