Mark Crader Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

The Y, in Aspyre is "you". My coaching injects hope, motivates you to change habits, and celebrates when you transform your financial lives. Mark specializes in coaching people who are ready for change, want change, and deep down have decided change is needed because for too long the results are average. Mark helps people discover where they are presently with their finances and navigates obstacles, for his clients to get where they want to go.Mark Crader is a Master Financial Coach based in Dallas. He holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Dallas and a career that spans 32 years starting in the US Army and completing the journey as a coach. He teaches Financial Peace University classes online and at his Church. He completed a Pre-Marital Coaching certification from Symbis and is working towards a coaching certificate with the Maxwell Leadership Certificate Team. In 2023, Mark became a Ramsey Solutions SmartDollar Coaching Team contractor. Mark’s style is collaborative, motivational, and caring. His style of coaching is designed with your goals and dreams in mind.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Strong Project and program management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.• Manages multiple related and interdependent projects to collectively deliver a desired businessoutcome based on varying degrees of complexity.• Manages end-to-end network infrastructure delivery life-cycle including the collection andtranslation of business requirements to enable technical execution of network programs andprojects.• Rigorously manages scope to ensure agreed/approved/appropriate value is delivered andcommitments are achieved within time, cost, and quality parameters.• Plans and coordinates project deliverables across multiple service providers in support ofnetwork infrastructure project requirements.• Manages a portfolio of network infrastructure projects from design, build, throughimplementation and operational turn-over, with varying levels of complexity.• Responsible for project set up for Network sponsored projects within the technology systems ofrecord (Nexus, ITSM, etc).• Develops and manages the network related tasks within the overall work plan.• Manages financial estimates, forecasts, monitoring, reporting for network programs andprojects.• Responsible for implementing technology design to operational turn-over.• Responsible for communicating project status across delivery teams, senior leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Assigned to Santander Bank and Cisco Project Team's separately on multiple contracts and extensions. Completed several IT Implementation and Wireless Networking refresh projects by staying under budget and delivering on time. I implemented an Identify problem, Drive problem to resolution, share Lessons Learned philosophy over the lifecycle of our project.Managed the Access Point - WiFi Refresh Project and successfully scheduled, planned, and executed replacing over 300 3502i Access Points(APs) with Cisco 9120AXI APs and implemented 6 9800-40 Wireless Controllers for 16 Campus and Back Office Sites. Managed 5 wireless and network engineers and 3 Off-shore engineers while implementing upgrades, assigning tasks, mitigating risks, reporting status to stakeholders and remaining on schedule. Improved wireless network performance using Cisco Wireless Solutions Best Practices approach. Presented Power Point presentation of project status that included Project Executive Summary, Financials, Risks, Change Management Orders and Resource Scheduling weekly to Managers and Stakeholders. Successfully presented project plan to PMO for Gate 5 approval and achieving Project Permit To Operate status. Coordinated team, vendor and onsite support for each wireless implementation during non-business hours. Provided technical support during high availability configuration on 5520 and 9800-40 wireless controller deployments. Organized on-site Ekahau Wireless Site Surveys using a third-party vendor, reviewed wireless RF Heat maps and made recommendations on improving wireless coverage in 16 Branch and Back Office Santander locations. Made purchasing recommendations such as to forecast future wireless network expansion and site survey tools such as Ekahau. Eliminated network design costs imposed by third-party vendor by providing training to internal team members.

Gahanna, Ohio, Us

Restructured a previously under performing enterprise wireless transformation project that includes Cisco and Aruba wireless platforms; redefine and re-engineered all project tasks and assignments to create a more efficient and streamlined workflow process that ensure on time, high quality completion and delivery of end product; built workflow engineering document and created Pre-Site Survey document used by third party cable companies during customer visit.*** Leading Comm-Works Implementation team for Wells Fargo wireless platform refresh project at 1500 sites nationwide; managed/assigned site implementation schedule for three wireless engineers, conducted/completed switch discovery process. Meet with stakeholders to provide progress reports. Primary escalation point during night of Implementation and Change window.*** Created AP Join troubleshooting guide for Aruba Master controller; wrote Wireless Test Plan to test wireless coverage, RSSI/SNR, and roaming functions; onboarded and trained three wireless engineers.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Served as Wireless Project Engineering Lead in planning, coordinating, and managing the execution of Aruba Solutions P-WiFi project solution across seven enterprise wide multi-story employee locations; created project documentation and designed Aruba wireless platform; managed UTA testing.*** Created and implemented legacy platform migration and update project, including decommissioning legacy network equipment: BOM, AP Matrix, NCD, Decom NCD using MS-Excel at each site.

Mclean, Va, Us

Sr. Wireless Platform Engineer assigned to design and assist in planing a strategic WLAN enterprise wireless technology refresh project at 49 locations and Cafes; collaborated with data engineering team to gather/map switch ports; resolved wireless phone authentication issues.*** Planned and executed Aruba solution rollout at all Capital One Cafes and implemented 325 Series APs across 14 floors in a 32-story building during absence of primary engineer.

Morristown, Nj, Us

Managed daily activities of four off-shore wireless engineers as the Wireless Solutions Team Lead, coordinating the workflow and deployment of Cisco wireless transformation project at 42 sites.Completed 6 course Project Management series at Collin County Community College

Plano, Texas, Us

Interfaced directly with such clients as Genentech-Roche to oversee design, architecture, and on time delivery of Wireless Migration solution at Genentech-Roches 11 facilities in Indianapolis, IN and the NexGen Wireless project at Genentech-Roches seven manufacturing plants in San Francisco, CA. Served as a liaison between Engineering and Operations teams and vendors to define project scope, establish timelines, and resolved escalated issues. Defined and documented infrastructure testing plans and strategies. Provided project status reports to stakeholders. ** Scheduled cabling, infrastructure, and wireless testing teams to confirm wireless coverage after project completion. ** Co-wrote and documented test results which led to IT Corporate Executive Team design approval.** Devised strategies and plans that optimized wireless controller configurations to improve wireless connectivity.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Built solid career of accomplishments in leading and guiding team of 19 wireless engineers in troubleshooting, evaluating, and proposing best practice solutions to improve system/equipment operations for a wide range of clients. Prioritized new and existing client cases, allocated resources to ensure prompt and timely resolution of client issues. Planned and facilitated monthly team meetings with all TAC technology Team Leads to address customer cases and document solutions for future reference. Filed and tracked software defects, mentored new team members. Reported team performance to leadership team.** Drove process to setup customer environment in Technology Lab to confirm, test, and resolve software defects. ** Wrote 10-week internal training course for new Wireless Engineers in how to resolve high priority network outages.** Served as liaison between customer, software development team, and Business Unit in resolving escalated cases.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Certificate Of Completion, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Telecommunications Management