Senior Voice Consultant - Communication and Collaboration

Project Leadership Associates (PLA) is currently recruiting experienced Senior Voice Consultants to join our Unified Communications and Collaboration Solution Group. Candidates will use their current voice expertise to assist PLA’s customers with the integration of existing telephony platforms with Microsoft solutions. Candidates will be responsible for the integration of Cisco, Nortel and Avaya with Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging and Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Voice. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an individual to develop their skills with the new Microsoft Unified Communications solutions.

 Proven design, planning and implementation experience with various VoIP platforms. Experience with Cisco Call Manager, Unity and Presence server preferred.

 Proven design, planning and implementation experience with Quality of Service services and hardware.

 Proven design, planning and implantation experience with various telecommunications technologies. For example, QSIG, CAS, E&M TIE lines, ISDN PRI/BRI and T1/E1.

 Experience with various IP and SIP enabled endpoints from various vendors

 Proven design, planning and implementation experience with Windows 2003 Server and services.

 Proven design, planning and implementation experience with voicemail messaging systems and fax systems.

 Proven design, planning and implementation experience with SIP gateways or native SIP trunking.

 Experience in Nortel or Avaya telephony systems a plus.

 Certified Convergence Technology Professional a plus.

 

The position will also be responsible for the following:

 Responsible for leadership and delivery of project based assignments that encompass system architecture, proof-of-concept and deployment services for Enterprise and Mid-Market customers.

 Responsible for managing smaller projects or segments of larger projects.  Has moderate to heavy contact with middle and senior level executives. Requires proven project management and methodology skills.

 Support and lead solution group development initiatives through development of solution offerings, pre-sales support and marketing efforts.

 Perform system reviews of client telephony environments and prepare findings documents outlining short and long-term strategies.

 Facilitate and lead client configuration planning meetings for specific technology projects.

 Strong customer relationship skills and willingness to lead customers through successful challenging projects.

 Establish reputation as subject matter expert in assigned technology area.

 

Business Requirements for Position:

 Five years minimum experience in telephony and infrastructure technologies

 Two years minimum consulting experience

 Proven written and presentation skills to various audiences

 

Company Overview

Project Leadership Associates is a technology and business consulting firm headquartered in Chicago specializing in network integration, software development, management consulting, electronic data discovery, small business services, business intelligence and business strategy execution. We have extensive experience developing and implementing small to large scale business and IT solutions for the legal, healthcare, education, insurance and financial sectors.

As our name suggests, we hire experienced consultants with strong business and technical backgrounds, capable of leading projects to successful completion. The typical PLA consultant has over 15 years of consulting and business experience. As a result, Project Leadership Associates is proud to maintain one of the industry's lowest employee and client turnover rates.

Project Leadership Associates was recently named No. 1,768 on the 2007 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. PLA was also named to the 2007 Fast Growth 100 list at No. 48 and the 2007 VARBusiness 500 list at No. 485. In 2006, PLA was honored as the Microsoft Enterprise Group Midwest Partner of the Year for their innovative work in Unified Messaging (UM), technical excellence, teamwork, customer satisfaction, and driving Microsoft solutions in the marketplace. For further information, please visit http://www.projectleadership.net/.

 


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