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Kristen Hyslope

@kristenhyslope

Senior systems engineer and cloud-infrastructure transformation architect turning enterprise ambiguity into production-grade platforms.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead cloud-infrastructure transformations end-to-end—turning ambiguous enterprise needs into reliable platforms, strong data pipelines, and stakeholder-ready dashboards, with room to apply automation and continuous improvement to deliver measurable outcomes.

I’m a patent-holding systems engineering leader and cloud-infrastructure transformation architect with a 23-year career at AT&T and 12 years in systems engineering—turning ambiguous enterprise problems into production-grade platforms. I’ve been named an inventor on a published US patent (US 2024/0422572 A1) and I hold PMP and Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.

I architected and shipped the AT&T Cloud Forecasting platform from concept to production in under 60 days. I standardized 345+ historical datasets across seven workstreams for ingestion into Palantir Foundry and Microsoft Data Lake, authored the enterprise Data Dictionary, and built CI/CD pipelines in Foundry using PySpark and AIP.

I also drive measurable operational outcomes through migration and automation—generating $1M+ in annualized savings through workflow mechanization and executive KPI automation, and earning the 2025 Connection Award for the ProFlow-to-P1 migration that cut planner data-entry time by 70%. From managing 46 feature/bug tickets and DevOps backlog prioritization to delivering PowerBI dashboards with enterprise-security-compliant semantic models, I focus on delivery speed, data integrity, and stakeholder-ready results.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Systems Engineer

AT&T

Dec 2023 - Feb 2026 (2 years 2 months)

Spearheaded migration of cloud planning tools from legacy ProFlow to P1 Services (Java, Azure SQL), achieving a 70% reduction in data-entry time and earning the 2025 AT&T Connection Award. Standardized 345+ historical datasets for ingestion into Palantir Foundry and Power BI, built Foundry CI/CD pipelines with PySpark/AIP debugging, and delivered 5 DAX-based dashboards.

Java Azure SQL Palantir Foundry Pyspark CI CD Power BI SQL Data Modeling GitHub Actions

Professional Systems Engineer

AT&T

Aug 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 4 months)

Transitioned cloud infrastructure planning stack from a client-driven framework to a program leader-managed system, deploying production test/release workflows with a strong regression-testing focus. Designed Power BI dashboards with one-click export, migrated SharePoint site collections to online, and created/prioritized 40+ enhancement user stories while decommissioning legacy planning stacks.

Power BI DAX SQL SharePoint Online Regression Testing Agile Scrum Stakeholder Management Risk Communication

Senior Specialist Systems Engineer

AT&T

Nov 2016 - Aug 2019 (2 years 9 months)

Mechanized spreadsheet- and email-driven manual tasks and automated planning tool decision-point handoffs, generating $1M+ in annualized savings. Automated demand request-to-resource allocation to achieve 98% order reconciliation and built two cloud planning modules for end-to-end visibility and downstream handoff automation.

SQL Automation Data Reconciliation Six Sigma Workflow Automation Permissions Management

Senior Technical Architect

AT&T

Jul 2014 - Nov 2016 (2 years 4 months)

Automated monthly executive KPI deck assembly using Automation Anywhere RPA bots, saving $30K+ annually. Audited and optimized 75+ cloud workflows to drive 50% efficiency gains and advanced SQL reporting/metric generation across the planning organization.

SQL Workflow Optimization Data Reporting Metric Automation Cloud Workflow Auditing Efficiency Improvement Documentation

Technical Project Manager

AT&T

Jan 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 6 months)

Reduced project build cycle times by 20% by reviewing 500+ project documents to ensure milestone compliance. Supervised 26 contractors for onboarding, system access provisioning, and equipment deployment using Fieldglass.

Fieldglass System Access Provisioning Excel reporting

Lease Administrator

AT&T

Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Managed change control for LTE rollout across 400+ new cell site builds and applied Six Sigma to optimize stranded tower leases, saving $72K annually. Led SPI Record Information Management policy compliance to support consistent governance and documentation practices.

Six Sigma Change Control Lease Optimization LTE Rollout Support Compliance Management Data Governance Record Management

Project Coordinator II

AT&T

Oct 2008 - Aug 2011 (2 years 10 months)

Ensured 100% regulatory compliance for AT&T-owned cell sites in the submarket. Managed digitization of 2,000+ cell site documents and supported 97% on-time lessor payments.

Regulatory Compliance Records Management Data Quality Process Compliance

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Law Coursework Completed, Law (Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, Evidence)

2009 - 2010

Completed extended evening law coursework covering contracts, civil procedure, property, and evidence.

Baker College

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Financial Analysis, Management Strategy, Economics

Grade: Cum Laude

Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with cum laude honors, with coursework focused on financial analysis, management strategy, and economics.