Project Manager PMO
CommScope
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
Leading multiple New Product Development projects and multidisciplinary cross functional project teams.
Providing project guidance and governance by executing the project development process, ensuring phase deliverables are achieved within the contracted time, cost and quality.
Influencing project strategic decisions to achieve project and organisational objectives. Liaising between different project stakeholders and senior management for effective communication of project status.
Guiding and leading project team throughout product development phases and complete project lifecycle from opportunity definition to product market release.
Streamlining processes to achieve faster time to market.
Delivering complex energy solutions using solar, wind and hybrid energy systems for residential and medium commercial customers. Remotely managing virtual projects teams and subcontractors. Managing customer relationships. Acting as liaison between customer, senior management and project teams.
Led multiple project teams for the design, implementation and testing of building electrical systems and building automation & control systems. Supervised all aspects of system design to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements, system integration and interoperability.
Led teams of up to 20 employees in project scope definition, scheduling, and resource allocation. Solicited, selected, and acted as chief liaison and primary advisor to subcontractors. Coordinated supervisory inspections, presales support, and client bidding. Made primary decisions related to time, cost, and risk management. Distributed workload and spearheaded additional hiring. Managed teams through all stages of projects from conception to implementation. Resolved complex customer technical issues. Ensured high quality and on time delivery of goods and services. Oversaw network maintenance and operational support. Generated internal and external project progress reports.
Highlights:
• Increased revenue by more than €25M in 5 years through effective implementation of multiple expansion and upgrade projects.
• Directed a network modernization project, which involved major expansions and enhancements to the core circuit and packet networks, the radio network, and the subscriber data management platform.
• Consistently met and exceeded project targets.
• Produced repeat business through successful achievement of positive gross margins on fiscally tight projects, including those with estimated negative gross margins.
• Effectively coordinated culturally diverse teams, both multinational and virtual, to meet project goals and targets.
• Provided pivotal input related to the definition of the customer care contracts and processes, SLA’s, and KPI’s.
Spearheaded the commissioning, integration and expansion of core networks, as well as acceptance of core network elements. Mentored and coached junior core network engineers on multiple international projects. Led diverse teams on core commissioning projects in Lebanon, Dubai, Morocco, Syria, and Germany. Oversaw acceptance testing, network troubleshooting, upgrading, and maintenance. Designed and coordinated tier-1 technical support and customer operations support.
Highlights:
• Drastically increased pool productivity through effective mentoring and coaching of junior engineers.
• Exceeded records for Home Location Register commissioning and acceptance.
• Met and exceeded deadlines and targets for all projects.
• Repeatedly assigned to leadership positions on key strategic initiatives.
Core Modules: Planning and Budgeting with Risk, Execution and Control with Risk, Contracts and Procurement, Sustainability, Program and Portfolio Management, Organizational Behavior and People Management, Managing Successful IS/IT projects.
Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering Thesis topic: “Smart Antennas and Adaptive Beam-forming for Mobile Fading Channels” Relevant Courses: Stochastic Processes Detection & Estimation, Queuing Theory, Information Theory and Coding, Computer Graphics, Client-Server Computing, Biomedical Engineering, Modern Aspects of Industrial Development (entrepreneurship, product development, incubators, technology parks etc…). Dissertation pending!
Bachelors in Communications and Electronics Engineering Final Year Project: Design & Implementation of a Six-port Reflectometer using Microstrip Technology. Relevant Courses: Digital Signal Processing, Antennae & Propagation, Microwaves, Signal Transmission, Digital Integrated Circuits, Digital & Analogue Communications, Fiber Optics Communications.