Program Manager

Mark Burdette

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Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 Email: adn7vg@r.postjobfree.com

Notable experience and accomplishments

Analysis of company operational expense monthly budget variances in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Forecasting based on those results.

Financial analyst and technical-expert witness for state-level regulatory office consistently working on multiple concurrent cases. Responsible for financial analysis, interpretation and application of state and Federal statutes, creating written finance-focused legal testimony, and defense of positions taken via written testimony, during formal verbal negotiations, and sitting for cross examination before state commissioners. Extensive cross-discipline collaboration required.

College-level instructor for accredited undergraduate and graduate-level Finance courses.

Exceptionally strong talent for writing. Eased and relaxed public speaking. Stellar verbal and written communications skills.

Broad and deep experience with project implementation and new system deployment of highly technical systems, including upgrades to existing networks, launch of new technology, evaluation, certification, and eventual decommission of retired platforms.

Expansive interaction with participants from all levels of a project from local technicians to executive leadership. Monitoring and clarification of communications, and consistent problem resolution.

Proven excellence at managing vendor relationships, including deliverables of hardware installation and turn-up, software upgrades, and all aspects of contractual obligations.

Success with system capacity planning based on forecasts; creating and tracking complicated capital budgets based on those results; incorporating and analyzing one-time and recurring expenses.

Introduced new and strengthened existing reliability protocols and processes for launches of new technologies, in order to assure success. Determined points of failure and eliminated them.

Education

Master of Business Administration: dual concentrations in Finance, and Investments. (University of Iowa)

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering (University of Iowa)

Work Experience

Senior Financial Analyst

Alaska Communications (Anchorage, AK: January 2019 –July 2019)

Member of the corporate financial planning and analysis team. I was responsible for the monthly operational expense budget-to-actuals analysis in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act and forecasting based on those results. I performed the analysis for and created the monthly headcount report. Duties included ad hoc financial analysis and reporting in response to internal requests.

Outside Plant Fiber Optic Network Engineer

MCI Communications Services (dba Verizon Business Services) (Little Rock, AR: January 2018 –August 2018)

Part of a team that evaluated and planned capacity increases and densification of existing fiber optic networks and build-out of expansion networks. Focused on maximizing customer growth, increasing revenue, and ensuring continued reduction of expenses. Extensive vendor management including review and approval of permit packages, and applying pressure to meet goals. Role included calculating and purchasing necessary fiber cable sizes and lengths, and outside plant hardware such as fiber termination panels and fiber tails. Attended one-week intensive Fiber Optic Outside Plant training.

Wireless Project Implementation Engineer – Network Engineering & Ops

Verizon Wireless (Little Rock, AR: January 2009 - December 2017)

Project implementation and project management across a territory comprising 14 states and encompassing forty-two (42) mobile telecommunications switching centers. Intensive concurrent multi-project environment with tight timelines.

Successfully completed projects include:

Voicemail box migrations of millions of subscribers to new platforms, and decommission of retired platforms.

Designed and implemented expanded Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) reliability testing before launch.

Deployment, integration, and testing of Self Optimizing Network technology (SON.)

Installation and turn-up of 4G Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) including three LTE in Rural America Participants/companies (LRAPs.)

LTE and VoLTE Analytics GeoBlade upgrades and new deployment.

Led team that analyzed expenses of fleet vehicles across 14-state area and made recommendations for cost savings.

Managed financial analysis for Alltel’s Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) program for Verizon Wireless for five years after buyout.

Wireless Network Engineer – Network Planning

Alltel Communications (Little Rock, AR: June 2008 – January 2009)

Preparation of business cases for proposed transport, and change approval for transport-related capital budget. Alltel was acquired by Verizon Wireless on 01/09/2009.

Wireless Network Switch Engineer

Sprint Nextel (Overland Park, KS: March 2006 – March 2008)

Switch engineering duties for four formerly-Alamosa Lucent 5E switches.

Wireless Network Switch Engineer / Capital Budget / Project Implementation

Alamosa PCS (Leawood, KS: January 2004 - March 2006)

Capacity planning for Alamosa’s 14 switches including scenario analysis of new technologies. Capital budget creation for switch engineering. Project implementation of all switch capital projects, including CBRS. Engineering responsibilities for two switches. Created three-year pro forma capacity and financial scenario analyses enabling comparison of changes in outside vendors and technology. Alamosa PCS was a national wireless telecommunications provider. Alamosa was acquired by Sprint Nextel in March, 2006.

Regulatory Financial Analyst / Technical Expert Witness

Missouri Office of the Public Counsel (Jefferson City, MO: June 1995 - January 2004)

The Office of the Public Counsel is a Missouri state consumer advocacy office for public utility ratepayers. I was responsible for qualitative and quantitative financial and regulatory analysis of public utilities for cases before the Missouri Public Service Commission, including preparation of written direct testimony, rebuttal of opposition testimony, negotiations, and serving as a technical expert witness subject to cross examination by various parties. Highly independent position with focused interaction with other disciplines: legal, accounting, economics, and personnel from state government and high-level public utility management. Required interpreting and applying state and federal regulatory statues.

Columbia College (Jefferson City, MO: January 2000 - December 2003)

Faculty Member, Finance

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