Trenton T. Young

tyoung@bmmj.net (email)

703.327.2992 (phone)

 

A Project Management Institute (PMI) certified manager, offering over 20 years of progressive experience in telecommunications with the skills to drive business growth, capitalize on new revenue potential, and manage all aspects of daily business operations. Possess proven capabilities to build and manage highly effective cross functional teams responsible for sales, operations, program management, and finance. Project Management strengths include: integration and implementation; business development; customer relationship management; budget management; developing project scope (budgets, timeline, and delivery dates); cost reduction and risk mitigation; contract negotiations; and team building.

 

 

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

·   Project management skills including strategic planning, operations management, P&L management, multi-site programs, project evaluation, performance management, staff training & development, client relations & negotiations, budget & financial management, quality assurance, and vendor management

·   Understanding of OSP/Wireless network construction including design and implementation

·   Knowledge of National Electric and Safety Codes and BISCI for communications construction and design

·   Experienced Capture Manager and Proposal Writer for Government RFP responses

·   Expertise in technology sales, pricing strategies, needs assessment, and marketing

·   Expertise in Asset Management specializing in Telecom and Data Network Equipment

·   Effective leader with exceptional verbal and written communications skills

·   Skilled in establishing successful teams with customers, co-workers, and vendors

·   Thorough knowledge and understanding of current disaster recovery planning techniques as well as methods used in performing risk analyses and business impact analyses concerning OSP

·   Previously held Military Secret Clearance, United States Army, 1986 - 1994

 

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Young Technology Group/

Young-Kinsley Technology Group, May 2012 - Present

Vice-President of Field Services

Project management, operations, and business development responsibilities for wireline and wireless communications projects that implement various technical solutions for a number of customers that include Carriers and General Contractors. Additional responsibilities include vendor management, process improvement, coordinating RFP responses, and P&L management.

 

·   Direct a group of Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and Business Management personnel for the Field Services department responsible for all customer implementation projects and P&L management.

·   Manage a project team of construction managers, tower technicians, and project coordinators responsible for the upgrade of 50 Microwave/LTE cell sites which included power, civil, and lines and antenna installation for Sprint project.

·   Project Management Lead for in-house and vendor provided crews responsible for the decommissioning of over 125 Sprint iDENS sites that included all lines and antennas, shelters, and pads.

·   Operational Management support for a team of tower technicians responsible for the upgrade of LTE cell sites which included power, civil, and lines and antenna installation for Bechtel/AT&T project.

·   Establish guidelines and Method of Procedures (MOP) for Field Services department that led to improve efficiencies of project managing all customer projects

·   Responsible for negotiating vendor partnerships with contractors that provided wireless and outside plant engineering services, construction services, equipment, and materials.

 

 

 

TCoombs & Associates (TCA), January 2010 – May 2012

Senior Director of Program Management, Telecommunications Services

Managed and coordinated telecommunications projects that implemented wireline and wireless solutions for a number of Government, Carrier, and Enterprise customers. Responsibilities included the management of network implementation for customer solutions, tracking project budgets, coordinating engineering RFP responses, and customer point of contact for integration activities and issue resolution.

 

·   Project Management Lead for team of 12 construction technicians responsible for the installation of lateral fiber builds for the Comcast/T-Mobile FttC upgrade project.  Responsibilities included all construction activity from the headend to Cell Tower site for a 150 cellular sites.

·   Implemented a business development program for a network integration provider to add 10 major accounts, which included customers from different market verticals such as, cable, telecommunications, data centers, and government solution providers.

·   Managed a team of project supervisors, civil and tower technicians responsible for the upgrade of 125 UMTS cell sites which included power, civil, and lines and antenna installation for American Tower/T-Mobile project.

·   Capture Manager for a team of solution providers to engineer and respond to RFP requests for IT support, Hosted solutions, and Telecommunication services for educational, commercial, and government customers.

·   Directed a team of network engineers responsible for the decommissioning of 75 Collocation POP sites which included all facility and network infrastructure (Router, Switches, Servers, Racks, Cabling, and all Power).

·   Led a number of regularly scheduled status meetings to provide the customer timely, accurate, and frequent communications on activities / issues that impacted the customer’s business

 

 

BMMJ Network Services, March 2005 – January 2010

Vice-President of Program Management for Network Services

Manage teams specializing in customer acquisition and program management of Telecommunications, Network Engineering and Implementation services.  Responsibilities include sales, marketing, P & L management, project budgeting, vendor management, and RFP response.

