LEONARD F.

WEINBERG
H - 206-440-8885 Shoreline, WA 98155 lfweinberg@comcast.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leonard-weinberg/10/253/b08 C 206-673-1383

SENIOR PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* Technical/Non-Technical Staff Management * Team Building * Process Efficiency * Multi-Site Project Coordination * Client Relations * Budget Planning * Service/Product Support * Negotiation * Excellent PM Soft skills

Professional Experience PROGRAM MANAGER (Contractor) AT&T Program Management Office MICROSOFT Sammamish Campus, Issaquah, WA June 2011 Sept 2011
Hired by AT&T to Program Manage their Call Center conversion Project with Microsoft * Managed a short flow consolidation of Microsofts Commercial and Consumer Call Center networks * Managed a cross-functional software and hardware engineering team that could range up to 20 personnel * Communicated progress to internal management as well as customer management on a regular basis * Provided all project documentation (Schedule, Plan, Timeline, etc) * Managed the joint project Share Point site for documentation sharing

PROGRAM MANAGER III Program Management Office (PMO)

Panasonic Avionics, Bothell WA, July 2006 June 2011

Hired to be the single point of contact between Panasonic Avionics and various airlines in America, Europe and India and to manage the installation of advanced In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems for domestic and international A/C Fleets (Aeroflot, Air France, American, Jet Airways, XL Airways, et al) Boeing, and Airbus * Managed budgets in the range of $5,000,000-$75,000,000 and provide cost estimations at program initiation * Managed a cross-functional software and hardware engineering team that could range up to 20 personnel * Established all customer hardware requirements and establish schedules to meet the requirements within budget and to the customers satisfaction * Managed the development of customized software after extensive scope evaluation with the customer * Coordinated resources with domestic and foreign agencies to meet date and budget commitments * Successfully negotiated internally and externally for required resources to meet customer requirements * Effectively communicated progress across business, functions, and key program stakeholders (internal and external)

PROJECT CONSULTANT Project Management Office (PMO)

PACCAR Inc., Renton WA, Nov 2005 July 2006 Hired to mentor the IT department project managers on various types of projects (i.e., etc.) and to improve the quality of the project governance process. * Mentored IT PMs on technology, application, commercial off the shelf, and sustaining and maintenance projects

* Worked with all levels of management to prioritize programs and match them effectively with the correct project manager in the Project Management Office * Continuously improved the tollgate and quality review process for IT Projects * Six Sigma Greenbelt trained and managed a project that if implemented would achieve a cost savings of approximately $60,000 per year

PROJECT MANAGER (Contractor)

AT&T Wireless/Cingular Wireless, Redmond WA, April 2004 Nov 2005

Hired to correct a failing migration effort for AT&T Wireless in the NW Region as well as new IT projects. * Successfully managed the migration of 175 public safety agencies in Washington and Oregon from to its new GPRS/EDGE network * Managed multiple teams in 2 western states * Managed logistics for sales and system engineering * Functioned as Single Point of Contact for State and Government customers * Developed and implemented a project schedule combining technical and business tasks, events and resources * Initiate action to identify and resolve project problems/issues and reported to Directors of technical and business partners on mitigating steps and actions taken to ensure timely deliverables, project success and quality * Reported weekly to executive staff and managers on progress and status of migration efforts for 175 customers * Responsible for all project documentation

PROJECT MANAGER
Fire Chief Equipment, Bellevue, WA (Nov 2002- April 2004)

Hired to bring Project Management principles and disciplines to increase productivity and reduce costs for Fire Chief across all levels of fire suppression installations (Project Charters, Cost Estimation, Earned Value Analysis, etc.) * Standardized documentation for small and large installations * Created procedures to improve communications during critical phases to improve customer satisfaction and reduce costs. * Responsible for all project phases including selection of subcontractors, contract negotiation, budgeting, and reporting results * Managed large scale installations in 5 states simultaneously * Managed an overall schedule of 25 to 35 projects

AREA TECHNICAL SERVICE MANAGER

Sprint, Seattle, WA (April 2000 Nov 2001) Promoted to improve service and support in the Northwest for Sprints largest customers * Managed a F/T technical and non-technical staff of 12 in Seattle and Portland * Improved on-time installations by 600%. * Improved the level of internal communications and significantly enhanced customer satisfaction as well as employee morale. * Pioneered a new order entry process that reduced errors and improved installation efficiency

PROGRAM MANAGER
Sprint, Universal City, CA (Aug 1998- April 2000) Hired as one of Sprints first Program Mangers on the West coast for Sprints Program Mangement initiative. * Turned around a failing voice/data network for 900 Kinkos stores and brought the project in on budget and a week ahead of schedule. * Co-managed a new data network for The Gaps 3500 stores in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. * Established a new feasibility matrix that matches resource availability to project that became a company standard.

NETWORK OPERATIONS PROJECT ENGINEER

Honeywell International/Allied Signal, Pasadena, CA (April 1990 Aug 1998) Contracted by the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) to direct and support tracking operations for NASAs Deep Space Network (DSN). * Directed a 5-member engineering support team to provide mission-critical network operations support. * Spearheaded crucial data recovery effort for the Magellan Project successfully retrieving 99% of mapping data transmitted from the planet Venus. * Pioneered the complete revision of the multi-volume Network Operations Plan Manual, reducing it to a usable one-volume reference document. * Awarded NASAs highest civilian honor: the NASA Public Service Medal.

Education | Certification | Awards | Training:

Six Sigma (Trained Green Belt) 2006 Project Management Certified (Project Management Professional, PMP), 1999 - 2002 BS Telecommunications Management, DeVry Institute of Technology, Pomona, CA, Currently preparing to re-establish PMP Certification

Awards:
Deep Space Network Support, European & Japanese Space Agencies, 1995/96 Public Service Medal, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), 1994

Training:
Six Sigma Green Belt TQM ISO 9001 Management Training Program (Sprint) ESI International Project Management Training

Technical Summary:
Expert and Highly proficient in the following office products MS Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Visio, and SharePoint