Rick OvermanPresidentEPI Communications Consultants, LLCPhone: 806-438-7601In Rick's new role at EPI he is focused on the Rural Telecom Service Provider Tier 3 market.With over 34 years of successful telecom strategic planning and business development, combined with strong engineering and industry leadership, Rick’s reputation in the marketplace is unmatched. As a professional engineer and a trusted business advisor he has helped guide many independent communication companies through the successful evaluation and ultimate deployment of all major network technologies of the past three decades.Rick is often in demand as a participant in board-level strategic planning and development efforts with key clients.Rick is a past chairman of the NTCA Associate Member Advisory Council; past member and past chairman of the Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Advisory Board; current member of the National Society of Professional Engineers; and past president and member and chairman of the School Committee of the Association of Communication Engineers (ACE). He earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a registered Professional Engineer.