Barron, Lashun
**** ****** *** ****, ******, tx *5227, 469-***-****, acg7tn@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Career professional with a diverse background in various aspects of project management, which includes IT
Infrastructure, SDLC, Telecom and Data Center project management with aspects of business analysis within each role.
I desire a position that will continue to develop my knowledge as a PM. Included in my background is consultation
experience advising customers of software upgrade requirements, telecom analysis and billing, hardware installation
and pricing analysis to include budgeting and pricing information.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
7/21/2014 to 12/19/2014 The Computer Merchants – CSC - UBS Remote Office
VOiP Project Manager
• Prepared, scheduled, instructed and coordinated the necessary internal and external resources to fulfill the
project activities within the prescribed time frame to ensure project objectives and client expectations are
achieved.
• Ensured the delivery of all equipment including additional phones, expansion modules and headsets.
• Ordered additional POTS lines if applicable for the site
• Reviewed site survey with onsite contact to ensure correct number of phones and expansion modules are
delivered and installed on the night of cutover.
• Managed 1-2 sites per week with varying numbers of VoIP phones and expansion modules to deploy
concurrently via an open bridge – with cutovers happening every Friday nights.
• Managed 1-2 sites per week to install SBC servers and HP Gateways with activations occurring every
Thursday night.
• Consulted with management to review project requirements to determine goals, time frames, funding
limitation, procedures for accomplishing project, technician requirements and allotment of resources.
• Ensured all analog devices operated business as usual post VoIP phone installation which included fax
machines, postage machines, overhead paging and alarm systems.
• Opened and operated conference bridge on Sunday, Monday and day on Tuesday for any issues, changes to
phone and expansion modules and re-test all analog devices.
9/29/2011 to 12/19/2014 Apex Systems Inc. – Dell - Boeing Remote Office
IT Infrastructure project manager
• Coordinated precise scheduling for all data center migration and infrastructure focused projects including all
equipment and resources for the data center migration on an extremely accelerated schedule for a high profile
client
• Developed project schedule using MS Project while assisting with finalizing budget for migration effort
• Managed the modernization, upgrade and disposition of various kinds of software by acquiring licenses,
testing, and developing to move into production pre and post migration
• Managed storage modernization via SAN or EMC depending on the new location of the migrated application.
• Updated DTM (Data Transformation Manager) which housed all records of Boeing applications, servers,
physical hardware and related information including application owner, disposition of application and any
associated licenses
• Reviewed and completed Modernization Design Assessment (MDA) with application owner to determine best
course of action for application – decommission, retire, migrate V2V, P2V, and web/database migrations.
Reviewed and completed Application Design with application owner
• Submitted tickets for Enterprise Web Hosting, Database Builds and decommissioning of applications for pre
and post migration effort
• Managed weekly project plan to include updates on all assigned applications
• Act as single point of contact for Boeing application owners when monitoring/managing migrations
• Scheduled and attending daily and/or weekly internal Boeing meetings to ensure all tasks for pre and post
migrations are completed on time
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10/3/2011 to 3/30/2012 Symphony Teleca - Tangoe Remote Office
Tems project manager
• Led a team of 4-5 project analyst in India for data collection in the EMEA region at a minimum of 75
vendors per batch release
• Created & maintained a detailed project plan using MS Project to capture task items & deliverables
• Assisted in understanding the contractual commitments in the SOW
• Conducted on-site & virtual kick off meetings with clients
• Managed project plan, action plan, risk documents and scope
• Gathered & analyzed data received from the clients
• Acted as single point of contact for a matrix team of SMEs
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• Ensured all participating members of Business partners, operations, administration & sales personnel were
aware of project plan milestones, operational and contractual issues
• Developed documentation required to transition the client from implementation to production phase
• Influenced change and/or up-sale Tangoe’s products & services as appropriate with business partners and
clients
10/3/2011 to 3/30/2012 Apeiron Inc. – T-Mobile Frisco, TX
Wireless Design Engineer
• Managed the installation of Ethernet Circuits via the Granite provisioning system
• Decommissioned of T1 Circuits post Ethernet installation
• Ensured the stop billing of decommissioned T1s & requested credits as necessary
• Updated internal work order system (Homer) to reflect completion of assigned tasks in order to notify next
team of tasks requiring completion.
