Dennis Groce
6805 Fairburn Court
Raleigh, NC 27615
Hm (919) 790-3811
Cell (919) 616-3811
[email protected]
Telecom Manager Highly Motivated
OBJECTIVE Seek opportunity with growth company to put my experience to work.
EXPERIENCE 8/2000 3/2001 MCI Worldcom Raleigh, North Carolina
Executive Senior Manager
Program Manager: Primary interface to six vendors
(EDS, Cisco, Aspect,
Concert, Latitude and Pomeroy) supporting
implementation of large Call
Center Network (12K agents Voice & Data).
Managed these vendors
Support roles in the program.
3/1998 8/2000 MCI Worldcom Raleigh, North Carolina
Executive Senior Manager
Program Manager: Overall responsibility for
implementation and support
of large USPS TCP/IP network (8K sites with addtl
10K VSAT sites) at a
rate of up to 500 sites per month, which included
installing LANs at these sites (average
70 drop per site). This replaced the existing USPS
TCP/IP network under a $3.1B
contract.
6/1994 3/1998 United Stated Postal Service Raleigh, North Carolina
Program Manager, Telecom
Program Manager: Overall responsibility for design,
implementation, and support
of large USPS TCP/IP network (1100 sites), which
replaced the existing USPS SNA
network.
11/1982 6/1994
Senior Information Systems Specialist
Project Lead: Responsible for design, implementation,
and support of large USPS
DECnet network with connectivity to approximately 20
locations nationwide, which
later evolved to a "bridged" network using
Vitalink bridges at approximately 100
locations nationwide.
EDUCATION 5/1973 Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, Tennessee
REFERENCES Dan McPhillips - USPS -
Telecommunications Manager, PCES (919) 501-9100
Daniel Smith - MCI Worldcom - Vice President (703) 902-6235
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Technical Experience: Frame Relay, TCP/IP, network management systems, gateways, Bay
Networks and Cisco routers, Ethernet LANs, switches,
hubs, dial-up
technology, VPNs, Aspect ACDs, Telephony, VAXs, IBM Mainframe
operations, terminal servers, VAXs DSU/CSUs, modems, Microsoft
applications.
Contract Management: Writing RFPs, evaluating responses, and awarding contracts. Contract negotiations.
Sales Support: Worked extensively with sales force supporting existing and potential customers.
Willing to Travel