Senior IT Project & Field Operations Manager

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SABIN I. FRANTIU

Address: Str CII **, Sag, Romania

Cell: +40 (0-735-***-***

E-mail: *****.*******@*****.***

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinfrantiu

EDUCATION

Highest Level: BSEE Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Major in Applied Electronics Polytechnic Institute/University Politehnica Timisoara, România (http://www.upt.ro) North American Equivalence: ICES - International Credential Evaluation Services US & Canada Certified recognition of academic education

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

2012 - 2013 University of California, Los Angeles - Extension PMP Certification in process

Project Management

2005 -2006 University of California, San Diego – Extension English for Business Communication

HDL Programming Fundamentals Design using VHDL and Verilog Radio Frequency Circuit Design

Fundamentals of Analog IC Design

Embedded Controller Programming I

Video Compression: Algorithms and Standards

2020 - 2023 LinkedIn

Effective Listening

Operational Excellence Foundations (PMI)

5G Technology Strategy: Next-Generation Mobile Networking Six Sigma Foundation/Green Belt

2011 - 2017 Training classes

NBC Universal

CISCO - Digital Content Manager (Advanced), Advanced IP Networking for Broadcast Engineers

(SBE), Evertz - Magnum, SDVN (Software Defined Video Networking) Calrec, Riedel Intercom

RTS Intercom, EVS, ihSE KVM-Systems

DirecTv

Unix Linux - basics inside company training

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PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Disciplined Professional with demonstrated skills in project, product, and people management. Competence in application engineering, pre & post sales with emphasis in Telecom/GSM, System Integration, Satellite industries. RELEVANT WORK HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

04/2025 – 08/2025 NTT DATA Services International LLC, Bucharest, Romania Role: Field Tech Sr. Manager (IT Project Management), acting as Global Lead Desktop Support Services

(Timisoara/Remote)

Provides direct supervision to a large team of operational, service, or administrative team members

Performs work guided by operational and project objectives

Sets and communicates clear expectations for work outcomes and manages performance

Manages a larger field service team and/or a supplier relationship

Regularly coaches and mentors team members

Regularly reviews the work and performance of team members

Supports leadership team in business process improvements

Ensures team achieves specific performance metrics. 07/2023–Present Inedit Projects & Management, Timisoara - Managing General Partner Our objectives are performing Green Energy services, Artificial Intelligence, IT and Telecommunications, Small Cells, Quality, Risk and general Project and People's Management using PMP standard, Business consulting and more.

09/2021 – 2023 – Connect44 Group Romania

Role: Network Transition and Operations Manager/Service Delivery Manager Bucharest & Timisoara

(Remote/Hybrid)

Responsibilities & Tasks: Service Delivery Manager of third-party Nokia projects that involve Front Back office/Incident and Change Management, Swap and commissioning activities pertaining Radio Networks

(Mobile Communications 3,4, 5G) that involve Huawei/Nokia equipment and beyond.

Generating new Scope quotations, Procurement negotiations over RFQs while dealing with bidding challenges and contractual Agreements

Assisting with new business development

Overseeing daily operational relationship between C44’s service delivery teams and Client

Ensuring service delivery commitments are met and properly mitigated with customer

Ensuring contractual KPI/SLA constraints are achieved, mitigate misalignment with customer

Doing resource coordination

Keeping a cost/revenue tracker and thus maintain a balanced project, part of the reporting process

Monitor SLA performance trends and correct where applicable

Leading transitional and operational service performance reviews, Governance meetings with customer

Reporting, budgeting, Stakeholder communication, vendor relationship

Managing Risk and BCP, manage the timescale of the deliverable

Ensuring commercial requirements are met, observe/propose solutions 09/2020 – 9/2021 – Connect44 Group Romania

Role: Network Transition Manager – Romania (Remote/Hybrid) Responsibilities & Tasks: Ensuring that seamless transfer of business processes from customer to receiving site while being responsible for assessing processes and recommending solution/potential for migration – Cellnex Client 3

Business / Customer Handling

Managing customer expectations in the process of business offshoring, during transition phases

Identifying additional offshoring business opportunities Transition Planning & Execution

Developing transition plan for individual business areas, using specific Transition Methodology guided by PMP and ITIL4 Principles

