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Principal Director with BLC leading consultancy projects on CSP CXO level strategic technical and economic challenges. Consultancies led to dramatic savings in operational costs. • Consulted on a wide range of topics from data center cooling solutions, wireless network optimization, network resiliency audits, service creation (AR/VR, Cloud Computing, OTT Video, Cloud gaming).• Strategic analysis leading to 30/40% reduction of planned capital expenditure for 4G/5G live sports… Show more Principal Director with BLC leading consultancy projects on CSP CXO level strategic technical and economic challenges. Consultancies led to dramatic savings in operational costs. • Consulted on a wide range of topics from data center cooling solutions, wireless network optimization, network resiliency audits, service creation (AR/VR, Cloud Computing, OTT Video, Cloud gaming).• Strategic analysis leading to 30/40% reduction of planned capital expenditure for 4G/5G live sports broadcasting over LTE/5G. Analysis of several network solutions including eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service), densification, spectrum, network optimization.• Demonstrating thought leadership through intellectual property (IP) creation (20+ papers, several patents) from digital transformation studies (5G/edge cloud, IXC Peering, CDNs, etc). Numerous patents and papers published on wide variety of emerging topics.• Expert at analytical modeling for complex problem optimization solutions – used in financial and technical problem solving. Familiarity with AI/ML regression techniques and tools and modeling/optimization.• Consistently receiving outstanding customer feedback on customer strategic analysis - Recipient of Nokia applaud excellence awards multiple times Show less

Strategic advisor to business group leaders and CTO on key industry topics from video/OTT, transformation of IP/Metro, Optical/ROADMs, and Data Center optimization. • Network evolution analysis of impact of OTT (Over the Top) video on CSPs led to corporate acquisition of content delivery (CDN) company.• Strategic thought leadership demonstrated consistently through intellectual property creation on numerous topics from IPTV/Video, Internet economics, video… Show more Strategic advisor to business group leaders and CTO on key industry topics from video/OTT, transformation of IP/Metro, Optical/ROADMs, and Data Center optimization. • Network evolution analysis of impact of OTT (Over the Top) video on CSPs led to corporate acquisition of content delivery (CDN) company.• Strategic thought leadership demonstrated consistently through intellectual property creation on numerous topics from IPTV/Video, Internet economics, video performance.• Published over 20 technical papers in BLTJ, IEEE, CNS, OFC and Wireless Congress. Filed/received 6 patents in the areas of content delivery and QoE.• Authored IXC peering impact on CSP internet economics – invited speaker at BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) and US Senate Antitrust Subcommittee on Net Neutrality.• Led technical/economic teams in the areas of application performance modeling, video performance and Quality of Experience (QoE), Internet architectures/Net Neutrality, Content Delivery Networks, IPTV and Metro Transport Show less

Strategic advisor to business group leaders and CTO on key industry topics from video/OTT, transformation of IP/Metro, Optical/ROADMs, and Data Center optimization. • Network evolution analysis of impact of OTT (Over the Top) video on CSPs led to corporate acquisition of content delivery (CDN) company.• Strategic thought leadership demonstrated consistently through intellectual property creation on numerous topics from IPTV/Video, Internet economics, video performance.• Published… Show more Strategic advisor to business group leaders and CTO on key industry topics from video/OTT, transformation of IP/Metro, Optical/ROADMs, and Data Center optimization. • Network evolution analysis of impact of OTT (Over the Top) video on CSPs led to corporate acquisition of content delivery (CDN) company.• Strategic thought leadership demonstrated consistently through intellectual property creation on numerous topics from IPTV/Video, Internet economics, video performance.• Published over 20 technical papers in BLTJ, IEEE, CNS, OFC and Wireless Congress. Filed/received 6 patents in the areas of content delivery and QoE.• Authored IXC peering impact on CSP internet economics – invited speaker at BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) and US Senate Antitrust Subcommittee on Net Neutrality.• Led technical/economic teams in the areas of application performance modeling, video performance and Quality of Experience (QoE), Internet architectures/Net Neutrality, Content Delivery Networks, IPTV and Metro Transport Show less