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Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Responsible for AT&T broadband CPE, Wi-Fi extender, technician supplies, and associated minor materials planning function. Build supply and demand forecasts for up to 5 years, planning inventory needs for both field technician and customer install functions.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led enterprise sourcing events for Corporate Systems SaaS and software categories, including Human Resources, Finance, Real Estate, Business Insights, Compute Flexible Capacity, and Generative AI Compliance.· Led team of lead negotiators representing AT&T to the supplier community, driving all commercial negotiations with supplier ecosystem in the Corporate Systems software space.· Responsible for managing $300 million of AT&T total contract value across portfolio of 80 suppliers.· Drove sourcing strategy for HR modernization replacing legacy, monolithic on-premise software platforms with modern SaaS solutions, aligning spend with value realization.· Sourced innovative flexible capacity solution for IT compute which reduced spend by 20% and eliminated overcommitment on compute capacity.· Negotiated deal to revamp financial subledger platform to support AT&T’s business support system upgrades, reducing unit pricing by 76% while eliminating $20M of legacy software maintenance “waste” by leveraging new business.· Developed rationalization plans for Application Observability, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, and Training software categories.· Provided over $150M of savings to AT&T through complex negotiation, deploying leverage through competitive threats and strategic sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, and contract awards on multi-year deals.· Regularly delivered client satisfaction net-promoter score of 95 or greater on sourcing events driven by my organization.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led enterprise sourcing events for Internet of Things and Mobility, Business Intelligence, Corporate Systems, Human Capital Management, Software-defined Networking and Virtualization solutions.-Transitioned from technology operations role to technology business role in September 2017.-Responsible for managing over $200 million of AT&T annual spend across portfolio of 100 suppliers.-Led team of Senior Sourcing Managers through strategic sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, and contract awards on multi-year deals valued up to $40 million.-Led negotiation team in driving multi-year Finance-validated savings to the corporation of $29 million.-Executed over 100 contracts on an annual basis supporting business needs of client organizations the team serves.-Client satisfaction net-promoter score of 84 on sourcing events driven by organization.-Responsible for managing whole categories of spend, consolidating suppliers in each category to drive volume discounts on solutions agreeable to all participating client organizations.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Operated and expanded the scale and capabilities of AT&T's global IP/MPLS backbone network.-Led organization responsible for Tier 3 support and new technology introduction for AT&T's global IP/MPLS backbone network, with staff spanning multiple US locations and Europe.-Responsible for operating AT&T’s global IP/MPLS core network, which supports products generating more than 80% of AT&T's revenues, ensuring successful delivery of over 125 petabytes of data per day.-Rolled out capability for 100 Gbps connectivity within IP core and to customer networks.-Introduced Cisco CRS-X carrier routing system to IP core network.-Managed scale and scope of IP core to position network to be the premier video delivery platform.-Improved IP routing system reliability through software enhancements and operational process improvements.-Strengthened organization by attracting talent and developing technical and leadership competencies within staff.-Owned operations relationship with large telecom supplier, responsible for driving improvements in software and hardware reliability, and drove root cause analysis on network events.-Improved unit costs for bandwidth utilization through technology improvements and densification of network assets.-Led team to develop strategy for DIRECTV network integration.-Deployed technologies supporting differentiated services MPLS traffic engineering within AT&T's global backbone, delivering better capital efficiency to the corporation.-Managed service reliability for all of the company’s IP services traversing the IP core network: 2G/3G/4G LTE wireless data, VoIP, Consumer DSL and U-verse, Business VPN, Managed Internet Service, Internet Peering, Cloud Computing, and Video traffic.-Graduated from Accelerated Development Program with AT&T Executive Leadership Development organization, an intensive year-long experience designed to prepare AT&T leaders for increased leadership scope.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Consolidated AT&T network assets to drive economies of scale.-Managed AT&T's global Internet backbone network, leading a team of network engineers who supported the network 24/7/365 on a tier 3 level.-Responsible for new technology introduction and transformation initiatives on AT&T's IP core network.-Led network consolidation efforts to merge legacy BellSouth, Cingular, and SBC Internet backbone networks.-Managed team resources to provide coverage for escalations and to deliver Methods of Procedure documents for new technology introduction.-Owned Operations-Labs departmental interface - drove Operations feedback into development process on new technology being designed for the backbone.-Delivered automation in the form of scripts and tools to Operations for ongoing network surveillance and support, including auditing and automated change functionality.-Delivered the following technologies to the AT&T core IP network: MPLS Traffic Engineering/Fast Reroute capability, Nonstop Routing, BGP RFC 3107, introduction of Cisco CRS-1 core routing platform into BellSouth and SBC network, CRS-1 and GSR IOS XR software evolution, introduction of Cisco CRS-3 routing platform into AT&T’s network, and migration of Wireless data traffic to new AT&T core network following merger.-Managed the operation and introduction of platforms including Cisco CRS-1/CRS-3 and GSR routers, ultra long haul SONET network, MPLS TE/FRR, LDP, OSPF, and RFC 3107.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Operated and Managed Large Enterprise Networks-Led AT&T Global Customer Care organization responsible for large enterprise and state government customers who purchased AT&T's Managed Internet and VPN services.-Responsible for AT&T Managed Services network operations, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 customer support, SLA management, escalation management, and new business opportunity.-Played a key role in the team that won several successful bids for new business from very large enterprise customers representing strategic value to the company.-Brought together legacy BellSouth and legacy SBC managed services organizations into a single high-functioning group, driving merger synergies and promoting best practices and a consistent customer experience.-Managed individual contributing managers, supervising managers, and union-represented front line employees in this role.

Dallas, Tx, Us

-Provided technical and escalation support for BellSouth's Internet backbone and consumer Internet network, including dial-up and DSL Internet services.-Operated Cisco, Juniper, and Redback (Ericsson) platforms, including Cisco GSR, 6500, AS5300, AS5400, Juniper M320 and T640, and Redback SMS 1800 and SE800 platforms.-Evaluated emerging IPTV streaming platform, serving as Operations representative for BellSouth's first IPTV trial.-Attained Cisco CCNA certification.

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