Laura Stone Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

• IT Infrastructure server/storage asset procurement. Established consolidated ordering process for all US DataCenter server/storage assets to improve process flow. Processed orders via Ariba, assuring correct financial.
• Maintained extended support/maintenance on server/storage assets. Processed annual maintenance renewals for global Dell servers and US based Fujitsu, IBM, and Oracle servers out of warranty (approx 4,500 devices).
• Inventory clean-up. Through maintenance renewal investigations, discovered significant issues with the database. Informed Wintel/Unix teams of issues and initiated investigations/corrections.

Coppell, TX

• Telecom/Network invoice analysis and Vendor management.
• Submit billing issues to vendors and schedule regular status inquiries until resolution is reached.
• Maintain accurate inventory of all voice and data circuits, phone lines and numbers.
• Manage all wireless devices: Blackberry’s and aircards.
• Manage roll-out of GOOD technology.
• Manage Intercall Teleconference and web-meeting service.

• Telecom/Network/Desktop invoice analysis and management.
• Submit billing issues to vendors and schedule regular status inquiries until resolution is reached.
• Prepare annual Infrastructure expense, maintenance, and capital budget, and update quarterly forecasts.
• Maintain accurate inventory of all voice and data circuits, phone lines and numbers.
• Manage all wireless devices: Blackberry’s and aircards.
• Order/Disconnect circuits as needs of the business change.

Established a franchise dealership in the Dallas, Texas area selling gooseneck horse trailers with living quarters. Economic conditions resulted in dissolving the business.

• Managed internal Lucent telecom services: cell phones, wireless data cards, pagers, and calling card accounts, utilizing major carriers including Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. Responsible for $6M annual budget
• Responsible for vendor management, ordering, budgeting, usage/plan/cost analysis, and plan optimization resulting in $2M savings annually
• Interfaced with all levels of management, supplying a variety of communication needs
• Utilized MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Calendar, Outlook, TASS, and vendor billing interfaces

• Supported the VP and his Directorate on all global budgets, projects and HR related issues: staffing, on-roll, off-role, promotions, payroll issues, job postings, rewards/recognition programs, and internal training.
• Coordinated highly confidential activities including global annual performance reviews, forced management layoffs, and gathered global project data for analysis and metrics compilation for VP presentations.
• Coordinated weekly meetings with VP directorate, and all planning and arrangements for global face-to-face meetings, town halls, and world-wide organization conference calls.
• Worked closely with all levels of management and non-management.
• Utilized PeopleSoft, Business Objects, e-Comp, OCI, and MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Calendar and Outlook as major tools for job requirements.

• Responsible for development and coordination of all global budget and headcount exercises for CIO-Operations.
• Team leader of five regional analysts, analyzed monthly budget reports and initiated research and corrective action for misdirected charges.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives of personal services (cell phones, pagers, home phone lines, etc.).
• Coordinated weekly staff meetings, prepared monthly project status reports, and maintained accurate headcount reports for entire division.
• Utilized MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook as major tools for job requirements.

Desktop and Server support for Lucent Technologies, Maitland, FL.

Maintained and supported corporate wide UNIX/NT network.