Project Manager Third Party Vendors

Michael W. Booth

Midland, VA *****-**** 703-***-**** *******.*.*****.**@*****.***

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Project Manager

Analytical, highly organized and inspiring leader with extensive experience as an administrator, coordinator, facilitator and director of team efforts. Adept in third party vendor management, purchase orders and invoicing, contract compliance and deliverables, and implementation for federal and commercial customers. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills creating and delivering data-driven, effective and clear presentations and reporting documentation based on investigations and in-depth data analysis. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Past Public Trust Background Investigations with the GSA and FAA.

Skills

Federal Contracting Telecom Data Network Implementation Voice Networks Google Suite Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) Program & Project Management Federal EIS & FAA FENS Contracts Budgeting Funding & Purchase Orders Contract Administration IT & Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Circuit Ordering & Provisioning Call Centers Sarbanes-Oxley Reporting nSAP Project Controls

Experience

Verizon, Ashburn, VA June 2007 - December 2024

Lead Specialist –Service Program Management, 2014 - December 2024

Supported Verizon’s Federal Aviation Administration FAA Enterprise Network Service (FAA FENS), and the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) programs to the General Services Administration (GSA). These contracts provide comprehensive telecommunications and networking services to U. S. Government agencies.

• Global Program Management interface with Verizon Third Party Vendor Management and Verizon Sourcing to communicate account status, funding requirements, pricing changes, and resolving issues with Verizon subcontractors for Federal accounts. Provided periodic reports to account teams identifying open customer orders to close and generate revenue.

• Forecasted third party vendor expenses and funding requirements for enhanced services provided to Government agencies.

• Worked with Third Party Vendor Management to create and track 147 funding requests for purchase orders totaling $81M in 2024, with forecasted revenue of $92.9M across the EIS, Networx, and FENS programs.

• Validated 1,186 third party vendor invoices in the amount of $72.8M in 2024 using various techniques, including contract references, manual, and automated tools. Researched discrepancies with vendors and agency project managers to identify ordering issues and reduce unrecovered costs to Verizon.

• Managed Partner ordering process for services provided by Networx subcontractors. Led status meetings with Partners to resolve billing and inventory discrepancies. Identified Partner services exceeding ordering interval SLAs and then addressed resolution with the Partner, Verizon IT, and Order Entry to generate billable revenue.

• Coordinated the retrieval of disconnected devices with third party vendors from Federal CONUS and OCONUS locations. Created processes to coordinate retrieval of Verizon assets and terminate maintenance leases with vendors.

• Collaborated resources and deliverables for internal audits of Federal programs, including Sarbanes-Oxley reporting. Worked with functional managers within Government Program Management to identify and implemented action plans to address audit deficiencies.

• Documented and tracked violations of customer proprietary network information (CPNI) affecting Federal customers. Provided initial investigation of CPNI incidents.

• Produced customer user group meetings in support of the Networx Universal and Enterprise programs. Documented issues and drove customer concerns to resolution, created slide decks, and managed meeting logistics. Coordinated and produced internal training sessions for Government Program Management and Federal Sales personnel.

Project Management Support of End of Life Candidate SEDs Project, November 2013 – January 2022

Managed end-of-life (EOL) processes for 13K service enabling devices (SEDs) on the Networx contract.

• Identified equipment on the Networx contract by vendor EOL dates and worked with Agency project managers to either lease new compliant equipment to Federal customers or have the customer take title to the existing equipment, reducing maintenance liability.

• Helped to define EOL Candidate processes. Researched operational issues, formulated policy and approach and assisted support teams with EOL equipment issues.

Project Management Support of Professional Services

to the Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts, April 2013 - January 2014

Managed timesheets and personnel issues for seven contractors on a professional services contract to the Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts.

• Handled corrected billing $1.47M in professional services revenue for FY2013.

• Corrected allocated hours to match monthly periods of performance, implemented audit standards and instituted checks with the customer to confirm timesheet and billing hours each month.

• Corrected CLINs and hours for FY2013 invoicing that had been billed prior to my taking the account.

Additional Relevant Experience

Computer Sciences Corporation, Chantilly, VA

Contracted to Verizon Business, Federal Sector, Project Manager

Provided project management and documentation support for Verizon Business’ Networx Universal and Enterprise proposals to the General Services Administration (GSA). This proposal, worth $500M+ in revenue to Verizon Business, offered comprehensive telecommunications, networking services and technical solutions to U.S. Government agencies.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Averett College, Danville, VA

Associate of Science (A.S.), General Studies

Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA

Professional Credentials

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (ID #544233) September 2005

Project Management Institute, Fairfax, Virginia

• Active member accumulating professional development units (PDUs) to retain credentials

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Ashburn, Virginia September 2014

• Completed Certification Program through the Aveta Business Institute on 9/12/2014

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