JUDY TAKLANI

jtd772c6@westpost.net
8557 Windy Circle (561) 635-3640
Boynton Beach, FL 33472
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BILLING, VENDORS & PARTNERSHIPS
Provided strong Leadership skills20 Years of solid extensive Project Management
experience in successfully project managing projects for AT&T Services. Planned
and executed new technology and upgraded products to better serve customers, com
munity and Clients allowing us to provide new technology quicker to market by su
ccessful project management utilizing the 9 areas of Knowledge and approximately
42 Processes: This is the expertise and experience I will bring to your compan
y.
* Project Integration Mgmt. - Charter, PM Plan, Project Execution, Monitor/Contr
ol Work and Change Mgmt.
* Project Scope Mgmt. - Collect accurate Requirements, Define the Scope, Create
WBS, Verify Scope, Control Scope to avoid Scope creep.
* Project Time Mgmt. - Define Project Activities, Sequence, Estimate Resources,
Durations, Develop a realistic Schedule and Control the Schedule.
* Project Cost Mgmt. - Estimate, Determine and Control the Costs
* Project Quality Mgmt. - Plan, Perform Quality Assurance, and Control
* Project Human Resource Mgmt. - Develop Human Resource Plan, Acquire team, deve
lop the team and manage team.
* Project Communications Mgmt. - Identify Stakeholders, Plan Communications, Dis
tribute Information, Manage our Stakeholders expectations.
* Project Risk Mgmt. - Have a Plan, Identify Risks, Perform Qualitative/Quantita
tive Risk Analysis, Plan Risk Responses, Monitor and Control Risks to project.
* Project Procurement Mgmt. - Have a Plan, Conduct, Administer and Close Procur
ements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
West Palm Beach, Florida
(29 years of Fast-track Strong Performance Based Progression with AT&T Services,
a Global Telecommunication Service provider)
Senior Project Manager, Information Technology (1984-2008)
Selected Accomplishments:
* Assisted in development and implementation of strategic alliances with solid b
usiness plans (cost estimates) in excess of $4mil supporting project business ca
se to achieve objectives while complying with AT&T Corporate Standards and Corpo
rate Vision.
* Hired resources (60 employees/contractors) avg. per project in conducting inte
rview, looked for correct skill sets, Can Do attitude, persons track record, if
they were a team player and able to partner with the other team members and cros
s organizational.
* Managed the larger complex AT&T IT projects example, Year 2000 and Awarded "Ex
cellence for Outstanding Performance" monetary award and trophy by IT President
for Project Managing Y2K Project for all of California Technician Access Network
. Y2K platform, hardware, software, warranties and contract negotiations with mu
ltiple vendors in excess of ($500Mil) with timelines in excess of 12 months to 3
6 months depending on project, phase and deliverables following the AT&T System
Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology be it Cadence, Kapur proficient in b
oth methodologies. (Project Feasibility Analysis to Deployment, Quality Assuranc
e Audits passed successfully).
* Full accountability to leadership, managers, contractors and cross organizatio
ns counterparts to IT. Reported to Executives & Senior Management issues and je
opardizes that could not be resolved at team level due to magnitude, increased f
inances to Business Case, impact to Client timeline. Submitted teams proposed so
lution seeking concurrence/approval of resolution. Senior Management approved 95
% of all agreements with successful proposed solutions submitted.
* Promoted strong teamwork successfully managing, supervising resources who indi
rectly reported to Senior Project Manager over IT PM role this was in excess of
1K employees/contractors. Emphasized a strong working relationship with AT&T In
ternal and External Vendors, Suppliers, Customers.
* Partnered with Procurement to adhere to Contractor List selection staying with
in guide lines of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). Interviewed candidates, ne
gotiated rate of pay and length of contract. Set milestones/tasks for each Contr
actor and followed up weekly for status report.
Selected Accomplishments: Associate Project Manager (1982-1984)
* Deliverables performed as Associate Project Manager less complex/smaller magni
tude while being mentored for Senior Project Manager position.
Selected Accomplishments: Engineering (1979-1982)
Engineering Aide/Construction/Outside Plant - Maintained wires and pairs for So
uth Florida region. Ensuring Engineers (pool of 120) obtained accurate informati
on to service Residential and Business Customers for Southern Bell.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Florida Atlantic University (F.A.U.) - Boca Raton campus - Currently attending I
ntro to Project Mgmt. & PMP Prep courses. Started 9/21/2010, Completion Novembe
r 2010 of courses.
PMP Exam Target Completion Date: 90 days upon completion of Prep PMP Exam cours
e.
BS/BM, Business Management/Business Administration 1998-2000 University of Phoen
ix (6units remain - April 2011 completion). Appeal in progress for completion o
f units to obtain degree.
AA, Business Administration/Business Management 1996-1998 University of Phoenix
Commendations
* 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award - Award presented due to significant revenu
e streams and savings to the Work Force Administration (WFA) project. Project i
mplemented successfully and reaps $100Mil in savings to AT&T over a 5 year span
in resources and overhead.
* Year 2000 Project Award of Excellence - Presented by Ed Whitacre, CEO, Informa
tion Technology to Judy Taklani for excellence in delivery of the Year 2000 Hard
ware & Software platform (Northern & Southern California) for Technician Access
Network application. Received Monetary award from Terry Werner, VP of IT being
a significant contributor to success of Y2K rewrite and going above and beyond r
esponsibilities.