Project Manager Supply Chain

BEN KESSIE (PMP)

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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Project Management Professional with engineering background.

Created PMO documentations and processes used for Verizon DAS projects in the Mid-West USA.

Assisted in development of technical requirements document for DAS operational and implementation.

Developed and executed messaging plans, scheduled, and forecasted project budget. Issued periodic executive reports as per executive communications plan. Skills Summary

PMP certified with Scrum and Agile industry experience. A good track record from businesses and technical teams. MAWM / DAS project experience, from project conception to Go-Live. A consummate team-player and a leader with great people skills on de-escalation of emotional issues.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION (IITA EDU)

– PROJECT MANAGER AND COORDINATOR, MARIETTA, GA., SEPTEMBER 2023 TO PRESENT

Performed Clinical Research and trials coordinator.

Supervises clinical trial execution at the country level including supervising study metrics and team performance.

Support audit preparation & Corrective Action / Preventative Action preparation for local related issues.

Together with the Head of Clinical Operations tracks and manages performance metrics for Clinical Operations staff.

Create RFPs responses, bids and project development for clients.

Project weekly status report client visibility.

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES - PM/PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT / FEB. 2022 TO SEPT 2023

Deployed MAWM implementation for customers.

Created client interface, Sales and Operational timelines for project implementation.

Initiate project Schedule, Resource and Risk Management for project.

Budget reviews to complete project on time and under budget.

Conveyed project status to management and team.

Used JIRA, Salesforce, Power BI and Confluence to report, manage and track projects.

rfOne Solutions Systems – PM Development, Atlanta, GA, August 2020 to Feb 2022

Teach Online 10 Week Classes for PMP candidate.

Boot-Camp classes for professionals looking for PMI PDUs. 2

Refresher classes for PMP Risk Management and Scheduling.

Project execution and performance grading.

rfOne Solutions Systems – PM Development Accra, Ghana, W/Africa, May 2017 to August 2020

Enterprise feasibility research and study for company acquisition

Provide end-to-end project management for DAS Projects.

Complete RFPs and Bids and personnel development for clients

Road shows in Ghana and West Africa for Hug innovative technology products.

Provide cost effective measures for companies looking to penetrate the EMEA market.

Update sales customers, and work with Finance team. Product design and management to meet customer demand.

McNeal Professional Services – Director of Eng. Atlanta, Ga., April 2016 - May 2017

Provided end-to-end project management for DAS and Small Cell network buildout.

Used the AT&T 5 step verification, integration, and validation processes.

Hands-on troubleshooting experience as ATC mall DAS representative.

Respond to RFPs and bids for Verizon, AT&T, Nokia, and Ericsson projects in the Southeast.

Reviewed designs in iBwave, installation, optimization, and handover to end user or carrier network operations.

MOBILE RF – ENGINEERING MANAGER OMAHA, NEBRASKA, MAY 2014 - JAN 2016

Managed engineering team and project development with a $5 Million contract projection.

Directly managed project engineers, cell site coverage analysis and calibration

Compile and maintain all project documentation per published guidelines and procedures.

Travel to project locations on a regular basis to meet with customers and manage project expectations.

Verizon Wireless – Project Manager. Overland Park, Kansas, 2008 - 2014

Functioned as the Network Engineering liaison to Sales, Area Finance, contract, and customer facing elements for the Midwest market – Missouri, Kansas, Southern Illinois, and Northern Oklahoma MTA.

Consistently, managed all DAS and DRAN network build plan for the fiscal years spent in the KS/MO region.

Hired, trained, and managed a team of RF engineers from RF design, performance, operations, and contractors.

Issued vSource bids and determined wins for vendors to the tune of $5.5 million/yr. 3

Completed active DAS installs for - St Louis Busch Stadium with Mobile Access, Scottrade Arena with SoLid, Arrowhead Stadium with Mobilitie/CommScope, Washington University with Corning Mobile Access and others.

Managed DAS installation for fortune 500 companies – Edward Jones, Boeing, Cessna and Learjet. Campuses – WashU, KU, Wichita Kansas and Plants - Ford plant in Claycomo, Kansas and Hall Mark Cards plants in MO. TRAINING & Current Tools

PM Tools: Jira, Smartsheet, Monday.com, MS Project, Salesforce, Power BI

PMP and Scrum Certification.

Corning, SoLid & CommScope: Small Cell Design and Installation.

ERICSSON: LTE and eNode B deployment.

Database: MS Access, SQL, SharePoint.

Leadership Training, 7 Habits Steve Covey, Scrum with Agile, SAP training. EDUCATION & HOBBIE

BSc Electrical Engineering, Southern Polytechnic State University, Georgia

PMP Certified, Member & Volunteer PMI Atlanta and Ghana Chapter.

HAM and ONLINE Radio Enthusiast.

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