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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

As the Principal Technical Sourcing Manager for Renewable Energy at AT&T, I am responsible for developing and executing strategies to optimize the procurement and delivery of clean and sustainable energy sources for the company's operations. With 2 years of experience , I have a proven track record of managing complex agreements, leading cross-functional teams, and driving business process improvement.

United States

Manages a team that is responsible for planning, development, negotiation, and administration of company contracts with suppliers.Defines the nature of the work that should be undertaken by the company. Develops overall objectives for assigned area of responsibility. Negotiates and administers contracts for a small product area or segment of a major product area or multi-diverse contracts, which may cover a number of geographic territories / international countries. Responsible for the guidance… Show more Manages a team that is responsible for planning, development, negotiation, and administration of company contracts with suppliers.Defines the nature of the work that should be undertaken by the company. Develops overall objectives for assigned area of responsibility. Negotiates and administers contracts for a small product area or segment of a major product area or multi-diverse contracts, which may cover a number of geographic territories / international countries. Responsible for the guidance and direction of interdepartmental cross-functional sourcing teams who create and apply strategic sourcing concepts and strategies on a product family basis to the management of supplier relationships. Show less

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Responsible for leadership management of technical project team providing technical system solutions in the development of new applications through the software development life cycle or the support/maintenance and integrity of existing applications or systems. Includes Project Scope, Requirements, System Requirements, Design, Testing, Deployment, and Warranty.Drove/Supported to savings, in Cost Avoidance and Revenue Generation over the delivery of strategic projects for AT&T… Show more Responsible for leadership management of technical project team providing technical system solutions in the development of new applications through the software development life cycle or the support/maintenance and integrity of existing applications or systems. Includes Project Scope, Requirements, System Requirements, Design, Testing, Deployment, and Warranty.Drove/Supported to savings, in Cost Avoidance and Revenue Generation over the delivery of strategic projects for AT&T. Responsible for creation & collaboration of IT roadmap both strategic and tactical to ensure cross-functional teams understand & are aligned to plans and portfolio. Working knowledge of Capital Budgeting process / business case development process to support Capital requests. Show less

Accountable for program management throughout the lifecycle of a project. Provided leadershipby to project teams ,consultants and internal business subject mater experts.Management of concurrent high complexity projects/programs that span multiple regions, functions and business units. Defines project/program scope and ensures changes to scope and deliverables are managed using the change control process. Executes detailed planning that includes program and project structure and… Show more Accountable for program management throughout the lifecycle of a project. Provided leadershipby to project teams ,consultants and internal business subject mater experts.Management of concurrent high complexity projects/programs that span multiple regions, functions and business units. Defines project/program scope and ensures changes to scope and deliverables are managed using the change control process. Executes detailed planning that includes program and project structure and staffing, estimates resource allocation and assignments that direct detailed scheduling and critical path analysis to resolve sequencing conflicts and adjusting plans as necessary. Assess plans for and manages project/program risk including mitigation and contingency plans. Acts as liaison with client and IT leadership, providing communication and status regarding the progress of the project/program to all levels of the business. Show less

United States

Coordinate efforts between internal and external clients for implementing device corrective actions not limited to containment actions and recovery plans that are customer impacting. Working relationship with cross functional teams include, Subscriber Product Engineering, Device Quality Performance, Regional RF Engineering, National Terminals Support Organization, Product Marketing, Supply Chain Logistics, Legal and Care Organizations.Manage supplier quality contacts in driving… Show more Coordinate efforts between internal and external clients for implementing device corrective actions not limited to containment actions and recovery plans that are customer impacting. Working relationship with cross functional teams include, Subscriber Product Engineering, Device Quality Performance, Regional RF Engineering, National Terminals Support Organization, Product Marketing, Supply Chain Logistics, Legal and Care Organizations.Manage supplier quality contacts in driving pre-launch device process quality assessments. Gains are being made in earlier assessments of predicted return rates component reviews for more reliable metrics at the different design and manufacturing gates. Host weekly supplier meetings reviewing quality metrics for device improvement opportunities that are tracked as lessons learned for future device launches. Direct customer experience knowledge base updates for known device issues at launch for front line trouble shooting tree updates to minimize return rate impact.Perform national and international supplier audits to open discussions for improvement and known best practices in manufacturing processes reducing opportunities for defective devices being delivered to AT&T. Partner with Product Marketing and National Customer Support on FOTA (firmware over the air) launches. Continued collaboration is focused on future AT&T device management products and supplier OTA (over the air) systems for optimal customer take rates for new software releases that improve the customer experience. Lead for Quality Organization TL9000 certification. Involves documenting as is and to be processes and coaching team to institute process improvement. Show less

Supply Chain Project Lead for re-engineering Reverse Logistics $100 million dollar a year operation. Included laying the infrastructure for an “Exchange by Mail” solution that reduced cost by approximately $60 million/year.Developed and initiated strategic initiatives necessary to meet our goals. Included device distribution and processing returns from customer point of return through receipt back from device suppliers of repaired devices.Partnered with regional presidents to… Show more Supply Chain Project Lead for re-engineering Reverse Logistics $100 million dollar a year operation. Included laying the infrastructure for an “Exchange by Mail” solution that reduced cost by approximately $60 million/year.Developed and initiated strategic initiatives necessary to meet our goals. Included device distribution and processing returns from customer point of return through receipt back from device suppliers of repaired devices.Partnered with regional presidents to develop communication and metrics model for national tracking and monitoring success of Key Performance Indicators. Key performance indicators included turn around time from store point of return to distribution receipt, seed stock levels, and repair provider performance. Implemented field product notification communications to national teams on device issues, fixes, and containment plans.Exceeded three (3) year merger savings target for 2001 through 2003 by 67% or $26 million. Show less

Hired and developed a Team to standardize and manage Reverse Logistics for both SBC and Bell South. Identified best practices in formulating standard operating procedures for all channels of distribution. Worked closely with IT, Internal Audit, Finance, Sales and Inventory Accounting ensuring processes met Company standards.Drove repair and refurbishment operating efficiencies that contributed to the SCM Terminals team exceeding the total 2001 merger savings target by $110M… Show more Hired and developed a Team to standardize and manage Reverse Logistics for both SBC and Bell South. Identified best practices in formulating standard operating procedures for all channels of distribution. Worked closely with IT, Internal Audit, Finance, Sales and Inventory Accounting ensuring processes met Company standards.Drove repair and refurbishment operating efficiencies that contributed to the SCM Terminals team exceeding the total 2001 merger savings target by $110M. Savings of $13.4M was achieved through the execution of the seed stock program of refurbished equipment for the over-the-counter “like for like” warranty exchange program. A 700k benefit was realized by capturing units from the upgrade program for seed stock and special refurbished Prepay programs. Directed new repair providers ramp up and stabilized the outsourced component of repair and refurbishment. Show less

Designed and managed LA Regional Operation Center housing, fulfillment department for direct, indirect and select national retailers; customer service department managing seed stock and advance exchange program; repair depot. Consistently had less than a 1% variance on monthly inventory reconciliations.Implemented and supported packaging for Special Olympics sales program.

Coordinated new product launches with marketing ensuring all pre-launch materials and training had been communicated to distribution channels.Developed and implemented agent channel standard operating procedures.Developed and implemented reseller channel activation process through SBC Northern California Call Center.

Instrumental in the most successful and largest national launches in the history of wireless communications.Built a team of four (4) regional sales support managers and forty six (46) sales support associates to initiate SBC’s launch and maintenance of its wireless communications business within Southern California.

Masters, Network Communications

Black Belt, Six Sigma

Bs, Business Administration