Experience

Verizon Global Network Solutions

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program and Project Manager, OneFiber PMO, Network Engineering

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Basking Ridge, NJ To ensure that constrained cabled fiber supply is allocated and shared among construction teams across the USA, I coordinate a team of network construction, supply chain, and inventory control tower leads to distribute the $100M inventory among sites based on construction resource and permit availability and business case priority.



Verizon

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Consultant, Supply Chain Strategy and Analytics

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2018

  Mgr-Prog/Proj Mgt - N&T Supply Chain and Wireless Supply Chain Lead Master Data Governance (MDG) item rationalization efforts valued at $400M in savings and coordinating the delivery of cabled fiber, passive interconnection equipment, and intelligent edge network equipment to next generation fiber network front haul and backhaul enabling Verizon's new 5G network. Reporting to the Executive Director of N&T Supply Chain, providing program-focused leadership and coordination for… Show more Mgr-Prog/Proj Mgt - N&T Supply Chain and Wireless Supply Chain Lead Master Data Governance (MDG) item rationalization efforts valued at $400M in savings and coordinating the delivery of cabled fiber, passive interconnection equipment, and intelligent edge network equipment to next generation fiber network front haul and backhaul enabling Verizon's new 5G network. Reporting to the Executive Director of N&T Supply Chain, providing program-focused leadership and coordination for cross-functional Transformation projects driven by Network and Technology Supply Chain. Master Data Governance To enable improved unit prices and inventory pooling for network equipment purchases, I collaborated with the MDM team to create item master business and feature requirements documents andfurther contributed to an enhanced item master feature list per our stakeholders, develop a process flow and software strategy, and a high level project plan. XO Supply Chain Integration To enable the efficient integration of XO Communications into Verizon, bringing about $1.5B of revenue, over 30,000 customers, and 20,000 intercity route miles enabling the OneFiber project, I provided a central planning forum to integrate XO supply chain processes into the VzB Network supply chain. Introducing New Products into the VCI Inventory Model To add exclusive products to Verizon’s Wireless device portfolio reduce capital by over $58M, I managed the addition of major internet service provider phones into our VCI and Rapid Replenishment programs. I similarly oversaw adding the additional products into VCI and Rapid Replenishment. To enhance the inventory planning process, I coordinated work between the Wireless Analytics team and CPFR team to design and create a VCI pull recommendation tool and a VCI true-up tool intended to provide planners with statistically-based recommendations for VCI transfer quantities and to track supplier compliance to our VCI minimum stock agreements. Show less



Nokia Networks via HCL America

• Supplier Quality Improvement Team Leader and Reliability Manager, Wireless R&D

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2016

  Murray Hill, NJ Managing supplier and internal quality improvement and reliability assessment programs in Asian, European, and US wireless network equipment (LTE, Small Cells, WCDMA, CDMA, and GSM), including: base stations; radio heads; transmit and receive duplexers; power amplifiers; filters; castings; circuit boards; and antennas. Overseeing supplier product reliability and lifetime predictions, component derating, highly accelerated stress testing, production stress testing, component qualification… Show more Managing supplier and internal quality improvement and reliability assessment programs in Asian, European, and US wireless network equipment (LTE, Small Cells, WCDMA, CDMA, and GSM), including: base stations; radio heads; transmit and receive duplexers; power amplifiers; filters; castings; circuit boards; and antennas. Overseeing supplier product reliability and lifetime predictions, component derating, highly accelerated stress testing, production stress testing, component qualification, solder attachment, manufacturing process capability, field reliability, warranty prediction, and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) programs. Show less



TE Connectivity

• Switzerland
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Supply Chain, R&D and Construction

