Rodney D. Champion

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Accomplished and dedicated Network Executive with 20+ years' of industry

experience effectively managing high traffic network environments and

improving overall systems functionality and reliability. Intelligent

communicator with a proven ability to manage teams of diverse individuals

encouraging the highest level of cohesion and clear results from teams from

around the globe. Vertical Market experience includes DOD, Food, Consumer

Goods and Healthcare.

Key Skills & Expertise

Top Secret Clearance Network Administration

Program & Project Management Telecom Expense Management

Network & System Security Building & Development Teams

Risk Management C-Level Communications

ITIL Framework, CTS Vendor Management

Budget & P&L Management Customer Facing

Professional Experience

Missile Defense agency (Freeport Technologies & NMR Consulting),

Huntsville, AL

Unified Communications Service Line Manager (DOD)

2013-Present

. Develop strategies and cohesive plans for Unified Communications (UC)

services and products. Initiate objectives to implement those plans

among various engineering and operations crews, as well as military

and Government personnel within the Missile Defense Agency.

. Lead other Service Line Managers to ensure that all service line

development is unified. Delivered Telephony (Cisco, Unified Call

Manager), video conference, and TelePresence to 600+ endpoints while

integrating audio/visual systems, desktop communications, wireless

mobility, audio conferencing, and cable plant management.

. Operate as the technical expert and primary resource within the IT

organization for UC.

. Ensure that MDA customers concerns are met in accordance with UC

architecture and represent customer requirements to various board

officers as needed.

. Introduce ITIL processes for configuration management, life cycle

management, and capacity management for UC technologies.

. Create a 5-year UC architecture view and roadmap.

. Establish a capabilities-based UC Service Catalog representative of UC

capabilities from the view of Customer Service, making it available

through SharePoint and a web-based service.

. Lead the conversion and migration of a proprietary UC asset database

to BMC Remedy CMDB.

. Consult on the procurement of a WAN circuit inventory system and

Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Process.

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA 2001-2013

Manager of Global Network Engineering (2007-2013)

. Implemented dual global data centers including redundant optical

networks on the Cisco Nexus platform.

. Created geographically independent virtualization strategy for

multiple data center networks by deploying new technologies to allow

for "always on" service to consumers, and deployed that strategy

internationally.

. Led multiple redesign efforts aimed at technology currency and cost

reductions, netting 42% in savings ($7.1M) while dramatically

increasing capability.

. Consolidated regionally designed networks into a single IPv6-ready

Global Network with consistent QoS and SLA's, enabling the use of VoIP

and H.323/SIP video across 6 continents with a high level of service

delivery expectation.

. Created network security strategy, including the use of nested

firewalls, IPS/IDS and proxy.

. Maintained full responsibility of $19.5M budget for the network

engineering and architecture globally, representing 250 sites in more

than 90 countries. This included WAN, LAN, WLAN, Network security,

video conferencing/Telepresence, web streaming, and vendor management.

. Managed mobile wireless in North America, including 6,000

mobile/smartphones plus MTM communications.

. Functioned as the lead architect for the global Video Conference and

TelePresence program.

. Increased Reliability for Video and TelePresence reliability from

94.5% to 99.7% overall.

. Led RFP and contract management processes to achieve results employing

an RFP across global WAN markets, competing leading providers

technology towers, and staffing resource management.

. Transformed video conferencing infrastructure by acting as lead

Architect, implementing a consistent architecture, standards for

equipment and processes, and migration to a single global solution,

increasing adoption by more than 580% over a period of 4 years.

. Managed the network communications and Telepresence integration and

assurance process for integrating a $12B acquisition.

. Created an application modeling and prototyping process (Opnet) that

allowed application development teams to measure performance over WAN

and make corrections prior to deployment.

. Led development and implementation of global cost model, Telecom

Expense Management (TEM), and Mobile Device Management (MDM)

processes.

Global Network Planning Manager (2001-2007)

. Vendor and technology management for global WAN in 90+ countries.

. Doubled bandwidth and deployed VOIPoI in 23 African countries while

cutting costs 50%.

. Added stability and bandwidth to Latin America while cutting costs

35%.

BURNHAM SERVICES CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA

1999-2000

Director of IT Operations

Responsible for Network, desktop, servers, telecommunications, database

management, operations, Service Desk, and vendor management and oversaw IT

departments $10M budget.

ANDERSEN CONSULTING, Birmingham, AL 1999

Program Manager

Managed software development lifecycle (SDLC) for BellSouth

Telecommunications.

RAYTHEON CONSULTING, Birmingham, AL 1998-1999

Senior Consultant

Consulted in the operations of two development Data Centers, network,

server, desktop, and video conference towers to enable clients to support

shop floor technologies.

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SYSTEM, Birmingham, AL 1992-1998

Director of Information Systems/Health Information Systems

Strategic and operational oversight of all infrastructure and outpatient

information systems (software development, database management, Service

Desk, operations, network (inpatient and outpatient) and

telecommunications, including a $10M operating budget and a $21M capital

budget.

Awards & Recognitions

Featured speaker at Cisco Live! 2011

Interviewed and published in Sound and Communications Magazine, IT/AV

Report

Infocomm International Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)

Education

Samford University, Homewood, AL

Bachelor of Science (BS), in Business Administration Management

Information Systems

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