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Denver, Co, Us

Denver Metropolitan Area

Greater Denver Area

Mansfield, Ohio Area

Lead team of network engineers, analysts, and contractors responsible for ensuring we have the network infrastructure and capacity to reliably meet the needs of our customers today and in the future. Oversee bandwidth and port utilization for both the data and voice networks and support strategic technology initiatives to drive future products.- Developed an application (now used company-wide) to forecast capacity needs based on site growth and statistical trending.- Significantly streamlined operations by integrating multiple capacity tools and project tracking information into one easy to use application.

Mansfield, Ohio Area

- Monitored RT and central office access edge port & bandwidth capacity.- Created executive reports detailing overall network health. - Designed a Microsoft Access database application to track projects and trends.- Served as SME during the conversion of Embarq's inventory systems.

Managed utilization of line and number resources, HSI ports, PVCs and SIP addresses. Ensured data integrity through regular audits of switch, billing, and inventory records - reducing dispatch and recouping lost capital and revenue.- Increased group productivity by 35% by automating manual data entry and audit functions through VBA macros.- Increased HSI utilization by nearly 10% in 5 yrs while maintaining below .05% held order rates due to capacity issues.- Averted nearly $18M in capital spending by identifying and relocating stranded/un-needed equipment.

Mansfield, Ohio Area

- Engineered inter office SONET ring networks: oc3, oc12, oc48...- Maintained ring survivability and performed load balancing and diversity projects as needed.- Designed T1, ST01, OC3 circuit builds, reconfigurations and capacity management.- Rotation period through switch engineering & network installation.