Managing Transition timeline and reviews with key stakeholders at the end of each stage

Tracking and monthly reporting transition billing-Budget Vs actual

Periodical Project Plan updates and reviews with key stakeholders Driving Operational Excellence

Managing transition resources effectively (process mappers)

Transitioning Voice Of Customer (VOC) scores meet or exceed the defined target People Development and training

Developing career plan for transition resources, conducting trainings

Issuing transition plan according to transition methodology and requirements/constraints

Defining job profiles and the team structure in order to meet operational allocated tasks

Developing analysis for improvement of the department effectiveness/efficiency in line with corporate development strategies, promote to executive level 12/2019 – 9/2020 – Deltatel Timisoara, Romania

Role: Program Manager TELCO services (Remote/Hybrid) Responsibilities & Tasks: Overseeing national projects with Ericsson, Huawei, Orange, Vodafone, as well as beginning other new projects within company’s project Portfolio

Estimates and Forecasts, making strategic decisions, handling client operational negotiations, setting Project/Program paths with the target of increasing revenue and recognition

Assessing strengths and identifying areas of improvement

Assessing and mitigating operational and strategic risks

Ensuring goals are met over customer satisfaction, safety, quality, and performance

Managing teams and other Project and Rollout managers with a wide array of talents and responsibilities

Implementing and managing changes and interventions for achieving project goals 11/2018 – 12/2019 – Deltatel Timisoara, Romania

Role: Project Manager TELCO services (Remote/Hybrid) Responsibilities & Tasks:

Managing large budget infrastructure maintenance ongoing project with Ericsson (client) over Orange Romania Mobile Carrier network

Responsible for leading and advising for Planning and Execution of project through Operational Department

Activities related to acquiring necessary resources to fulfilling contractual obligations in time, budget and scope finding solutions for improving profitability

Periodical Earned Value Management and Forecasting analysis for continuous rebalancing of the project

Negotiating and assisting with identifying, selecting, and employing internal and subcontractor human resources to carry on work

Working on improving and implementing communication across project team members, interdepartmental and with key stakeholders

Observing and implementing along with dedicated recourses from Quality, methodologies for improving KPI, along with finding strategies for risk mitigation

Overseeing and advising regional managers who act as direct reports, while coordinating with other internal supporting resources

12/2017 – 11/2018 – Independent Business Research & Development, Los Angeles, USA Role: Engineering/Entrepreneurship

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Responsibilities & Tasks:

Undergoing extensive research in the ‘Small-Cell’/DAS and RF Microwave domains in a self-thought manner, working on enhancing my technical subject matter expertise

Acquiring all necessary ‘Know how’ for business related logistics and specific legislation for US and starting in Europe

Working on developing networking within the industry by attending shows, conventions, and conferences across the country

Getting ready for undergoing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) licensing, while actively taking necessary steps on the path to acquiring proper certification 8/2011 – 12/2017 – NBC Universal, Los Angeles, USA Role: Systems Engineer Studio/Broadcast & Integration Responsibilities & Tasks:

Work on ongoing tasks and projects ‘video delivery ’oriented, to target system integration and address various equipment interoperability issues

Design and document system blocks, circuitry and engineering flows, write Standard Operating Procedures, technical reports, function flows

Troubleshoot and maintain all existing equipment in integration from transmission to master control from

‘live ’production to postproduction and delivery

Function-test and hardware specifications, measurement verification

Research and evaluate various encoding, transcoding platforms, and standards such as MPEG2, MPEG4 part 10 – AVC, AVC-Intra, H.264/H.265, DASH, HLS, DVCPRO HD by Panasonic, with focus on all compression algorithms, video formats, other newer standards

Daily work with broadcast and studio equipment, part of the integrated system flow: Evertz and Miranda

(NVision) routers, CISCO encoding and Digital Content Manager, RF Gateway platforms

Commissioning, configuration and control all broadcast/networking gear

Research for equipment based on ‘per-design’ specifications, test in integration in production environment

Input on selecting equipment procurement based on desired operational trend

Attend integrated activities related to design, drafting, installing with the purpose of commissioning complex equipment and systems

5/2004 –8/2011 – Unlisted Professional North American Experience, Telecom and Video Processing Languages: Romanian – Native English C2 German B1/B2

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