Allen Barnard

Industry Principal, Telecommunications and High Tech Manufacturing 

As an Everest Group Principal, Allen Barnard is the focal point for ensuring successful outcomes across multiple complex projects for clients in consumer packaged goods, telecommunications, customer care, call center, media, electronics, and aerospace arenas. He is a leader in business-case analysis, solution design and implementation, strategic alliances, and channel strategies. Allen is particularly adept at identifying and qualifying business opportunities, as well as developing the business structure and managing resources to achieve corporate objectives. He has more than 24 years of expertise in managing technical infrastructure, from both a network and a desktop-centric perspective, including operations, tactical evolution, and ongoing optimization.

Recently, Allen led a comprehensive engagement that addressed all solution stages from the initial strategy to the signed contract with a global manufacturer and marketer of health, hygiene, and personal-care products. Functional scope included North American and European resources for Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, IT Infrastructure, Applications Development and Maintenance, Product and Manufacturing Engineering, and Procurement. These contracts provided additional capability while contributing over US$125 million in annual repetitive savings on an original annual base expense of approximately US$850 million.

Prior to joining Everest Group Allen worked with EDS for 22 years in numerous significant roles. As Division Vice President, BellSouth Alliance, he participated in producing Managed Network Services (MNS), a joint marketing alliance targeted to generate US$11 million in year-one sales to the mid-market. As Manager, Telecom Desk, he was responsible for the reciprocal relationship with WorldCom, revolving primarily around an IT services contract to WorldCom and a network services contract to EDS, with each agreement valued at approximately US$6 billion over 10 years. Allen’s notable client work at EDS also includes solution development, risk analysis, and serving as senior client executive on a US$900 million, 10-year outsourcing opportunity for a leading freight transportation firm.

Early in his career, Allen was Network Services Supervisor for AT&T/Southwestern Bell Telephone, responsible for the design and testing of 56 KB digital data and 1.544 MB wideband circuits and the design of point-to-point and multipoint local analog data circuits (2W and 4W).

Allen has a Master of Administrative Science degree with a specialization in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He is a certified Professional Engineer.