Overview:

30+ years experience ranging from technical to managerial positions. Responsibilities have included:

• RF and Transport National and Local Project Management (AT&T Wireless)
• Director of Professional Services-USA (Arieso)
• National RF Network Consolidation (Cingular Consultant – National RAN Team)
• Project managed analysis and selection of new RF Planning Tool for nationwide integration (Cingular Consultant – National RAN Team)
• Nationwide deployment of a fleet management system including project management of distribution, installation and testing all equipment in over 1,500 vehicles (Cingular Consultant – National RF Operations Team)
• Development of Requirements for a Network Management System focused on RF Site systems & subsystems (AT&T Wireless Consultant – HQ CTO Group)
• Project Management of leading edge client/server software application with 17,000+ users at BellSouth (Project won the Smithsonian Technology Award for 1999-2000)
• Managing and Directing $20 million+ annual telecommunications engineering/construction programs at BellSouth (Western North Carolina)
• Adjunct Professor at Montreat College, Black Mountain, NC

Employment History:

October ‘09 to Current – Consulting Program Manager at Confidential,

• Assisting in the oversight of an 11-market implementation of High Capacity Backhaul solutions via Tellabs 8605 Configurable Router Design - preparing network for UMTS 7.2 Mbps traffic and future LTE upgrades.
• Oversight and reporting of markets’ progress; roadblock removal; process design and implementation.
• Implementing T-1; DS3 and/or Ethernet solutions. Familiarity with Tellabs and Cisco Routers & options.
• Development of process documents, Job Aids and technical Field Notification documents.

August ’07 to September ‘09 – US Director of Professional Services, Confidential,

• Hiring and managing the Professional Services Team at a specialty RF engineering software company.
• Hiring and managing temporary technical staff for short term projects.
• Managing software requirements development and software testing for CPT, Trident and ACP software products.
• Managing relationships between Arieso and its major clients.
• Developing and providing quotes and estimated delivery dates for products and services.
• Project management and tracking via systems provided at SalesForce.com site.

September ‘04 to August ‘07 – Consultant to Confidential,

• Project Manager for the AT&T Wireless-Cingular Network Consolidation activity; leading 28 market teams of RF Engineers to develop integration plans for a combined nationwide wireless network.
• Led the effort to create an RFP for a propagation tool.
• Worked with the national and regional teams to test, approve and consolidate approved RF products for Cingular’s national network.
• Project-managed the national Cingular Benchmarking System rollout, included distribution, installation and testing all equipment.
• Provided Project Management support for the Chief Technical Office RAN Standards team; led requirements development for Network Element Management and Operations System, including business case development for support of multi-million $ projects.
• Managed numerous mid-size projects for the Atlanta market as well as project managed UMTS deployment and optimization efforts at the market in 2006.
• Managed the rollout of a nationwide active Fleet Management system in the wireless division’s 1,500 vehicles. Included distribution, installation and testing all equipment.

June ’03 to September ‘04 Independent Consultant, Roswell, GA
Consultant – Provided systems and process training assistance for national home builders as well as web-page development support and interfacing with several software development companies to maintain and enhance company IT systems.

Sep \'98 through Sep ‘02 Confidential,Atlanta, GA
Project Manager - Network Operations Solution Group - Provided Project Management for the TechAccess Project - Implementing a wireless computing platform in BellSouth\'s nine state operating area. Duties included:

• Oversight of Project Activities (two-year implementation followed by system maintenance during the next two years):
• User Support
• Prioritizing and Delivering major system enhancements
• Defining project scope and objectives
• Developed business cases to support project acceptance and support.
• Developing plans and schedules
• Managing risks
• Writing application requirements and test plans
• Leading the change management process

Also researched, planned, developed and piloted a Supervisor Platform, the Mobile Gateway Interface (MGI), enabling remote access to information via voice-enabled technologies, wireless PDA access as well as direct web access. Two US patent applications were submitted and issued for this invention.

Reason for leaving: Accepted early retirement offer during major corporate downsizing process. Received accelerated benefits plan as well as one year’s salary.

Sep \'91 through Sep ‘98 Confidential,Asheville, NC
Area Manager - Network Operations and Engineering – Provided leadership of 70+ person team that designed, installed and maintained outside telecom facilities in Western North Carolina.

Sep \'89 through Sep ‘91 Confidential,Atlanta, GA
Staff Manager – Corporate Planning – Investigated and reported on technical issues as delegated by the Corporate Leadership Team. Researched and developed compendium of total corporate information needs (prior to implementation of corporate IT network). Implemented first Macintosh network at BellSouth HQ.

Sep ’85 to Sept. ‘89 Confidential,Morristown, NJ
Member of Technical Staff – CTDP (Cooperative Training and Development Program) and Applied Research Dept for the Technical Liaison Office.

Provided project management and quality assurance for training courses which were being developed and shared by twenty-three Operating Telephone Companies (OTCs) via Bellcore’s Cooperative Training Development Program – CTDP. Managed interactions between Bellcore’s Research team and outside research entities.

Project Management Consulting – Contractor - Confidential,
Project lead on several national projects: Network Combination (50 major markets); Implementation of client-server Planning Tool platform for use by nationwide RF Engineering team; Phase Two Integration Program seeking to effectively manage site resources; Implementation and Roll-out of National Network Benchmarking System. Provided project management services on mid-size projects for the Georgia market RF Engineering team and for the CTO RAN Standards group.

Project Management - TechNet/TechAccess Project – Confidential,
Managed IT project for Client-Server software system in a combined NT/UNIX environment. Systems were located in two data centers providing full user redundancy. The system was accessed by over 15,000 technician users and by over 300 local administrators. I managed the final project implementation and the addition of over 100 major system improvements. Full accountability for system uptime and maintenance was within my role. Managed 10-person Help Desk to provide support for those 15K system users and their managers. Provided routine reports outlining Help Desk activity to identify training and next tier support opportunities. Provided semi-annual and annual performance appraisals for Help Desk and other support staff.

Project Team Responsibilities: Managed the ongoing support activities along with the development and rollout of quarterly enhancement and defect-clearing software releases with a small team of in-house subject matter experts, a third-tier help desk (10-20 people), and a number of vendor teams that:

• Maintained hardware – servers, routers and other devices in two disparate Data Centers
• Maintained Software Applications running on those hardware items
• Performed Software maintenance on the software code, fixing defects and implementing enhancements. Client-Server System:

Engineering/Construction Program Management Asheville, North Carolina – Confidential,
I managed a 70-person group that designed, installed and maintained outside telecommunications facilities in a three county area in Western North Carolina. In addition to personnel administration, the job included administering three master contractors and numerous job-specific contracts, maintaining relations with groups inside and outside the company as well as managing a $21+ million dollar construction and engineering budget. The role included leadership in community affairs through BellSouth Telephone Pioneers, United Way and TEACH, a suicide hotline located in Clyde, NC. (1991-1998)

Significant Accomplishments:

Twenty Four US Patent Applications were filed and were reviewed by the U S Patent Office. These were for major system enhancements as well as new computing architectures. Sixteen patents have been awarded. Twenty eight patent numbers have been issued.

I received the 1995 BellSouth President’s Award for Process Improvement for the work accomplished to pioneer new engineering and construction processes in BellSouth Telecommunications.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Graduate: Completed the Executive MBA Program
Degree - MBA, Management Sciences.

Completed Master\'s Certificate program in Project Management

Undergraduate: Awarded a B. S. degree in Business Management