WALTER F. STANTON, PMP

Huntersville, NC *****

Office: 630-***-****

E-mail: adjnr8@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

As a senior project/program manager with many years’ experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects in many industries; challenges were overcome by building teams on a local, national and global basis.

With projects ranging from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of dollars in both government and private industries, meeting stringent deadlines while controlling budgets amongst cross-functional teams helped clients meet their business objectives that brought more earnings or cost savings to their bottom line.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCGI Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina 2002 to Present

Communications Consulting Firm

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/walter-f-stanton-pmp/11/597/39a

Consultant

Independent contractor focusing on infrastructure project implementations helping clients achieve desired business goals in a timely manner while staying under budget.

6/2015 – Present: Contract Program Manager of Telecommunications – State of Michigan

Managing Statewide Initiatives as follows:

Agency Program Manager aligning state IT needs with services delivered for aggressive migrations through effective cross-functional team alignment

Completed Avaya to Cisco migration for 22,000 subscribers across the state

Upgrade statewide systems to latest version leveraging external contracts in an Agile environment

Evaluate infrastructure needs, leverage team capabilities, assign resource and manage multiple contractor teams of 34 for statewide migration plan of multiple agencies and Agency Services departments

Managed upgrade for 31 call centers on Cisco Unified Contact Center Express

Managed remediation of failed voice routers in 138 locations with a sole-sourced vendor

Completed 17-month Cisco Call Manager Migration project in 8.3 months through efficient usage of scarce internal resources and leveraging contract resources in a parallel effort

Developed statewide software package rollout and transition to operations for Cisco Unified Attendant Console

3/2006 – 2/2016: Contract State of Illinois as 800MHz Infrastructure Project Manager

$11.2 million dollar infrastructure implementation of high-site wireless network migration to meet FCC Order to Sprint Nextel for Rebanding Motorola 800MHz Statewide Radio Network

Spearheaded negotiations team with attorneys from the State, the FCC and Sprint Nextel and governmental business leaders to provide a solution from a team approach for tower permit, construct usage, and FCC licensing on owned and shared tenant sites

Developed $9M dollar RFP, and award for integrator to assist in meeting FCC Order for Rebanding over 16,000 mobile subscribers across the State with 151 radio base station sites

Managed 1500 agencies for cost management for each vendor engaged with the project and its effect on each agencies’ operational efficiencies of First Responders

Tracked and managed IP Ethernet to cell site conversion/connectivity for compliance management, cost control, and resource assignments

Mobility application checks for system performance and ATP (acceptance test plan using RUP methodology) based on agreed-upon standards of deviation within cost metrics defined for testing phase of project

7/2014 – 12/2014: Multi-state IT Infrastructure Build – Alliant Energy Company

Three state territory for RFP development and posting and ISP awards for build out of networks to provide improved reliability and redundancy for client utility operations

Infrastructure program management of dozens of smaller projects feeding into backhaul reliability with multiple vendor selection

Build internal teams to manage project goals of defining and meeting business objectives for multiple divisions for Cisco migration to over 400 substations, 11 clusters and 3 main hubs

5/2014 – 7/2014: Contract Bradford Group Exchange – Hammacher Schlemmer

Multimillion dollar IT enterprise infrastructure migration for data and telecommunications services for redesigned call center in remote locations

Brought on board with project six months behind schedule and after 4 weeks brought teams up to schedule within one week of their intended deadline

As senior Project Manager with direct responsibility to executives of both firms; redefined business objectives with multiple service providers and telecommunications firms to align with client needs

Determined contractual obligations with amendments to both vendors which better protected the client from unforeseen circumstances brought on by the vendors

Helped drive solution for retrieval of archived data previously considered unavailable and saved client five years of call center history

6/2012 –4/2013: Contract as IVR Infrastructure Project Manager, State of South Carolina

Engaged as BA/PM for IVR analysis, upgrade or replacement of Avaya platform

Lead analyst for development of new system to meet needs of Department of Employment and Workforce for web services interface to Data Warehouse

Responsible for Chief Executive and Chief Information Officer buy-in for 7 Divisions within state government for procurement of new IVR system from Avaya

Reduced call volume by 37% to call center and claims center

Utilized Waterfall, Agile and pseudo RUP methodologies for defining UAT and UI requirements

9/2011 – 6/2012: Contract as Global Infrastructure VoIP Project Manager, Jacobs Engineering Group

Engaged as global PM for VoIP migration due to M&A activity in 14 countries

Project lead for internal and external resources for department resource assignments, moves and changes to local site infrastructure design, layout, configuration and implementation

Multi-million dollar P&L responsibilities for all VoIP network design, procurement and installations from 3rd-party and internal resources in Asia, Australia, Europe, Canada and U.S.

Worked with local managers and executives’ departments to control time and budget for changes in IT infrastructure to meet business objectives of acquisition of new sites

Design and support for all physical infrastructure for adding new teams to sites, merging old sites and upgrading VoIP infrastructure requirements for successful migration

Finished project one month early

2/2011 – 7/2011: Contract as VP Business Operations, APECK Communications

Vice President of start up division in a nationwide telecommunications services company, my responsibilities of personnel, clients, and contractor interaction for a cohesive deliverable package to end user clientele involve full spectrum of day to day operations.

