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Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Cloud & Data Center migration: Capacity Planning and Program Management of capacity for on-prem and public cloud migrations (AWS) by working through other internal and external teams.• Over 5 years of experience working in Data Centers, leading teams in new builds and decommissions. • Cost Optimization (On-Prem & AWS): managed various cost reduction efforts in On-Prem Capacity and Cloud • Senior Technical Program experience: Experience working with Engineers, Off Shore Resources, Managers and Directors in a cross-functional Technical and Global environment.• Executive Status Updates: Experience leading slide deck readiness and status updates to upper management for Application and Infrastructure readiness for new iPhone launches in Sept.• Network & Telco Infrastructure experience: Hands-on technical experience in Wiring / LAN / Wi-Fi / WAN / MPLS networking including hardware Switches, Routers, and Firewalls in a data center environment.• Project Management Tools: G-Suite, MS Project, OneNote, SharePoint, Project Reporting tools, Slack

Dallas, Tx, Us

Responsible for the End-to-End management of engineer teams (Hardware, IT Development, and Impacted Systems), pre-production labs testing, and production in order to certify new services, hardware and/or technologies from Initiation to General Acceptance.• Responsible for the completion of the network function virtualization (NFV) cloud migration of core call management routing features allowing international VoIP calls to bypass AT&T legacy TDM network and establish an IP to IP direct routing via AT&T Integrated Cloud (AIC). Program involves App Server development, multiple IT software releases and the virtualization of call routing and provisioning features. Project / Program spans a 5 year time frame (2015 – 2019) with an estimated cost of $28 million.• Successfully managed from concept to completion (2013 - 2018) through the SDLC life cycle of the IP Teleconferencing service deployment in India. The Global VoIP project involved hardware deployment in India, software development to adhere to India legal requirements, partner carrier management with a local service provider and legal negotiations with a budget of around $7 million.• Collaborate with client sponsor, project stakeholders and factory leads to address project impacting issues via proper escalation methods or implementing contingency plans to maintain program meets targeting goals. • Facilitated communications leading weekly program calls and act as a central point of communications for team members, stakeholders and management.

Dallas, Tx, Us

In charge the day-to-day management, deployment and reporting of the MSC and BSC voice core switch projects within the (3G) UMTS and (4G) LTE mobile network for the Northern California market.• Managed a high-profile multi-million dollar project utilizing repurposed equipment to install a new MSC core switch in the new San Francisco MTSO Data Center. This included working with space and power, vendor installation teams, and internal AT&T groups.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

• Engineer lead and project managed the MPLS T1 / DS3 / OC3 network integration for the data centers and remote sites of acquired financial companies. This required working with external and internal IT groups to incorporate new companies into the FIS network infrastructure and operations.• Engineer lead and Project Managed a 32-site Frame Relay to MPLS network migration for Fidelity National Finance.• Designed, configured and tested Disaster Recovery solution utilizing cellular / MPLS communications to support primary data links in case of an outage.

London, Gb

• Provide technical and managerial support for the Nestlé global customer support team in a fast-paced international working environment.• Project-manage multiple internal process improvements for a 60 million dollar account under the supervision of the director of operations.• Analyze, diagram, and document disaster recovery solutions for the various Nestlé global markets. This involves: analysis of high-priority markets, investigating available disaster recovery solutions with in-country-contacts, working with engineers to validate DR solution and implementing process and procedures in a cross-functional team environment.• Assist the director of operations in implementing new product/technology offerings for the Nestlé account worldwide.

London, England, Gb

• Managed and provided network operations support for all Campus LAN / WAN networking equipment, Wi-Fi, data circuits and wiring for the LA headquarters and remote sites. This includes but not limited to: Cisco switches, Cisco Routers, Wireless Access Points, Cisco PIX Firewalls, 40 ATM & 30 VPN locations and wireless campus within a Windows 2000 / XP environment.• Implemented network optimization utilizing layer 3 routing / VLAN technology and security solutions at the Headquarters location and Remote sites. This significantly increased networking performance and security.• Hands on implementation of campus Wireless solution utilizing Cisco APs and bridges.• Project managed network installations by working with network services providers and data CPE venders to ensure a timely installation of telecom circuits, fiber / data cabling, and data equipment. • Project managed 3rd party vendor cabling installs at the LA campus headquarters and at the 70 remote sites in Southern California.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Project managed post-sales customer integration and implementation of company products by providing level-2 technical hands-on trouble shooting expertise of WAN Telecommunication facilities and networking data CPE equipment. Supervised customer technicians and provided critical management level decisions.• Interfaced and coordinated with the account team and customer to provide design and/or pricing network solutions in response to customer communication requirements for K-12 schools, LA Airforce base, and government facilities. • Develop networking designs, solutions and pricing for customer RFP / RFI responses. IT Consultant for a medical facility: Built a VPN network allowing large scanned images to be sent from remote offices over the Internet for processing while adhering to HIPAA regulations.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Telecommunications Management