SR. IT-PROGRAM-PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES

EDWIN RAM (PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT)

RAM’S CONSULTING INC.

510-***-****

mailto:ad3816@r.postjobfree.com

Home Ram's Consulting Inc. (ramsconsultancy.net)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

20+ years of industry experience with strong market-program-project-management skills and technical aptitude to effectively lead teams and meet organizational objectives. Excellent communicator and collaborator across cross functional teams with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Highly experienced professional, managing programs and projects in both, the Private and Public Sector. Creative problem solving and analytical skills, effective multitasking, calm and levelheaded leader maintaining team synergy and customer satisfaction throughout the program-project lifecycle.

PROFESSIONAL SKILL SETS

Sr. Market Leadership, Sr. Level Program/Project Manager, and Telecom Engineering

NERC CIP Compliance Project Management, Business Process Analysis and Design, Risk Management, Change Management, PMBOK, SAP, PPM, Jira, Kanban, Planisware, Power BI

Finance (P&L Responsibility)

Stakeholder relationships

Develop Market Team & Structure, Operational Method of procedures, Hiring/Training and Mentoring, Technical and Non-Technical staff,

Business Process Review and Improvements, Grant Funded Projects

Wireless Design & Engineering, Deployments of: Public Safety Networks, Carrier Networks, ISPs, Private Networks – City, County, State Govts. Federal

Telecommunications Site Build, Including Existing & New Site Builds – Tower, Shelter, Power, Mods and Rooftops, stealth products, FTTP, overhead and underground Fiber Optics

Reviewing Engineering DWGs, Project Documentation, RFPs, Proposals, Project Financials

LAN/WAN, WiFi, Cloud Implementations, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MS PPt., Data Migration, Backup and Disaster Recovery

EXPERIENCE

October 2023 to current

Sr. Project Manager (Consultant), AWS Technologies, Western Cherokee Wireless, Carlsbad, Ca

Manage multiple microwave deployment projects for AWS. Collaboration efforts with client IT-PM (PG&E) and Telecom Engineer on scope and deliverables. Business process analysis, RFP evaluation and Proposal/ EPCM Bid estimates. conduct site feasibility studies, Logistics planning, evaluate training needs, establishing technical approach on planned-traffic outages, support troubleshooting on microwave installations and testing.

December 2019 to May 2023

Sr. Project Manager (Consultant), Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco, Ca

Manage Cybersecurity and Corporate Security projects to ensure safety for PG&E employees and Public in PG&E service area. Daily Project activities include: Planning, Coordination with cross functional groups – internal and external, work on NERC-CIP spaces, Scheduling, Progress reporting to Executive Management, Process creation/refinement, Project documentation. Support Technical efforts to minimize resource workload and maintain project schedule.

September 2017 to October 2019

Project Manager/Business Process Analyst (Consultant), Ca State Department of Water Resources, Sacramento Ca

Project Manage NERC-CIP Compliance project activities that include, Planning, Coordination with cross functional groups, Scheduling, Progress reporting to Executive Management, Performing Gap Analysis, Compliance Advisory Committee, Compliance documentation process and development, Collaboration with Subject Matter Experts on project assignments and deliverables. Designed and implemented new Documentation development process on SharePoint for NERC-CIP Policy, Plan and Procedural documents.

June 2015 to September 2017

IT Project Manager (Consultant), Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Concord Ca

As part of the Radio Reliability Program - managed deployment of TAIT Radio Network Systems in support of expanding Field Communications Coverage for PG&E Network Operations. Manage day to day project activities in collaboration with External Vendors and PG&E Internal resources including: Land Agents, Land Planners, Telecom Engineers, Product Specialists -Microwave, Network, and Radio Architects. Attending Feasibility site walks. Liaise with Site Owners, Landowners, and External Engineering Resources. Projects involve New Site Builds, Collocations, Microwave or Lease circuit requirements. Responsible for Project Budgeting, Project Schedule, Resource Management, Financial Management from Initiation phase, to Project Closure.

Oct 2014 to April 2015

Sr. Program/Project Management (Consultant), GovNET Inc., Scottsdale AZ

Manage/Direct, Deployment of a Complex Microwave Network under Federal Grant. Oversee day to day operations, & Strategic planning activities for the largest Microwave Network in the State of AZ to date. General Scope Included New Site Builds, Structural Modifications, Antenna and Line installs, Indoor/Outdoor Radio and Switch Installs for 70+ Backbone sites as well as 360+ spur Node Sites. Supply and Service Vendor Management, Appropriate PO Requests, Approve Closeouts and Invoicing for payment.

Oct 2012 to August 2014

Senior Program / Project Manager, MasTec Networks Inc., Pacific Northwest, Wilsonville, OR.

Senior Market Lead for MasTec overseeing operations in OR, WA, Northern ID, and AK.