Brought on board in start-up organization to develop corporate and IT governance for penetrating telecommunications wireless markets

Created project process flow, contractor organizational structure and management for operational efficiencies following best practices to telecom carriers

Developed project scoping and tracking processes in a hosted shared environment for UMTS, LTE, FTTCS & ETTCS site acquisitions, wireless tower builds and upgrade requirements for power, cabling and antennae while tracking all projects with ATT through Siterra

Set up successful, repeatable deliverable process for all markets for implementation of line and antennae crews integration work on cell sites with aggressive deadlines and very restrictive budgets

3/2006-2010: Contract Illinois Department of Corrections as 800MHz Infrastructure Project Manager

Statewide migration of 4000 radio subscribers on Motorola 10-channel 800MHz system – project completed on time and under budget of $1.1M

Managed 12-site implementation for resource and scheduling change in project approach saved client over $400,000 (40%)

Managed team for efficiencies during implementation and achieved project completion in real time without service interruption by utilizing risk managing methodologies

Managed site resources for scheduling all personnel between shift changes of guards with buy-in and agreement of warden and local radio support personnel

9/1/2009-6/30/2010: Contract AECOM for City of Aurora Site Infrastructure Project Lead

9-1-1 local municipality $1.75M procurement and vendor implementation management

Amended and developed changes to bid response evaluation in accordance with City and ETSB (Emergency Telecommunications Safety Board) procurement guidelines

Procurement and vendor management for design, layout of workstations, delivery, equipment and cabling installation, and testing of equipment for VoIP links to 9-1-1 call center and data storage with full redundancy of each calling answering position

Coordination of fiber backhaul & CAMA trunk line cutover from local telecom carrier, installation and testing of all SONET transport and Ethernet conversions

6/1-11/30/2007: Contract Blackwell Consulting as Infrastructure Technical Project Lead

Food industry manufacturer (PepsiCo) LAN upgrade in preparedness for a nationwide VoIP implementation.

Managed scope, scheduling and resource assignments for multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities required for network upgrades with minimal operational impact

Site assessment for all cabling, power, server and network equipment requirements

Developed project tracking for time and cost evaluation for work performed at each assigned site nationwide

5/2005-7/2005: Contract DuPage County Government

Developed Request for Information (RFI) for DuPage County government Telecommunications Department. Specified technological infrastructure needs for VoIP Telephony System to serve the County government.

Developed bid response evaluation spreadsheet with weighted factors for response to each section of the RFI in accordance with County procurement guidelines.

Determined design of all utilities, network cabling and IT hardware, security requirements and department operational impact on personnel productivity

5/2002-Present: Stanton Consulting Group

Licensed insurance broker and financial planner in several states

Software and tools used on these projects included, but were not limited to: Azure; MS Office Suite; Changepoint; Clarity PPM; SharePoint Server; MS Project & Project Server; Primavera; COGNOS; Visio; Excel; Word; Power Point & Exchange Server; HIPAA 5010 X12; NCPDP D.0; IMRA; Google docs; PlantCML Patriot; Zetron IP Fire Station Alerting System; Word NICE Systems; Cisco Call Manager; Avaya Aura; vPurity™ VoIP Security; Fedora O/S; LINUX; STARCOM; Netware; GroupWise; Wireshark

SPRINT, Rosemont, Illinois

$24 billion Global Communications Provider

Technology Solutions Consultant

Network Architect and Project Manager

2001-2002 National Manufacturers of Data Center Equipment – United States

Defined business requirements and managed migrations of hosted applications to data center with full redundancy and management measurements with trusted business partners.

4/1/1998-7/1/2001: Project team leader for Bell Laboratories $8 Million network implementation. Managed, coordinated and installed the largest ATM network project in United States at the time.

1998-2001 Worldwide LiveLink Repository – Houston Texas

Software and tools used on these projects included but were not limited to: LiveLink; BroadVision; i2; SUN; iPlanet; Oracle; SAP; Cisco Network Manager; Avaya; Cabletron Network Manager; Nortel; Microsoft Exchange Server; Visio, AT&T Systemax & Siterra; MS Project; Primavera; Tracker; Google Docs; SmartSheet

UNITED STATES NAVY

Aviation Fire Control Technician

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS PAST & PRESENT

Project Management Institute: Project Management Professional - PMP #1251854

BiCSi (Building Industry Consulting Services International, Tampa, Florida

RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer)

LAN Specialist Certification in the RCDD Program

Certificate: Cabletron Systems- Customized Hardware Course

Certificate: QIP-Quadritek DHCP Server Administration

Certificate: Global Knowledge Network ‘Understanding xDSL’

Certificate: BiCSi- High Speed Campus Backbone Design

Certificate: BiCSi- Introduction to Internetwork Design

Certificate: Symbol Technologies- Wireless LAN

Certificate: Symbol Technologies- Spectrum 24 Systems

Certificate: Lucent Technologies- ISDN CPE Installation and Troubleshooting

Certificate: Lucent Technologies – WaveLAN – Wireless Networking Installation

Certificate: OpenTEXT- LiveLink SDK Builders Course

Certificate: Anixter LAN Architecture Level 300 Training Course (Proctor)

Certificate: AMA Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact

Certificate: PCAD Instructor Course

Certificate: AutoCAD Version 10 Designer Course

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & AWARDS

PMI Courses:

Scheduling Cost Control

Effective Team Leadership

Project Leadership, Management, and Communications

Managing Projects in Organizations

Risk Management in IT Organizations

Agile Project Management – SDLC Project Management

PMP Boot Camp – Exequity

CMS BCCS – EPMO PM Using Project Server

OPCPR1 – Project Requirements

OPCCCC – Project Critical Chain

OPCTW – Project Technical Writing

OPCRL1 – Project Resource Leveling

OPCCM – Project Change Management

Awards:

Lucent Outstanding Service Award

Sprint Paranet Para 100 Award

Sprint Paranet Silver Eagle Award

Sprint Quarterly Excellence Award

Sprint Paranet Gold Wing Award

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Active Member, Project Management Institute, Metrolina Chapter

Active Member, Building Industry Consulting Services International since 1993

Honorary member since 1997, National Insurance Producer #7369127

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