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Florida, United States

Coppell, Texas, Us

• Leadership of Architects, Engineering, Support, & Change Management • Primary stakeholder of $20M ann. revenue generating Global Digital Exchange platform• Offer thought Leadership to business executives on Technology deployment strategies• P&L definition and accountability for Cloud and Network offerings• Foster alignment among cross-functional teams to ensure global implementation of products and service capabilities• Design Next Generation Network (NGN) architectures and migration strategies• Keen, highly-analytical ability to review and refine business processes to save costs and improve operational efficiency, $6M+ direct EBIDTA savings in AOR

Coppell, Texas, Us

• Lead the global DC Network Engineering & Operations organization supporting mission-critical Service Provider IP, Optical, Peering, & Bare Metal services in 62 global data centers. • Direct Technology advisor to C-Level Executives• People Manager of network architecture, engineering, implementation, fabric automation, & Tier-4 support teams• Responsible for shaping & execution of company’s strategy for network infrastructure• Manage C-Level global Tier-1/2 Carrier relationships; procurement of dark & lit fiber• Exceptional Procurement negotiation skills: costs analysis, sourcing, contract management, RFP’s, risks analysis, legal reviews• Strong financial budget control of CapEx/OpEx expenses, planning, & metrics• Manage due-diligence Technology testing and validation of innovative forward-looking network solutions• Cross-functional executive for Product, Finance, Sales, & Operations organizations• Focused mentoring leader that thrives in team building, morale-building, to maximize employee engagement and performance

Coppell, Texas, Us

• Drive Corporate Development Strategy for Network and Bare-Metal ecosystems in 62 datacenters across 29 markets, Americas, EMEA, and APAC• Collaborate with executive team to review P&L of Cloud & Network Products• Coordinate planning of global datacenter expansion strategy & execution with Product, Engineering, Support, & Customer Success teams• Influencer, develop strong internal partnerships with cross-functional teams• Analyze, design, and implement structure to complex global solutions• People Manager of core Engineering Architects team with 80-120 indirect domestic and international staff• Responsible for hiring technical engineers, onboarding, coaching, & mentoring• Manage Suppliers to negotiate best competitive rates. As company Bandwidth Director negotiated OPEX savings of 40%• Spearhead operational excellence across cross-functional teams to lower Cost of Revenue. Directly responsible for coming in 24.7% under budget of $32M network with 40% project interval improvement expediting revenue recognition • Manage annual capital budgets & cash flow forecasting of $30M+ and OpEx $4M• Liaison with Finance Accounting, AP, FP&A, Procurement, & Product teams to analyze metrics in order to exceed financial performance targets• Own LifeCycle Management of HW/SW Renewals, EoL, & Capacity reports• Extensive expertise in emerging datacenter, IP, & Optical technologies, including DC automation, Spine / Leaf architecture, DCI Interconnection systems• Led the deployment of new global enterprise IT network deployment from M&A IT Managed Services contract in six months, $650K MRC cost savings• Liaison with Legal counsel to negotiate Supplier MSA’s, NDA’s, Sales Orders• Company Bandwidth Director, management of 150+ circuits & $2.2M ARC

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Program Manage all network aspects of cloud program aligning business objectives with Cloud Service Delivery strategy, 30K+ devices.• Bandwidth Director of all circuits that enabled cloud program, 200+ connections

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Manage global datacenter & cloud network services program; reporting, roadmap, and governance, annual $20M CAPEX / OPEX $4M• Drive operational excellence across cross-functional teams, 85+ indirect employees• Sr. Business Operations Manager to Vz Federal Group & DC Agencies

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Architect, Budget, PM, & Implement global network deployments for Federal Cleared and Commercial Clients• Conduct Technology reviews in response to Leadership RFP’s• Develop training programs for Tier I/II engineering teams• Provide NMS support to Tier I/II engineering & SRE teams• Provide Tier III network support• Integrations in Santo Domingo, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Amsterdam, & Istanbul

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Provide Tier 2 technical fiber optic network support• Analyze and maintain network capacity needs based on customer-demand• Accountable for sourcing negotiations with network vendors• Provided integration support of global optical network expansions, 1,200% growth• Developed and administered training curriculum for Tier I/II Engineers

• Managed 24x7 group of 84 network engineers; projects, training, on-call schedules• Fault isolation and resolution of global network incidents• Drafted runbook for network surveillance teams minimizing MTTR• Specialized in troubleshooting global DWDM & Ultra-Long Haul systems• Supported Real-Time Restoration(RTR), MCI developed network self-healing system• SRE liaison to maintain NMS systems; Netcool, HP OpenView, Solarwinds

• Monitored, identified, and corrected equipment, fiber, and software deficiencies on the MCI Domestic and EMEA optical networks, 1M+ devices• Fault isolation of SONET/SDH network from DS1/E1 to OCn/STMx level• Worked on Nortel, Ciena, Fujitsu, Marconi, Rockwell, Alcatel-Lucent, Siemens, Microwave Radio telecom network hardware and software

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Spanish, Computer Information Systems

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