Susan McAdam's 25+ Years Project Management & Technical Experience
1. SUSAN MCADAM
106 Willow Creek Dr.
Mt. Washington, KY 40047
E-mail: susanmmcadam@outlook.com
(502) 558-0394
CAREER PROFILE:
Over 25 years Project Management, Technical Assistance,Sales, and Inventory / Finance experience in
voice and data communications. Specific strengths include developing and maintaining strong working
relationships and quickly taking actions to seek "win-win" solutions. Flexible, can adjust to rapid
changes, multiple demands and shifting priorities. Skilled in PeopleSoft, Fulcrum/CATS, and Microsoft
Office including: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Access.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Voice and data network architectures, technologies, protocols, and equipment: Cisco, ALU,
Avaya, Mitel, Motorola, and Ericsson/Nortel; TDMA, CDMA, 3G1X, EVDO, LTE; TCP/IP,
MPLS, OSPF, BGP, LAN/WAN, routers, gateways, firewalls, power, testing.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Louisville, 1983 GPA: 3.5/4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Verizon Wireless, Louisville, KY (2005-Aug.22, 2014)
Inventory Coordinator
Saved the company over $3 million by building strong relationships to eliminate vendor fees,
researching and utilizing tools to find lost equipment, and taking advantage of alternate vendor
agreements.
Assisted with testing of VoLTE and provided feedback to improve quality of service.
Ensured the integrity of all equipment inventory by consistently scoring a >98% accuracy level
achieved by Performing/Overseeing cycle counts on cell site, MSC, warehouse and vehicle
storage locations; continually analyzed issues/challenges then recommended and implemented
process improvements for increased efficiencies and accuracy levels.
Developed and maintained Standard Operating Processes and Procedures for management of
Regional and Area Inventory.
Ensured appropriate levels of equipment spares were maintained per network engineering and
vendor recommendations.
Processed Repairs and Returns, including the gathering, packing, shipping and receiving of RMA
equipment and its accurate location tracking using inventory software.
Worked with various vendors to expedite repair and replacement components to accomplish
network repairs in a timely manner.
2. BellSouth Small Business, Louisville, KY (2004)
Sales Associate
Inside sales of Wireless, Local, Long Distance,and DSL services.
Cinergy Communications, Louisville, KY (2003)
Account Executive
Outside Sales of Internet, Local, and Long Distance services.
Business Telephone Systems, Louisville, KY (2002-2003)
Sales Support
Product offering: NEC, 3Com, Cisco, Nextel, Sprint, and BellSouth.
Provided sales support for technically complex sales applications- switch translations, trunking,
routing, private network, Internet access,voice facilities, VoIP,CISCO, TCP/IP,FRAME
RELAY,and VPN.
Coordinated LEC, CLEC, and IXC turn-ups, changes, and disconnects.
Designed and proposed circuit solutions for customer specific applications.
Provided application and technical product training to sales.
Analyzed customer problems and made recommendations for solutions.
Analyzed customers’ monthly vendor statements for billings accuracy and circuit utilization.
Sprint Business Services Group, Louisville, KY (2000-2001)
Technical Applications Consultant
Provided technical support to Sales Team,customers, and co-workers.
Coordinated installation and testing of Sprint’s circuits and services – LAN’s, WAN’s,private
network, Internet access,voice facilities, VoIP,CISCO, TCP/IP,FRAME RELAY,VPN,and
PCS.
Saved new large customer account, with persistence,follow-through and by persuading the
equipment vendor (also a competitor) to re-design their DS3 equipment setup on circuit activation
date to meet customers’ deadline, creating a long term satisfied customer.
Increased Sprint’s revenue from $3,000 to $50,000 a month, from a large international company,
by resolving technical obstacles and working with other Sprint departments to implement creative
solutions to meet crucial deadlines.
Won Sprint’s Excellence Award, 2nd Quarter 2001, for increasing sales revenue.
Introtel Communications, Mississauga, Ontario (1990-1999)
Senior Project Manager
Product line: Lucent /AT&T/Avaya,Mitel, Taske, Nortel, Centigram, Active Voice, and Comdial
Introtel Employee of the Year Award,1993, and Employee of the Month - 10 months.
Delegated workload based upon experience of staff and customer time requirements.
Developed, managed, and implemented projects to meet business objectives – coordinated
resources (i.e. LEC’s,outside equipment providers, outside cabling companies), tracked and
reported status of milestones.
Designed, programmed, and coordinated installation of Telephone and Voice Mail Systems
(including CTI, IVR, Voice and Data Networking, and Call Centers).
Prepared floor plans: outlining cabling and set locations.
Provided customer training: developed and prepared customer specific training materials,
established and coordinated training schedules, provided first day of service support and refresher
training as required.
3. Provisioned circuits (Internet,PRI, T-1, DID, Frame Relay, Networks, and etc.)
Provided problem analysis and troubleshooting for all of the Telephony Systems.
Tested circuits, software,and hardware
E& H Electronics, Louisville, KY (1985-1989)
Customer Account Representative
Implemented installations of Northern Telecom, Iwatsu,Optcom and Miami Voice Systems.
Consulted with major accounts regarding upgrades and changes using traffic report analysis.
Copy Corporation, Louisville, KY (1984-1985)
Office Equipment Sales
Kinnard and Francke Interiors, Louisville, KY (1983-1984)
Floor Covering Sales