Ken Jones

About Ken Jones

Proven leader with a history of improving operations, reducing cost, and increasing…

Experience

1. Senior Director of Procurement, Vendor Relations and Minority & Women-owned Business

   EPB

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Responsible for leading the company’s overall Purchasing and Materials Management as well as Minority & Women-Owned Business Program. Our goal is to maximize our local economic impact by further integrating our purchasing efforts with our focus on contracting with diverse Chattanooga area businesses whenever possible.

Education

• Chattanooga State Community College

  Associates, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology

  2006 — 2007

• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics

  2018 — 2019

• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Business Entrepreneurship

  2014 — 2017

Skills

• Customer Service
• Software Documentation
• Technical Support
• Wireless
• Management
• Optical Fiber
• Software Installation
• Microsoft Office
• Troubleshooting
• Cisco Technologies
• Cabling
• Servers
• Networking
• Program Management
• Network Administration
• Team Building
• Citrix
• Leadership
• Ethernet
• Disaster Recovery
• Network Design
• Testing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Computer Network Operations
• Routers
• Change Management
• Ip
• Network Architecture
• Vendor Management
• Dns
• Sharepoint
• Network Security
• Team Leadership
• Switches
• Data Center
• Project Planning
• Security
• Strategic Planning
• Telecommunications
• Windows Server