Directing Market Operations, a team of PMs, Ops Mgr., CMs, Office, Warehouse and Self Perform Field Installation crews – Tower and Radio Techs. Customer and Vendor management. Oversee and Direct Team on Project Priorities. Responsible to meet or exceed Production, Financial, Quality, and Safety Objectives in line with Corporate Goals. Provide Financial, Management, HR, Mentoring and Technical support to subordinates. Oversee Feasibility Study, Site Acquisition, Microwave Installation and Ethernet Integration projects for client in the Market. Generating an average of over $1.2 million in Revenue per month and a bottom-line average of 7% since 2013.

Nov 2010 to Oct 2012

Microwave Implementation Engineer, Aviat Networks Inc, Santa Clara, Ca.

Manage Public Safety Projects, Lead, and Perform, Site Audits, provide a thorough analysis and documentation of site conditions and implementation requirements, generate SOW, Installation Specifications, Field Test Plans, and Cutover plans, facilitate project meetings with stakeholders, OEM and service vendors as required, Manage Budget, Lead special engineering requirements inclusive of Structural Analysis of Buildings, existing Towers, new Tower Engineering, Site constructions with shelter, generator and propane tanks, permit requirements, A&E drawings, Geotechnical Analysis, define Bill Of Materials for project installations. RFPs review and input proposals.

Nov 2007 to 2010

Project Manager/Project Engineer, Aviat Networks Inc, Santa Clara, Ca.

Responsible for Project Deliverables including Financial Success and Client Satisfaction. Manage multiple Turnkey Projects including Public Safety projects through Final Client Acceptance and Billing. Generate Scope of Work, inclusive of Technical Installation Specifications, Implementation plan, Project Schedules, Cutover Plan, Field Test Plans, provide Progress Reports, Solicit Competitive Bids, Order OEM equipment and installation materials, Attend Site Surveys, Collaborate with Project Resources from multiple departments including TX Engineering, Network Engineering, Configuration Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Project Finance Analyst, and Field Personnel, Sales Engineers, Territory Managers, Program Managers, Field Project Managers/CMs, Supply and Service Vendors.

June 2007 to Nov 2007

RF Applications Engineer, Advanced Wireless Communications, Moffett Field Ca.

Customer technical support, radio path analysis and generating coverage maps for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Vertical Site survey, EMI Surveys, Radio Installation and Antenna Alignments.

Jan 2006 to June 2007

Sr. Project Engineer / Customer Service Manager, ETM Electromatic Inc., Newark Ca

Customer technical support, manage repair of High-Power Amplifiers (HPA) and other Radio electronic components, Quotations and proposals, Progress reports, RF testing, troubleshooting and repair of High-Power Amplifiers operating in L Band, S Band, C Band, X Band, Ku Band, Ka Band, Test equipment use include - Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Digital Power Meters

Dec 2004 – Dec 2005

Project Engineer-Proposals, Volt Telecom Group 2819 S Chestnut, Fresno CA 93725.

Engineer and Design Customer OSP (outside Plants) Installations on a daily basis, met the maintenance and growth needs of large system Estimator for Outside Plant (OSP) Bids. This included organizations such as SBC, Verizon, Quest, McCarran International Airport – Las Vegas, Kaiser Permanente, University of California Merced, and Harding Park Golf Course – San Francisco, Project Bid Review and Submittals, Supplier/Subcontractor liaison. Attend Bid walks, Analyze Engineering drawings for underground, overhead and internal RF/Microwave infrastructure.

Sept 2000 to Sept 2004

Project Manager/Microwave Transmission Engineer, Radio Access Network Development, Telecom Fiji Ltd, Suva, Fiji Islands

Conduct Site Surveys, Generate Survey reports and recommendations – Design and develop network schematics/equipment layout and interface wiring on floor plan, Pre-Sales and Post Sales Technical support to Customers and Sales Team, Project Engineer Role - Main Point of contact for Customer/Company and Vendor, Project Planning and Logistics, Maintain Quality/Budget/Schedule during Project rollouts, Project meetings, Customer/Vendor/Subcontractor/Project Management Liaison, Progress reports, Commissioning Reports, Scope of Works detailing daily plans for Installation, Cutover plan, Commissioning and Handover to Operations Team, Assist in procuring installation hardware to support Deployment Team, Identify skill requirements and source training for Deployment Team, Field Supervision and Team management up to 15 technicians per Project, Team Performance Appraisals, Microwave Radio Path Planning/Design using Pathloss 4.0 for Digital Microwave radios carrying multiple voice lines and Dedicated data Bandwidth, Network Capacity Planning/Design, Network Rationalization, Service Level Agreement Review, Radio equipment bench tests, Deployment, Project Estimates and Profit Forecasting, CAPEX Appraisals, Maintenance Support/Troubleshooting, Manage Frequency Band Plans, Obtain Frequency approvals through Regulatory Authority.

EDUCATION:

• PMP Certification- #1920049 - 2016

• Master's Degree – Master’s in Network Communications Management - 2020

• EIT – Engineer in Training Cert # 146296 – 2012

• ITIL - Certified

• CSM - Certified ScrumMaster

• CISSP- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Expected to complete 2025)

• Pursuing Ca PE License (Expected to complete 2025)

• FCC Licensed - GROL General Radio Operators License - 2006

• Bachelor of Technology – Electrical/Electronics Engineering – 1998

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