Warren A. Brasselle

***** ********** **** **** . ******** Springs, Va. 20129

Mobile- 703-***-****

Home- 540-***-****

E-mail- aceqmn@r.postjobfree.com

KEY SKILLS

. Hands-on Network Operations Executive with strong technical background

. LTE and WiMAX 4G wireless network management and technical operations

. Business case development for network deployments and new product

initiatives

. Network Operation Center (NOC) start-up and development

. Telecom customer repair and service operations and improvement

initiatives

. Building new telecom networks and the teams to support them

. RFP development and Vendor evaluation expertise

. Voice over IP (VOIP) network design and deployment

. Global network management experience

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

. Engineered and deployed a 44 site LTE fixed-data network for a licensed-

spectrum investor meeting a six month project deadline. Sourced equipment

and construction vendors, acquired staff and distribution resources, and

project managed the construction and integration of the network.

. Led the RFP process at Talk America to identify, negotiate and purchase

over $150 million of network equipment to support our local voice and

broadband deployment plans. Built out the local network and migrated over

350,000 local customer's phone service. The migration saved Talk America

from over $125 million in anticipated network cost increases.

. Executed a plan to take over and provide network operations management to

a 29-city WiMAX Wireless Internet network. Included building out a new

NOC and providing 24x7 network and customer support within a three month

period.

. Organized a cross functional team (CFT) to achieve provisioning process

improvements for service orders at Talk America. Over a one year period,

reduced new order conversions from 13 days to 1 business day. This effort

reduced customer churn by 50% and improved our revenue collections rate

by 12 days.

. Executed growth strategy via acquisitions by performing network and

financial due diligence on over 10 companies as potential acquisition

targets. Successfully acquired and integrated 3 of those companies into

Talk America's existing network and cost structure yielding over $250

million in annual revenue growth.

. At Cable and Wireless, led an international team tasked that developed

Network Operations Standards and Procedures for use globally. Based in

London, managed groups from the UK, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and the

Caribbean on this six-month project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Gralan Group Nov. 2007 - Present

Owner and Principal.

. Consulting projects include:

o Design and deploy 44 site, 10 market LTE fixed data network

within a 6 month timeframe

o Manage day to day operations for a 29-site WiMAX network

spectrum-license retention project

. Planned and deployed a Network Operation Center (NOC) for

the network

. Sourced and manage 3rd party vendors for tower, BTS, and

CPE installation and maintenance

. Manage supplier relationships for tower leases, utility,

and backhaul services

o Wireless Paging network optimization project

. Evaluated network optimization alternatives for a regional

Paging company

o CLEC business case development

. Explored options for converting a LEC reseller into a

facilities-based CLEC

Cavalier Telephone and TV (formerly, Talk America, Inc.) April

2000 - Oct. 2007

Executive Vice President of Network Operations

. Managed a group of over 800 network personnel charged with integrating

the network provisioning, repair, field service and switching

operations of Cavalier Telephone and TV and Talk America.

. Planned and built a facilities-based voice and DSL network in Michigan

and Atlanta to serve over 350,000 lines. Deployed Lucent 5ESS and

Nortel DMS TDM switches and Metaswitch VOIP gateways. Led the group

that built over 150 ILEC collocations to serve Talk America's

customers over unbundled ILEC copper loops.

. Successfully integrated two major business CLEC acquisitions: LDMI and

NTC, into Talk America's network operational planning, budgeting, and

measurement processes. Responsible for performing due-diligence

activities, developing merger agreements, and executing transition

plans. Cost synergies and revenue growth targets were achieved in both

acquisitions.

. Negotiated interconnect agreements with ILECs as well as all critical

vendor contracts with major IXC and equipment suppliers. Successfully

renegotiated key Talk America vendor contracts to support a major debt

restructuring.

. Developed and managed the provisioning processes used to convert over

750,000 ILEC POTS customers to UNE-P (wholesale) customers of Talk

America in a two year period

. Managed network expenses in excess of $200 million annually. Developed

capital budgets to support over $100 million in network investment.

. Well versed in managing a publicly-owned corporation. Participated in

developing Talk America's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance processes.

Participated in financial presentations and business case discussions

with the Board of Directors, investors, and industry analysts

Cable and Wireless, USA Senior Vice President of Operations June

1992 - April 2000

. Assigned to progressively senior roles leading to promotion to Senior

Vice President of Operations responsible for:

. Managing a team of 440 technical professionals

. Developing and implementing an annual capital budget of over $50

million

. Maintaining an annual expense budget in of $65 million

. Planned, delivered and operated a telecommunications network in the

US that supported over $1 billion in voice and data revenue

. Developed and managed key vendor relationships with all major LECs,

CLECs, and IXCs

. Managed Key International relationships with sister Cable and Wireless

units overseas

. Service Provisioning and Network Planning responsibilities

. Executive sponsor responsible for obtaining C&Ws ISO9002 certification

. Responsibilities for Technical Operations including Facilities

Construction and the

Network

Operations Center (NOC)

. Initially responsible for all Field technical operations as the

Director of Field Operations - 150 deployed technicians maintaining 35

switching locations

Williams Telecommunications (formerly,Telesphere) Director of Switch

Operations Oct. 1987 - June 1992

. Developed the plan and led the effort to migrate a 13 switch DEX400

and Harris 20/20 network ( Telesphere) to a 5 switch DMS 250 network

(WilTel) over a 3 month period

. Progressive promotions with increased responsibilities including the

management of the Eastern Region which included 3 operator centers and

6 switching centers

. Initially managed the network operations for the Atlanta operator

center. This center housed over 250 LAN-based telephone operator

stations

MCI Telecommunications - Operations Manager Dec. 1981 -

Oct. 1987

. Promoted to Supervisor and further promoted to Operations Manager for

the Atlanta Terminal with responsibility for managing 35 technicians

in a microwave and fiber optic terminal location

. Started as senior switch engineer maintaining a Northern Telecom

CTSS4K switching system and a DSC DEX 400 system.

NCR, Northern Telecom, Southern Pacific Communications Feb. 1978 -

Dec. 1981

. Various assignments as technician and field engineer.

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Marymount

University 1998

International Executive Development Programme INSEAD France

1995

Bachelors in Business Administration Strayer University

1995

Associates in Electronic Engineering Technology DeVry Institute of

Technology 1978

Organizations

National Eagle Scout Association

Knights of Columbus

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