STEPHEN F. PERKINS
CEO/Principal Consultant

Founder & Principal Consultant of boutique consulting practice focusing on Telecom Financial Management, Business Process Improvement, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Technology Assessment and Cost Management; developed objective relationships with a wide variety of TEM Solution providers in the commercial and government marketplaces.

Highlights Business Process Assessment and Improvement Extensive track record of retooling internal processes to develop greater visibility into cost while streamlining payment processing; Selection and implementation of TEM solutions; including outsourced application implementation and migration to EDI/811 TEM Product Strategy and Development Performed an extensive analysis of the TEM market (Drivers, competitors, and products); made extensive recommendations to senior management. Managed development of Telecommunications Spend Management software product; Telecom Cost and Contracts Management Cost management and invoice processing responsibility for telecom services with an annual expenditure of $150M including cost allocations across 260+ Cost Centers; Full responsibility for the strategic pricing, procurement and cost management of telecom services; required effectively managing relationships and contracts with 300+ telecom vendors; Negotiated settlement with telecommunications vendors resulting in recoveries in excess of $19.5 Million and counting.

Clients Comprehensive cost audits for a nationally recognized specialty printer Cost auditing projects for Electronic Data Systems Cost and Contracts management for a major supplier of turnkey network services to state and foreign governments; responsible for $30 Million Annual Spend TEM Acquisition for a U.S. subsidiary of a major Japanese auto manufacturer Internal Cost Management Business Process assessment for a major telecom carrier Business Process Improvement Roadmap for a pre-eminent Disaster Recovery company Product Development and Market Guidance for several TEM Solution providers TEM Implementation and Business Process Improvement for a 5,000+ store retailer Business Process Assessment and TEM procurement for a large California municipality Supported two federal agencies in four areas: Cost reduction and avoidance, Business Process Improvement, Networx transition preparation and OMB Circular A123 compliance Contact Steve

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