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Greater Chicago Area

Leading cross-functional teams servicing Communication Service Providers (CSP), with an emphasis on business process reengineering. Focused on emerging network business models, technologies and architectures. Work in coordination with client and internal resources to develop business cases, strategic roadmaps, project plans, manage project progression, facilitate stakeholder communication, and oversee client relationships. Deliver customer proposals and presentations. • Significantly improved the gathering, definition and documentation of specific client business requirements as a result of leading efforts to better develop business process flows and use cases to describe the client's future mode of operation. • Instituted governance models to help clients to drive the business transformation of the client's current operations and system architecture from its current state to the targeted future state. • Enabled smooth transition and systems integration of corporate acquisition and merger by spearheading efforts to perform a gap analysis that identified differences and delivered a standardized solution for new combined enterprise• Led teams responsible for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) management for new system deployment and new feature deployment on existing systems.

• Developed and managed global market intelligence budget. Consolidated multiple regional market intelligence teams into one global team. • Performed custom market analysis for new product developments, existing products, new business opportunities and marketing collateral. • Provided market intelligence input (presentations, white papers, spreadsheets, etc.) into annual business planning process and board meeti• Commissioned custom market intelligence projects with external vendors. Developed project requirements, issued RFPs, selected vendors, sought funding and managed project through delivery of final product.• Lead several Scenario Planning activities.• Published papers for conferences. Represented Tellabs by Chairing the Technical Program at the 2005 IEEE Bandwidth Management Workshop. • Coordinated standards participation and acted as primary voting representative for ATIS Committees.

• Assessed product portfolio by identifying potential portfolio gaps and recommending solutions -- acquisition, partnerships or internal development.• Developed and maintained the product portfolio strategy. Prioritized projects across the product line and provided input into the Annual Global Planning Process.• Assessed the impact of telecommunications public policy decisions on future network deployments of customers.• Utilized portfolio analysis and scenario planning techniques to assess products and plans. • Performed economic analysis evaluating network architectures including analysis of OPEX implications. • Represented Tellabs by making presentations at major trade shows and conferences.• Coordinated Tellabs’ Global Standards participation. Also represented Tellabs by voting on ATIS Letter Ballots. • Tellabs’ product portfolio incorporated the following technologies: SONET, IP/MPLS, gMPLS, ASON/ASTN, DWDM, Optical Switching, PON, DSL and ATM.

• Developed with outside contractor a network design tool to optimize SONET network designs including Digital Cross Connect Systems. This tool also optimized WDM ring designs and provided WDM node configurations. The WDM tool is the basis for Tellabs' current planning tool. • Performed network architecture economic analysis. Identified new opportunities for existing Tellabs' products in evolving telecommunications networks.• Provided network design consultation to sales teams, product teams and system engineering teams.• Performed feasibility analysis in conjunction with product development teams to evaluate new features and functionality intended for Tellabs products.• Assessed the impact of public policy decisions on future network deployments of Tellabs' customers. Made recommendations to product teams to better accommodate these public policy decisions.• Represented Tellabs by making presentations at major trade shows and conferences.

• Managed a team of procurement professionals in delivering cost savings within the SONET, Digital Cross-Connect System and D4 Channel Bank technology families.• Developed Strategic Sourcing plan for Digital Cross Connect Systems• Provided Ameritech Business Units with competitive advantages by managing supplier relationships. Developed contracts with suppliers that provide Ameritech a competitive edge.

• Managed capital, software and customer operations budgets for Consumer Services.• Managed the business case development and evaluation process. Made recommendations on investment priorities.• Worked on cross business unit team that managed capital allocation across all Ameritech business units• Performed analysis of key expense & capital projects to identify cost savings. Partnered with Network Services to identify new alternatives in serving residential customers.

• Developed network architecture models and performed network architecture economic analysis. Recommended long-term network investments in transport and switching platforms. • Performed competitive analysis of CLEC network architectures. • Acquired working knowledge of SONET, ATM and DCS systems.• Participated on the ADSL New Product Development team performing feasibility/economic analysis.• Member of SONET Xpress Product Development team.

MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, CROSS PRODUCT ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING (4/93 - 8/93)• Performed broadband network and operations architecture functional analysis.MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, RADIO RESEARCH (1/93 - 4/93)• Performed air interface research for Personal Communications Services.MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, NEW SERVICES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (9/92 - 1/93)• Performed evaluations on new product or service concepts based on revenue potential and implementation feasibility. Identified potential network platforms for the new product or service concepts.

• Designed customer specific offerings of Ameritech Digital Centrex for large business customers. • Determined the value of the Ameritech investment associated with the designed system. • Supported sales teams in answering RFPs from large business customers. • Issued implementation plans for custom designed networks for large business customers. • Served as Pricing Coordinator for several large customer contracts. Worked with Product Management to set pricing strategy.

Master Of Business Administration With Distinction - Mba, Marketing

Finalist for Keller Award

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) IUPUI Chapter President, IUPUI BLACK STUDENT UNION President, MSSAB.

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Brain Game, Chess Team, jROTC & Science Club