Experience

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  Wireless Insiders Network

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Partner at Wireless Insiders Network (WIN)

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • Atlanta, GA

    Wireless Insiders Network (WIN) is a business development and consulting company focused on creating sustainable partnerships between small to medium-sized wireless companies and the wireless carriers. We provide highly targeted, business development services that either compliment internal resources or substitute for them on a temporary basis. We also provide "CTO for hire" wireless network technical consulting services in the areas of wireless network planning, engineering, implementation, and operations. Most recently the technical focus has been on all areas of the evolving 5G network. www.wirelessinsidersnetwork.com

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  Nsoro Mastec

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations

    • Jul 2010 - Dec 2011
    • Atlanta, GA

    Was responsible for leading the Corporate Operations staff of Nsoro MasTec, an AT&T cell site turf vendor operating in the Southeast and Chicago. Drove critical business process improvement initiatives and built a new BPI team from scratch. Later took on additional responsibilities of leading the company's PMO office, the Quality & Safety program, the Procurement and Contracts group, the cell site Warranty and Maintenance group, as well as providing program leadership for the ETTCS and LTE initiatives.

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  Axis Teknologies

  • Marietta, GA

  • CTO

    • Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
    • Marietta, GA

    Axis Teknologies is a wireless project management and services provider based in Atlanta, GA. As CTO, helped lay the strategic groundwork for the rapid growth of Axis Teknologies. During that time, many successful consulting projects were also completed. These including being a Senior Consultant for the Chinese company Huawei Technologies, developing their core network design and building their engineering team for the Cox Communications wireless buildout.

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  AT&T Mobility

  • Executive Director - National Core Planning & Engineering

    • Nov 2004 - Dec 2007

    Planned and drove the program to integrate the Cingular MSC network and the former AT&T Wireless MSC network. Major challenges were merging divergent switching philosophies of the two companies, ensuring enough ports were available for the over all network integration, supporting UMTS launches, and developing detailed transition plans. Also drove program to install over 80 R4 softswitch platforms, gateway switches in 10 major markets, nationwide Sigtran IP SS7 conversations, and ATCA switch modernizations. Managed a staff of approximately 70 people, capital budget of approximately $500M annually. Retired from AT&T after 28 years of service in December, 2007.

  • Executive Director - South Regional Engineering

    • Dec 2000 - Oct 2004

    Responsible for RF Planning and standards, switch planning, transport planning, interconnection, traffic engineering, translations, equipment engineering, project management, capital budget, and automation for the 7 state southeastern region. Led Regional effort to implement standardization of work flows and a common tool (Eftia) in an environment where states had previously operated separately. Drove the GSM overlay of regional TDMA networks ("Project Genesis"). Also drove Nortel E3BSC upgrade program. Territory included 7 states and Puerto Rico, staff size excedded 150.

  • Director - Technical Operations

    • Jan 1999 - Nov 2000

    Responsible for the network operations leadership for all BellSouth Cellular's wireless properties in addition to engineering and PMO. Developed comprehensive Network Operations Center (NOC) and field operations processes. Drove "Project Omaha", to modernize all Nortel S4000 BTSs to S8000 base stations. Also helped negotiate Crown Castle Built To Suit and tower collation deal, generating over $300M of revenue for BellSouth. Managed staff of approximately 40 employees during this time.

  • Director - Network & Equipment

    • Sep 1993 - Dec 1998

    Was member of successful PCS spectrum bidding team in 1993 - 94, later responsible for network planning, equipment engineering, budgets, subscriber equipment for this start up subsidiary of BellSouth. Literally built staff from scratch to launch one of the first GSM networks in the USA (July, 1996). Drove planning and implementation of Core, BSC, HLR, Services Platforms, backhaul, and interconnections pieces of that network. In March, 1997 took on 7 x 24 NOC and real estate/cellsite collocation responibilities as well.

  • Manager, Network Strategic Planning

    • Aug 1990 - Sep 1993

    Responsibile for Southern Bell's Integrated LATA Planning Methodology. Later responsible for planning Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) services for wireless carriers. Conducted industry first SS7 interconnection trial between wireline and wireless carriers.

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  Bellcore

  • Technology Intern

    • Aug 1989 - Jul 1990

    One of 24 managers nationwide selected for one year internship at Bellcore in New Jersey. Attended weekly technical seminars with intern class and conducted research projects in the areas of AIN, Sychronous Optical Networks (SONET), and wireless access technologies.

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  BellSouth Telecommunications

  • Manager, Southern Bell

    • May 1979 - Jul 1989

    From 1979 - 1986 held developmental assignments in switch engineering, switch planning, and marketing support for Southern Bell in Charlotte, NC. From 1986 - 1989 managed dial planning group responsibile for all wire centers in the state of Georgia.