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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Sprint Corporation / T-Mobile (Post-Merger) Provider(s) of cutting-edge wireless telecommunications services. Fortune 500 Company.Responsibilities carried over from previous position with Sprint post-merger with T-Mobile on April 1, 2020

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Utilized understanding of business needs to formulate and support Sprint’s positions on federal & state regulations and legislation. Responsibilities frequently focused on performing analysis to evaluate the financial impact of modifications to telecommunications regulations and new legislation. Noteworthy topics - special access, broadband funding, access stimulation, and cell site deployment.Appointed by the Director of Governmental Affairs as the project coordinator and liaison for Sprint’s FCC Connect America II broadband funding application. Fulfilled FCC mandated tasks in applying for a share of $1.9 billion in available support.Empowered as the company’s subject matter expert on numerous existing federal and state broadband grant programs. In excess of $30 billion in support available from existing funds.Constructed cost model to justify rates charged to law enforcement agencies for wire-tapping and call surveillance. Represented Sprint in formal negotiation sessions. Avoided fines approaching $10M.Analyzed Ethernet / TDM rates charged by competitors. Convinced FCC major Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers benefited from substantial influence over Business Data Services prices.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Primary focus advocating Sprint's financial and regulatory positions in arbitration proceedings with other telecommunications carriers in both FCC and state regulatory commission dockets. Continuously identified potential cost savings opportunities associated with state and federal telecommunications rules and regulations. Prepared written testimony, formal comments, financial analysis, researched legal precedents and regulations for over 20 states.Investigated and exposed access stimulation schemes then partnered with Sprint’s network, legal and fraud organizations in taking corrective actions. Annual access expense savings from curative actions estimated at $250M.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Devised and implemented opportunities to augment Sprint's revenue growth. Initiated filings with various state regulatory commissions, and lobbied for regulatory approval to ensure realization of additional revenue streams. * Nevada Price Regulation filing procuring $43 million annual revenue settlement* Increases to late payment charges securing $2 million in additional fees* Championed campaign to reclassify basic residential services as competitive thereby repressing price regulations* Testified before the Nevada Public Utilities Commission successfully persuading them to modify consumer protection rules triggering $10M in annual expense savings.

Authored sub-modules within a multi-dimensional financial model evaluating the prospective purchase of cutting-edge telecommunications technology licenses. Evaluated more than 20 capital project requests for validity utilizing Economic Value Added modeling principles.Prepared financial analysis to assess potential technology partners.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Managed all accounting functions related to $500 million in fixed assets, including the coordination of all work order report activities. * Orchestrated the integration accounting and network planning functions into a single business unit while supervising fourteen associates. Substantial efficiencies and time savings realized as the result of reorganization.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Tasked by the regional Controller to represent Sprint’s Eastern Group with implementation of a corporate-wide fixed asset costing system. Facilitate accounting test procedures.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Directed all billing activity and system maintenance for inter-carrier access charges. Executed mission-critical processes during implementation of a new billing system. Annual revenues of $120M. Supervised a staff of three.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinated and executed numerous financial and operational audits and presented findings, results, and recommendations to senior management.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Specialized in performing audits of over 10 trillion cubic feet of sub-surface natural gas reserves and calculating the monetary value of such assets.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Formulated and implemented audit plans and performed the actions required to complete year-end financial audits of various high-profile corporations in steel, healthcare, and automotive manufacturing industries.