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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Design responsibility for Ethernet “Wave” product design proposals & implementations.Planned nationwide deployment of Ciena RLS optical network overlay to support Wave product growth and data center expansion.Implemented core fiber re-route to enable shutdown of multiple high-cost data centers.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Managed spend and technical roadmap with optical network suppliers, negotiating annual equipment pricing, software license, and maintenance agreements. Annual equipment budget responsibility of $15-$25M capital and $10M operational spend. Lead fiber and transport integration strategy for sale of wireline business and assets to Cogent Communication focusing on fiber cost reduction and data center footprint expansion.Planned and implemented a decom program for DCS/SONET/WDM technology netting annual cost reduction of $6.1M in power, $3.2M in co-location, and $6M in leased fiber.Engineered network for “Wave” product connecting 35 U.S. Data Centers with 10/100/400 Gig Ethernet connectivity and doubled YoY product revenue 2021-2023.

Managed a sixteen-person team responsible for all development, planning, and engineering associated with Sprint’s wireline and wireless fiber/optical networks.Developed and deployed a dark-fiber wireless backhaul network resulting in on-air deployment of over 5,000 4G/5G cell sites with five fiber vendors in three years.Implemented multiple fiber projects including expansion to fourteen wireless switching offices, two cable head removals, and many fiber replacement projects. Responsible for $80M/$30M annual fiber/ROW expense.Consolidated Optical Technology lab from branch office to headquarters.

Overland Park, Ks

Built a team to develop and implement a plan that migrated Sprint from costly leased T1 2G/3G backhaul architecture to high bandwidth 4G Ethernet backhaul.Ran lease vs. build business cases using Dark Fiber, Microwave, and Ethernet service technical scenarios. Developed and implemented a backhaul performance solution inclusive of probe deployment and Ethernet analytics software to measure vendor performance and network health.

Managed a six person team whose responsibility included all budgeting, procurement, vendor negotiation, governance oversight, and business case development for a 70 person telecommunications network organization with a $78 Million annual budget.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Various roles include wireless benchmark testing, 2G/3G technology integration testing, and RF propagation modeling for a 2.5 GHz fixed wireless network.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Responsible for negotiating last mile connectivity technical specifications and pricing with Local Exchange Carrier supporting wireless and wireline networks.

Mba, International Business

Activities and Societies: 2001 Summer Immersion Program: Asolo, Italy

Bs Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering: Focus On Power Distribution

Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

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