Leo Nova

Background

About Leo Nova

I am a versatile and innovative Manager with over 28 years of experience orchestrating large-scale projects and operational strategies that harness technology to achieve strategic business goals. My journey has been marked by a relentless drive to execute transformative initiatives, optimize Total Cost of Ownership, and amplify Return-On-Investment. Spanning all phases of project management and stakeholder collaboration, I bring a deep commitment to project planning and execution within established company initiatives. The heart of my approach is the ability to set the strategic direction, define roadmaps, and shape feature landscapes for products, thus shaping every facet of their development and launch. My commitment to delivering projects to precise specifications within stipulated timelines and budgets is unwavering. A proud USAF Veteran with a decorated service record, I have built a core skill set that encompasses project management, strategic initiative execution, process refinement, risk mitigation, and seamless communication. With a solid grasp of the Software Development Lifecycle, I harmonize my skills with budget management, personnel supervision, and customer engagement. My collaborative process is underscored by a knack for business intelligence and critical thinking. My leadership imprint is defined by my role as a trusted technical partner who consistently translates emerging technology and business insights into tangible value. I adopt an entrepreneurial mindset in my role as an Information Technology Product strategist, applying a modern lens to address a diverse array of business challenges through technological innovation and reliability. Guided by a decisiveness honed through years of leadership, I specialize in building stakeholder relationships, navigating change, designing measurable procedures, and fostering growth of individuals and teams. My mastery of Project Management methodologies, coupled with a profound understanding of business continuity and technology procurement, equips me to guide projects through the complexities of competing priorities and divergent agendas. A selection of my achievements underscores my track record: overseeing the 2-year migration of Virtual Route Reflector traffic to a new Dedicated Capacity Unit Platform, introducing a project timeline management tool that streamlined project delivery while slashing annual costs by $3 million, crafting and managing 42 functional team project plans annually over a 3-year span, and skillfully maintaining an annual expense and capital budget of $23 million.