Information Technology Project Manager

Dennis A. Cantu

System Design ~ Strategic Planning ~ Project Management

Professional Experience

Career Accomplishments

Senior Telecommunications Project Manager 0391 International Broadcasting Bureau Engineering and Transmission Directorate, Satellite/Telecom Division

Supervise and Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Managing Multi-Million Dollar budget regarding Engineering and Transmission Directorate, Satellite, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Information Technology (IT) Division, WAN-MPLS.

Supervise and Oversees Agency business technology investment strategic and lifecycle planning, vision, capital planning, enterprise and global architecture, design, budget, Information Technology, WAN, and Broadcasting/Content Delivery.

Delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to Senior Management.

Saved 2014 $700k, in reducing telecom cost through optimizing global satellite and terrestrial delivery system.

Telecommunications Consultant HSBC

Extensive experience and responsible with the build out and support of high volume Data Centers, this involved budgets, project plan, design, RFP’s, electrical and equipment layout.

Delivers informational and decision-seeking presentations to Senior Management.

Saved HSBC $1.5 Million in reducing telecom cost through audits inquired by billing errors. Monthly billing was adjusted saving of $969,912 thousand a year in access charges

Primary interface for carrier selection and vendor management; oversight of all orders processed by the department.

Strategic Network Planner El Paso Global Networks

Query existing optical network to determine the logical connections to be entered into provisioning software program.

Recommend and coordinated the engineering team in planning new additions to the network.

Applied high-level design of specific network additions and augmentations.

Central Office Engineer TXU Communications

Engineered networks intended for central office/Co-Location (CLEC, ILEC); digital transmission, Ethernet, Sub-rate through OC circuits, channel banks, DACS, fiber MUX, SLCs, and [5ESS] equipment.

Implemented and engineered Network Management System.

Define standards for internal systems that will be used to track and document central office installation (TBS).

Professional Experience

(Continued)

Professional Experience

Senior Telecommunications Project Manager 0391 – International Broadcasting Bureau Engineering and Transmission Directorate, Satellite/Telecom System Division, Washington, DC 01/2014 – Present

Supervise and Oversees Agency business technology investment strategic and lifecycle planning, vision, capital planning, enterprise and global architecture, design, budget, information technology, telecommunications, engineering and Broadcasting.

Present, justify, execute, and analyze Networks, Telecom, IT, and budget related to the Satellite & Telecom System Broadcasting.

Serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) managing Multi-Million dollar budget regarding Engineering and Transmission Directorate, Satellite, Broadcasting, Telecom System, Information Technology (IT) Division, WAN-MPLS.

Supervise and manage the procurement of Telecom services and IT equipment for global Network.

Directorial with assignments in terms of broadly defining policies and technical objectives.

Directing and supervising site surveys, this involves conducting link analyses, determining the optimal location and configuration of telecommunications requirements and information technology equipment.

Responsibilities include supervising, planning and managing the full range of telecommunications system and information technology activities associated with the design, development, acquisition and installation of digital and compressed video, audio and data transmission systems in an international environment.

Plan and supervise the design, development, acquisition and installation of major systems and subsystems used in the transmission of video, audio and data signals to broadcast transmission stations and users worldwide.

Provides authoritative advice, guidance and consultation to officials throughout the agency and in other public and private organizations in addressing a wide range of complex technical and operational issues.

Direct and evaluate the operational and economic feasibility of advances in information technology, Satellite, and telecommunications systems.

Telecommunications Consultant – HSBC, Mettawa, IL 04/2002 – 01/2014

Presenting, execute, justify, budget related to the Data Center build out and remote call centers.

Manage relationship with various Technology groups (i.e. Telecom & IT) to ensure it meets or exceeds capacity/diversity and overall support for customers.

Create and review RFP’s for [bid] design, implement, and manage telecommunication hardware (i.e. TDM, SONET, ONS, DWDM, Dark Fiber, and MPLS).

Monitor technology advancements and trends within the data center and technical infrastructure as they relate to data center build or expansion of telecom services.

Professional Experience

(Continued)

Strategic Network Planner – El Paso Global Networks, Houston, TX 02/01 – 11/01

Perform large scale project plans to ensure shortfalls and risks are mitigated during the project life-cycle.

Recommend telecommunications infrastructure regarding HSBC needs expectations, develop Budgets, timelines, set expectations, and negotiate pricing.

Work on a team to develop detailed and creative solutions to complex problems while guaranteeing projects to meet deadlines and costs.

Evaluated optical network hardware products suitable for deployment.

Planned and designed optical metro networks to support customer infrastructure and ensure that budget objectives were met.

Provided technical support to the provisioning department for planned network capacity additions intended for services installations to be available for originators.

Previous Experience

Central Office Engineer – TXU Communications, Katy, TX 02/98 – 02/01

Technical Engineer Level III – Teligent, Houston, TX 06/97 – 01/98

Signal Support Systems Specialist (Distinguish Honor Graduate) – U.S. Army DOD Secret Clearance 06/93 – 06/97

Education/Training

Associate in Science in General Studies (AA) Panama Canal College 1993 Cumulative Total 70

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