IT Engineering Projects

Planned purchases & goods acquisition. Prepared RFQs according to projects’ technical & specific requirements.Administrated contracts & managed relationships with qualified subcontractors & suppliers for various projects aggregated at $11+ million for multiple telecom operators & vendors (Kasapa, Areeba Scancom, tiGO Millicom, & ZTE).Planned timetables for materials delivery, tracked materials movement & oversaw shipment arrivals. Monitored subcontractors KPIs via reports received from project managers & took necessary actions against inefficiencies.

Coordinated $2+ million projects for telecom companies (tiGO Millicom & Huawei). Assisted 2 project managers & supported 8 project teams in execution of projects. Conducted meetings to resolve conflicts which led to well-functioning teams. Developed & managed project plans & budgets. Created & maintained project timelines & provided periodic performance status & progress updates. Coordinated logistics & materials purchasing. Ensured project quality control & safety aspects. Performed site inspection & reported on non-compliant work.

Successfully managed multiple telecom projects with a cumulative sum of $20+ million for well-known telecom giants (MTN, Zain/Airtel, Vodafone, Sudatel, Globacom, Huawei, ZTE, & ALU). Managed multiple project schedules & budgets, project financial reports, team evaluation, coaching & mentoring, hiring/firing, training & performance. Led, supervised & mentored 10 project coordinators & 25 team leaders to assist in daily project management activities. Defined project governance & applied change, risk & resource management for all projects.

Provided project managers with the required support in planning, scheduling, forecasting, CPM & EVM analysis, progress reporting & time-recovery strategies across the$150+ million company’s telecom portfolio in Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, & South Sudan. Identified significant schedule & cost variances for corrective actions by project managers. Managed & updated portfolio dashboard with various reports (CPM, EVM, Resource Allocations, Float Paths, % Complete, etc.) on monthly basis as part of the PMO requirements.

Executed multiple projects of $2.5+ million for telecom companies (Vodacom, tiGO Millicom, Huawei, Simbanet & Helios Towers). Defined scope of projects. Served as liaison between internal & external stakeholders. Planned execution of projects. Managed resources assigned to projects, tracked critical path, & reviewed project plans. Implemented corrective measures, mitigated risks, built relationships between functional departments, & reported progress status to both customers & executives.