Daniel Powell Email & Phone Number

Henderson, Ky, Us

Working in the Custom Networks Organization

After successfully establishing new project management organization, tasked with development and expansion of Network Optimization’s Engineering and Planning Organization.  Successfully led and mentored a team of 5 Senior Engineers, resulting in achievement of $6 million savings goal Strategized and executed Site Exits, Fiber Route Optimizations, and Data Center Consolidation. Developed comprehensive C-Level Business Cases for long-term Network Real Estate leases, securing rent stabilization for go-forward locations Network Real Estate Negotiation driving resolution with lease holders.  Planned and engineered optimal Fiber Routes, leading to decreased operational expenses. Managed a diverse range of technologies from Ultra Long Haul to Aging Sonet Networks, extending the life cycle of legacy systems through an extensive equipment re-use program Led Training and development programs for Engineering Organization

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Established new Project Management team from ground up. Directed Project Management team to exceed Network cost savings target. Removing Fiber IRU cost and leading IRU Vendor Management. Steered projects pass internal and external obstacles establishing new processes to streamline efforts. • Achieved $5 million in annual savings in 2021 and increased to $6 million in 2022 through effective timeline management.• Developed and implemented a comprehensive 5-year savings strategy, ensuring long-term financial goals are met.• Regularly communicated project status to C-level executives, maintaining transparency and alignment with organizational expectations through monthly progress reports.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Deliver support and oversight for two Network Planning projects and serve and process improvement lead for Network Spares Team. Oversee logistics planning for spares deployment and conduct network deployment analysis of top transport, IP, voice and power platforms. Leverage SQL to execute and deliver network intelligence decisions. Facilitate RFP procurement for spare network gear purchases. Provide budget justification and highest value for capital investment. Steered consolidation of Network Sparing Locations from 3500 locations to 35 regional sparing depots. Led automation of replenishment process and tower cellular network modernization. Drove cross-functional projects to improve network outage response time. Prepared detailed network diagrams and planning for uplift of aging transport systems. Directed changing priorities efficiently in response to changing Carrier needs.

Evansville, Indiana Area

Directed a team of 25 engineers, analysts and managers in the Transport Engineering department, spearheading projects ranging from DS0s to 500 gig deployments. Fostered relationships with vendors including but limited to Infinera, Coriant, Cisco, Fiberdyne, Optellian, Transmode, Adtran, Ciena, Cyan. Gained experience with First Office Applications for Infinera DTN-X, DTN and Ciena 6500,  Led modernization initiatives for end-of-life transport systems and oversaw team of Metasolv Analysts. Oversaw process deployment for Engineering Work Order Flow  Approved and developed new standards within Metasolv Systems and supported upgrade and testing. Served as Lead for Engineering Standard improvements surrounding documentation and workflow tools. Managed internal circuit order fulfillment and carrier wave order fulfillment. Developed and managed department budgets up to $30M annually within 5% variance.  Assumed additional regional engineering team duties and processed the largest volume of work orders within department.  Enhanced maintenance MOP (Method of Procedures) activity success rate to 98%, minimizing downtime and operational disruptions.

Evansville, Indiana Area

• During tenure as Manager and Engineer II, successfully led a team of 10 engineers to fulfill over 500 customer service orders annually, ensuring a consistent on-time delivery rate.

Evansville, Indiana Area

• During tenure as Manager and Engineer II, successfully led a team of 10 engineers to fulfill over 500 customer service orders annually, ensuring a consistent on-time delivery rate.

• Successfully designed and implemented FTTT orders, maintaining a 100% rate of compliance with carrier SLAs.• Spearheaded the design and implementation of a large-scale school system project, ensuring 100% on-time engineering completion.

Morganfield, Ky

Henderson, Ky

Henderson, Ky

Henderson, Ky

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Telecommunications Systems Management

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Information Technology