Lindsay J. McKay
, PMP & CSM
Chicago, IL 60604 • 312.428.1971 • •
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Technical Project Manager & Certified ScrumMaster
Project Leadership • Product Development • Cross-Functional Technical Team Cultivation
Roadmapping • Release Planning • Requirements Prioritization • Design & Testing Facilitation
SDLC Support • Standards, Tools, & Best Practice Creation & Documentation • Client Engagement
Combine engineer-level technical knowhow with personality to engage and unite project players at all levels –
from detail diggers to decision makers – to meet project milestones and strict delivery deadlines.
RECENT TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
CSM • Certified ScrumMaster • Scrum Alliance • July 2015
The Complete Agile Project Manager (9-Course Series) • Project Management Institute (PMI) • July 2015
Agile Project Management Essentials • Adopting an Agile Approach to Project Management
An Overview of Agile Methodologies • Agile Planning: Project Initiating & Requirements Gathering
Doing Estimates & Completing the Release Plan • Planning & Monitoring Iterations on an Agile Project
Leading an Agile Team • Managing Stakeholder Engagement on an Agile Project
Ensuring Delivery of Value & Quality in Agile Projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
C
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. (CCI)
ROWN
ASTLE
NTERNATIONAL
ORP
• Chicago, IL • 07/2014 – 06/2015
Detail Engineer (aka Technical Project Client Liaison)
As a main customer point of contact, engaged with site reps and project managers of clients such as T-Mobile
and Sprint while facilitating new system installation and upgrade projects that introduced or enhanced
connectivity within IL and IN office buildings, hotels, stadiums, and a university campus.
Interpreted requirements, set parameters, recommended strategies and workarounds, and compiled bills
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of materials (BOM), quotes, and statements of work (SOW) for CCI bids and projects valued up to $1M.
Never missed a deadline, even when taking time to help surrounding markets draft proposal materials.
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Kept communication flowing with internal and client PMs and subcontractors to head off issues and earned
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customer and coworker praise for preparing impeccable project documents.
W
W
C
. (WWC)
IRELESS
ORLDWIDE
ORP
• Wayne, NJ & Chicago, IL • 10/2008 – 05/2014
Design Engineer • 02/10 – 05/14
Quickly caught on to a previously unfamiliar technology to promote profitable partnerships by uniting the
technical capabilities of integration service provider, WWC, with their clients’ cross-functional technical teams.
Analyzed data and provided QA oversight and project support to engineers designing and configuring an
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optimized network that enabled the client, MetroPCS, to expand its presence to the West Coast.
Kept CIC and client databases current and provided project status and milestone updates at meetings.
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Advanced to taking the lead in mapping the integration of newly acquired cell sites within T-Mobile’s
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existing IL, MI, IN, and OH framework by following customer requirements and best practices.
Devised solutions that helped solve problems and enabled T-Mobile to meet its tight 18-month
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timeframe for an 800-site integration project.
Rapidly sought, found, and applied market-specific expertise while leading the design, diagramming,
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licensing, and risk mitigation for a proposed turnkey project for a private Ottawa-to-DE network.