Thomas L. Blackley

18859 Mills Bay Circle

Eagle River, Alaska 99577

tblackley@gci.com

Education: Master of Business Administration, 1995

Telecommunications Technology Management Elective Track

Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, 1989

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

· Dean’s List four quarters, Intramural Sports

· Full Four Year NROTC Scholarship

Experience:

2/97- Present	Manager, Switched Network Engineering, GCI Communication Corp., Anchorage, Alaska Responsible for leadership and administrative functions of a five person engineering group. The group’s responsibilities include switch translations and provisioning for four DSC DEX switches, two Lucent 5ESS 2000, one pair Tekelec STPs, one pair IEX SCPs, one DOTS Operator Host, one Harris 2020, and various other switched network adjuncts. · Personally lead effort to design and develop new, innovative services. · Lead effort to convert Toll Free services to new switching platform requiring development of network service as well as OSS and Billing systems. · Lead effort to implement LRN LNP within GCI’s Anchorage switched network. · Personally responsible for higher order trouble resolution, including intra-network, business partner, and vendor issues. · Personally responsible for business case development, vendor negotiations, procurement, and installation project management of Tekelec STPs and IEX SCPs (approximately $2M). · Lead group in build-out of switch network. The group built translations for Lucent 5ESS 2000 from the ground up (no ODA). This was accomplished while maintaining existing duties and no added head-count. The Lucent 5ESS build was accomplished in a timely manner and facilitated GCI’s entry into the Local Exchange market. · Increased efficacy of group as evidenced in the reduction of service affecting trouble tickets. · Key Engineering representative on team responsible for justification and selection of fraud detection software. The team’s charter includes defining and recommending network security program.
12/96- 2/98	Project Manager, GCI Communication Corp., Anchorage, Alaska Primarily responsible for conversion of switching platform upon which GCI delivers switched services. Responsible for leadership and coordination of development effort on 5ESS. Responsible for coordination of other functional areas within GCI to affect transition to 5ESS. · Completed transition of MCI, Sprint, and Allnet’s south-bound Toll Free traffic. This facilitated decommissioning of Stromberg DCO switch. · Identified and communicated issues associated with business processes that retard conversion of switched services to the 5ESS.
5/95-11/96	Network Planning Engineer, WorldCom Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma Key member of seven person group tasked to lead project of merging networks of previous Wiltel and LDDS companies. This included merging of LDDS’ network of 39 Long Distance Switches and Wiltel’s 9 switches. · Project Manager responsible for planning and coordination of regional projects. Primary point of contact for all functional areas within and external to WorldCom regarding regional network consolidation. This includes installation of a new switch and POP, decommissioning 3 switches and POPs, traffic consolidation, facilities consolidation, economic justification, and cutover strategy/management. · Team leader in development of nationwide plan for deployment of new 888 Toll Free NPA on DSC portion of network when DSC software was not ready to deploy in time. · Key member of team tasked to consolidate facilities utilized to provide nationwide 800 service. Tasked to develop strategy and resolve issues associated with consolidating 800 service provided on separate networks.

2/95-5/95	Graduate Assistant, Center for Telecommunications Technology Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Support research of regulatory issues and technical aspects of regulation of telecommunications, as well as development of computer graphics for presentation.
7/92-10/93	United States Navy - Lieutenant Communications and Navigation Officer, VAQ-138, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington Fully qualified EA-6B aircrew with outstanding proficiency in aircraft systems including engines, hydraulics, instrumentation, onboard computers, radar, radios, HARM missile, and electrical systems. Primary responsibility for processing all incoming and outgoing squadron message traffic. Also, responsible for maintaining and updating publications needed for squadron operations. · Single-handedly produced Squadron End of Cruise Report for presentation by the squadron Commanding Officer to the Administrative Wing Commander.
7/92-8/93	Physical Readiness Officer, VAQ-138, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington Maintained physical readiness records for over 200 squadron members as well as counseled and managed remedial programs for members not meeting naval standards of physical readiness.
9/89-6/92	Student Naval Flight Officer and Various Naval Schools, NAS Pensacola, Florida Completed rigorous training pipeline for instruction of aircrew in flight and aircraft systems to obtain proficient, combat ready personnel.

Distinctions:

· IEC IN World Forum 1999, 2000.

· Northern Telecom, DMS-250 Translations Course.

· Experience with: Personal Computers, Macintosh, VAX, UNIX, FORTRAN 77, Cyber, SUN Workstations, Assembly Language (VAX and RISC), Graduate Electrical Engineering studies in Computer Architecture Design.

· Top Secret Clearance for Special Compartmentalized Information.

· Naval Flight Officer, 37 combat missions over Iraq, Strike/Air Medal, National Defense Medal, Battle “E” Medal, South-West Asia Service Medal with campaign star.