Ken Case Email & Phone Number

Littleton, CO

• Charged with providing program management of deployment efforts supporting DISH Wireless 5G and Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) nationwide networks. Interact with executive sponsors and change agents to identify.
• Quickly pulled the necessary team members together to develop a proposed 5G network design, vendor recommendations and selection criteria.
• Produced a 5G proof of concept (POC) process which streamlined the 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and core network vendor evaluations. Optimized reporting procedures that clearly presented the necessary information to.
• Generated project goal alignment among all Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) RAN site installation partners and internal team members significantly improving the NB-IoT RAN site readiness timelines ultimately.

• Provided overall program management of telecom/technical design and deployment projects ranging in budget from $150K and $10M+. Held direct accountability for planning and executing all project functions, including.
• Provided program leadership of multiple update projects for AT&T’s Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) platform; led the modernization of infrastructure to enable enterprise customers the ability to customize updates for.
• Partnered with Product Realization and Solution Architects to drive the planning and execution of program strategy for deploying Real-Time Text (RTT) solutions to clients on a national scale prior to FCC mandated.
• Managed a large-scale Voice over LTE (VoLTE) program that enabled 40K+ VoLTE cell sites. Directed all program functions, including creating plan and schedule, determining requirements and managing resources; completed.
• Key contributor for the redesign of internal project management tool, introducing new functionalities to improve processes and enhance usability.

• Managed the coordination and execution of various small to large-scale application design and development projects to support national client base. Provided end-to-end program management, overseeing all related tasks.
• Led the engineering and budgeting of Cricket’s 3G and 4GLTE activation, authorization and messaging platforms.
• Provided strategic leadership of CDMA equipment and VoIP softswitch launches across the Chicago, Milwaukee Boise and Reno markets. Overcame numerous project bottlenecks by effectively managing technical resources and.
• Authored VoIP Request for Proposal (RFP) and facilitated vendor negotiations, resulting in 50% cost savings.
• Built, managed and supported a team of 73 engineers and support personnel through the design and deployment of the first and second generation nationwide VoIP networks.
• Spearheaded the $6.6M VoIP implementation program; successfully deployed first generation network, driving 10M call minutes a month, which delivering a $3M annual OpEx cost savings. Deployed second generation network.

San Diego, California, United States

Testing and upgrading new generation software and hardware for the US Navy. Developed quality assurance procedures to support a Total Quality Management (TQM) system to certify that deliverables meet or exceed requirements.

San Diego, California, United States

Prepared departmental budgets, tracked man-hours, and processed labor reports. Liaison between military electronics instructors and civilian contractors to insure students received up-to-date information and a quality electronics education.Supervised the shipboard installation of the Phalanx Close-In-Weapon-Systems (CIWS) and the organization of highly.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electronics, 3.95/4.00

Computer Science