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Ursula Bowie

Aurora,CO

Summary

Enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hardworking individual. A strong team player and adapt well to challenging situations. Have over 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Planner

TPx Communications
07.2014 - 12.2023
  • Work unsupervised to prioritize multiple activities and tasks
  • Project management of migration and optimization projects-DS0, DS1, DS3 and optical facilities both internal and external for cost savings
  • Compile project status reports, coordinate project schedules, manage project meetings and budget, identify and resolve technical problems.
  • Respond promptly to email and phone calls, participate and conduct meetings, provide updates, maintain records, work with other departments to resolve issues.
  • Work with carriers to ensure turn up of circuits for Ethernet services
  • SME for Cisco Prime Order Fulfillment issues and information processing from vendors
  • Populate and maintain project tracking databases; develop reports, review, analyze, and distribute project data to all responsible parties.
  • Provision circuits, ASR submission, order work flow-via Metasolv/M6, Neustar, Granite and Access Management platforms; utilize computer skills including Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Excel, Powerpoint and Visio.
  • Submission of New, Disco and Change orders, circuit design for VoIP, Ethernet, Managed Services network
  • Provide NNI assignments to service delivery to provide customer access
  • Research customer circuits, NRC and MRCs for project start, determine financials for executive approval
  • Create project plans, budget, scope of work, MOPs for internal and external use for project completion
  • Launched projects with third party carriers and adhering to timeframes set and escalating if necessary
  • Create POF orders, issue new order requests for NNIs to vendors

Network Planner, Project Manager

TelePacific Communications
03.2007 - 07.2014
  • Project management of cost saving initiatives with third party LECs to migrate facilities from beginning to end
  • Manage meetings with departmental managers to review project status, propose changes and draft action plans.
  • Collaborate with engineering to report issues, manage project deliverables and provide status reports.
  • Plan implementation of network enhancements and upgrades.
  • Develop and initiate projects, manage costs, and monitor performance.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Optimize DS3/T1s to ensure ideal hub locations and minimize MRCs and mileage for cost savings
  • Create financial reports for each project to outline costs and savings for executive approval
  • Assignment of transport facilities and cross- connects for interconnection of networks
  • Submission of New, Disco and Change orders
  • Work closely with LECs, vendors and internal groups to launch and conduct projects from initiation to completion.

Transport Capacity Engineer

Charter Communications, Inc
04.2006 - 03.2007
  • Forecast capacity issues and ensure projects deliver capacity upgrades before initiation
  • Develop cost estimates and project specifications for proposals.
  • Capture technical schematics for use in project planning and execution.
  • Order facilities, network trunks and services to avoid capacity constraints, optimize over utilization
  • Provision and design circuits via Granite XNG system, Xperweb, Xpercom, Access Management data systems
  • Circuit Design-paths, segments for transport and customer interconnection
  • Assign cross-connects and equipment for network interconnections
  • Serve as interim supervisor over 5 direct reports
  • Work closely with LEC to order, deliver and provision circuits per SLA requirements.
  • Document network architectures, detail design parameters and communicate to internal teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Exercise Sport Science

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
12.1994

Skills

  • Metasolv/M6
  • Ethernet
  • Granite XNG
  • Network Design
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Customer Support/Service
  • Microsoft Project
  • Visio
  • Financial Reporting
  • Cost Control
  • Forecasting
  • Circuit Design
  • Change Requests/Orders
  • Organizational Skills
  • Performance Management
  • Time Management
  • Medical Terminology
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Order/Customer Fulfillment
  • Service Delivery
  • Network Systems
  • Telecommunications Industry
  • Capacity Management
  • Troubleshooting
  • Reporting
  • Capacity Utilization
  • Communication Skills
  • Network Topology
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Human Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Xperweb
  • WebOM
  • Access Management
  • LATTIS
  • LERG
  • LCR
  • SONET
  • English

Certification

BLS Certification

Timeline

Network Planner

TPx Communications
07.2014 - 12.2023

Network Planner, Project Manager

TelePacific Communications
03.2007 - 07.2014

Transport Capacity Engineer

Charter Communications, Inc
04.2006 - 03.2007

Bachelor's degree - Exercise Sport Science

Colorado State University
BLS Certification

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