Mike Akers

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Director, Mobility Core FirstNet Mission Critical Platforms @ AT&T Labs, Inc.
Alpharetta, GA, US
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Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, United States
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About Mike Akers

I’m fortunate to have been placed with accountability to lead emerging technology and new product initiatives. I've led 15+ consumer and enterprise product launches from greenfield to maturity, founded a strategic planning team for AT&T's $150M annual network function virtualization initiative, and managed cloud/network engineering/software development teams. I’m especially energized when working in and leading a purpose-driven team of diverse individuals. I love the psychology of team-based performance, culture, and fostering a growth mindset. My inspiration is my wife who advocates for the disadvantaged, sister who was awarded FIFA Player of the 20th Century (along with Pele), my Mother who was one of the first female Firefighters in Washington State, and my Father who counseled at-risk-youth.

Mike Akers's Current Company Details
AT&T Labs, Inc.

At&T Labs, Inc.

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Director, Mobility Core FirstNet Mission Critical Platforms
Alpharetta, GA, US
Mike Akers Work Experience Details
  • At&T Labs, Inc.
    Director, Mobility Core Firstnet Mission Critical Platforms
    At&T Labs, Inc.
    Alpharetta, Ga, Us
  • At&T Labs, Inc.
    Director, Mobility Core Firstnet Mission Critical Platforms
    At&T Labs, Inc. Apr 2020 - Present
    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Responsible for AT&T's FirstNet public safety platform network architecture, engineering, certification, and launching of 3GPP Mission Critical services. This includes Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), Inter-Networking Function for LMR interoperability, Mission Critical PTT (MC PTT), security compliance, and 5G SA core integration planning.
  • At&T Labs, Inc.
    Director Integrated Planning, Network Cloud And Infrastructure
    At&T Labs, Inc. Feb 2015 - Apr 2020
    Redmond, Wa
    Accountable for strategic technology planning for AT&T's Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking initiative. Executed long term initiative planning/functional requirements planning across internal virtual function tenant development teams, software architecture, 80 software development teams, Cloud Engineering, Testing, Operations, Security, and Product Marketing.
  • At&T Labs, Inc.
    Director, Api Platform
    At&T Labs, Inc. Oct 2010 - Jan 2015
    Redmond, Wa
    Launched AT&T’s Next Generation API Platform for third party developers from Alpha Release to 30+ releases – Product Management and Project Management across 6 software components enabling automated on-boarding, account creation, sandboxing, monetization/settlement, authentication, in-app purchasing, consent, API mediation, and 15 RESTful APIs including WebRTC/Softphone, messaging, speech, location, mobile advertising, and DriveMode to enable HTML 5 web-app development for Webkit based mobile frameworks.
  • Cingular Wireless
    Director Product Realization, Consumer Applications & Services
    Cingular Wireless Oct 2001 - Sep 2010
    Redmond, Wa
    Product Management responsibility for first-to-market consumer wireless products including AT&T's multi-modality #121™ speech recognition service, parental controls service Smartlimits™, AnswerTones™, VoiceActivated Dialing, Network Address Book, and AT&T’s first indirect channel with Notebook OEM partners (IBM, Dell, Sony, and Intel IPD) for pre-bundled service offerings of AT&T wireless. Managed Product and Project Managers accountable for product concepts, business case development, market planning, requirements management, and life cycle management for mobile consumer applications. Managed a team of 10-15 direct reports.
  • Goahead Software
    Lead Product Manager, Selfreliant & Fieldupgrader
    Goahead Software Feb 2000 - Jul 2001
    Accountable for GoAhead Software’s Product Management and lifecycle management of SelfReliant™ enabling 99.999% availability for high-density service–oriented architectures. Lead business development and product delivery with Nokia, Motorola, Intel Telecom Server Division, and Compaq Telecom throughout design win trials.
  • Intermec By Honeywell
    Lead Product Manager, Wireless Lans
    Intermec By Honeywell Nov 1997 - Jan 2000
    Everett, Wa
    Product Owner for development and launch of Intermec’s small/medium sized wireless LAN infrastructure. Developed new product business cases, product concepts, requirements, and accountable for working with Electrical Engineering, Industrial Designers, Radio Engineers, and Manufacturing Engineers for Intermec’s 802.11a/b/g WLAN and 3G/4G products for enterprise mobile computing and supply chain management. Acted as the company designate to the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) which created and launched the global Wi-Fi Alliance.

Mike Akers Skills

Product Development Wireless Mobile Devices Telecommunications Network Design Cross Functional Team Leadership Ip Voip Mobile Technology Product Management 4g Cellular Communications Project Management Lte Program Management Cloud Computing Umts Vendor Management Mobile Internet Mobile Applications Strategy Business Development Business Transformation Agile Methodologies Data Analysis Product Marketing Agile Project Management Business Process Improvement Product Design Business Process Design Marketing Product Launch Consumer Products Key Performance Indicators Software As A Service Strategic Partnerships Team Leadership Contract Negotiation Leadership Presentation Skills Scaled Agile Framework Vendor Contracts Software Contracts Software Product Management Continuous Integration And Continuous Delivery Planning Budgeting And Forecasting Business Insights Flow Visualization

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