Julie Elrod
Board Member @Clara M Carlucci Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
Board Member @Clara M Carlucci Foundation
EDUCATION
California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor of Arts, Art History
SKILLS
ABOUT JULIE ELROD
WHO I AMI lead all supply chain, sourcing, and procurement activities to drive operational excellence within the telecom industry.WHAT I DOI worked for NTT America for 15+ years, serving in different leadership capacities. As a senior director of infrastructure sourcing, global IP network, I was responsible for the entire life cycle management of all global transport and data center requirements (dark fiber, lit services, and data center) within the IP transit business unit. In my current role, I manage a four-member team to drive all sourcing activities and lead the migration of all network inventory management processes into a system that enables effective inventory tracking, cost management, and carrier and data center vendor spend reporting.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS• Audited vendor inventory, renegotiated contracts, and maximized link utilization, saving 23% in annual costs.• Directed a 12-member team to achieve a 32% annual reduction in network costs.• Reduced inter-site connectivity by 50% with one of largest data center operator globally. • Managed 10x network capacity growth across multiple intra and inter-regional routes.• Owned procurement of all network and backbone connectivity in US, reducing annual costs by 15%.• Streamlined credit dispute process, realizing ~$200K in annual credits.
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