Sam Harlan, P. E. Email & Phone Number

Sam Harlan, PE is a retired VP of Engineering with CHR Solutions with a rich background in telecommunications and the transition from a voice/Long Distance to a modern Broadband company. Over a 20 year career, Sam has experienced the changes along with revenue opportunities and roadblocks for cooperatives, family owned and corporations. Their plan for success can be quite different. Previously, Sam has worked with clients on the acquisition, evaluation, purchase, upgrade and launch of RF video systems. Sam has developed RFI’s and RFP’s that have addressed turn-key MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 IP video headends, middleware, set-top boxes, encryption, Video on Demand and ad insertion services. Sam has experience with analog, digital and IP head ends using coax, ADSL2+ and FTTP distribution methods. Sam has also been responsible for leading the project management team in charge of large or complex projects. Sam has been directly involved in CATV rebuilds, FTTP applications, CAD system evaluations, legacy network evaluations and upgrades, asset purchase assistance, telco BSS/OSS/CAD systems and CATV billing systems evaluation and implementation.Sam is a frequent speaker at NTCA, RICA, OPASTCO, VON, ERTA, ACE School, CHR Forum, client staff and board retreats.Specialties: Sam has assisted clients with network upgrades involving ADSL2+, FTTP, HFC and IP networks. Today's clients must migrate from a voice-centric, circuit-based TDM network to a broadband, packet-based IP network.Prior to working for CHR Solutions (previously Hicks and Ragland Engineering), Sam operated a family irrigated farming operation growing cotton, food corn and black-eyed peas.Sam graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture Engineering. He has been a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas since 1976 and is a member of SCTE, IEEE and TSPE.