Craig Black Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

BAWTECH CONSULTING LLC, Denver, COPrivately held consulting practice focused on assisting Corporations with Business needs in Telecommunications. Provide companies network asset and business evaluations for M&A activities, to include Due Diligence, Business Cases, and Profitability & Risk Analysis. Also, provide Strategic Planning and Business Analysis services to determine new growth opportunities in Broadband, Cable, Wireless and Telephony technologies, to include the Planning, Design, Engineering, Project Management, Implementation & Build-Out.2023-Present Founder & President• Provide Strategic Thinking and Long-Range Planning for Telecommunications Companies • Grant funding Analytics, Design, Engineering and Implementation (CAF, USDA, RDOF, NTIA, ARPA, & BEAD)• Analyze processes and develop innovative results-driven solutions• Provide Project Management services for High-Level Complex Initiatives• OSP Architecture, Design, Engineering & Implementation (HFC, FTTx, EPON, GPON, High-Split, Etc.)• GIS & Mapping Services (Low-Level & High-Level Design)• Capital Budget Planning & Management• Permitting coordination & submission

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (Spectrum), Denver, COCharter Communications, Inc. is an American telecommunications and mass media company with services branded as Spectrum. With over 26 million customers in 41 states, it is the second-largest cable operator in the United States by subscribers, just behind Comcast. My areas of responsibility focused on Advanced Architecture and Design for OSP, to include HFC, Fiber & Wi-Fi and Rural Build Initiative.2019-2023 Sr. Director OSP Design & Architecture• Pre-planning Design, Engineering and Costing for Grant Subsidy opportunities to include RDOF, State and County Grants (RDOF, USDA, NTIA, ARPA, & BEAD)• Created State and Federal Grant Design Department• Analyze and determine ROI and future rural build opportunities.• Architecture and Spec analysis for new Architectures to include FTTx and High Split• Manage Design QC for non-BAU applications, Hub Collapse, Wi-Fi, FTTH, & Special Projects• Built strong, diverse, results driven, effective teams• Document and manage the capacity of Transport Fiber (Asset Management)• Vendor Management

BAWTECH CONSULTING LLC, Denver, COPrivately held consulting practice focused on assisting Corporations with Business needs in Telecommunications. Provide companies network asset and business evaluations for M&A activities, to include Due Diligence, Business Cases, and Profitability & Risk Analysis. Also, provide Strategic Planning and Business Analysis services to determine new growth opportunities in Broadband, Cable, Wireless and Telephony technologies.2017-2019 Founder & President• Provide Strategic Thinking and Long-Range Planning for Telecommunications Companies focused on Revenue Growth, Network and System Optimization, Cost Reduction and Scalability• Analyze process and develop innovative results-driven solutions• Coordinate customer and system platform migrations• State and Federal Grant Analysis & Design (CAF, USDA, Etc.)• Perform Due Diligence and evaluate M&A opportunities• Research and test new technologies and develop models outlining potential opportunities to capitalize on these technologies

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

COMCAST, Denver, COComcast Corporation is an American global telecommunications conglomerate that is the largest broadcasting & cable television company in the world by revenue. Comcast offers cable, Internet, phone, and home security. My area of responsibility focused on Telephony Engineering, Product Development & Network Design and Interconnection.2007-2016 Director of Product Development / Engineering • Built sustained engineering organization with a focus on Strategic Planning, Product Development & Implementation, and Capacity Management and successfully led multiple teams through the change management process.• Led the planning, design, build-out, deployment and implementation of multiple platforms• Built the Strategic Network Planning and Capacity Management portfolios from the ground up• Cultivated strategic partnerships with cross-functional Organizations• Led customer and platform system migrations internally and with external vendors• Led optimization and cost savings initiatives• Led the planning, negotiation, design, implementation and management of over 35 SIP Peering exchanges and Interconnections with Carriers and Providers improving network quality and reducing overall network costs.• Responsible for Engineering budget forecasting, planning, preparation, and management• Created and managed OPEX, CAPEX, & NETEX budgets in excess of $350,000,000 to include capital build-out initiatives, transport, and maintenance agreements• Reduced over-all Network Costs by 60% in a four-year period• Led and oversaw all Engineering Managed Services and Outsourcing initiatives• Performed Due Diligence and Valuation of M&A opportunities

NETWORK TELEPHONE / TALK AMERICA, LLC, Pensacola, FLNetwork Telephone was a Commercial IP based CLEC located in Pensacola Florida providing Business Voice services in a nine-state region. During my tenure, Talk America LLC acquired Network Telephone. The network now falls under Windstream.2006-2007 Director of Engineering & Strategic Planning• Led all Strategic Planning initiatives• Led Planning, Design, and Implementation teams• Performed Due Diligence and evaluation of M&A opportunities• Responsible for OPEX, CAPEX & NETEX budgeting & Management• Led all optimization & cost savings initiatives resulting in over $1.6M annual savings2003-2006 Director of Network Planning, Design, & CO Engineering • Led Network Planning, Market Design, Implementation & CO Engineering teams• Responsible for Network Planning OPEX, CAPEX & NETEX Budget planning & management• Led all space and power optimization initiatives resulting in over $1.2M annual savings• Perform Due Diligence and evaluate M&A opportunities• Led the design and implementation of the wireless broadband access network2001-2003 Director of Network Planning• Established Network Planning & Capacity Management Departments & functionality• Developed process and procedures for Network Planning, Market & Switch Design & Capacity Management• Responsible for Network Planning OPEX, CAPEX & NETEX budgeting & management• Led the Design & Implementation of Business Voice IP services in a 9 state region

Xxx, Us

• Supported the design & implementation of ATM, DSL, Fiber, and TDM Voice Networks.• Led the design and commissioning of 97 collocation sites• Established Engineering budgeting & CAPEX management process• Established TN Inventory and Numbering Processes• Managed CAPEX reconciliation project resulting in a $5.8M savings

• Led all Traffic Planning & Capacity Management initiatives• Improved upon existing Traffic Planning & Capacity Management Processes• Led initiatives to lower network costs and improve over-all network efficiency

Chicago, Il, Us

• Associate RF Engineer contracting with Motorola on Sprint PCS network build-out• Led site implementation and optimization efforts• Led teams of Site Optimization Engineers

Washington, Dc, Us

• AE2 / E5 U.S. Navy & Reserves• Maintenance Supervisor / Avionics Specialist - Sikorsky SH-60B• Created and implemented Quality Assurance and Safety procedures

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