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Washington, Dc, Us

Little Rock, Ar, Us

▪ Strategy Execution/Teamwork: Led Equipment Lifecycle Management (ELM) team, including Transport, IP, and Broadband ELM; oversaw up to 16-member team of managers/engineers/analysts; developed expertise through customized training and support.▪ Organizational Change/Mentorship: Restructured team after re-organization, aligning tasks with team member strengths and assigning stretch goals; bolstered engagement, productivity, and technical proficiency; encouraged mentoring, with 50% of team paired with mentors from cross-functional teams; fostered collaboration, skill development, and career growth.▪ Collaboration/Cost Avoidance: Built cohesive team by integrating diverse skillsets; fostered collaborative culture and relationship building across channels; guided team leaders on strategies for assembling and supporting diverse teams; strengthened team dynamics and cross-organizational collaboration, empowering success with complex, ambitious goals; increased cost avoidance 75% in one quarter by harvesting network spares.▪ Regulatory Compliance/Reporting: As Engineering Compliancy Lead, managed regulatory compliance inventory processes; embedded accurate, timely reporting to legal teams; delivered 100% accurate reports on schedule, avoiding fines/penalties; uplifted Engineering team reputation in legal and regulatory matters.▪ Impact Analytics/Fiscal Management: Refined ELM program by overseeing network of 300K devices across 900+ platforms; leveraged data analytics through Python scripting, SQL, and Tableau visualizations; identified and prioritized valuable elements for decommissioning; saved $1+ million in 2024 by reducing power consumption and security vulnerabilities; stabilized network, reclaimed IPV4 addresses, and lowered network spares costs.

Little Rock, Ar, Us

▪ Lifecycle Management/Optimization: Built/led ELM team from scratch, with up to 7-16 supervisors, engineers, and analysts; decommissioned 12k devices annually across 900+ platforms; managed Network Spares team, overseeing repairs and outages for entire network; exceeded annual decommissioning goal of 12k end-of-life devices by 25%; bolstered productivity, technical proficiency, engagement, and network reliability.▪ Compliance/Process Design: As special task force member, served as Engineering Compliance Lead; coordinated 26+ cross-functional team members in engineering, IT, and legal on regulatory compliance; established first engineering-specific data repository, streamlining reporting processes; achieved 100% compliance and met deadlines. ▪ Cost Saving/Workflow Optimization: Launched ELM program, analyzing 600k+ network elements; identified and decommissioned 30k network elements in 18 months with $0 capital spend; trained engineers and analysts to develop and pitch strategies; established workflows using Jira and Quickbase to track KPIs; reducing alarms, power consumption, and rack usage, resulting in significant cost avoidance.▪ Goal Achievement/KPIs: Set and tracked quarterly goals using Tableau dashboards; improved progress tracking and recognized top performers; presented KPIs at monthly executive meetings, integrating feedback to align with strategic priorities; improved program visibility and focus, enhancing team performance; supported data-driven priority adjustments.▪ Budget Management/Resource Allocation: Managed multi-million-dollar Network Spares budget; trained team on budget-conscious spending; created first-ever Risk Priority Level matrix to guide spending network spares decisions with stakeholders; reduced budget carryover by $1.4 million in 12 months, meeting all budget requirements and enabling strategic allocation of remaining resources.

Little Rock, Ar, Us

▪ Tableau/Data Mining: As self-taught Tableau expert, mastered data mining and dashboard publishing; introduced advanced visualization to planning organization; improved decision-making and reporting efficiency by empowering analysis and data interpretation through visualizations; analyzed 900k devices, including locations, alarms, and outages; identified critical need to stabilize Alcatel-Lucent DMX SONET platform.▪ Training/Optimization: Completed graduate-level coursework with exposure to tools and technologies like NMAP, Python, Metasploit, Wireshark, Aircrack-ng, and R Studio; introduced inventory-level data analytics into planning and engineering organization, enhancing analysis, troubleshooting, and optimizing network systems performance and security.▪ Data Analytics Infrastructure/Data-driven Decisions: Partnered with Network Business Intelligence to develop data analytics tools; led replacement of outdated network equipment by analyzing usage, outages, revenue, and costs; collaborated on planning and designing new software systems for equipment removal projects; led collaboration between Network Engineering and Network Business Intelligence to support strategic initiatives; improved network efficiency, stability, and cost optimization through data-driven decision-making. ▪ Influencer/Contracts: Leveraged technical expertise with strategic recommendations to peers and senior management, including business cases with cost-benefit analyses; oversaw contract proposals, procurement requests, and complex projects, such as planning, designing, and managing deployment of 100G capable circuits into Rack59 Data Center within 60 days to support a gaming customer; delivered 100G deployment on time.▪ Project Management/Risk-taking: Led 2015 Sprint 300 Conversion Project, converting 300 critical circuits from off-net to on-net within strict timeframe; built team, developed timeline, and created conversion solution and process.

▪ Network Architecture/Infrastructure: Directed network architecture and deployment of Intellifiber’s (PAETEC post-acquisition) 15k+ fiber route miles; managed team of 11+ engineers, providing guidance and development; delivered a scalable network infrastructure, ensuring efficient deployment and maintenance, rapidly built revenue; influenced financially viable acquisition for PAETEC. ▪ Merger/Acquisition Data: Analyzed and presented network data to support sale of Intellifiber to PAETEC, ensuring fiscal responsibility during acquisition; enabled smooth sale process and ensured operational and financial accountability.▪ Financial Management/Optimization: Managed multi-million-dollar CAPEX budget, aligning spending with goals, optimizing resources, and educating engineers on fiscal responsibility; maintained budget integrity while funding strategic growth and completing projects within budget; efficiently delivered products, establishing Intellifiber as trusted vendor for small and large businesses, and government entities.

Richmond, Va, Us

Led the Transport Engineering department, overseeing engineering, circuit design, and operations. Managed the augmentation of network capacity across metro and long-haul footprints, supporting over 160 LEC LSOs, switch facilities, and customer premises. Guided and coached engineers on accurate documentation of SONET, WDM, leased fiber networks, CFA, switch, and DACS capacity in databases. Resolved transport-related network outages efficiently with 24/7 availability. Played a key role in integrating assets from over five company acquisitions, ensuring successful network element integration.

Richmond, Va, Us

Hired to develop a documentation process and database for Cavalier's circuit designs from DS1 to OC48, I managed network design and capacity in key markets, including Baltimore and Northern Virginia. My role expanded to engineering and deploying SONET and WDM systems, supporting various fiber builds. A significant achievement was reconfiguring the Cavalier fiber backbone to avoid Verizon dark fiber, complying with the TRO ruling.

Led a team responsible for implementing UUNET dedicated circuits, managing the order entry, provisioning, design, and project management of optical circuit installations in metro and long-haul Worldcom systems. Mentored the team through complex provisioning, design, and engineering challenges, and established procedural documentation to enhance processes and training.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Responsibilities included order entry, provisioning, ASR management and project management of metro and long-haul circuit installs. Coordinated with LECs, CLECs and internal MCI field Ops requesting order status and acute/timely delivery of services. Developed procedural documents to improve team processes and performance.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Systems Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology

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