Samuel Carranza Jr.

5721 Paluxy Sands Trail Fort Worth, TX 76179

281-701-8413

scarranza@gmail.com

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Enterprise Level Project Manager that delivers on customer’s requirements and objectives (on-time, on-scope, on-budget and above expectations!)  Leader of all commercial aspects of the scope and trained to resolve risks through active involvement towards a successful completion. 
 

• Cross-functional team experience	• Agile SCRUM & Waterfall processes	• SDLC based Project planning
• eCommerce / mCommerce specialist	• Experience with State & Federal programs	• MS Project & MS Visio Power User
• Passionate about good UI/UX	• iOS, Android, WP8, & Xamarin	• Offshore team management
• PMP certified	• SCRUM certified	• Fluent in Spanish

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AT&T | Mobile Solutions Services – Systems Integration, Houston Texas

Senior Technical Project Manager (Oct. 2011 to Current)

• Lead teams in creating digital (IoT, mobile & web) experiences for Fortune 100 companies.

• End to end Project management (scheduling, risk communication, dependencies management, road-map documentation).
• Serve as liaison with marketing teams, in order to provide subject matter opinions on upcoming deals/projects. 

• Document requirements and deliver an on-budget, on-schedule and an over-the-top customer experience. 

• Provide leadership and support related to scoping, estimation and negotiations strategies for new deals. 

• Customer facing manager and single point of contact with internal teams and external vendors. 

 

39Argyle | Business Development & Project Management, Brooklyn New York and Houston Texas

Project Manager (Sep. 2009 – Oct. 2011)

• Manage designers, developers and contractors for a small boutique mobile app design company.

• Provide strategy to clients based on cutting edge trends in the field of mobile e-commerce.

• Producer of iOS, Android, WP8 and mobile website solutions for enterprise and entrepreneurial projects.

• Responsible for the timely and on-budget delivery of higher quality mobile products.

• Able to translate client requirements into the creation of a wide array of digital products.

• Created over $1,500,000 in sales opportunities between 30 clients over a period of 1 year.

 

Sterne Agee | Public Finance Group, Houston Texas

Assistant Vice President (Mar. 2009 – Sep. 2009)

• Ensured that the customer’s business was understood by everyone involved in the transactions to be executed. 
• Evaluated the client’s requirements for their Project and put together the necessary to deliver on those requirements. 

• Lead the teams that interacted with the firm’s clients and made sure that their expectations were surpassed. 

 

Oppenheimer | Municipal Capital Market Group, Houston Texas

Vice President (Jan. 2007 – Mar. 2009)

• Created and executed Project plans and documentation to effectively manage change and meet requirements. 

• Worked with compliance team to make sure that each transaction followed SEC and IRS guidelines. 

• Maintained Executive Leadership informed on a weekly basis of the progress on each deal in the Southwest. 

 

Estrada Hinojosa & Co. | Public Finance Group, Houston Texas

Assistant Vice President (Nov. 2004 – Jan. 2007)

• Prepared standard Project communication to report on the details of each bond sale and the corresponding results. 

• Reported to deal stakeholders (internal and external) on the risks of different market conditions or current events. 

• Facilitated conference calls with different banks in order to achieve the best rates for the bond sale at hand. 

 

First Southwest Co. | Public Finance Group, Houston Texas

Analyst (Jun. 2003 – Nov. 2004)

• Compiled reports on the profit/loss for each bond sale and presented results at sales call with all trading desk personnel. 

• Worked with senior bankers to close each deal and file all the deliverables for each bond sale. 

• Created initial Project plans with milestones and deadlines for municipal bond deals in Texas. 

 

EDUCATION

• University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts in Mexican American Studies (2003)

• University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts in Economics (2000)