Ross Tabalada
Calgary
Summary
Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER
Primary Engineering And Construction
01.2024 - Current
- Responsible for the delivery of underground/overhead electrical distribution turnkey projects from engineering through construction to energization
- Preparation of estimates and proposals inclusive of redline designs, material takeoffs, and construction for turnkey projects
- Occasional off-site meetings, site visits, and field inspections in the Calgary and surrounding area
- Coordination with customers, municipal approving authorities, other approving agencies as needed, utility infrastructure owners, and various project stakeholders
- Accountable for regular and complete project communications to all stakeholders, including project schedule, project cost, project risks and mitigation measures, and other required reporting
- Proactively consult and develop solutions for clients to suit their business needs
- Sales and customer relationship building
- Peer mentoring and training with other team members
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
LEAD DESIGNER
Primary Engineering And Construction
04.2021 - 01.2024
- Producing estimates and customer redlines to specifications of customer requirements for telecommunication outside plant facilities
- Perform field audits of utility poles identifying service providers and cable types, hardware, span lengths and attachment heights
- Prepare construction plans, material requirements for Outside Plant (OSP) infrastructure associated with aerial and underground projects
- Design coordination with customers, municipal authorities, other utilities & various project stakeholders
- Off-site meetings and site check as required
- Develop, modify, and improve Telecommunication procedures/processes as required
- Assist and provide input into overall department direction supporting the Manager
- Peer/stage reviews of design packages as required and review designs of others for quality/reliability
- Analyze and produce financial and schedule reporting for projects as directed by the Manager
- Proactively consult and develop solutions for clients to suit their business needs
- Technical mentorship and development of Junior Engineers, Technologists and Drafting staff
- Review as built and record drawings to ensure compliance with original design
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for effective product development and design consistency.
SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
AFL
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Assist with end-to-end employee management which includes; hiring, onboarding, scheduling, leading, training, developing, and mentoring team members
- Communicate job expectations and ensure adherence to performance expectations of respective roles within the department
- Ensure all projects are well executed in accordance with departmental and/or corporate goals and customer expectations and contractual requirements
- Participate in calculating resource needs, requirements and allocate resources accordingly
- Trouble-shoot, identify problems and offer timely and effective solutions
- Remove roadblocks and handle escalations through to final resolution
- Demonstrate good judgment, strict confidentiality, and adherence to company policies and procedures
- Enhance the Organization’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishment
PROJECT MANAGER I
Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.
11.2015 - 08.2019
- Coordinate with multiple departments to provide services for both residential and commercial developments
- Define project scope, ensure milestones and budget are met throughout the project to maintain expected timelines until completion
- Collaboratively work with various business partners and departments to ensure all standards are maintained within each project
- Report weekly updates with all key stakeholders and upper management
- Pro-actively manage projects risks and issues to minimize their impact on the project
- Responsible for budgetary updates, forecasting and all invoicing
- Provide support and mentorship amongst team members to encourage growth throughout the department
PLANNER II
Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.
06.2006 - 11.2015
- Responsible for fibre & coaxial distribution cable designs for all single family & multi-family subdivisions as well as commercial units using Microstation and AutoCAD
- Management of all aspects of projects from inception to completion including the coordination of third party contractors
- Quote and produce underground & aerial distribution designs
- Maintain relationships with both internal and external parties participating in each project
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align goals and ensure project success.
Education
Engineering Design & Drafting Technology – Civil
SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
01.2000
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Project planning and development
- Project scheduling
- CAD drafting
Timeline
PROJECT MANAGER
Primary Engineering And Construction
01.2024 - Current
LEAD DESIGNER
Primary Engineering And Construction
04.2021 - 01.2024
SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
AFL
09.2020 - 04.2021
PROJECT MANAGER I
Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.
11.2015 - 08.2019
PLANNER II
Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.
06.2006 - 11.2015
Engineering Design & Drafting Technology – Civil
SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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