GREGORY HORTON 1771 WEDGEWOOD DR

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
30088
SENIOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL WITH MBA AND POST GRADUATE EDUCATION IN
CORPORATE FINANCE AND DECISION SCIENCES

PROFILE
Senior Business Manager with MBA in Finance and Decision Sciences and Post Graduate studies in
business and corporate finance. Manager of complex information computing systems at the Top
Secret level with the federal government responsible for multi-million profit and loss center
budgeting and risk management.
Skills
Highly experienced in managing cross-functional teams for complex domestic and international Business Analysis
projects for software and network infrastructures to include data centers, call centers, and cloud
technologies.
Micro/Macro-Economics
Highly skilled at developing customer relationships, change management, risk management, and
Data Analysis (Excel)
business case development for project/program implementation and back office operations.
International Financial
Very knowledgeable with financial institutions (economic policy, capital project planning Management
and analysis, financial analyst, information technology finance operations, banking, finance
companies) operations. Marketing Strategy
EXPERIENCE
Program/Project
AT&T/BellSouth – Atlanta, Georgia December 2005 - Management
Present
Senior Technical Project Manager – Technology Operations Cloud Compute and Storage Financial Analysis
Engineering
• Provides end-to-end project management and/or program management throughout Applications
the lifecycle of a project/program by directing the efforts of project/program team(s) using
dotted-line authority to deliver a completed project and/or service. Manages large program or Access
project budgets and cost reporting ranging from $100K - $15 million. Excel (Advanced)
Word
• Has full accountability for managing concurrent high complexity projects and/or programs which Outlook
PowerPoint
may span multiple regions, functions and/or business units. Responsible for detailed planning
including program/project structure & staffing, estimating, resource allocation and assignment, Project
detailed scheduling, critical path analysis, consolidating project plans into an overall program VISIO
plan and negotiating any sequencing conflicts.
Certifications
• Utilizes knowledge of business, industry and technology to incorporate business process Software Engineering
improvements into the organization and/or to develop business strategies and
functional/business/technical architectures. Nuclear Biological
Chemical Weapons
Assembly
• Assesses, plans for, and manages project/program risks including mitigation & contingency plans;
manages issues, jeopardies, escalations and problem resolutions.
Big Data

Nuncius, Inc – Atlanta, GA March 2002 – Cloud Computing

November 2005
Chief Financial Officer/COO Agile Project Methodology
• Managed business operations and developed business plans, new network assessment and
implementation, and financial plans for Start-up Company in the healthcare Industry. The
company provided on-line medical claims processing from healthcare professionals to
insurance companies, provide on-line scheduling of patients with doctors, and access to
medical records over a secure medium over the Internet.

• The business plans including a 100 page comprehensive marketing study of the healthcare
 industry, marketing plans and power point presentations for venture capitalists and
institutional investors. Raised nearly $1 million in a 1 year period.

• Developed change management methodology, performed regression analysis for small

businesses in the health care industry with regards to congressionally mandated health
care regulations for security, privacy, and technology.

Nortel Networks – Atlanta, GA November 2000 – March 2002

Business Development Manager
• Defined new services or existing service enhancements, and defined their respective support solutions for Managed
Service opportunities, while supporting cross-functional teams. This included researching products and their life-
cycle capabilities to fulfill the requirements in Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Fortune 500 companies.

• Took the initiative to save a $70 million new account for Nortel Networks Managed Services with WorldCom
Telecommunications by eliminating the duplication of effort between three functional groups. Aligned multiple
Statements of Work into one. Assigned the high-level teams, and conducted the reviews between multiple
functional groups to get the project back on task. Received a special note of recognition from WorldCom
executives and Nortel management for taking the initiative, while not originally assigned to the project.

• Defined and managed solutions implementations for supply chain management technology requirements. Defined
and managed solutions implementations for hospitality management technology requirements. Assessed data
centers and developed business processes for performance improvements in support of client install base and
network monitoring.

• Served as Project Manager, developed RFPs, performed cost benefit analysis, managed full life cycle
documentation for major projects, and aligned business plans with the most current technology. Client base
included both government and major commercial clients.

Greenburg News Network (GNN) (Merged to become part of WebMD) – Atlanta, GA April 1999 – November
2000
Vice-President Business Development
• Direct report to the Chief Operating Officer as Vice President Operations. Responsible for managing field
operations and strategic planning and implementing integrated business solutions for Operations, Information
Technology, Sales, Field Operations, and vendors. The scope of responsibilities included managing a 50 person
field force, including one Vice President and four Directors.

