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Daren King

Daren King

Pearland,TX

Summary

Telecommunications Professional with extensive electronics background. Experienced with Network monitoring, Root cause analysis. Trouble ticketing systems. Resolving configuration issues. Ordering, Provisioning and performing maintenance routines.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Network Telecom Provisioner

Speedcast Telecommunications
Houston
01.2019 - 07.2024
  • Managing Terrestrial Commercial global carrier order coordination, escalation, installation and creating hand-offs to the various teams in Corporate and Production Operations including moves , add, disconnects and change ordering.
  • Collaborate closely with Legal, Billing, Network Engineers and project teams to ensure the overall carrier ordering, implementation and provide documentation for the entire circuit life-cycle process.
  • Including communicating carrier provisioning/install, maintenance lead-times.
  • Negotiate with carriers on contract pricing and terms for voice services supporting corporate offices.
  • Provided data services required for negotiations/contract execution.
  • Responsible for updating and maintaining the circuit database in addition to all other tools, resources, and reports which track and maintain site and network and voice information.

Sr. Specialist-IT Telephony and Infrastructure Engineer

AT&T Operations
Houston
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Provisioning service orders as assigned into USRP
  • Manage LD orders (Averaging 40 monthly) from submission to completion
  • Review orders by tracking critical dates (SID through Due Dates) and address Jeopardy's by escalating to responsible department while advising customer of order status
  • Update SOTS/Phoenix logs with order status and actions taken to meet critical dates
  • Administrative: Developed A&D goals
  • Report E-Link and WEBSTR Time accurately.

Sr. Specialist-Client Tech Administrator

AT&T
Houston
01.2007 - 01.2014
  • Provided advanced customer support to field technicians (UVERSE) on intelligent field devices (Panasonic Laptop, iPhone, iPad) to ensure wireless network connectivity
  • Configure technician profiles, Admin support in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word etc.)
  • Remotely access IFD/IOS devices to provide software downloads/updates and password reset support
  • Accurately document trouble tickets (approximately 20 calls daily) to include root cause analysis and final resolution steps
  • Author knowledge base solution documentation for center technicians/managers.

Manager of Operations

AT&T
Bellaire, TX
06.1998 - 08.2006

• Manager, C&E Cable Mining Project - Managed cross-functional teams reclaiming copper interoffice toll cable for asset recovery ($2 Mil). Issued As-Built records in Opti to reflect OSP records. Successfully completed project and provided timely delivery.
• Manager, Project Pronto - Deployed Adtran Optical Network Terminals (BPON) while performing circuit upgrades from copper to fiber. Trained new employees in specific job requirements.
• Manager, Hicap in Hicap Out Project - Automated copper Local Loop designs from TIRKS to HiHo system.
• Manager, F1/Span Group - Led copper span design teams (Houston - 14, San Antonio - 10) issuing copper span engineering records.
• Manager, Special Services CPC - Led circuit provisioning design team issuing Broadband circuit engineering.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Computer And Information Sciences

Texas Southern University
Houston, TX

Associate of Arts - Electronics Engineering Technologies

Hargest College
Houston, TX
06.1987

Skills

  • Order Fulfillment
  • Equipment Operation
  • Sales Support
  • Payment Processing
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Relationship Building
  • Inventory Management and Planning
  • Adaptability
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Effective Communication
  • Inventory Audits
  • Attention to Detail
  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management
  • Six Sigma Methodologies

Certification

ITIL 4 Fundamentals - Essentials of IT Service Management

The Basics of the ITIL Framework ITIL SVS, SVC, and Certification

https://alison.com/certification/check/99297a7e3f

  • CompTIA Cloud + Advanced - Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). https://alison.com/certification/check/943c8c37f0
  • Six Sigma - Green Belt - Mastered Lean Six Sigma principles and the DMAIC model.

Timeline

Network Telecom Provisioner

Speedcast Telecommunications
01.2019 - 07.2024

Sr. Specialist-IT Telephony and Infrastructure Engineer

AT&T Operations
01.2014 - 01.2019

Sr. Specialist-Client Tech Administrator

AT&T
01.2007 - 01.2014

Manager of Operations

AT&T
06.1998 - 08.2006

Some College (No Degree) - Computer And Information Sciences

Texas Southern University

Associate of Arts - Electronics Engineering Technologies

Hargest College
Daren King