ANTHONY BOVE

anthonybove2014@gmail.comCell: 631-882-1884

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT MANAGER

 

Dynamic thirty year plus career manager, experienced in delivering high-performance, high-profit projects, all the while delivering new products to market and a career record of surpassing client and organizational expectations by consistently outpacing and out-innovating competition through strong and decisive leadership, team building, recruiting, training, mentoring top talent, proven multitasking capabilities with strong ability to plan, prioritize, manage and resolve complex issues under aggressive timelines.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

ST. BERNARD PROJECT/FRIENDS OF ROCKAWAY. Rockaway Beach, NY         2014-Present

Site Supervisor for NonProfit Organization

Coordinate the efforts of skilled craftmen and volunteers to restore houses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

•   Instruct volunteers in the proper techniques to repair the client’s home.

•   Keep project moving along using aggressive timelines.

•   Have open communication with client, volunteers, project manager and coordinators on progress of construction.

 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, New York, NY                                   

Sr. Staff Consultant, Project Management, Port Jefferson Station, NY                           2000-2010                               

•   Supervisored 12 Project Managers involved with the program.

•   Completed 13 new technology programs with over 5000 successful projects, all on time and within budget.

•   Strongly proficient at managing the Project Management and System Development Life Cycles, from beginning to end, with success in creating new technology/products and outstanding customer satisfaction.

•   Scaled down stagnant operations, improved productivity and efficiency across-the-board resulting in profitability in less than 2 years.

•   Streamlined business processes and improved communications and information flow across cross-functional team.

•   Key instincts to quickly effect change and improvement with key expertise in visualizing, designing and executing business process reengineering technology programs.

•   Creative design, problem solving and analytical talents combined with telecommunication management and infrastructure development experience, structured business skills and technology/product savvy.

•   Strong leadership talents, “team-player” attitude and spirit, with the natural ability to establish consensus among cross-functional lines, as well as, work with minimal supervision.

•   Mentor and instruct junior managers in the work flow processes of the project.

•   Prepare reports and proposals regarding projects on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to keep the team informed of the progress and or issues affecting the work flow.

•   Experience in High Speed Internet, Frame Relay, FIOS, ATMs, Routers, Ethernet, PMLC & SDLC Platform, VoIP, LAN, WAN, VLAN, SONET Rings, IP Networking, FTTP, Fiber Optics (activated & dark), Copper, CAT 5&6 Cables, T1/D1 Circuits, T3/D3 Circuits, Pair Gain, PLATT and schematic print reading, Infrastructure Design, DSLAM equipment (Central Office & Remote Locations), as well as, SME knowledge of DSLAMs, ODTR, various Telephony systems and other Test and Turn-up equipment.

•   Proactive in identifying roadblocks effecting project and ensure issues are resolved prior to group team meeting.

•   Negotiate with Vendors on pricing and deliverables of goods for the project.

•   Ensure high level of customer satisfaction, internal and external, is maintained throughout the project.

•   Strong oral and written communication skills with strong proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPoint & MS Project.

•   Proven multitasking capabilities with strong ability to plan, prioritize and manage complex projects under aggressive timelines.

 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, New York, NY

OSP Construction Engineer, Patchogue, NY            1995-2000

•   Loaned into OSP Engineer Department as a seasonal “needs of the business” OSP Engineer

•   Led a diverse cross-functional team of 3 Supervisors and 55 Technicians.

•   Create a project design plan to revitalize the Network Infrastructure either by maintaining existing cables or placing new cables.

•   Designed aerial, buried and underground design plans utilizing fiber optic and copper cable configurations.

•   Designed maintenance cable re-arrangements to correct faulty cables within the network infrastructure.

 

 

 

ANTHONY BOVE

 

anthonybove2014@gmail.comCell: 631-882-1884

 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, New York, NY continued

OSP Construction Engineer, Patchogue, NY continued

•   Update blueprints/schematics reflecting the new project design plans.

•   Identify and correct reoccurring outages by developing new strategies to resolve the issues.

•   Ensure high level of customer satisfaction, internal and external, is maintained throughout the project.

 

OSP Construction Field Training/Team Leader, Centereach, NY                 1992-1995

•   Developed training methods and procedures to enhance new cable splicing technicians skills.

•   Mentored a diverse group of 15 Field Technicians in honing their splicing skills.

•   Instructed the Technicians in the latest methodology in splicing cables, test and turn-up of equipment and new maintenance techniques for troubleshooting defective cables.

•   Ensured the work accomplished was performed correctly and within the prescribed time allotted by the company’s standard practices.

•   Provided advice and guidance to the Technician’s career paths.

 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, New York, NY continued

Team Leader Cutover Projects, Floral Park & Central Islip, NY                              1990-1992

•   Loaned into Cutover Team to supervise conversion of Floral Park and Central Islip Central Offices.

•   Prepared daily worksheets for vendors and technicians.

•   Reviewed plan designs and prepared progress reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to senior managers and project team.

•   Provided assistance and resolutions to issues impeding the vendors and technicians work performances.

•   Assisted in testing of new equipment and cable installation to ensure proper connectivity.

•   Worked with aggressive timelines to ensure all work was completed on time and within budget.

 

 

 

ST JOSEPH COLLEGE, Patchogue, NY

Lecturer - Business Management, Continuing Education Program - Off Campus Evenings    1993-1994

•   Lectured 4 semesters of Business Management courses in continuing education program at off campus locations.

•   Prepared lesson plans, syllabus, student assessments, student course hand outs, tests, attendance sheets, grade sheets, final exams and any other necessary items to be furnished in a timely manner to both student and school administration.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Master of Business Administration, MBA, Long Island University - C.W. Post College, Brentwood, NY - 2000

Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management, St Joseph College, Patchogue, NY - 1998

Associates of Arts, Liberal Arts, Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY - 1992

Certificate Program in the Essentials of Project Management, Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA - 2002