• Organized and led a cross-functional financial integration team to re-engineer GNN field operations post-sales
delivery system, redesign the Sales Contact Information Management System (CIMS), and develop an automated
communications platform between GNN and vendors. Re-engineered post-sales processes for GNN, IBM, and
CompuCom for an integrated best practices solution. The cost savings was $1 million.

• Led a project consisting of WebMD sales, IT, customer service teams, Dell Computer sales, project management
staff, sub-contractors to redesign the sales, online order entry, hardware/software implementation, and customer
service processes/procedures for a turn-key online system in support of the healthcare industry customer base.
Williams Telecommunications Solutions – Atlanta, GA June 1998 – April 1999
Executive Director, Professional Network Financial Services Group
• Responsible for managing the network and planning and analysis consulting operations of 35 people for 13 states in
the southeast (SE) territory. The scope of responsibilities included emerging communications technology
solution, network design and analysis services, and project management.

• Williams Communications Solutions is a $1.4B company and has a customer base of over 100K customers and
delivered solutions for data, voice, and video.

• Managed Profit and Loss (P&L) Center. As one of the principal architects of the newly formed professional
services group, developed and managed multi-million dollar budget for Professional Services. Developed and
managed the project run rates for all projects. Responsible for procurement of hardware and software tools.

• Developed the project management reference manual for project management, which include planning, assessing
current environment, project scope, project plan development, milestone checks, and post project review.

Technology Solutions Company – Atlanta, GA May 1996 – June 1998

Principal Consultant
• Senior-level position responsible for technology planning, network integration, request for proposals, help desk
implementation, outsourcing, business process re-engineering and migration strategies. Selected as a member of
a prestigious new practice area called IT Strategy and Integration.

• Created a new business system for a nation-wide enterprise network at Georgia – Pacific Corporation consisting of
400 locations that were tied to a wide-area network using business case and business process reengineering
methodologies. This included new sets of processes that created a virtual environment for information sharing
and data security throughout the enterprise. The new business systems reduced operational costs and minimized
variations.

• Managed a multi-million dollar project at Siemens Automation and Energy Corporation. Siemens was a $1.2 billion
a year European owned corporation that produces construction products, materials, and automation and energy
systems. The scope of the project included: collect benchmark information on data processing expenses for
similar companies in the industry, with as much detail as possible to evaluate outsourcing options. Develop a
Request for Information (RFI) to outsource the corporate data center consisting of dissimilar large computer
platforms.

LEP Profit International Import and Export Company – Atlanta, GA March 1993 – May 1996
Director Project Planning
• Developed a global plan to integrate three dissimilar platforms from the United States, Canada, and United
Kingdom for a $5 million dollar international project.

• Developed a global strategic plan to oversee, design, development, and implementation of two major and custom
designed software packages for international operations and international accounting. Managed international
vendors and budgeting for the project. Advised the President and CEO on current business process re-
engineering efforts to reduce overhead and implement new processes for efficiency.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) – Atlanta, GA August 1990 – March 1993
Regional Manager, Information Technology and Administration
• Responsible for managing utilization and availability of all regional computer systems from large mainframe to
 desktop computing to provide consultation services to senior management on technology implementation.

• Managed the regional administrative staff and annual budget of $4.5 million. Also directed implementation of new
applications in region to support connectivity with corporate headquarters, regions, and customers with project
being completed on time and within budget.

• Recruited and provided training and guidance to the technical staff which resulted in systems availability for all
computing platforms and equipment increasing to 95% from a previous 65% level in initial three months and at
99.9% for 18 subsequent months.

United States Army World-Wide Military Command and Control System – Atlanta, GA May 1987 – August
1990
Deputy Branch Chief, Configuration Manager, and Chief of Computer Operations Fiscal Manager

• Responsible for managing computer operations, network configuration, telecommunications network policy, and
computer security administration on a nationwide top secret network which is the world-wide command and
control system.

• Project managed top secret multi-million dollar computer system for national command authority (President of the
United States and Secretary of Defense).

• Project managed a 35-person software development team for a $6.5 million dollar top secret world-wide security
and budget application on the configuration management and asset management platforms.

EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, with concentration in Finance and Decision Sciences - Walden University – Minneapolis, MN
Post Graduate Studies for PhD. In Finance and Decision Sciences – Walden University – Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Arts Political Science – Distinguished Military Graduate – The Citadel – Charleston, SC