• Issued ASRs for new installs; issued MACDs via VFO (AT&T, Centurylink & Verizon), Café & IWOS
• Cleared clarification orders as necessary via Granite
• Received FOC information and completed Granite work orders as necessary
• Followed up with on-site installation tech to ensure network connectivity and site is “GREEN”
1/3/2011 to 9/30/2011 Axcent Networks – AT&T Richardson, TX
Telecom project manager
• Monitored Granite in the Southwest Market order in “Ready” status to be provisioned
• Process Granite work orders for delivery of T1 Cell site
• Determined meet-point information by reviewing ICSC and Telcodata websites
• Verified address of T1 cell site installations using Remedy/CTS with onsite technicians
• Updated Granite provisioning system FOC/Completion information as T1 site installations completed
• Cleared clarifications & rejected work orders as necessary to complete T1 cell site installation
• Issues ASRs, with LECs and CLECs in VFO & Access Ordering for both special & switched access orders
• Followed orders from install to completion, monitoring daily to ensure on time delivery, install and
completion
• Processed a minimum of 25 ASRs per day which included MACDs & new installs
9/4/2000 to 12/30/2011 Verizon – various contract assignments Richardson, TX
Telecom project manager
• Provisioned low & high end circuits from DSOs to OC12s
• Installed IDA & IDE circuits (installed dedicated & Ethernet)
• Orders POTS lines for required analog devices – i.e. faxes, alarms and paging systems; and DIDs for new &
existing circuits
• Coordinated hot-cuts for pre-builds, activations and disconnects; initiated ASRs for ILECS/CLECs as
required for new & simple MACDs
• Updated internal tracking systems for status & completion purposes; attended customer calls as necessary to
ensure proper ordering of services; provisioned voice services including PRIs, Toll Frees and VoIP.
• Audited & managed telecom invoices and resolved billing issue with telecom vendors
• Coordinated & maintained maintenance agreements and service contracts with integral telephone systems
• Reviewed telecom vendor contracts as necessary to ensure compliance and adherence to contract obligations
• Up-sale Verizon product & services as single point of contact post sales contract completion
6/1/2009 to 6/30/2010 Artech Information Systems - Citigroup Irving, TX
project manager
• Coordinated the migration of 1500 (nationwide) clients from any existing Windows XP or Vista to Windows
2007 or a Citrix environment.
• Ensured proper communications between hardware/software applications post migration via UAT testing
• Created & maintained MS Project Plan via internal SharePoint
• Ensured proper installation of Thin Client & essential peripherals
• Tracked status of non-migrated personnel to ensure compliance in relaying information about current
connections
• Ordered new or upgraded software as necessary prior to migration & ensured proper installation and license
agreements were completed.
• Provide first day of business training when going from a Windows environment to a Thin Client
• Initiated and closed out trouble ticket via Citigroup ticketing system post migration
EDUCATION
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Walden University – Doctorate of Business Administration – In Progress – expected completion 12/2015
Keller Graduate School – Executive MBA w/Project Management – Completed 12/2010
University of TX @Dallas – Bachelors of Arts – Completed 05/2007
Brookhaven Community College – Associates of Arts – Completed 05/2005
SKILLS SUMMARY
MS Office Suite of Products – Excel (including macros & Pivot Tables), Visio, MS Project, Access • Excellent
communication skills •Provisioning •Proficient in IT/Telecommunications • Oracle/SQL database management •Manage
SharePoint site •Trend Analysis • Great Interpersonal/communication skills • ITEMS • OrderPro • EZStatus • TYRA •
OMS • UPI • COMS/NETCOMS • F&E • TCOMS • CSALT/CAMEO • NETCAP • WebEx Meetings •Granite database •
Homer (Remedy) ticketing system • VFO • Routers – Cisco, Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent; Adtran • Protocols: EIGRP, BGP,
OSPF IGRP, Ethernet, Token Ring, HSRP • Cisco & Avaya technologies • WFE, UMP, CMS, Clarify CRM, WMT,
MyCSP, and all other AT&T internal applications to troubleshoot customer UVerse voice, cable, internet
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