Paul R. Dickel 137 Fern Avenue Collingswood, NJ 08108 856-858-5828 pd1adc90c@westpost.

net SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER Hold TOP SECRET SSI Clearance . Award winning Project Manager with more than 15 years progressive development managing wide variety of strategic and tactical projects for AT&T, Merrill Lynch , IBM, RCA and the US Government. . Nationally recognized Network Engineer and published author . Proven track record for significantly improving operational costs and efficien cy . Self motivated, focused and creative decision maker . Highly Ethical business politician, superior interpersonal skills and a team p layer . Worked closely with the FCC and Congress . Possess solid project costing and financial analysis skills P/L budgets up to $5M . Led and mentored teams up to 17 members . Recognized by Strathmores Whos Who Registry of Business Leaders and Marquis Wh os Who In The East for business contributions . DAWIA Level II Certified, warranted Contracting Officer . Certified Project Manager and Total Quality Manager EXPERIENCE US Government Contract Administrator/ Contracting Officer 6/2003 Present . Administer contracts utilizing the FAR & DFAR to make contractor related busin ess decisions . Service all types of contracts for a variety of commands and agencies in DOD . Advise customer to help in analyzing contracting requirements, plan source sel ection, assess solicitations, progress payments and monitor quality and payments . Write modifications and close out contracts as necessary . Maintain supplier relationships, help resolve disputes and arrange account rec onciliation . DAWIA Level II Certified, Warranted Contracting Officer . Successfully completed Leadership Potential Training at OPM Management Develop ment Center AT&T Senior Manager - Communications Network Operations 9/2001 4/2003 . Self-motivated Project Manager for dedicated customer, Merrill Lynch customer initiated tasks . Consult with users to develop communication, security and facility projects to improve cost and operational efficiency . Assure customer meets regulatory requirements for emergencies and regular trad ing hours . Plan for and control access to all technology records and spaces . Analyze all trouble records and take action to restore service when a problem surfaces 24/7 . Manage multiple vendors and service providers . Create and update Princeton Site Wide Emergency Business Recovery Plan . Manage team of 17

Reduced operating costs $42K per year and increased management efficiency 25% by consolidating hardware Identified and utilized surplus equipment to save client $75K towards 90 day cos t saving initiative Reduced business expenses 25% by upgrading alarm systems to protect corporate te chnology Honored with Encore Award for 911 Business Recovery Plan and its implementation MERRILL LYNCH AVP, Network Operations (Out-sourced to AT&T) 8/1998 9/2001 . Provide high level direction and leadership for business issues related to com munications and networks . Act as technical interface with client customers and multiple vendors . Assure proper Grade of Service (GOS) and reliability of WAN/LAN voice and data services . Create, Test and Formalize Numerous Operational Processes and Procedures . Provide support for Consolidated Help Desk operation, Multiple Call Center Ser vices, Multiple Trading Desk operations, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity P lan, Technology Risk Assessment, Business Resumption Plan and implementation . Provide Alternate Business Site development and 24/7 day operation, service an d maintenance of multiple Client Voice and Data systems . Manage a Team of 15. Improved the cost effectiveness of operations by developing and implementing cus tomized communication processes, saving from 10-33% in labor and business costs Removed unnecessary equipment, saving Merrill Lynch $41,351 the first year Skilled at developing and applying templates to assess the risk and reliability of technology in the event of a disaster Recipient of US Special Achievement Award for Improvements & Cost Savings Received Awards for Teamwork & Client Service IBM Corporation Manager - Network Architecture 5/1997 8/1998 . Oversee strategic architectural planning and future network design . Provide corporate divisions direction for long term planning for technological migrations . High level technical interface with business units, application developers, ve ndors and MIS management on design, strategic planning, process development and operations support . Provide technical direction and leadership for business issues related to tele communications, computer systems and networking operations to user facilities th roughout the US and Europe . Serve as council to senior management concerning information technology for co rporate facilities . Coordinate LAN/WAN development and operation . Interface and coordinate contractor support . Manage team of 8. Reduced clients Campbells Soup - operating costs 20% by redesigning their world wide corporate network architecture Developed nationwide network architecture from concept in only 3 months for Vlas ic Developed 5 Point Plan to realign Campbells network scheme, reducing traffic and costs, shortening response time to changes, easing administration and modernizi ng service US GOVERNMENT, TREASURY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Technology Operations Specialist - Financial Systems 12/1992 5/1997 . Plan, maintain and upgrade communications hardware and software . Support LAN/WANs, Help Desk and large quantity of Private Line Services . Interface with and coordinate contractors in multi-vendor environment . Design and Implement new Data Center with a modern PBX with SONET Ring and ful l Diversity . Maintain several IBM mainframes, multiple RISC 6000 systems with Netview 6000 in MVS/VSE environment using TCP/IP, SNA and IPX protocols and VOIP . Manage team of 3. As Project Manager and Lead Technician Successfully Relocated Data Center (provi ding Social Security, IRS and Disability payments) in a timely fashion with mini mal disruption Member of Social Security Payment Review Team that restructured payments without disruption to the public, saving more than $50K annually in labor costs Honored with multiple Commendable Service Awards CAMDEN COUNTY GOVERNMENT Director Office of Telecommunications & Information Systems 3/1991 12/1992 . Manage, plan and coordinate staff of 42 personnel operating multiple Voice and Data Services . Redesign system of multiple mainframes, LAN/ WANs, mini-computers and desktop support into a more cohesive and functional model . Managed and supported 24/7 County Hospital Voice and Data operation and 911 Em ergency service. . . Coordinate numerous contractors and maintenance support act ivities . Manage $5M Department Budget. Solved problems with finance, purchasing and personnel systems that had plagued the County Government for years, saving several million each year Reduced budget from $5M down to $2M in just 2 years while also improving service Radio Corp. of America (RCA) Manager Defense Products/Telecommunications 1/1985 3/1991 . Develop source planning and information reports related to products that might fit RCAs Marketing Plan . Manage System Development Laboratory and Configuratio n Control Group . Manager of Regulatory and Inter-company Affairs . Integrated Radio Room, Star Wars Program and the Secure Telephone Unit Marketi ng. Assured regulatory compliance by interpreting industry regulations for the corpo ration and training field staff in compliance and professional customer service techniques Senior Member of Total Quality Management staff implementing Demings quality pra ctices Elected to Board of Directors of the North American Telecommunication Associatio n and Chairman of the National Telecommunications Education Committee Member of industry team developing AT&T Divestiture standards and ad hoc contrib utor to the Compliance Branch of the FCC US Government, GSA+ Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Seabees) Ch