Key Achievements and Responsibilities:Implementation of wireline transport and core wireline hub office gear for internet,video and cable TV servicesBuild out Rogers LTE high speed wireless network in OntarioAssess and make recommendations to re-organize Western Canadian regional team to improve performanceTurn around troubled Eastern Canadian network build program in short period and provide Director leadership to the team while operating the Ontario team.Wireless, internet… Show more Key Achievements and Responsibilities:Implementation of wireline transport and core wireline hub office gear for internet,video and cable TV servicesBuild out Rogers LTE high speed wireless network in OntarioAssess and make recommendations to re-organize Western Canadian regional team to improve performanceTurn around troubled Eastern Canadian network build program in short period and provide Director leadership to the team while operating the Ontario team.Wireless, internet and cable real estate lease acquision , renewals and augments, tower sharing with competitive wireless carriers in OntarioConstruction management of wireless cell sites, rooftop , tower, monopole, microcells in OntarioTechnical implementation of wireless new sites, augments, layer 2 & 3 backbone transport rings, fibre and microwave transportManage team of 100 professionals support staff with 5 Direct report managersSkills Acquired:Rebuild team of real estate acquision, municipal approvals, co-location , integration of lease renewals team from corporate administration team. Create combination of outsourced real estate site management and in house expertiseTurn around existing regional organizations to improve performanceStandardize and optimize process and efficiencies across 3 regional teamsReal Estate lease acquisition, municipal tower and structure approvals, lease renewals and augments for 4000+ sitesIncrease scope by assuming stewardship of legacy wireline professional staff, implemented cloud based activity change management software to measure and improve performance of teamManage Capital spend of $550M and expense of $75M annually. Show less

Led $700M multi year deployment of Fiber to the Node network upgrades to better serve internet customers. Led executive steering committee to make key business decisions about the program and to facilitate regular communication between cross company teams including Acquisition Marketing, Product Management , Network Operations, Technology Development teams Introduced 2nd vendor for the supply of modems and gateways , which provided a dual source vendor for the supply of key… Show more Led $700M multi year deployment of Fiber to the Node network upgrades to better serve internet customers. Led executive steering committee to make key business decisions about the program and to facilitate regular communication between cross company teams including Acquisition Marketing, Product Management , Network Operations, Technology Development teams Introduced 2nd vendor for the supply of modems and gateways , which provided a dual source vendor for the supply of key product for customersIdentified key customer qualification problems, implemented short term business process to capture 5% sales miss(30,000 customer/year) while implementing long term fix to core internal systems.Led and manage a direct team of 10, indirect team of 55 cross company Show less

Developed business models to support portable wireless internet serviceDeveloped and managed $150M capital and $40M operating budgets for Wimax businessNavigated Bell relationship with Rogers in Inukshuk joint venture, negotiated and advocated for Bell shareholder interestLed direct team of 5 and indirect Network Operations team of 500 to deploy Wimax network across 20 cities in Canada in 100 days

Developed business models for Mobile Virtual Network Operator business with Virgin Group UKAdvocated and influenced BCE to invest with Virgin Group to form Virgin Mobile CanadaAssembled team to negotiate and execute partnership with Virgin GroupParticipated in hiring Virgin Mobile Canada executive teamParticipated in executive launch steering committee and board meetings to launch Virgin MobileManage $10M line of business for service bureau to affiliate… Show more Developed business models for Mobile Virtual Network Operator business with Virgin Group UKAdvocated and influenced BCE to invest with Virgin Group to form Virgin Mobile CanadaAssembled team to negotiate and execute partnership with Virgin GroupParticipated in hiring Virgin Mobile Canada executive teamParticipated in executive launch steering committee and board meetings to launch Virgin MobileManage $10M line of business for service bureau to affiliate wireless carriers across Canada Show less

Sold $25M 5 year management consulting contract to Public Telephone Company in Saudi Arabia to build, operate and manage a wireless iDen service business. Changed existing consulting business from consulting rate business model to a cost plus margin with profit share modelNegotiated agreement limiting liabilities and including fair termination provisionsLed team to negotiate purchase of the iDen network and handsets from Motorola, reducing the beginning price in half… Show more Sold $25M 5 year management consulting contract to Public Telephone Company in Saudi Arabia to build, operate and manage a wireless iDen service business. Changed existing consulting business from consulting rate business model to a cost plus margin with profit share modelNegotiated agreement limiting liabilities and including fair termination provisionsLed team to negotiate purchase of the iDen network and handsets from Motorola, reducing the beginning price in half ($200M) and ongoing maintenance per subscriber by 40% cross cultural complex businessAssembled , hired and placed management team in Saudi and support team in CanadaEvaluated investment opportunities and completed equity investments in companies that provided a strategic benefit to Bell Mobility. Over the course of two years, evaluated the business cases of over 150 companies.• Successfully completed an equity investment in a Canadian company based in Vancouver. Less than two years after the investment, the company was sold for a profit to a large multi-national corporation.• Managed ongoing business relationships with investee companies. Worked with Bell Mobility divisions through the product development process to the successful launch of several investee companies’ products. • Developed a business development strategy, including the creation of Carrier ROI and Customer ROI models, for one investee company. These tools helped in the presentation of the solution to over 20 world-wide carriers and the successful sale of the solution to several Fortune 500 customers. Show less

Built Bell Mobility's International Consulting business tp $9M/year with 50% EBT. Built customer list including Telstra, British Telecom,Nortel, Mexico-Unefon, Brazil-Americel, China-Unicom. Initiated Bell Mobility's service bureau business to provide network elemnets to affiliate carriers

Project managed Bell Mobility's 800 cell site CDMA network expansion in 15 markets across Canada. Managed radio frequency design engineers, switch engineers, and network engineering teams in Ontario and Quebec. Delivered network on time (8 months) and on budget