Experience

WISPA

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  WISPA is an industry organization which is prominent voice of the fixed wireless broadband industry. The organization bylaws describe the main role and responsibilities of the chairman.

• Policy Committee Member & Secretary

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  In order to acquaint myself with the issues of the policy committee, I volunteered at the my first meeting to be the committee secretary. As a member of the committee, I am constantly advocating for a variety of policies which consider our entire WISPA membership.

• Treasurer Board Of Directors

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  WISPA is an industry organization which is prominent voice of the fixed wireless broadband industry. The organization bylaws describe the main role and responsibilities of the treasurer.

• State Coordinator Committee Chair

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2021

  During this first year, I have been charged with revitalizing the committee for WISPA. The primary goal is to find state coordinators with the drive and commitment to be leaders for WISPs in their state. After which we need to develop the tools to enable effective communication and learning among the coordinators and with fellow WISPs in their states.

• Secretary Board Of Directors

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2020

  WISPA is an industry organization which is prominent voice of the fixed wireless broadband industry. The organization bylaws describe the main role and responsibilities of the secretary. Using them as a guideline as well as the guidance from past secretaries, my goal is to fully document the duties and procedures.



MetaLINK Technologies

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• External Affairs & Regulatory Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Monitor and analyze federal, state, and local regulatory and legislative proceedings. Creates and implements policies, standards, and procedures to comply with applicable regulations. Represents company at national and state meetings. Additionally, responsible for mergers and acquisitions assistance and discovery, project management of specialized systems or construction, and the coordination and review of contracts for leasing or operational purposes.

• Regulatory & Systems Integration Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2019

  Coordinate, prepare, and review regulatory submissions and contracts for various one-time and recurring projects. Interpret regulatory rules and their changes for implementation of and to ensure communication through our corporate policies and procedures. As systems integration manager primarily responsible for digesting complex volumes of information in order to develop cohesive and efficient systems to manage the organization into the future.

• Commercial & Residential Security and Automation Division Manager

  • Jul 2013 - May 2015

  Managed the acquisition of a security company and was tasked with learning the business and assist in expanding the service offerings into full automation and video surveillance.

• IT Director

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

  Responsible for overseeing the development of the long-term strategic plan for the replacement of the servers, telephone, and network infrastructure, proposing a timeline, procuring, implementing the plan, and documenting the results. Regularly interfaced with our network, email, and administrative software vendors. Customized software primarily utilizing MSSQL and developed reports via Crystal Reports.

• Business Development Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

  Focused on growth of the organization both vertically and horizontally. Responsible for obtaining and negotiating vertical real estate for aggressively building our core business offering of fixed wireless Internet services. Additionally, responsible for negotiations and acquisitions of similar entities in order to capitalize on the synergies and efficiencies while providing growth to our organization.

• Co Owner

  • Feb 1996 - Sep 2009

  Corporate Treasurer with hands on financial knowledge of all daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly transactions and filings.



Defiance College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Computer Services

  • Aug 1997 - Jun 2012

  Involved in leading projects, analysis and design, development and support, documentation, budget management, and execution of team goals and objectives. Primary role and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the college administrative system and adherence with HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Instrumental in the network architecture from the physical fiberoptics, Ethernet, and wireless to the logical firewall and bandwidth shaping of traffic. Departmental liaison to the Dean’s Advisory Group, Technology Information Group, and Strategic Planning Committee.



Electronic Data Systems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • Dec 1994 - Aug 1997

  Project Manager at the General Motors Defiance Facility for the implementation of the Material Scheduling and client server Distributed Processing Systems. Developed financial database productivity analysis tools. Maintained and supported a wide range of applications spanning from shop floor applications and communications to security and disaster recovery. Project Manager at the General Motors Defiance Facility for the implementation of the Material Scheduling and client server Distributed Processing Systems. Developed financial database productivity analysis tools. Maintained and supported a wide range of applications spanning from shop floor applications and communications to security and disaster recovery.



Origin Technologies in Business

• Columbus, Ohio

• Project Lead

  • Nov 1993 - Dec 1994

  As a consultant for Origin, exposed to a variety of assignments encompassing the entire project life cycle at Bank One, Borden Foods, and Checkfree Corporation. After hours, I was active on the company education committee. Additionally, I instructed UNIX seminars and was elected as President of the Ohio Microfocus COBOL Users Group. As a consultant for Origin, exposed to a variety of assignments encompassing the entire project life cycle at Bank One, Borden Foods, and Checkfree Corporation. After hours, I was active on the company education committee. Additionally, I instructed UNIX seminars and was elected as President of the Ohio Microfocus COBOL Users Group.



ApiSys

• Defiance, Ohio

• MIS Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Nov 1993

  Responsible for the technical functions of the retail software development company. Focused on developing powerful, flexible, yet user friendly products on open system architecture. Though primary functions included analysis, design, and customer relations - assisted in the development, support, and documentation. Responsible for the technical functions of the retail software development company. Focused on developing powerful, flexible, yet user friendly products on open system architecture. Though primary functions included analysis, design, and customer relations - assisted in the development, support, and documentation.