Visionary Executive with global perspective and entrepreneurial drive.Set standards and Architectural blueprint while heading the Enterprise Architecture and Research at AT&T. Responsibilities span across optical transport, DWDM, Sonet, ATM, Frame Relay, IP, VPN and VoIP, Wireless WiMAX/WIFI access, as well as enterprise customer networks.At Blackberry, used diverse cross industry expertise and executive skills and Agile development experience to build a OSS/BSS organization responsible for Financials and HR (SAP) systems, Sales and Marketing systems, Care and Sales Portals, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Information Management/Reporting systems, Customer Care Systems, Ticketing (Remedy) Systems, Network Management, Mobile Monitoring and Metering Systems. Head of one of most prestigious R&D Labs in the world, led the S/W and Network Development activities, using his unique understanding of the technology and its role in management.Led AT&T Strategic Investment Fund, involved in evaluating viability and technical merit of hundreds of start-ups per year for potential investment. Worked with the CFO organization for final investment commitments.Start-up experience as Co-founder, President, CEO and board member.Respected as motivational speaker, lead-by-example manager, change agent, and proponent of empowerment and accountability. Has presented and been a Keynote speaker at dozens of industry forums and international Conferences.Senior Vice President in charge of the entire AT&T Network Architecture, Design, Development and Certification. Led AT&T Labs Research (600 people, 400 PhDs) in areas of Speech Technology Research, Internet, Software, Database, Data Mining Research, Network and Wireless Research (3 VP Areas). Served on 8 advisory and 2 directory boards, Holder of 10 issued patents.