Synopsis:A truly versatile technology professional with over 30+ years of experience and an excellent blend of technical skills and business acumenLeadership10+ years leading cross-functional teams comprised of internal and external resources on complex infrastructure projects for clients such as Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, and NextWave WirelessBusiness DevelopmentForged strategic alliances with networking manufacturers, Cisco and Extreme Networks, and negotiated OEM agreements; Collaborated with senior and C-level management on product developmentPre-SalesHighly experienced in customer-facing environments requiring technical presentations, sales engineering, RFQ/RFP responses, SME representation; high-profile clients include IBM, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), Conexant Semiconductor, and many othersNetwork ArchitectureCollaborated with renowned chief architects and SMEs from Cisco, Nortel, Huawei, Lucent, and others on the development of carrier, 3G/4G wireless architecturesPlanning & TestingSuccessful deployment of a 28-site wireless network and data center for the purpose of network planning and interoperability testing; The $43 Million, ‘plugfest’ involved many vendors such as Spirent, IXIA, Cisco, DragonWave, and many others DesignProduced many wireless/IP designs for Service Providers, Fortune 100 enterprises, and government institutions such as T-Mobile, Sprint, Vimpelcom, Wal-Mart, XM, Rural Utilities ServiceImplementationContributed to firm's ability to retain its nationwide PCS spectrum licenses, across 95 markets, valued at $16 Billion; a project which was successfully completed in an unheard 6-month timeframe