Joseph Kirby

Experience

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  Citizens Communications

  Nov 2001 - Jan 2003

  Network Engineer

  • Project Coordinator for IT/Network Inventory consolidations. Maintained project status reports and provided results in weekly meetings to operations department. Issued installation and disconnect orders for long distance access circuits and tracked progress which resulted in yearly cost savings of $500,000. • Assisted manager with assigning workflow and supervising team members during project related tasks. Designed department training materials and team members on the use of various vendor order entry systems. Show less

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  Yum! Brands

  May 2004 - Jul 2008

  Telecom Analyst

  • Supported the Installation and technical support of telecommunication and broadband services for Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s and Taco Bell corporate owned restaurants. Specific duties entailed ordering voice circuits, phone lines, broadband services, testing restaurant phone systems and troubleshooting during service outages.• Maintained department procedures manual, responsible for documentation of procedures. Ongoing review of telecom and broadband vendor invoices including monthly re-occurring costs and installations. Responsible for inventory audit resulting in a department annual cost savings of $50,000. • Received multiple performance awards including “Leadership Award” from VP of Yum! Information Services, “Director’s Award” and “Star Award” by Yum! Executive Team. Show less

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  CROSSMARK

  Jul 2008 - now

  Current responsibilities include:• Submit purchasing bids and evaluate supplier proposals for IT department, negotiation of pricing and contracts, contract review with legal counsel, create purchase orders for software and hardware purchases. • Vendor management of IT Mobile suppliers to ensure alignment of initiatives and proper execution are met. • Account management of 12,000 corporate owned wireless devices. Specific duties include inventory control, monitoring of usage and data plan optimization. • Review, coding and approval of $750,000+ monthly IT invoices, tracking of budget spend for Senior Director of IT Department. Issue invoice disputes as needed. • Assist other departments in purchasing projects. Key responsibilities include sourcing for suppliers of office equipment and maintenance, coordinating/scheduling the delivery and return of equipment, work with finance department to ensure lease schedules are updated accordingly. • Past accomplishments include:2023: Analyzed current inventory of cellular lines. Negotiated new contract rates resulting incost savings of $225,000 yr.2022: Negotiated smartphone purchase that provided a cost avoidance of $250,000 yr.2020: Negotiated the master agreement renewal with largest cellular carriers. The end resultwill save $90,000 yearly without the requirement of any new services added to the account.2017: Researched wireless inventory and found over 700 devices without usage and out ofcontract. Once disconnected, the yearly cost savings was $250,000.2016: Optimized wireless data plans based on usage patterns. This delivered a cost savings of$675,000 for the year. Due to tax laws in Texas, I found by correcting the end user address inthe suppliers system, would result in an ongoing monthly savings of approximately $10.000. Show less • Telecom Expense Management: Analyze/optimize IT/ Telecom accounts, inventory review, provide plan change recommendations based on findings. • IT project management role during office relocation projects. Scheduled and coordination of telecom and data circuit installations, disconnects, escalations with vendors to ensure project deadlines are met.• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Network/Telecom Database which provides inventory of company circuits and phone lines. Maintain IT Training documentation on company intranet for training of new hires. Show less

  • IT Procurement Manager

    Jul 2016 - now

  • Sr. Telecom Analyst

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2016