Kurt Yeager
Round Rock,TX
Summary
Talented IT leader successful at coordinating project schedules, vendors and milestones. Expertise includes principals of WAN and Telecom Infrastructure design and architecture. Talented in bid process guidance, contract administration, price negotiations and procurement through competitive shopping. Works well with stakeholders, customers and outside vendors.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Head of IT Procurement
Harte Hanks
Austin, TX
05.2020 - 08.2022
- Instrumental in reducing overall IT spend by 50% in specific contracts including telco and software agreements between 2020 and 2021.
- Utilized procurement tools to manage quote process, invoicing, order entry and receiving.
- Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and negotiated contractual terms for IT Agreements including Master Services Agreements, SaaS and Software Licensing by working closely with internal and external contacts.
- Worked with Corporate Counsel to articulate specific contractual areas of legal concern.
- Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for customers on hardware and software needs.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
IT Manager Network Infrastructure
Harte Hanks
Austin, United States
01.2007 - 05.2020
- Managed project planning and efforts to improve infrastructure for WAN and Telecom systems with over 30 sites worldwide.
- Worked with engineering to successfully migrate primary and backup MPLS network to three different telco providers over 10 years.
- Managed Engineers in Network Operations Center in Manila, Ph.
- Tested network's performance and created strategies to maintain integrity of overall infrastructure.
- Worked in team-driven environments and communicated effectively with stakeholders.
- Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
- Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals and to identify and quickly address problems.
- Planned and arranged meetings with external organizations and individuals, enabling parties to meet and discuss project progress.
- Communicated with internal and external team members to keep project on schedule including investigating, correcting and escalating project problems.
Developer Analyst
Harte Hanks
Austin, United States
09.1995 - 12.2006
- Designed and developed robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Incorporated database technologies such as relational databases and SQL into coding projects for over 10 clients.
- Coordinated technical requirements for projects with internal and external stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX12.1992
Skills
- Infrastructure Projects
- Wide Area Network
- Capacity Planning
- Site Buildouts and Closures
- Preventative Maintenance
- Procurement Operations
- Accounting Procedures
- Cost Assessment and Price Negotiation
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Conflict Resolution
- Responsible
Certification
PMI - CAPM
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
MS Office 365, MS Project, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, Solarwinds Network Monitoring, PeopleSoft
Quote
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Timeline
Head of IT Procurement
Harte Hanks
05.2020 - 08.2022
IT Manager Network Infrastructure
Harte Hanks
01.2007 - 05.2020
Developer Analyst
Harte Hanks
09.1995 - 12.2006
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Texas State University
Software
MS Office 365, MS Project, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, Solarwinds Network Monitoring, PeopleSoft
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