Jim Patterson Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

I am an investor in and advisor to a start-up focused on using drones to improve building maintenance. More information at www.lucidbots.com.

Current clients include a) a telecom construction company looking for help navigating BEAD applications by state; b) a global systems integrator looking for channel development with telecom clients; c) a smaller company looking to grow channel distribution, and d) diligence for telecom-related deals.

Led market selection, product development, and specialty business sales (carrier, MDU, HOA, hospitality) for private equity-backed rural broadband provider. Managed relationships with six state broadband offices. Led legacy market remediation efforts. Net result was a tripling of homes passed with award-winning speeds and meaningful market share gains.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Provided business development and other support for fast-growing in-building wireless solutions provider. More on the company at www.airwavz.com

I am continuing the work I did prior to 2016 (start-ups, start-ins) with a focus on the Carolinas/ Southeast.

Concord, NC, US

Flash Wireless is a multi-carrier MVNO established by ACN in 2011. I was responsible for establishing strategies to grow the business and improve profitability.

Raleigh, NC, US

Led investor group and first external funding of Rapidscale in 2013. Joined the Board at the beginning of 2018 to help them prepare for additional funding. This culminated in the sale of the company to Cox Business in August.

Provided valuation, market segmentation, and product positioning advisory services to several small and mid-sized companies. Engagements included:: - Fortune 500 company: Leading business case and development efforts to modify a wireless infrastructure solution to work inside of buildings- Helping four startups recruit and build a sales teams- Researching.

Colombes, Ile De France, FR

Member of the Board of Directors of Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS), a member of the Audit Committee, and Chair of the Governance Committee.

Led US business development activities for the only private Pan-Indian 4G license holder.

US

Co-founded a company focused on mobile identity (how we search for, share, and see others in an increasingly wireless world). Led development, marketing, and fundraising. Successfully exited the business in August 2011 through the sale to Infotel Broadband Services, Ltd. of India.

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Led development of wireless and wireline wholesale products for Sprint. Controlled all elements of a $2 billion annual P&L except network operations. Changed how Sprint approached the Machine-2-Machine business. Recognized with Sprint's highest officer honor in June 2009.

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Enabled local phone services for the triple-play offering of thirteen cable companies. Grew the business from $10 million in 2004 to over $700 million in 2009. Hired over 2,000 individuals in less than eighteen months.Signed over $5 billion in new or renewed business. Managed executive-level cable relationships for Sprint.

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Managed Sprint's largest single expense item (over $3 billion in costs in 2001). Reduced costs by over $1.25 billion in three years, and used cost reductions to grow Sprint's IP and private Line businesses. Leased/ acquired/ partnered with twenty companies across seventy metropolitan areas to improve Sprint's competitiveness. Improved group employee.

Dublin 2, IE

Developed and designed financial systems for small and medium banks.

Mba

1989, Economics