The critical competencies needed to achieve successful project outcomes. These include organization and planning, making decisions and taking action, communications and teamwork, project management methodology, risk management, and requirements management, among others.

John Benedict is currently Network Vice President - Alabama/Mississippi Operations, with responsibility for the provision and maintenance of customer service in those states. This responsibility includes the planning, engineering, construction, installation, maintenance, central office operations and dispatch administration activities.

John has over 27 years service with BellSouth, in a variety of marketing, sales, planning, network operations, systems development and engineering assignments. Prior to the present assignment, John had responsibility for the development and management of a new business unit in BellSouth Enterprises to explore information services business opportunities, and later established the BellSouth Corporate Project Management office.

John is a native of Miami, Florida, and received a BSEE from the University of Miami and an MSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He and his wife, JoAnna, live in Birmingham, and have two sons and two grand-daughters.

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