Joel A. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, Us

Joined the Parkway team during Parkway's 2013 top-down reorganization. Complete refresh and restructuring of the technology group and organizational technology environment. Executed three multi-billion dollar transactions valued in excess of $24B as well as a significant number of acquisitions and dispositions for the Parkway commercial RE portfolio in the first two years of engagement. Heavily engaged in significant M&A operations, including technology environment transitions, user migrations, Office 365 / Exchange implementations and migrations, VMware, VCloud, Azure, and AWS infrastructure migrations, ERP systems integrations/transitions, and major FiberNet / IP network/high-performance computing efforts utilizing VMware, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Cisco networking / Cisco UCS technologies.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Founding member of the Resource Real Estate / Resource Residential leadership team. Transformed the organization's small portfolio in September of 2007 to a best-in-class competitor in the commercial/multifamily space. Empowered technology as a strategic lever in the growth of the organization. Developed and executed strategies to improve client service levels, maximized capital expense ROI, improved property performance and property NOI, and developed scalable architectures to support the growth of this real estate / financial services firm.

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

Founding member of SpeedNet's private-equity-funded startup providing broadband microwave wireless network enterprise. Provided the first large-scale wireless Internet access services throughout the central and western United States. Built out the first and fastest large-scale broadband wireless buildout in the US, culminating in creating North America's largest fixed wireless broadband service provider, encompassing 45,000 square miles of service coverage, outstripping legacy carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and (then extant) Sprint wireless systems. Designed, deployed, and operated 252 long-range broadcast microwave facilities serving business and residential subscribers utilizing leading-edge wireless and open-source technologies. Recruited, trained, and managed all members of the IT and engineering teams supporting technology and network operations for this innovative, first-to-market, high-tech enterprise.

Arlington, Va, Us

Lead the R&D group and advanced development effort in this revolutionary space-imaging / GIS / space-communications venture. Formed as a joint venture between Data Transmission Network and Photon Research Associates, EarthScan Network developed and delivered space-based satellite imaging and geographic information systems products for defense and agricultural applications.