Chandra Skinner

Dallas, Texas

 

Qualifications Summary

 

Project Management skills

Team leader capable of motivating staff, Ability to get on well with all levels of people and possess strong relationship building skills.  Superb communication skills and able to articulate technical jargon to a non-technical expectations. Knowledge of project management methods.  Ability to gain results through results.

ITT Tech, Desoto, TX 12/2014 –

Adjunct Instructor

Results-driven project management professional with significant and progressive experience and expertise in such project-management concepts as project plan, project completion, scope, costing, scheduling, risk management, contract negotiations, planning and tracking, quality, and change management throughout the project life cycle.

 

My duty currently involve adjunct instructor of 2 classes. 

IP networking – 2^nd level IP networking class teaching.  EIGRP, RIP OSI models

Project Management Capstone – Overseeing the 5 groups of students in putting together a project highlighting their skills and education to present as a class project before they graduate.

 

X-Post, LLC, Dallas, TX 02/2014 – 10/2014

Project Manager

Responsible for delivering projects against agreed scope, budget, schedule & customer expectations.  Doing this whilst supervising, directing and motivation teams of multi-discipline contractors and employees

 

·   Monitoring project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance

·   Managing client expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality of service

·   Oversee planning of deliver routes and drivers.

·   Managed multiple projects and successfully achieved milestones, ensuring projects complied with all cost and scope specifications

·   Utilize backup resources of drivers and vehicles

 

Versacom, LLC, Dallas, TX 07/2012 – 12/2013

Senior Project Manager

My position requires constant contact with customers as well as vendors.  Responsibilities include overseeing two Project managers in supporting of BTS integration, OSP engineering and Tower installation across the country.

 

·   Managed various T-Mobile Wireless infrastructure projects in the Central Region with a budget over $10M

·   Managed various NSN/T-Mobile Wireless infrastructure projects in the Central Region with a budget over $5M

·   Performing all agile project management activities.

·   Developed and fostered team of 75 highly qualified personnel capable of supporting assigned projects through to successful completion

·   Change management throughout the project life cycle.

·   Knowledge of telecommunications industries: Inside and Outside Plant infrastructures

·   Implemented interfacing functions with product management teams and software developers

·   Knowledge of AT&T engineering practices and as well as local codes

·   Trained on AT&T Engineering systems, using such tools as MIC, ATOL, JAM/OSP, CFAS, TELCO11i and ARES. 

·   Project managed and initiates FTTP and FTTN in the West Coast with a budget of over $5M a quarter.

·   Ensuring that all contractual obligations are met while approving updates and/or changes

·   Responsible for LTE Integration, migration and UMTS change out

·   Preparing and distributing progress reports

·   Assist with project bidding and negotiating line level pricing for said projects

·   Mobile Data Management and Wi-Fi on the networks of Nokia, T-Mobile and Ericsson, Mobile Application use throughout the length of each project.

AT&T, Dallas, TX 11/2011 - 05/2012

Project Manager

The position required constant interactions with the following organizations Mobility Provisioning Center (MPC), RNC Planning, RF Group, External/Internal customers, Drive Testing. 

 

·   Network equipment deployment problem solving encountered by the Service Providers

·   Ensure that the agreed implementation schedules and guidelines are followed and enforced

·   Met with client to determine scope of project and analyze current systems and procedures

·   Oversee construction activities working closely with construction staff and Contractor

·   Tracking project scope, schedules and budgets and preparing progress and status reports

·   Ensuring that all contractual obligations are met while approving updates and/or changes

·   Create CRs (Change Reports)

·   Implemented interfacing functions with product management teams and software developers

·   Performing all agile project management activities

·   Create and maintain detail reports

·   Conferred with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing and potential engineering projects or products

·   Utilize SON to optimize RAN performance and maintenance of AT&T network

·   Track and update daily status reports

·   Reduce time between initiated Change Reports and Customer approval, resulting saving of $50K a month

·   Mobile Data Management and Wi-Fi on the networks of Nokia, T-Mobile and Ericsson

·   Deployment of MobileIron to allow a unified mobile device management platform

·   Reduced risk through the development and implementation of MDM policies

 

 

Ericsson, Plano, TX 4/2008 - 11/2011

NDS Engineer

The position required constant interactions with the following organizations: Customer Interaction Center (CIC), Service Delivery Manager (SDM), External/Internal customers, Global Support (GSD). 

 

·   Launching of cell sites into commercial services.

·   Create script files for changing of parameters and creating cell sites in both the RNC/BTS

·   Data Translation for cell sites and audit parameters.

·   Data collection of KPI/statistics for cell sites.

·   Perform Onsite Solution integration, scripting, testing and software application development.

·   Knowledge of various IP/Datacom products.

·   Trouble shooting and fault analyses skills;

·   Installation of large scale Switches, Routers mainframe and RBS equipment

·   Installation and integration of DAS systems as well as large mainframes

·   Utilize SON to optimize RAN performance and maintenance of AT&T network

·   Technical Support experience within the Telecom Industry

·   Provided technical assistance to field and laboratory staff regarding equipment standards and problems, and applications of transmitting and receiving methods

·   Directed and coordinates activities concerned with installation, maintenance, operation, and modification of electronic equipment, products, and system

·   Develop operational, maintenance, and testing procedures for electronic products, components, equipment, and systems.

·   Interact with PM from various markets on projects

·   Knowledge of telecommunications industries: Inside and Outside Plant infrastructures

·   Oversaw placement of cables fiber and copper of aerial and buried

Responsible for the script loading, alarm clearing, status checking and welfare of the Central Region UMTS network

·   Work with Project Manager and Implementation Mangers and Script writers

·   Maintain sites in the OSS WCDMA common and network Explorer for the AT&T network

·   Aggressively follow process and procedures

·   Experience with TCP/UDP/IP, network planning, measurement and optimization tools

 

 

 

 

Education

 

CCNA

Currently Studying for PMP

Bachelors of Science, Computer Science,

Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX

 

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