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Brian J. Armknecht

2840 N Lincoln Ave, #H2, Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 551-5960

email: brian AT armknecht DOT com

E X P E R I E N C E

Verizon Business Chicago, IL

Solutions Engineer July 2007 – Present

Offers pre-sales consultative engineering support to over 50 national and multinational accounts
Designs voice and data communications networks using MPLS, IP Trunking, and Ethernet technologies
Provides support Security Solutions and IT Solutions overlays
Acts as technical resource for Sales Account Managers
Presents telecommunications and IT solutions to customers

Senior Planning Engineer September 2000 – June 2007

Developed and maintained databases to track network capacity, projects timelines, and budgets
Analyzed and forecasted traffic demands on Verizon Business’ SONET and Ethernet networks to plan for network expansion
Developed strategic guidelines to standardize Verizon Business’ local network planning and equipment selection
Provided project leadership and technical knowledge to team members
Worked with sales teams to design local network solutions to satisfy customers' technical and business needs
Approved funding for network expansion projects
Determined project feasibility based on Net Present Value cost and revenue analysis
Created a network optimization plan based on analysis of network inefficiencies

WorldCom (now Verizon Business) Vienna, VA

Senior Implementation Engineer March 2000 – September 2000

· Supervised team of six implementation engineers

Met with equipment vendors to review product specifications
Selected equipment vendor for network expansion projects based on engineering and budgeting requirements
Managed engineering project timelines
Resolved engineering problems and customer concerns
Interviewed, hired, and trained new engineers

WorldCom (now Verizon Business) Vienna, VA

Implementation Engineer October 1998 – March 2000

Met with customers to identify their project specifications and bandwidth needs
Designed fiber optic systems to meet customer needs within power, space, and fiber loss constraints
Engineered Washington, DC citywide OC48C network for UUNET

MFS Network Technologies Vienna, VA

Systems Engineer June 1997 - October 1998

E D U C A T I O N

Northwestern University Evanston, IL

M.S. in Information Technology, June 2006

Courses included in this program:

Bradley University Peoria, IL

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 1997

Samara State Aerospace University Samara, Russia

Study abroad program in Russian language and history, June-July 1994

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