  • Sep 2004 - 2011

  Morristown, NJ Responsible for building and maintaining teams, processes, and policies to procure goods and services that enabled intercontinental network design and qualification; terrestrial equipment procurement, shipment, installation, and commissioning; and installation and maintenance of undersea plant. Managed 3 Senior Purchasing Managers and reported to Managing Director -- Supply Chain. • To reduce cost of goods sold and operating expenses, led team analyzing R&D, construction, and… Show more Responsible for building and maintaining teams, processes, and policies to procure goods and services that enabled intercontinental network design and qualification; terrestrial equipment procurement, shipment, installation, and commissioning; and installation and maintenance of undersea plant. Managed 3 Senior Purchasing Managers and reported to Managing Director -- Supply Chain. • To reduce cost of goods sold and operating expenses, led team analyzing R&D, construction, and manufacturing purchases. Consolidated suppliers, ordering specifications, and construction deployments. Implemented competitive bid policy. Saved average of $9M / yr. • To create a competitive advantages: contracted with suppliers to co-develop high performance, low cost network powering systems and optical boosters. Contracts worth $3M / yr. with savings of $1M / yr. Show less



SubCom

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Network Systems Delivery, Quality and Implementation Management

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2004

  Morristown, NJ Led Project Managers and Application Engineers that coordinated delivery of terminal station equipment for undersea networks. Transacted all equipment field updates and repairs. Managed three Sr. PMs, one Sr. Application Engineer, one Sr. Quality Engineer and reported to MD – Network Systems Delivery. • To ensure timely completion of qualification, engineering, ordering, installation, commissioning, and customer training for terminal and central office equipment, created a Project… Show more Led Project Managers and Application Engineers that coordinated delivery of terminal station equipment for undersea networks. Transacted all equipment field updates and repairs. Managed three Sr. PMs, one Sr. Application Engineer, one Sr. Quality Engineer and reported to MD – Network Systems Delivery. • To ensure timely completion of qualification, engineering, ordering, installation, commissioning, and customer training for terminal and central office equipment, created a Project Implementation Management role and ISO process. • To comply with 10- to 25-year maintenance commitments in supply contracts, led team that created and operated an Oracle-driven return and repair process. Also secured long-term repair services and justified capital authorization purchases of lifetime repair components. Show less



Tyco

• Ireland
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, System Design Solutions

  • Jun 1997 - Sep 1999

  Morristown, NJ Provided terrestrial and undersea intercontinental network designs, systems descriptions, and costs to Sales. Led technical negotiations during Sales process and provided technology seminars to prospective customers worldwide. Supervised one cable application engineer and reported to Director, System Design Solutions.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Realization Manager, Fiber and Cable

  • May 1994 - Jun 1997

  Morristown, NJ Ensured technical compliance and timely delivery of integrated cable systems to ships for deployment. • To reduce cost of building networks in Asia, formed processes to coordinate system engineering, quality,… Show more Ensured technical compliance and timely delivery of integrated cable systems to ships for deployment. • To reduce cost of building networks in Asia, formed processes to coordinate system engineering, quality, and manufacturing milestones with Hitachi Cable, as they became a contract manufacturer for AT&T Submarine Systems.

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Jun 1980 - May 1994

  Holmdel, NJ Member of Technical Staff: Responsible for competitive undersea network analysis; fiber reliability consultant to component, fiber, cable, and repeater factories; fiber splicing patent; and Affirmative Action mentor. • To maintain a cost-competitiveness in the undersea network industry: coordinated, documented, presented, and contributed to work of cross-functional R&D and Manufacturing team applying Six Sigma methods to reduce optical attenuation of cabled fibers. Employed data mining… Show more Member of Technical Staff: Responsible for competitive undersea network analysis; fiber reliability consultant to component, fiber, cable, and repeater factories; fiber splicing patent; and Affirmative Action mentor. • To maintain a cost-competitiveness in the undersea network industry: coordinated, documented, presented, and contributed to work of cross-functional R&D and Manufacturing team applying Six Sigma methods to reduce optical attenuation of cabled fibers. Employed data mining, FMA, and Designed Experiments. Result: Reduced number of undersea amplifiers to save $10M per year.