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Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Manage rural fiber development in remote Alaska, covering hundreds of miles, deploying new fiber and new technology. With a multi-million dollar budget with limited time to build and harsh weather conditions; maintain scope, schedule and cost is imperative to the success of the program. Work with multiple organizations ensuring the timely delivery of all objectives. Over the past couple of years, exceeded all expectations and turned up seven communities ahead of schedule and all under estimated cost. Negotiated and created multiple contracts covering all the required services for the necessary work in each community. Worked successfully with many Federal, State and local governing agencies; including but not limited to, Rural Utilities Services(RUS), Alaska DOT, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Army Corp of Engineers, Mayors in the local communities and multiple Tribal executives. Positively reported weekly to executive management regarding the success within each of the communities.

Remote

Consulting locally; providing assistance with networking, design and implementation for optical services. Drafting inside plant and outside plant telecommunication services, pricing and working with construction on details and revisions as necessary.

Littleton, Co

Areas of ExpertiseA multi-talented team-player with progressive experience within local, national and international organizations including telecommunications, aviation, military and government services. Recognized for proven performance and leadership, with proactive experience engineering, managing organizations, people, programs and projects. With exceptional financial management skills, successfully managed multimillion-dollar P&L. In sales and business development, negotiated and won large-scale contracts that have consummated in over $7 million annually.OSP EngineeringISP EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementProject ManagementInternational SalesTechnical SalesContract NegotiationContract ManagementTraining and MentorshipYears of Experience14+ YearsEducationBachelor of Science/ Economics/ University of New Mexico, NMProfessional CredentialsAviation CertificationSiemen’s Stromberg Carlson Technical Bell-core Technical Analyze, plan, develop, draft and manage over 300-projects a monthly, averaging over $18.8 million in contract value annually. Manage projects profitability, manage engineering, manage projects from beginning to completion. Ensures all projects are engineered to strict Corporate and industry standards, while exceeding Customer expectation for delivery and turn-up. Continually review processes for efficiency and develop and implement strategies for overall performance improvements. Fluent in NDS and AutoCad for drafting both inside and outside plant jobs for fiber optic services, TIRKs management for all assignments, and Site Tracker managed for all milestones.

Developed new business opportunities in worldwide markets providing products and services with sales exceeding $7 million annually. Took a small unique opportunity, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GGI contract, and turned it into a $3 million per year business opportunity. Managed program performance including project schedule, budget and resources. Identified unique opportunities and created cost effective and time efficient solutions. Mr. Walter has successfully drafted, negotiated and administered multimillion-dollar contracts. Developed business plans, marketing strategies and presentations. Lead focus groups held both nationally and internationally. Presented status updates to senior management and stockholders. Demonstrated new products and concepts to customers and business groups. Leveraged corporate initiatives for breakthrough opportunities and strategic positioning. Participated with customers and partners to define strategic plans for growing relationships. Defined, designed and articulated new product strategies for a given market.

Directed and managed a twenty-seven-state region with over 200 employees with numerous contractors and subcontractors. Responsible for a $30 million P&L. Developed and implemented business plans that resulted in a $70 million/5 year contract. Worked through multiple organizations to achieve support and positive results. Managed the business within the allocated budget while providing positive customer support. Successfully demonstrated new opportunities and services to customers. Conceptualized, designed and implemented policies and procedures reducing cost by 25%. Increased efficiency and productivity exceeding corporate and customer expectations. Trained employees on policies, procedures, processes and quality netting 40% improvement. Presented monthly and annual performance metrics to senior management and customers. Traveled extensively to insure adherence to corporate objectives.

Planned, implemented and managed numerous multi-million dollar projects concurrently. Managed analog to digital switch conversions throughout the US West 14 state region. Coordinated and organized functions between multiple organizations. Analyzed information, extracted issues and resolved problems timely. Facilitated productive and informative meetings on all projects. Presented positive results to management on a weekly and monthly basis.