Gordon Simonson Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Cell Phones For Soldiers is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing cost-free communication services and emergency funding to active-duty military members and veterans. Since 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers has provided more than 450 million minutes of talk time to service members deployed around the world. Cell Phones for Soldiers has funded the mission through responsibly recycling more than 25 million used cell phones.

Greater Atlanta Area

Develop and lead 4 Business Development managers supporting exiting and new logo opportunities in the wireless resale segment • Responsible for acquiring companies looking to use wholesale solutions including private label wireless services, legacy voice and IP WAN data services in their customer solutions • Focus primarily on private label wireless opportunities in both traditional and non-traditional MVNO environment, leveraging new products and services including mobile banking/commerce, mobile advertising, mobile integration and convergence • Provide strategic guidance, including business plan & sales strategy development.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed 5 National Account Managers supporting $125+ Million in annual revenue • Responsible for acquisition/retention of large communications companies using wholesale solutions including private label wireless services, legacy voice and IP WAN data services • Expert in Lifeline industry, providing guidance, expectations and information to Sprint executives in direct support of over 2.5 million wholesale subscribers

Greater Atlanta Area

Manage Southeast territory representing $15+ Million in annual revenue • Responsible for acquisition/retention of large communications companies purchasing wholesale services including traditional wire-line and IP WAN data services • Also responsible for selling wireless voice and data (MVNO) products within assigned territory • Develop relationships with senior level customer executives, introducing new products and services • Negotiate commercial contracts, including price points and terms and conditions • Provide proactive customer support related to invoicing, status of new orders and trouble reporting • Management Leadership Series Protégé 2010 • Consistently exceeds revenue/performance objectives • Presidents Circle in 2004 and 2007

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed 5 analysts negotiating, generating and distributing commercial contracts to customers • Consulted, advised and trained personnel in traffic analysis, market rates and pricing strategies • Specialized in advanced data products including ATM, Frame Relay and IP and private line products and services • Consulted and advised sales personnel on product pricing and negotiation strategies including rates, discounts, terms and conditions • Routinely recognized as top performer

Atlanta, Georgia United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Supervised 5 personnel generating over 4,000 invoices per month for telecom company providing installation and maintenance services of pay phone systems to major pay phone providers • Tracked revenue and cost-of-sales for all contracts on a regional basis • Key member in diverse group teamed to select state of the art computer software to dispatch, track and invoice customer work requests • Maintained complete set of accounting records for subsidiary manufacturing company • Managed A/R, A/P, invoicing and prepared all journal entries effecting subsidiary

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for preparation and analysis of financial statements for 4 subsidiaries including merchandising, sports marketing, auto racing and television production companies • Performed all general accounting functions including recording cash receipts, managing A/R and A/P, invoicing, purchasing and preparation of all journal entries • Maintained computer network of financial records for each subsidiary • Developed and implemented accounting system policies and procedures for computer access and data entry • Designed and maintained computer reports to provide detail to all revenue, expense and balance sheet accounts for each entity

United States

Responsible for supervision, training, counseling and discipline of more than 20 enlisted personnel with 15 different occupational specialties • Chief maintenance test pilot, responsible for training military and civilian personnel in conduct of maintenance test flights • Recognized as Naval Helicopter Association Pilot of the Year (1994) for the Gulf Coast Region. • Evaluated as top junior officer in the Command. Ranked number one in performance with fourteen contemporaries (1988)

Bakersfield, California Area

Supervised 5 accounting personnel managing financial records for farming and agriculture leasing operations for land development firm • Recorded, reconciled and reported payments, advances, interest and other activity affecting leasing operations valued at over $24M • Reconciled costs, revenue and yield and prepared profit and loss reports on a per ranch, per commodity basis • Performed monthly and year-end closing functions and prepared tax working papers