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Derek J. Mattes

adwc9o@r.postjobfree.com • 913-***-****

• Olathe, KS. 66062

Project Manager Profile

Performance-driven professional with diverse experience and unparalleled proficiency in managing and delivering overall operations of projects.

Demonstrated expertise in providing leadership, technical, and operational leadership to enable cross-functional development project teams to efficiently plan, execute, and report on the full lifecycle of project management. Proven track record of creating and maintaining high-level project timelines, monitoring, and raising issues, and coordinating timely updates to the project team. Talented in implementing best practices, administering contracts, and ensuring full compliance with standard practices. Innate leadership ability to prioritize and communicate to staff the key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals. Areas of Expertise

• Project Management

• Strategic Planning & Execution

• Scope & Capacity Management

• Process Improvement

• Network Operations Management

• Budgeting & Cost Saving

• Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• Telecommunications Systems Administration

• Team Leadership

• Vendors Management

• Contract Negotiation

• Problem Resolution

Career Experience

LND Signing Services - Olathe, KS Dec 2020 – Present Closing Agent

Engage in mortgage closings, home loan refinancing, Standard, VA, HELOC, Hybrids, Trusts, MODS, Reverse Mortgages, and beyond. Order title work and validated property survey, support obtaining requisite insurance, coordinate with the lender and mortgage broker, hand deliver the title insurance policy to the buyer/seller and physically have the customer sign while I Notarize and sign. Issue the title commitment and assemble the loan closing package

• Successfully closed over 1,000+ signings to date.

• Achieved A+” or “Excellent” ratings by multiple third-party notary services, including The Closing Exchange. Swift Transportation - Edwardsville, KS Apr 2017 - Jan 2020 Dedicated Accounts Driver

• Performed dedicated daily regional round trip deliveries of retail goods to a multi-customer base and Coca-Cola distribution centers across Midwest area, as well as commercial pallet distribution to major chains (Walmart, Target, Coca-Cola, Sam’s Club)

Werner Enterprises - Fulton, MO Sep 2016– Mar 2017 Dedicated Accounts Driver

Performed 2 months nationwide over the road (OTR) training and team driving hauling various commodities.

• Transitioned to dedicated accounts delivering retail goods to Dollar General stores across Midwest region.

• Duties included picking up trailers full of freight and working with store managers to ensure timely delivery of freight. I TOOK A STEP BACK FROM TELECOM TO EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE BASE ON VARIOUS KINDS OF EXPERIENCES. I THINK IT PAID OFF.

Sprint - Overland Park, KS Aug 2006 – Dec 2015

Network Engineer II

Promotion - Oversaw all the aspects of 3rd Party Mobile Applications, including NASCAR, NFL, Music Store, and Live TV. Customized daily downloads and customer usage/accounts reports, as well as increased capacity for storage while managing Page 2 3

all the reporting associated with the apps. Analyzed and developed reports showcasing statistical utilization dashboards of the customer and Sprints network while collecting the data for mobile applications. Applied various software, including Tableau, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

Sprint – Overland Park, KS Jul 2004 – Jul 2006

Network Translations Specialist II

Built and managed Digit Translations in 16 Lucent switches and several Affiliate markets as well as other markets as needed when help was required. There were many hours/days of planning that went into this position because of the potential for outages.

Additional Experience

Manager - Network Design Engineering, Sprint - Overland Park, KS Sep 2000 – Dec 2003

• Promoted from Senior Network Design Engineer to Manager.

• Led a team of three Senior Network Engineers and seven Engineers of various levels of job experience.

• Successfully managed $100M departmental budget in capital and all associated expenses.

• Saved $25M in capital expenditure by launching new products and vendors for Lab review. Senior Network Design Engineer, Sprint – Overland Park, KS Apr 2000 – Aug 2000

• Promoted – Included taking much of managements projects and running with them i.e.: designing reports for manager as well as meeting with vendors to deliver in front of an audience of Executives and or Senior developers, our needs for the upcoming year based off forecasting and market trending.

• Overseeing that all engineering teams were completing augments timely and on budget. Network Design Engineer III, Sprint - Overland Park, KS Nov 1999 – Mar 2000

• Promoted - Led and mentored a team of three Project Management Engineers with a focus on capacity management for PCS markets.

• Accomplished departmental and company goals while continuously developing a team of engineers.

• Created new tracking/modeling methods and procedures for capacity management. Network Design Engineer I, Sprint - Overland Park, KS Jun 1999 – Oct 1999

• Successfully administered network Project Managed capacity and buildout for the Chicago post-market launch.

• Applied excellent problem resolution skills to solve busy hour challenges with erlang capacities by ensuring coordination between both Motorola and Nortel vendors to identify solutions through patching call volumes. Network Operations Center Manager, USA Global Link - Denver, CO Oct 1998 – Mar 1999

• Promoted - from Switch and Facilities Transport Engineer to Network Operations Center Manager.

• Led and delivered project of Siemens switch installation of EWSD and Siemens 36170 ATM equipment.

• Supervised a team of Network Operations Center (NOC) staff of 10 engineers. Switch and Facilities Transport Engineer, USA Global Link, Omaha, NE Oct 1997 – Sep 1998

• Oversaw facility, personnel, and installations of cable racks, power, cabling, and turn up of new DS3/T1 to switches.

• Efficiently resolved issues of customer service department while maintaining accurate circuit listings. Telecommunications Systems Engineer, Viatel Inc. - Omaha, NE Oct 1996 – Sep 1997

• Served as a Project Manager for engineering all environmental issues and controls in NY (60 Hudson) for a central office Nortel DMS 250/300 gateway switch specifying and overseeing power, footprint, HVAC, generator, flooring, lighting, conduit, and cabling to NRD.

Telecommunications Specialist, Carlson Hospitality Worldwide Reservation Center - Omaha, NE May 1990 – May 1995 Page 3 3

• Played a key role in executing call accounting system to allocate and control operational expenditures.

• Outlined and managed the replacement of (3) ACD installations, then rebuilt all routing and Call Accounting systems

• Successfully managed three office PBX's (Nortel Meridian Option 11) and peripheral equipment/cabling. Education

Associates Degree in Computer Sciences, Institute of Computer Science Licenses & Certifications

National Notary Signing Agents

National Notary Association

State of Kansas Notary Association

RF200 CDMA IS-2000 Performance Optimization Principles and Practices Nortel CDMA/Traffic Engineering

Motorola CDMA

Siemens/CBT V150-0E/EWSD Digital Translations

Siemens/InterXpress Operation and Administration

DCME Compression Equipment Operation and Administration Nortel DMS 250 Switch Maintenance

Nortel DMS 300 Gateway Switch Operations

Rockwell IMS

AT&T G3I Definity Communications Systems 3 Administration Teknekron Infoswitch Series II ACD

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