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Lars Ray Resume 040517
1. Lars Ray
McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: 469-525-7060
Email: lars.ray.0@gmail.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larsray
Project Management, Operations Management, Technology Management,
Organizational Leadership and Performance
I perform project management functions while delivering solutions in the IT and telecommunications
industry. As a project manager, I strive to deliver results with excellence.
• Have held and can obtain government and DOD security clearances; I am able to travel domestic and
international.
• Diverse technical background includes; Mobility Data Center, Mobile Telephone Switching Office
(MTSO), VoIP, WAN, WLAN, Structured Cabling, PBX, Central Office, CDMA technical writing.
• Strong desire to win; strong awareness of resource constraints while working toward achieving goals.
• Excellent vendor relations skills.
Milestones
• GCI – Successfully Project Managed 7 Advanced Service Unified Communication migrations for
Cisco.
• RJT - Coordinated the network implementation phase of AT&T’s national data center build outs
nationwide.
Experience
Global Convergence, INC (GCI) 2015
Project Manager & Site Lead
Delivering Cisco Advanced Services to customers - implementing WLAN and VoIP Unified Communication
solutions
• Project manage and coordinate all local & global resources and tasks to deploy WAN, WLAN, VoIP
Unified Communications, and from equipment rack & stack to operational acceptance at all assigned
sites.
• Performed site lead activities to ensure all switching, routing, WLAN and UC installs were implemented
as per plan, and post migration Unified Communications and RF surveys were performed to spec.
RJT Consulting 2013 to 2015
Professional Project Services to AT&T Data Network Technical Centers
Network Integration (NI) Project Manager, AT&T Mobility Data Centers
Coordinate and manage the implementation of new AT&T data center build outs.
• Project manage and coordinate all local & global resources and tasks to implement data center build
out from equipment rack & stack to operational acceptance.
• Effectively and efficiently launched 9 mobility zones within the data centers.
2. Lars Ray – page 2 469-525-7060
Network Data Systems 2011 to 2012
Professional Services to AT&T Mobility, Western Region
Mobility Implementation Engineering (IE), AT&T Mobility
Project managed the implementation of new Cisco hardware as part of the AT&T National program to
migrate their legacy ATM based Operational, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) network onto their
Gold IP based OAM network within their Mobile Telephone Switching Offices (MTSO)
• Implemented phases 1-5 of a five phase project to migrate from legacy mobility networks onto to the
defined AT&T Gold network for OA&M functionality.
• Project managed and coordinated equipment ordering, delivery, implementation, and acceptance by
AT&T Mobility throughout the Western region.
• Effectively interacted with all levels of AT&T staff and leadership.
Nortel Networks, Richardson, Texas 1994 to 2010
Multiple roles including CDMA/GSM MTSO Installer; Field Supervisor, Technical Writing; Manager of
Global Wireless Methods, and Senior Manager of Engineering.
Sr. Manager of Mobility Engineering in Mexico 2008 to 2010
Directed and managed operational and technical services for the business transition of engineering and
customer support teams to Mexico. Led and managed a team of 39 managers.
Affiliations
Center for Creative Leadership, Member ∙ American Manager’s Association, Assoc. Member ∙
McKinney Art Studio Tour, VP Executive Board ∙
McKinney Arts & Music Guild, Member
Education & Credentials
The John Maxwell Co. – Certified Leadership Coach, Speaker, Teacher
Vital Smarts – Masters Certificate, Crucial Conversations
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR – Business Administration
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR – Electronics