Melissa Techentin

1601 Dundalk Ave., Baltimore, MD  21222 Phone: (443) 602-4564 E-mail: mkieska33@gmail.com

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

An award winning Project/Financial Manager with applied expertise in managing complex projects and producing results.  Accomplishments include: conducting cost analyses for 1742 business telecommunication networks with combined value of >$121M; conducted detailed process evaluations and streamlining which led to >$3M in cost savings; monitored and managed >$85M in material acquisition expenditures for various projects.  An exceptional communicator able to build coalitions among cross-functional teams to set specific goals and benchmarks and achieve measurable results. Core competencies:

 

●        Deadline-Driven Project Management	●        Building Internal & External Coalitions
●        Financial Analysis and Management	●        Process Reporting & Document
●        Root Cause Analyses and Waste Reduction	●        Public & Customer Relations & Communication
●        Cross-Functional Team Building and Leadership	●        Advanced Communication & Public Speaking

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Project Manager 7/2014-Present

Mastec

Baltimore, MD

 

●        Responsible for tracking, monitoring and escalating Telco and minor materials for all Engineering, Furnish and Installation Jobs for the MD/DC/PA and WV Turfs; Run Daily Reports to monitor work load

●        Investigate, audit and report on time line of jobs from Start Date to Equipment Ready Date

●        Track completion of jobs for invoicing

●        Interfaced with cross-functional teams, departments and managers to enforce compliance with timetables and assignments

●        Investigate billing issues regarding Verizon applications for status of billing.

●        Interface with Verizon Logistics and or Central Office Engineering to escalate Purchase Orders

 

 

Data Planning Engineer

Verizon – The Judge Group

Silver Spring, MD 6/2013-7/14

●        Plan and manage port capacity for the elements in the HSI data network

●        Review traffic engineering recommendations, network deployment plans, and DSLAM growth  requests

●        Prepare and issue Capacity Creation Requests (CCRs) for new DSLAM/switch/router elements required in the HSI network

●        Plan and issue circuit requests (BDMS BeRTS) to connect network elements and provide network bandwidth relief

●        Manage life cycle of  new equipment and equipment retirements from Capacity Creation Requests (CCR)  create through material required data including updates to a job issuance report

 

Central Office Engineer/ Project Management

Verizon, Baltimore, MD 12/2004 – 7/2012

●        Conducted detailed cost analysis on expenditures for building and maintaining 1742 business telecommunication networks with combined value of >$121M

●        Interfaced with 10 installation vendors; issued RFQs, reviewed and negotiated scope of work and labor pricing, issued contracts valued at $1k-100k, scheduled and monitored project milestones

●        Monitored >$85M in material acquisition expenditures.  Generated detailed pricing reports on material acquisition requirements for each contract.  Based on project plan requirements, issued 4105 material orders and expedited orders to ensure timely availability of material for project completion

●        Issued 1015 estimates, work orders, managed funding and closures of projects, each valued at >$50k

●        Managed labor and material billing and audits, corrections and overview of budget review

●        Conducted sensitive employee and vendor billing audits

●        Conducted detailed budget analyses and audits for >200 jobs, annually; enforced budget quality control and issued requests for adjustments

●        Managed escalations, identified potential problem areas and took corrective actions to minimize project impact, generating >$3M in savings

●        Generated monthly labor and material budget reports and presented the findings to the Engineering Team Director and Vice-President

●        Tracked all projects for cost-overruns, generated supplemental budgets valued at up to $3M; successfully revamped the budget process to reduce supplemental budgets from 100 to 0 per year

●        Generated ad-hoc budget reports for Capital and Maintenance budgets to facilitate managing expenditures, investigating questionable charges and issuing corrections

●        Generated detailed cost-comparison reports based on vendor bids for the Unit Manager and Director, facilitating significant cost savings and contract negotiations

●        Developed and documented methods and procedures for acquisition, vendor and installation contracts, as well as budget management

●        Single Point of Contact for budget Scaling project for MD/DC/VA region

●        Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley policies

●        Interfaced with up to 25-30 internal and external units to ensure timely meeting of critical milestones for major projects

EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

●        Between 2000-2012 Completed >1100 hours of Continuing Professional Education courses on such topics as: Project Manage, Finance, Costing, Leadership, MS Suite, as well as vendor specific technical training 

●        Business Management: Completed 34 academic credits towards AA, 2007-2011
Community College of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 2006-2010 GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Lotus Notes, Outlook), Visio, Maps Info, Oracle, Pivot Tables, Lotus Notes

Systems: TIRKS, BDMS, Service Order Management (SOPDOE), Job Tracking (CCP), Capital Management (CMS), Workforce Administration (WFA), Capital Management (JTCMS), Project Costing, Account Payables, Project Costing (VIV), Purchase Order and Acquisition Tracking (CCP/SAP-CCP), Support Request (CVCE – AORS) Material and Equipment Tracking and Logistics (MSolv, PICS, COE , Supply Chain Reporting (SAP), Materials Cataloging (STARS),  Network Capital Management Guide (NCM), Inventory Management (COEP),    Cost and Expense Tracking (Expense Library),  Cost Allocation Tracking (PEAS)   --  (Entire list upon request)

 

Application and People Skills Training > 300 Hours: (Entire list upon request)

 

Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Visio, VIV Financial Convergence, Detailed Engineering, Corporate Compliance,  Code of Conduct, Time Reporting , VSAP, BDMS, Capital Management Training, (CMS), Express Track, MSolv – SAP – Vendor Training, Request for Quote and Firm Price Quote, CCP/SAP Billing Supply Chain Services, PICs Warehouse, Project Costing Asset,Turn-up, PeopleSoft Query Reporting, Parent Routine for RTO and RWOs, FTTP Fios, Verizon Central Office Application and Installation,  SAP Releases, SAP – Overview, SAP – Reports, SAP OSP Engineering,  ,WFA – Work Force Administration, Project Costing, Accounts Payable, Network Capital Management, JTCMS – Job Tracking Capital Management System

Telecom Vendor Specific Equipment Training > 750 Hours (Entire list upon request)