173 Millennium - Twenty-first Edition SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING ments, including growing his team from two to 50 members and engineers and facilitating staff development by helping employees adapt to evolving technologies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During his tenure, he has been particularly proud of mentoring his staff and guiding his team through certification processes. For his excellence, he was honored with the Three Cheers Award and the Leadership and Action Award in 2023. In addition to his role with T-Mobile USA, Mr. Kesler has served as a manager of technology risk and regulatory IT compliance for Sprint/T-Mobile since 2020. Among his many responsibilities, he is noted for collaborating with business applications and leveraging artificial intelligence models for data analysis and insights. Further, he conducts one-on-one training sessions with employees, cultivating an environment of inclusivity, progress and continuous improvement. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kesler worked with Sprint between 1983 and 2020, beginning his journey as a data operations manager, overseeing operational functions. From there, he served as a data communications and network operations manager until 1995. For the next year, he was a network services manager, and over the following 25 years, he ascended the ranks of success to sales support manager, training specialist II and technology support engineer III. Having completed pertinent college coursework before starting his career, he holds an Agile 6.0 certified designation through the Scaled Agile Framework. In accounting for his success, Mr. Kesler credits his persistence, sense of accountability and responsibility, positive attitude, and consideration of others. In the coming years, he would like to complete a financial education program at T-Mobile to increase the scope of his knowledge to include credit risk and taxes. Steve D. Kesler Sr. has garnered expertise in telecommunications throughout his career, culminating in his present role as a manager of IT compliance and technology risk and compliance at Sprint and T-Mobile USA Inc. Since 2004, he has exemplified his leadership prowess through several initiatives and achieveSTEVE D. KESLER SR. MANAGER OF IT COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY RISK AND COMPLIANCE T-Mobile USA Inc. Raymore, MO
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