William E. Sever
Project/Process/Change Management
Internet Specialist
SUMMARY
A Management professional with
40+ years successful experience working with people,
processes and technologies for a large
Telecommunication company. Recognized as positive influence and
effective advocate with an outstanding track record as an
innovator and problem solver. Extensive experience
in:
- Project Management
- Process Re-Engineering
- Public Switched Network
- Business and Business Systems
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- Internet Presence Design & Development
- Internet Marketing
- Budget Processes
- Training
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With special expertise in Teaming,
Strategy Development, Planning,
Analysis and Control.

EXPERIENCE
U.S. Air Force Veteran - Radar Technician
Owner, Operator and
Webmaster of NetBest Internet Services 1995 -
Present.
Internet and Web Design
Specialists! Management
professionals working with
people, processes and technologies.
GTE Telephone Operations 1968 - 1995 Served
in several key positions in a variety of Technical and Managerial areas.
Actively involved in Process Re-Engineering efforts for GTE's Carrier
Markets, impacting $6 Billion in annual revenue.
 Project Information Manager - Process
Re-Engineering (1992 - 1995)
- Designed strategies to enhance business, productivity and cost
positions.
- Developed Business System requirements.
- Developed and Implemented Project Management standards.
- Designed and Instructed Project Management Training.
Merger and Integration Manager (1990 - 1992)
- Planned and Implemented consolidation of Contel properties into
GTE.
- Led effort to ensure compliance with Regulatory mandates was
maintained.
- Consulted for Micronesian Telephone Company's International
Equal Access effort.
Equal Access Manager (1985 - 1990)
- Led Northwest Company effort to Plan, Coordinate and Implement
Equal Access across five state serving area.
- Advocate in Industry Forums. (ICCF, OBF, NOF)
- Led the Corporate effort to plan and implement "Zero Plus Coin"
Equal Access as defined in FCC mandate.
- Designed, Developed and Implemented standard support
systems.

Network Manager/Dial Office Administrator (1979 -
1985)
- Planned and managed Stored Program Control (SPC) switching
system deployments.
- Led Switch Trunking and Routing database management
organization, supervising up to 20 people.
- Managed Division of Revenue and Engineering Traffic Study
efforts.
- Coordinated deployment of standard administrative and
operational support systems.

Equipment/Studies Technician (1968 - 1979)
- Performed maintenance, trouble analysis and repair functions.
- Performed Traffic Study installation, validation and
analysis.
EDUCATION
Business Law Course, LaSalle University, 1967 General
Business, University of Idaho
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS PowerTipps - A
Business Association Project Management Institute
(PMI)
 PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT Over 1500 hours GTE internal and
vendor provided Technical and Managerial courses including:
- Marketing on the Internet
- Artisteer - Website Template Design Tool
- WEB 3D - Graphic Design Tool for Internet Object
Design
- Advanced Project Management provided by Center for
Systems Management, Inc.
- Project Management Tracking and Control System
- Project Management Seminars
- Principals of Management
- Management Development
- Performance Planning
- Time Management
- Conflict Management
- Business Organization Workshop
- Stress Management
- Employee Involvement Orientation
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- Pacific Institute's Investment In Excellence
- Employee Empowerment
- Managing Personal Growth
- General Manager Course
- Equal Access Orientation
- Process Re-Engineering Vision and Values Orientation
Workshop
- Network Engineering Concepts
- Switching Systems Management and Support for TRW Vidar,
GTD-5, #3-EAX, #2-EAX, NTDMS 100/200, Stromberg Carlson DCO, #5-XBAR and
AE-SXS
- Traffic Concepts
- Traffic Data Collection Systems
- Various Business Systems (customer support, assignment,
billing, ordering, etc.)
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Software
Skills:
PTCS Artemis (Project Tracking &
Control System), Microsoft Project - PC, WordPerfect, Visual dBase Ver. 7 with
Compiler, dBase III Plus and IV - PC, DBXL/Quicksilver Application Development,
HTML Editors, Various Internet Browsers (Netscape/MSIE, etc), JAVA, Javascript
and CGI Implementation, Lotus, Quattro, ABC Flow Charter - PC, Microsoft Word -
PC & MAC, Powerpoint, EXCEL - MAC, MacDraw - MAC, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver (Adobe Web Premium - CS5.5), Artisteer Web Design Template tool, Various office support programs and support tools.
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