OBJECTIVE

Searching for a challenging position with a progressive organization, leveraging past experiences to facilitate career growth. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ridgeline Telecom Brea, California

Project Manager 11/2019 – 02/2020

Managed 3 Verizon Ned Extension Drop projects with a total of 230+ permits from inception to completion ensuring drawings met specifications and permits were delivered. Responsible for drawing running lines in KMZ; building and maintaining projects in Access; gathering jurisdiction’s drawing and permit requirements; providing quality control of deliverables; and invoicing. Communicated and coordinated with internal departments to provide clear direction to execute projects. Focused on schedule adherence, forecasting and customer satisfaction. Proactively drove, escalated and resolved high-level A&E issues to ensure client commitments were met and project stayed on schedule. Attended customer deployment meetings and provided customer with ad-hoc reports. Met jurisdiction on a weekly and/or monthly basis to discuss potential moratorium candidates and permit status. Kineticom Phoenix, Arizona

Project Manager, Nokia 01/2018 – 09/2019

Managed Nokia Airscale FSM4 BBU project for Sprint in San Diego (785 sites), Phoenix (577 sites) and Tucson/Yuma (176 sites). Coordinated, drove and tracked the project in accordance with the plans and specifications of the project. Established timeline, developed project strategies and managed client expectation. Ensured that all jobs were maintained in the project tracking systems

(IPM, IPMO, CUP, NOLS, FST). Created and closed out tickets in Sprint systems (CSMS, CMC, NVTF, SprintVision). Led customer deployment meetings to provide customer with status reports and resolved conflicts and issues that arose before, during and after implementation.

SureSite Consulting Group, LLC Chicago, Illinois

Utility Coordinator 07/2017 – 01/2018

Contracted for 6 months to support Sprint Mini-Macro project in Illinois (1552 sites), Indiana (538 sites) and Kentucky (145 sites). Coordinated moves of pole attachments to “Make-Ready” for a mini-macro. Assisted with utility application submission, coordinated site walk, reviewed customer work agreement, identified final connection, verified and obtained 911 address, etc. Prepared, reviewed and updated various reports, trackers and database. Kineticom Chino Hills, California; Phoenix, Arizona Project Controls Lead, Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) 01/2015 – 07/2017 Managed AT&T ENet MW (98 sites) and Wireless Transmission MW projects (1388 sites) to completion, ensuring all financial activities were processed, reported and closed out. Built projects in FST and ensured Deployment Project Manager (DPM) and PMO had the tools to run projects. Handled customer and vendor inquiries regarding FST, SAP, SRM, training, work flow, documentation, packing list, purchase order, invoicing, payment, etc. Provided monthly/quarterly financial and ad hoc reports like reclassed Concur, project audit comparison, order sheet, etc.

SectorSite Phoenix, Arizona

Project Controls Lead, Alcatel-Lucent 01/2014 – 12/2014 Took AT&T ENet Microwave (MW) position in December 2013 to assist the Regional Manager in managing a $30 million project. Established procedures to monitor the results of delegations, assignments and activities of 910 sites in the Midwest and West regions. Identified issues and problems, established courses of action involving clean up and training and monitored results. Provided project performance reports, monthly cost reports, variance and trend analysis, and viable recovery and work around plans. Managed a team of three and coordinated with site acquisition, construction and Project Management Office (PMO) teams to ensure major milestones, information and documents were in FST and AT&T CASPR, PACE, Siterra and FileNet. SectorSite San Diego, California

Project Coordinator, Alcatel-Lucent 09/2011 – 12/2013 Assisted the San Diego Market Lead on the setup of Sprint Network Vision Phase II project by creating realistic schedule for 768 sites; defining roles and responsibilities; developing guideline and procedure; and providing training courses to team members and vendors. Transferred to the Arizona in May 2012 to set up, train and support Sprint Phase III project, which consisted 722 sites. Responsible for deliverables and related activities required to ensure milestones were met in a timely fashion. Such activities included completing tasks for the markets; reviewing vendors’ and managers’ work; providing deliverable to customer; archiving all documents; producing project status reports to management; tracking and updating project plan major milestones in Alcatel-Lucent Field Scheduling Tool (FST) and Sprint Siterra; and ensuring the two databases were aligned. Managed in-scope and out-of-scope purchase orders for Radio Access Network, Alternative Access Vendor and Microwave projects; 2C survey; invoices; and Sprint’s change order rejections. Provided oversight, tactical input, expertise, reports, training and general support to the market personnel and vendors.

Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona

Sponsored Projects Officer 08/2009 – 9/2011

Managed a grant portfolio in excess of $100 million and an estimated 400+ sponsored accounts; provided contract policy and procedure interpretation, guidance and expertise to academic departments; reviewed and prepared invoices, standard and non-standard accounting reports to federal, state and sponsoring agencies; and drafted guidelines to promote efficiencies. Provided account management and reporting including but not limited to cost share, account payables and receivables, purchasing, financial analysis and human resources budgeting. Reviewed sponsor’s submission requirements to ensure applications were in compliance with appropriate federal, state and university policies and regulations. Reviewed award documents, terms and conditions, clauses and applicable regulations prior to setting up account. Negotiated grants, sub-awards and contracts. Provided solutions to project directors on administrative, non-financial management and compliance issues. Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois

Contract Specialist 02/2009 – 08/2009

Reviewed, evaluated and negotiated approximately twenty contracts a month on behalf of Institution's research clinical office. Focused on terms and conditions of research contracts, material transfer agreements, confidential disclosure agreements and modifications to subcontract agreements; and potential research-related problems. Interacted with departmental coordinators, principal investigators and pharmaceutical companies to enforce needed corrections prior to execution. Responsible for correct compliance characterization of contracts and routing to the Institutional Review Board, Intellectual Property Director and Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee.

Provided guidance and training to faculties and staff to ensure compliance with institutional, sponsor and federal regulations. Developed policy and procedures manual for sponsored projects division. Assisted in pre-award activities of biomedical research grant proposals to facilitate proposal submission and project initiation. Booz Allen Hamilton Chicago, Illinois

Senior Consultant 03/2008 – 02/2009

Supported discretionary Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) grants in the Administrative for Children and Families by managing and monitoring grant portfolio with an estimated total of $1 billion. Reviewed, analyzed and negotiated HS/EHS grant applications and provided assistance to grantees in budget development. Conducted cost analyses of HS/EHS grant applications prior to award, ensuring that budgetary information is related to program goals and that all anticipated costs are reasonable and allowable in accordance with program statutes and the Office of Management and Budget cost principles. Prepared grant awards, appropriately recovering unobligated balances, and updated contact and reporting information in the Grants Administration, Tracking and Evaluation System (GATES). Performed risk assessment by analyzing grantees’ financial performance, identified areas needing improvement and/or correction, and requested an action plan. Reviewed grantees’ internal and external audit reports and requested an action plan for improvement/correction. Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Accountant/Grant Administrator 05/2007 – 03/2008

Managed a grant portfolio in excess of $100 million and an estimated 200+grant and gift accounts for the University and Stritch School of Medicine; provided support to assigned principal investigators and departmental administrators regarding grant and contract policies and procedures, compliance, regulatory issues, and post-award administration. Reviewed grants and contracts to ensure expenditures are allowable, applicable and reasonable and served as liaison between the University and external funding agencies with matters of financial reporting, budgeting and accounting. Submitted all required external reports according to agency guidelines on a timely and accurate basis.

Staff Accountant 05/2006 – 05/2007

Accounting Coordinator 11/2005 – 05/2006

Advertising/Marketing Coordinator 09/2001 – 11/2005 Design Coordinator 09/2000 – 09/2001

EDUCATION

Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Master of Science in Accountancy Graduation – 11/2007 Master of Business Administration in Finance and International Business Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Graduation – 01/2000 Bachelor of Art in Classical Civilization