Alicia West Email & Phone Number

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

-Manage interconnection and the exchange of Core Backhaul Circuits-Obtain Funding Approval for Core Backhaul Circuits-Negotiate and execute Core Backhaul Contracts-Tool Development Support-Process Documentation

Overland Park, Ks

-Provide financial and planning modeling scenarios that drive executive decisions on cell site backhaul implementation strategies-Identify creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance-Interface with Vendor executive sales teams to finalize and execute site specific backhaul plans-Strategized and initiated backhaul fiber upgrades on ~34k macro cell sites increasing available capacity by more than 5x while reducing Opex costs by ~50% -Developed a backhaul strategy plan to align backhaul transformation with MIMO and 5G requirements-Designed, developed, and managed a data repository for tracking all cell site backhaul plans-Interface with Network Engineering, Access Planning, PMO, Finance, and Real Estate teams to ensure backhaul plan align with overall Network Strategy initiatives

Overland Park

-Lead strategic analyses across CTO/CNO teams in conjunction with Corporate Development and Finance.-Supported and managed a $315 million budget for the Network Device and Development Director team-Prepared routine correspondence, reports and briefings on budget spend and variances to executive management-Provided leadership for budget preparation, formulation, presentation and execution-Compared and reported budget variances and associated explanations on a monthly basis-Project Managed Funding Request to ensure they were executed through the fiscal approval process in a timely manner-Conducted financial analysis utilizing data from PeopleSoft, Hyperion and Micro Strategy-Represented Business Strategy on process improvement initiatives between Finance and Network Teams.

Overland Park, Ks

-Successful in implementing and managing a centralized engineering planning process for 225+ Platforms within the Network Engineering and Access Operations organizations-Serve as a functional and technical team leader by guiding process decisions, delegating demand, and leading knowledge sharing sessions-Identify organizational and process improvements to enhance planning and deployment initiatives -Influence and drive strategic alignment across all of Network Engineering-Analyze impacts of other network projects on capacity deployment plans, including timing, resource risks, and dependencies-Facilitate training sessions across Engineering and Deployment Network teams on new process implementation-Partnered with Akinnovate to design and develop an Engineering Planning Tool to capture and track all Network demand planned and implemented in Sprint's Network

•Program Lead of one of US's largest operator's multi-billion dollar wireless network capacity programs. (Network Core EVDO, Voice/1xRTT Programs) •Served as Program Lead to 8 direct project manager reports. •Responsible for over 50% of the Ericsson US MS deployment revenue.•Consecutively delivered & exceeded to customer deployment committments. •Responsible for all project activities during the project establishment, execution and conclusion phases.•Generated executive reports including status, risks, issues and action items.•Lead responsible for activities relating to planning, scheduling, execution, budgeting and forecasting.•Create and disseminated meeting minutes, coordinated information flow and facilitated approval proceess for project deliverables.•Mentor less experienced project managers.

-Manage multiple high-scope projects from the Design stage through Implementation, supporting VP & associated Teams-Produce project plans to outline milestone requirements-Conduct weekly status meetings & provide status updates-Communicate with all Teams within Network Engineering-Organize & Run Status meeting with Internal & External Customers-Lead the Project Team

-Monitored capacity, made equipment assignments, & augmented switch components on CDMA Lucent 5ESS & ECP systems. -Tracked & Reconsiled Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders -Completed Project Authorization (PA) plans per year for budget approval for equipment demand. (forecasting process) -Balanced & assigned cell clusters per Switch Module (SM) for distribution of traffic across the 5ESS. -Monitored daily site performance reports-Maintained database integrity on switch elements & components-Created & distributed Market Orders & work requests to Swich Ops & Translations

-Monitored trunk capacity on Lucent 5ESS, Nortel DMS-250, & Dial IP switches within the Sprint Wireline and Wireless Networks-Coordinated equipment capacity and facility capacity to ensure availability for trunking requirements -Engineered & Implemented multiple wireless switch launches on Lucent 5ESS switches-Performed rehomes & NPA NXX code migrations to balance traffic load across networks-Lead & represented the Traffic Organization on multiple projects & process improvements-Developed internal processes and presented them to the Team-Created & Implemented plans to reduce capital costs -Maintained close working relationships with other Wireless Carriers, LEC's, CLEC's, and both internal & external customers-Distributed reports for upper management

-Supervisor of Inventory-Installation of Cable racks & bays-Wire wrapped cable terminations, ran coaxial cable, and stripped & crimped connectors-Installed and addressed rectifiers-Stacked & Strapped batteries-Performed cellular site surveys and audits on Lucent & Nortel equipment

Associates, Applied Science

Certification, Telecommunications