Ziegler was also a recipient of numerous outstanding performance awards and one of them was the prestigious Eagle Award of Excellence from GSA for her outstanding contribution to the research, planning, development and successful release of the GSA's major telecommunications contract vehicle, Networx RFP, in 2007. Ziegler holds a Master's Degree in Information Systems Technology Management from the George Washington University and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a major in Economics from the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology in the Philippines. Her expertise includes IT Operations, strategic planning, requirements analysis, and engineering transformation for voice and data network solutions including managed network services. Prior to AT&T she worked as an independent IT consultant and as a successful information systems engineer for over fifteen years supporting Federal and commercial customers in the metro Washington DC area and the City of Virginia Beach. Prior to starting Ziegler Communications, Marie Ziegler served as a Network Project Manager for AT&T Government Solutions and in a progressive role as IT Operations SME supporting the Capture Management and PMO for the GSA Networx contracts. Ziegler to start her own enterprise IT management consulting firm. Ziegler’s dedication and in depth understanding of the Federal IT acquisition and telecommunication needs and transforming these into functional requirements for Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), Statements of Objectives (SOOs) and other forms of solicitation efforts paved the way and the opportunity for Ms. Her professional expertise and hands on experience in defining telecommunications requirements and technical solutions for Federal civilian agencies seeking telecommunications and managed network services were the core foundation for the start-up company’s capabilities and professional services. Marie Ziegler founded Ziegler Communications, LLC on February 2010, as a self-certified Asian minority woman-owned small business (WOSB) initially providing information technology management services and telecommunications requirements research and analysis.

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