Donna Connell Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for all aspects of technical project and program management, which are high value long term and strategic. Involves new and/or enhancing technology, are highly complex, and require tight coordination and integration with multiple organizations and suppliers. Provides overall direction and technical or analytical guidance teams that span.

Sr. Technical Program Manager, Global Technology Program Management at AT&T

Greater Atlanta Area

• Global Technology Program Management at AT&TLead large program and process initiatives including Lean Six Sigma, E911, National Call Test Control Office.
• 2g/3g E911 Diversity Program completed – develop framework and provide oversight for national program milestones and coordinate E911 call testing.
• E911 PSAP Trunk Testing Program - Defined processes and developed plans to bring in–house each E911 PSAP trunk testing role (facilitator/project management and technical testing) performed currently by external vendor..
• National Call Testing Control Office – standardized call testing processes, ensured quality call testing through supplier forums and surveys.
• Showcased savings of drive testing when costs reduced.
• Established best practices for the CTCO (using call test tool, time table for POs etc.).

Atlanta, GA

Working with cross functional teams on UMTS and LTE programs. Led planning of LTE deployment initiatives, including requirements, process, roles and responsibilities.

Greater Atlanta Area

Standardizing RAN role from a PMO perspective. Providing assessments, process changes, and compliance. Worked with cross functional teams to implement BAU programs including CTAC testing, CMR creation, etc.

Greater Atlanta Area

Developed program architecture and strategic planning for National PMO. Define the roles, resources, standards, processes. Evolving the work to acquire and rollout/train new RAN tools.1. Implemented an automated routing and approval mechanism for RF design cluster certificates and/or other documents. A custom SharePoint solution was implemented, and is.

• Contract extended with AT&T Mobility by Skilgroup Inc. as Sr. program manager for the National Capital Build Program to develop and execute a plan to monitor and report status/progress on the New cell Site Build (NSB).
• Define clearly each of the programs and gain consensus on the definition.
• Understand the execution process flow for each program and be able to provide a high level condensed overview.
• Develop a management plan including annual projections, monthly monitoring, risk/issue identification, and reporting for each of the programs.
• Use existing tools (CASPR, RFDS…) to design the reporting and early warning systems to manage the programs.
• Identify Key stakeholders and the people that implement each program

Brought on board in the middle of AT&T merger as national program manager for UMTS/3G design and pre-launch activities. Oversee associated quality processes ensuring compliance with network engineering services. This effort is the second largest technology initiative in the US valued at more than $1B investment. Since the network enhancements began in.

Brought on board in the middle of AT&T merger as national program manager for UMTS/3G design and pre-launch activities. Oversee associated quality processes ensuring compliance with network engineering services. This effort is the second largest technology initiative in the US. Since the network enhancements began in early 2005, 3G UMTS/HSDPA service has.

Contracted by Management Decisions Inc.eSourcing Solutions Program Manager for indirect electronic sourcing initiative. Drive increased utilization of preferred eSourcing Solutions across $20B Division, including Oracle's 11i SSP5, ePCard, eCatalogs, and eLance. * Sarbanes-Oxley 404 - Participated in the division and corporate initiative for updating.

Achieved turnaround of Professional Services Division to productivity, customer satisfaction, & profitability netting 10% corporate revenues in 9 months for organization that was consistently losing 25%-30% annually. Served in 3 capacities: · Program Mgr: Developed Services PMO. Participated in market research & analysis contributing to corporate & product.

Contracted by Comforce Information Services –Customer Markets eStore – worked with Marketing Communications group to provide products and information on BS Intranet and Internet. –AIN Science & Technology – Managed product development of multiple platform projects across BellSouth's telephony and ISP networks (.Net) to bring premium services to customers.

Customer Markets eStore – Worked with Marketing Communications group to provide products and information on BS Intranet and Internet.AIN Science & Technology – Managed product development of multiple platform projects across BellSouth's telephony and ISP networks (.Net) to bring premium services to customers. – Pursued and obtained CMM certification..

Reported to President and CEO and led rescue operation for failing technology. Motivated team to provide the best service and bring the infrastructure to safety and soundness as well as prepare for web architecture in less than two years.Have written recommendation from my supervisor.

Contracted by The Systems Group and SAIC. – Auto Lenders Acceptance Corporation – Instrumental in the startup of D paper special financing company (ALAC). After only 2 years of operations, ALAC was processing 30,000 loans. Implemented B2B point to point networking solution downloading loan applications to Appro origination system.–American Security Group –.

Ojt, Telecommunications Engineering

Activities and Societies: BIG DATA, Cloud Computing, Six /Sigma white yellow and green belt, Agile Certifications Network transformation.

Agile, Cloud Certifications, Agile Amd Cloud Certification

Technology Transformation , Software Defined Network, Virtualization, Agile, Six Sigma

Certification, Project Management Program

Activities and Societies: project management certification programDEC outsourced the PM Certification program from PMI. PM certification.

Mba, Management Of Technology

completed MBA

Bachelors, Chemistry And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Thesis in Quantitative Photochemistry under the direction of Dr. Lawrence J. Heidt from Massachusetts Institute.

Hs Diploma, College Prep

Activities and Societies: Glee Club French Club Math Club Latin Club Winner of Freshman Debate contestI love Mt.St.Joseph Academy.

High School Diploma, College

Awarded Msgr. Aloysius R. Finn 4 year scholarship to Mt. St. Joseph Academy