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William (Bill) L. Smith President, AT&T Technology Operations, AT&T Services, Inc. Bill Smith, President, AT&T Technology Operations, is responsible for all technical space planning, hardware planning and engineering, compute, storage, customer care and network operations, including integrated IT command and control functions, labs testing functions, global fleet and transportation management across the company’s global service footprint. These responsibilities include a team of over 100,000 employees. His organization performs business service and infrastructure, technology operations, planning and engineering, construction and optimization. In addition, Bill is responsible for service delivery and assurance, and global foundational services. He was appointed to his current position in March of 2008, with his leadership role expanding to include global network operations in January 2010. Customer care and network planning and engineering responsibilities were added in January 2012. Most recently, labs testing, integrated IT command control, and global fleet and transportation management were added in September 2014. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Shared Services, in charge of mass market and enterprise operations, corporate real estate, procurement, regional wireline planning, and business planning and integration. Mr. Smith began his career with the former BellSouth Corp. in 1979, and has held numerous positions in technology, operations, marketing and public policy. He was involved in BellSouth’s advanced technology efforts, and was responsible for the company’s DSL, Internet and wholesale business units. Also at BellSouth, he served as Chief Technology Officer, where he was responsible for setting the overall technology direction for BellSouth’s core infrastructure. In that position, he was responsible for network and operations technology, Internet Protocol applications, next generation strategy, and BellSouth Entertainment, LLC. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Mr. Smith graduated with honors from North Carolina State University at Raleigh in 1979. He is involved in a number of organizations within the Dallas community and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Dallas CASA, a non-profit organization serving the best interest of children in the community. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Oclaro, Inc. He previously served as past Board Chair for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama, and the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. © 2015 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property.
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William (Bill) L. SmithPresident, AT&T Technology Operations, AT&T Services, Inc.
Bill Smith, President, AT&T Technology Operations, is responsible for all technical space planning,hardware planning and engineering, compute, storage, customer care and network operations,including integrated IT command and control functions, labs testing functions, global fleet andtransportation management across the company’s global service footprint. These responsibilitiesinclude a team of over 100,000 employees. His organization performs business service andinfrastructure, technology operations, planning and engineering, construction and optimization. Inaddition, Bill is responsible for service delivery and assurance, and global foundational services.
He was appointed to his current position in March of 2008, with his leadership role expanding toinclude global network operations in January 2010. Customer care and network planning andengineering responsibilities were added in January 2012. Most recently, labs testing, integrated ITcommand control, and global fleet and transportation management were added in September 2014.
Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Shared Services, in charge of mass market andenterprise operations, corporate real estate, procurement, regional wireline planning, and businessplanning and integration.
Mr. Smith began his career with the former BellSouth Corp. in 1979, and has held numerouspositions in technology, operations, marketing and public policy. He was involved in BellSouth’sadvanced technology efforts, and was responsible for the company’s DSL, Internet and wholesalebusiness units. Also at BellSouth, he served as Chief Technology Officer, where he was responsiblefor setting the overall technology direction for BellSouth’s core infrastructure. In that position, hewas responsible for network and operations technology, Internet Protocol applications, nextgeneration strategy, and BellSouth Entertainment, LLC.
A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Mr. Smith graduated with honors from North Carolina StateUniversity at Raleigh in 1979. He is involved in a number of organizations within the Dallascommunity and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Dallas CASA, a non-profit organizationserving the best interest of children in the community. He also serves on the Board of Directors forOclaro, Inc. He previously served as past Board Chair for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgiaand Alabama, and the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
© 2015 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property.
