Ronald Chow

About Ronald Chow

20+ years of experience managing large scale deployments in telecommunications, light rail and infrastructure. Applying sound and diligent project management practices, I bring out the best of team dynamics that is inherent in all organizations to deliver on stakeholder expectation. My areas of expertise include determining scope, work breakdown structure, schedules, resources and budgets; monitoring costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements; P&L ownership; identifying/managing risk and process breakdowns; managing and ensuring quality; planning, meetings orchestration, meticulous reporting, coordinating logistics. Managing geographically dispersed, multi-functional teams; supporting warranty terms/conditions and Service Level Agreements; managing customer and OEM relationships; facilitating communications; training portfolios, developing and mentoring team members. Technical management includes product management, communications systems, rail signaling, network deployment (Core and BSS), cell site management/cutovers; strong working knowledge in the areas of wire line, light rail, IP, fiber optics, backhaul, IP microwave and wireless telecommunications (2G/2.5G/3G/4G-LTE), Diameter signaling, BIG-IP portfolio, bare metal and cloud.Forte: Team Lead, customer-facing, customer advocate, project management excellence, people manager, large scale deployment, technical trials. Communicate in simplistic terms, bringing clarity, detail-oriented, process-driven, collaborator

Experience

1. Program Manager

   F5

   Dec 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   With enterprises and products evolving into the next gen world of Kubernetes, Openshift, Istio, Service Mesh, Service Proxy, approaches to Service Delivery and escalation management need to change. Relationships between the Customer, project team, internal and external delivery partners are also challenged as we morph into this new reality. As a Program Manager, the bigger picture and the eco system behind it must now be considered.

Education

• University of Washington

  Certificate, Project Management

  2007 — 2008

• McMaster University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

  1978 — 1982

Skills

• Rf
• Mobile Communications
• System Deployment
• Crm
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Wcdma
• Umts
• Mobile Devices
• Computer Network Operations
• 2g
• Software Documentation
• Ran
• Sip
• Management
• Ip
• Wireless Networking
• Pmo
• 4g
• Ethernet
• Pmp
• Service Level Agreements
• Wireless
• Light Rail
• Lte
• Qos
• Gprs
• Project Management
• Telecommunications
• Wimax
• Testing
• Cellular Communications
• Fiber Optics
• Ss7
• Networking
• Third Party Vendor Management
• Network Design
• Switches
• Hspa
• 3g
• Microwave