 

· Provided Program Management for the implementation of a business development program that grew account base from 0 to 25+ customers, which included customers from different market verticals such legal, cable, telecommunications, data centers, and non-profit organizations

· Directed a team of 5 consultants that upgraded a National Cable Company’s VOIP Backbone Networks which included the installation, termination, and testing of over 1200 coax drops

· Managed a team of communications analyst that performed communication service analysis for several customers that resulted in an average increase of data bandwidth of 100% with monthly cost reduction of at least 20%

· Project Management lead for a team of 10 consultants that was responsible for an infrastructure built out at a private data center that included a LAN Network, structured cabling infrastructure (CAT6) , and a VOIP phone solution (Cisco MSC7815 Server and 7900 series phones) that gave the data center operator the ability to monitor all building management systems (Cisco Switches, Routers, and Firewall)

· Managed project design team for an Ethernet metro area network build out over fiber with 80+ nodes that provided local transport to multiple wireless carriers (Adtran)

· Supervised network decommission of 76 sites in 13 states of an Ethernet data network for a national internet services company. (Cisco AS5800s, 7200VXRs, 12000s, 3500s, Nortel CVX 1800s) 

· Led a team of 6 technicians responsible for coordinating an asset recovery project of $10 Million of data network equipment consisting of carrier grade routers, switches, access servers, and servers (Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, Ciena, Sun MicroSystems, Telect, and ADC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

KMC Telecom, August 1998 – February 2005

Director Construction Program Management, January 2000- February 2005

Directed all engineering and implementation activities for Network Services department, including staff development, program management, and network implementation. Responsibilities included the management of departmental operating budget, and a team of network engineers, technicians, and vendors.

 

·   Directed a team of 40+ Construction Managers, Construction Supervisors, Project Managers, Procurement Coordinators, and financial support persons, which coordinate operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning on all OSP facilities

·   Responsible for managing and network planning of 37 city networks consisting of 1700 route miles of fiber totaling $1.7 Billion in assets

·   Forecasted and developed an annual maintenance budget for 39 fiber-optic metro area networks

·   Reviewed and approved all engineer solutions and project budgets for OSP capital and maintenance projects

·   Negotiated and managed all Master Service Level Agreements with engineering, construction, OSP equipment and materials contractors

·   Acted as third level management escalation contact in all OSP emergency issues

·   Led the transition team for Senior Management in the restructuring of the OSP department to include the merging of the master contractor for OSP back into the company

·   Subject Matter Expert for Outside Plant on the Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity committee for a CLEC

·   Managed and coordinated all disaster recovery activities for the restoration of six metro area fiber networks for a CLEC that were severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan

·   Managed over 100 contractors that provided engineering services, construction services, OSP equipment, and materials

·   Responsible for the completion of a $50 million Outside Plant fiber optic network build to include all engineering, construction, and project management activities

 

 

Director of Program Management, Network Engineering, Jan 2001 – June 2002

Managed the implementation of capital projects that included upgrades or new installation of network systems for Operations, IT, Network Engineering, Provisioning, Billing, and Sales.  Presented detailed project summaries and post implementation analyses to determine areas of process improvements to senior-level management.  Responsible for the improvement of overall departmental efficiency, staff performance, and employee morale. Responsibilities included departmental P & L budget management, project budgeting, engineering, planning and project scoping for all new customer installations and network expansions.

 

·   Directed a team of 12 Project Managers, which coordinated operation, administration, and provisioning on all  capital projects will an annual capital operations budget of $50 million

·   Managed a team of Project Managers that were responsible for the installation of over 200 projects annually that included upgrades to 37 Lucent 5ESS switches, completing a tech refresh program for over 600 employees laptops from Compaq 1750 to Armadas, to decommissioning of 45 data communications collocation sites

·   Coordinated RFP responses, negotiations and sales closing of major accounts involving federal and local governments, university systems, enterprise customers, and utility companies

·   Established guidelines and Method of Procedures (MOP) for an Engineering PMO department that led to improve efficiencies of project managing all capital projects

·   Recruited and staffed Project Managers, Quality Assurance inspectors, and financial personnel

·   Participated in the negotiations of the Master Level Service Agreement and pricing schedule of network integration master contractor

 

 

EDUCATION

·   Project Management Essentials, Project Management Institute (PMI), Certificate

·   Coursework toward Bachelor of Science in Technical Management, DeVry Institute of Technology

·   U.S. Army Quartermasters School, United States Army, 1986