1. WANDA B. KRISE
1118 Ashbury Lane ♦ Morris, AL 35116 ♦ wkrise@bellsouth.net ♦ 205-647-5345 ♦ 205-902-6742
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
AEPM Certification
Agile Bronze Certification
API Bronze Certification
Big Data Bronze Certification
Cloud Computing Bronze Certification
IP Networking Fundamentals Completion
Transformation Learning Series: Technology Transformation Track
Transformation Learning Series: AT&T Network Transformation
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 Participated as Project Manager on Strategic Site Optimization Plan (SSOP) developed to recover power
in strategic data centers.
 Projects under my leadership recovered 500 kW of power associated with decommissioning and
removing end of service life storage arrays in 2010.
 Projects under my leadership recovered 350kW in 2011.
 In 2010 SSOP was selected as #98 of the top 500 IT projects by InformationWeek magazine.
 Served as technical lead and project implementation manager.
 Managed numerous multi-million dollar efforts to upgrade IT data network infrastructure in
administrative offices and data centers across nine BellSouth/AT&T states.
 Participated in IT Operations Plan of Record.
 Following AT&T merger, participated on AT&T cross-discipline team to evaluate, analyze, and link
multiple strategic efforts into one unified strategic solution.
 Team participants were selected based on leadership and visionary skills that crossed multiple
technical areas.
 Led team that developed IT data network office models.
 This team spanned multiple affiliate companies and multiple organizations.
 Documented BellSouth IT data network standards and architectures.
 This documentation was presented to AT&T during merger planning.
 This documentation served as a template for other Technology areas within IT.
 Participated on BellSouth IT re-engineering effort that developed a formal IT architecture organization and
architecture definition process.
 Re-hired as an AT&T employee after working as a contract Project Manager for 3 years.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artech Information Systems / AT&T 2010 – Current
Contract Project Manager for AT&T / Re-employed by AT&T in 2013
 Managed several multi-million dollars ($10M-$15M) to successful completion.
 Led team to build Disaster Recovery networks between strategic data centers.
 Led vendors to migrate data off storage arrays with defective disk drives, reducing multi-day outages.
 Led vendors to convert storage arrays from RAID-5 to RAID-6 to eliminate outages due to drive failures.
 Led multiple teams toward successful decommissioning of end of service life storage arrays, resulting in
hundreds of thousands in savings in maintenance and power recovery in power constrained data centers.
 Provided weekly updates to senior management team on key, high-profile projects.

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AT&T (formerly BellSouth) 1987 - 2008
Network Technical Expert 2007 - 2008
 Developed and documented tactical Network architecture, including plans to move from current architecture
to future architecture.
 Developed and documented standardized network models used in AT&T premise locations.
BellSouth Network Segment Lead 2005 – 2006
 Represented BellSouth as IT network segment lead
 Developed and documented IT Network strategy, Standard Operating Environment, and Roadmap.
 Reviewed and approved exceptions to the standard Network architecture.
 Developed and documented standardized network models used in BellSouth premise locations.
Local and Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN) Planner 1992 – 2008
 Served as network communications consultant in planning efforts for major projects within AT&T, including
multi-year premise LAN upgrade and data center LAN upgrade efforts.
 Served as project implementation manager and technical architect on company projects.
 Met with project teams and client communities to negotiate LAN support for approved projects.
 Represented LAN Managers in human resources staffing meetings.
 Allocated and assigned personnel to BellSouth facilities to meet the support.
 Developed and maintained LAN User’s Guide.
 Supervised management employees.
VAX/VMS System Manager/Data Communications Planner 1987 - 1992
 Served as System Manager on VAX/VMS ALL-IN-1 system.
 Provided support for 1200 ALL-IN-1 clients.
 Ordered equipment for user connectivity (terminals, circuits, communications equipment).
 Developed and presented office mechanization training.
 Gathered client requirements and developed applications.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, 1998
Samford University
Birmingham, AL GPA: 3.74
Bachelor of Science, 1986
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL GPA: 3.24
Major: Computer Science
Minor: English
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
 Ability to lead and work in a team environment
 Detail oriented
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Excellent planning, time-management, and organizational skills
 Excellent presentation skills
 Excellent human relations skills
 Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio