MICHELE SAMUEL, MS, MPM, PMP

Holly Springs, GA **188

770-***-****

adwgza@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Seasoned professional with over Twenty-Seven years of business management skills and a full understanding of software development methodologies & consulting best practices. Successful at delivering effective solutions to clients from extensive experiences in project management, requirement management, change management, and proposal development. Expertise in providing hands-on leadership and direction to cross-functional project teams. Professional

Experience

Enea Adaptive Mobile Security, Dublin, Ireland - Senior Project Manager December 2014 - Present

• Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end execution of anti-spam software in North American mobile telecommunication customer networks, including some of the company’s largest and most strategic accounts, to achieve successful financial and technical outcomes across the organization.

• Plan, organize, monitor, and control projects using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure efficient and effective project completion.

• Lead cross-functional meetings for project team kickoff, status and tailgate meetings, and prepare status reports by engaging with internal stakeholders/providers to achieve the objectives, such as – Finance, Support, TIU, Sales, and Engineering.

• Manage project financials as per customer contract.

• Ensure deliverables comply with the project scope of work to avoid scope creep.

• Management Change management process to ensure Enterprise Change Management standards.

• Support resource planning for delivery/execution

• Obtained project revenue acceptances for successful deliveries in over $20 Million Dollars from satisfied customers.

Luv N Care Leotards, Woodstock, GA - Entrepreneur / Vice President / Project Manager June 2021 – Present

• Startup company for my 12 years old gymnast / CEO daughter

• Developed Business & Marketing plan for LLC Company

• Defined business structure and channels of distribution.

• Coordinated vendor relationships.

• Organized business licenses and requirements

• Maintain company website (LuvNCareLeos.com) & Financials

AT&T Mobility, Atlanta, GA - Contractor / Project Manager March 2006 – August 2014

Southeast Region Project Management Office (PMO) January 2009 – Aug 2014

• Project manage the T1 Growth adds for the Carolinas, GA, NFL, SFL, ALMSLA, KYTN & PR Markets for all new, existing, and congested sites according to MRIFT projections.

• Ensured POR compliance by executing projects to a POE with the market Transport Engineering, RF & Operation Managers.

• Provided weekly Executive reviews on the status of the T1 adds for the Southeast Regional Leadership. Southeast Region Project Management Office (PMO) September 2007 – December 2008

• Managed the Regional Network Rationalization project by decommissioning TDMA network equipment in 7 Markets.

• Provided project reporting and communications to leadership weekly, measuring progress, milestones, and identified risks.

• Coordinate cross-functional requirements for DACS Circuit removals, including transport groomings & rehome to ensure equipment readiness.

National Project Management Office (NPMO) March 2006 – June 2007

• Provided HQ management for the National Network Rationalization 05/06 Project for four regions.

• Consolidated TDMA and GSM networks by integrating approximately 38,000 cell sites.

• Managed the decommissioning of about 7,800 redundant cell sites & core network elements which included swapping vendor equipment in various markets, changing out antennas, and Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA’s) to utilize additional spectrum benefits.

Educational Background

• Doctorate of Business Administration Degree (DBA) (Candidate – December 2023) Project Management

Northcentral University, Scottsdale, AZ

• Master of Project Management Degree (MPM)

Project Management

Keller Graduate School of Management, Atlanta, GA

• Graduate Certificate Project Management

Keller Graduate School of Management, Atlanta, GA

• Master of Science Degree (MS)

Computer Science

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

• Bachelor of Science Degree (BS)

Computer Science

Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

Client Sites:

Telecommunication Clients: AT&T Mobility, Bandwidth, Inc., US Cellular, T-Mobile, Teli Communications, Bell Canada Mobility, Verizon, OpenMarket, Bellsouth Mobility, Cingular Wireless, Entel Chile Telefonia Personal, Nextel International, Telecorp PCS, Tess Brazil Personal, & Siemens Communications - Mobile Division General Construction Clients: A&B Construction Company & Miharry Drywall Company Industrial Clients: Armstrong World Industries

Government Clients: US Department of Homeland Security, Atlanta Public School System & United States Postal Services

Consulting Clients: Deloitte Consulting, Cap Gemini Ernest & Young, Inspira Networking Technologies, Kineticom, Inc., TEK Systems

Global Client Counties Visited:

• Argentina,

• Brazil,

• Canada,

• Chile,

• Ireland,

• Mexico,

• Peru

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