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Lightstorm Telecom is a digital infrastructure company building high capacity fiber networks across the Asia Pacific region. Lightstorm is an I Squared Capital portfolio company.

A consultancy practice advising investors, data center and telecommunications operators on M&A projects, strategic guidance, industry expertise, deal sourcing, and due diligence. Provide operational support over existing assets working closely with the management teams to implement best practices, optimize operations, and drive strategic initiatives.

Provided commercial advisory services to I Squared Capital's APAC data center platform BDx with edge and hyperscale data center operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China, and Indonesia, with plans to expand to Taiwan, Philippines, India, Vietnam and other parts of Asia.

Senior advisor to I Squared Capital, a Miami-based global infrastructure investment firm developing a global telecommunications infrastructure platform with a focus on international and in-country fiber networks, data centers and mobile towers.* Provide updates on market structure & trends, customer & competitive dynamics, and business & legal regulations* Develop business plans, underpinned by a robust financial model, for the establishment of an international telecom platform* Identifying potential investment opportunities consistent with the scope of the business plan and with the parameters and guidance provided by the I Squared Capital * Provide introductions to and manage the relationship with telecom service providers, data centers and investors at the relevant senior level* Support due diligence and provide advice and suggestions with respect to the commercial, operational, technical, legal, and financial feasibility and viability of any proposed project* Support building financial models and projections for potential investments in and/or acquisitions of target companies* Act as a communication channel for the I Squared Capital or its operating companies as requested * Provide advisory operational support services

Seaborn Networks is a leader in turnkey US to Latin America high capacity & low latency submarine connectivity solutions, edge compute/managed hosting, remote peering, and IP transit solutions supporting the largest and most prominent cloud, hyperscale, gaming, CDN, network services and financial services buyers. Wholly owned by Partners Group AG, Seaborn is a developer & operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems featuring Seabras-1, the lowest latency undersea system connecting financial centers of the United States and Brazil.

Led EarthLink’s Carrier/Cloud/OTT Business Unit driving a $142M P&L with overall responsibility to design & execute on EarthLink’s wholesale strategy. Successful exit following sale of EarthLink ($1.1B) to Windstream in 2017.

Elevating roles through 13 years with Level 3 (now Lumen) culminating with VP of Sales where I led a $900m business (half of Level 3's global wholesale business) comprised of numerous wholesale focused sectors including Cable/MSO segment ($350M), International segment ($290M), Wireless segment ($190M) & Regional Service Provider segment ($144M). 50+ total people in direct organization; 800+ accounts.