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Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Created new team designed to manage IT systems within the Carrier Management team. • Hired and trained a 6-person team of business analysts and project managers..• Implemented multi-year capital plan ($3M+) to modernize current IT system responsible for access quoting.• Delivered IT development projects necessary for the launch of multiple new Verizon access products.

Tampa, Florida

Managed a team of Carrier Relations and Contract Managers who were responsible for buyer negotiation, performance and relationship management of ILEC, CLEC and Colocation telecom providers. Primary focus is to build strong relationships and partner with providers to grow the business.• Negotiated service contracts with over 40 telecom companies within North and South America.• Implemented standard contract language and templates for services and collocation space. • Managed continuous productivity and cost reduction programs

Led a program management team designed to drive cost savings and data integrity within the Global Operations and Technology department. • Provided project initiation, systems development as well as budget tracking for $1billion in savings initiatives. • Managed capital budget and expenditures for divisional VP totaling over $20M. • Received Patent for Methods and Systems for Validating Channel Discrepancies

Tampa, Florida

Headed up major change management projects relating to the Intermedia/MCI acquisition comprising the analysis of company costs and implementation of cost initiatives.• Managed the integration of Intermedia customers into the WorldCom product/ service networks and systems. • Initiator of two major system developments designed to increase profitability by tracking and auditing the embedded inventory of physical assets.

Tampa, Florida

Directed equipment/service purchasing objectives and administrated contract performance goals supporting more than 1,500 vendor contracts, representing $625 million in annual equipment and service costs. Sourced vendors, negotiated contract quantity, price and terms and managed contract performance. Managed transmission and access network planning, requirements development, integration/implementation and financial efforts to build out product/service platforms to attain optimal network utilization Managed network service payment disbursements for 15,000 monthly vendor invoices totaling $500 million annually from point of receipt and validation through to payment disbursement stage and expense reporting. Recruited, hired, supervised, mentored and developed a support staff of 60 team members

London, United Kingdom

Managed bandwidth and equipment rollout objectives supporting the Global Managed Platform program. Planned transmission network, produced and implemented deployment plans and developed and managed an annual budget of $200 million to meet annual business plan requirements, as well as reduce transmission costs. Managed a global team of 30 throughout the United States, England and Asia.

Reston, Va

Managed major switch and terminal operations supporting MCI New York City residential and commercial accounts, as well as managed field account maintenance operations. Interfaced daily with sales department performing pre and post sales technical support. Decommissioned BRD switch site and relocated staff and equipment to new facility. Prepared and managed a $26 million capital and operating budget. Real Estate and Planning organization liaison on collocation and construction projects. Managed the rollout and training of newly implemented and updated mainframe systems. Negotiated HVAC, power and environmental system maintenance contracts. Developed operational performance management reports and briefed senior level management.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Information Technology & Telecommunications

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business